To those who have tried affirmations and found only frustration, grab Sheryl Eldene’s The Sweet Spot and finally create the reality you want. Her proven program gently guides you from beginning to end–stating your goal, designing the specific steps to get you there, and achieving what you have always wanted. Built-in celebrations keep your momentum going. And solutions for roadblocks keep you on track. Discover your sweet spot, make that perfect contact, and soar.

Most people tend to lose their ability to dream big, let alone accomplish their dreams. This book will inspire you to dream like a child, and never give up on that which you truly want to accomplish. Mandy Schendel, from a young age wanted to make a big difference in the world. By the age of 11, she created her own nonprofit and was teaching kids and teens how to become leaders through volunteer service. She shares her the ups and downs running a company, as well as shares touching stories with her experiences in pageantry and working as a professional actress for Disney. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will be inspired to pick up your dreams where you left them and go DO SOMETHING.

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Trials, tribulations, and testy travelers only spurred Marcia Shaver on in her 1,299,851 steps across Spain, from St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to Finisterre, Spain. Choosing well her walking companion, setting a practical pace with time to draw, and drinking in the revitalizing countryside, Marcia rediscovered her physical strength–and more. From the depths of her soul rose her true nature as the Pilgrim’s Way nurtured it and let it shine forth. Marcia’s can-do, let’s-have-fun spirit transports the easy-chair traveler–and will send many a reader on the same journey of the body and soul.
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“Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.” So said Cicero, the Roman orator and philosopher, whose opinion might have been penned with the remarkable men and women of Young at Heart in mind. Crosman, inspired by her own parents’ graceful aging, interviewed hundreds of elderly people, each of whom continued to lead vibrant lives. She spoke with the famous and non-famous, those born in this country and those who had immigrated, some who had endured a difficult life, others who had known a life of privilege. To each she posed the same question: What was their secret of living long and well? The answers she received were as individual as the interviewee–sometimes contemplative, often funny, occasionally cantankerous, always insightful. These elders shared one common attribute: an unsentimental attitude toward longevity. Their no-nonsense outlook offers a bright, realistic look at aging for the rest of us headed down that path.

Women are no strangers to confronting challenges and overcoming obstacles in their lives. From climbing out of acute poverty to raising children alone with a husband off at war to recovering from a failed business to escaping from under the thumb of an abusive relationship, this book explores the myriad of ways in which women find the means to conquer situations that threaten to destroy their lives. The stories that Mackey tells reveal an intimate look at twelve women who have all faced seemingly insurmountable circumstances, risen to the challenge, and navigated their way with enduring courage to successful and healthy lives. Women of all ages, ethnicities, religions and backgrounds will be able to identify a part of themselves within Women Navigating Adversity, an extraordinary book.

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Boys want men in their lives as models of what to become, as guides along sometimes shaky paths, and as companions just for sharing. Boys need men in their lives to grow into capable, confident, nurturing men for a strong and secure society. Without realizing it, fifteen-year-old Paul Hansen found what he wanted and needed to climb from youth to manhood. In Turnaround Summer, he gives us an inside peek with humor, sensitivity, and wisdom of the magical results from men mentoring boys. Turnaround Summer calls all men to ensure a bright future for our world by becoming that guide to manhood our boys need.

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This book takes us into the identification and basic care of our backyard friends and then goes beyond. Find out how to keep them happy and returning to your yard. Learn to listen to them and hear what they are telling you. Birds are God’s messengers to mankind. They are in the Bible, carrying His words to us. And they are with us everyday, reminding us that just as God sees and loves the little sparrow so, too, does He see and love each one of us. This book was born out of Pamela Kern’s personal experience with a special bird visitation in her backyard. Soon she heard of others who had also been so blessed. She has gathered these stories and more so you, too, can hear the birds sing!

Kathy Keating’s inspiration comes from what she sees and what she hears. She is guided by sunshine and shadows, moonlight and nightsky, but mostly she is guided by the people she knows and “the strength of the unbreakable circle of kitchen string that connects all of us,  hand to hand, truth to truth, heart to heart.”

Like a diamond, with clarity and brilliance, Search for Light reflects the man and varied facets of the life we know. In beautifully crafted prose and poetry, Claus Hackenberger, author of A Long Walk and the river, traverses the ever-changing landscape of the human condition…the joy of discovery, despair of loneliness, warmth of intimacy, fear of uncertainty, wonder of the world we inhabit. In Search for Light, each reader will be inspired to muse, meditate, laugh, love, and ultimately, embrace life in all its imperfection.

Hold on for the most heart-throbbing roller coaster ride of your life as Randi Berger shares her remarkable journey rescuing, loving, and re-homing thousands of dogs in her all-volunteer pet rescue charity, recycled pets. More than just another dog book, this is an inspirational and insightful instrument for the human spirit to blossom and be set free. Experience the astonishing synchronicities and miracles that gave Randi her faith. You, too, will see how every detour from what we think is right holds a message somewhere for us that everything is always in divine right order.