Verbal abuse, emotional abuse by both parents, sexual abuse by older men. I endured it all through my childhood. Loud music, drugs, prostitution, murder, death, deception, witnessing my father's sexual interactions with relatives-that was the life I knew. But I longed for something different. I wanted out. Somewhere deep inside, I knew I didn't belong. Because of that, I suffered hard. The beautiful little girl within me was broken into little pieces, and I felt so alone. I suffered deep within my soul.Until the light shined on me, brighter than the moment I was born into this life.Life is like a roller coaster-there are always ups and downs. Sometimes you feel like you are going in circles with no way out. But by looking deep within your soul, you will see you are much more than what others think. You just have to wake up, and become aware of who you really are and what you are meant to do in this world. No one is alone in this journey we call life. All you have to do is call upon God, the source of all love. That is when you will truly understand your divine purpose in life.
The 50's ushered in a period of major change. Crime was low, children played freely outside, Elvis was Rock n' Roll'n, a home cost $14,500, a car about $2,000. Teenagers were discovering the Rock n' Roll lifestyle spreading across the country including Motown and Rock n' Roll music, Doo-Wop, Teen dances, Going "Steady" with your girlfriend or boyfriend, Cruisn' on Friday and Saturday nights, Hang'n at the Drive-In Restaurant, American Bandstand Dancing Mania on TV, Classic Car Clubs, Drag racing with the boys, Twenty cent gas, Slick hairs do's..........and more! This "Autobiography" chronicles the lives of a boy and his friends growing up in the small San Francisco Bay Area town of Vallejo, California during the legendary 50's and 60's, experiencing everything unique about the fabulous Rock n' Roll culture sweeping across America.Although the events in this story occurred in the Bay Area, the same Rock n' Roll frenzy was occurring all across America. The book will not only appeal to those who lived in California at the time, but to others all across the country who experienced that fabulous legendary era, awakening fond memories of bygone days. For those who weren't around during that period, the book will provide insight about how it was to live the "American Graffiti" lifestyle then....told by the author who experienced it all. The story begins in the winter of 1944 as the boys parents give up everything in rural upstate New York and head to California for a piece of the American Dream. Westward Ho! to the Promised Land of the Golden State! Step back in time. Discover what many consider to be the Best of times in America!
We live in a world full of two kinds of people. The ones that feel like they are dying inside, or the ones that walk around with true life flowing from them. In this book we look through some of the characteristics of both the living and the spiritually dead, and what should be the mission of those who are alive and well in a world that seems to be losing life as it goes. Hopefully this will challenge you, encourage you, and draw you closer to Jesus and His purpose for your life.
Cheryl Collins Gatons grew up believing a person could plan his or her life and that everything would work out according to that plan. However, on November 3, 2006, she learned otherwise when her husband died suddenly. Farther Than 26.2 Miles is the true story of Cheryl, who went from running simply for the fun of it to qualifying for the Olympic marathon trials, thrusting her into the world of competitive running. It was in that world that Cheryl met another competitive runner, Kevin, and the two fell in love. Their shared passion for running brought the pair together, but it also tore them apart, as Kevin passed away navigating the state cross-country course with an athlete he coached. Cheryl shares her difficult journey in Farther Than 26.2 Miles-how running brought her to the love of her life, how it took him away from her, and how it helped her survive after he was gone.
LIFE IS LIKE A ROLLER COASTER.One minute you're up, adrenaline pumping, and the next you're down wondering how you got here. In your time on this ride, you will be faced with different adversities and encounter many twist and turns throughout. Roots of Life consists of a collection of poems that will guide you through such ventures along with inspirational quotes that embody the experience. Gather yourself for this overwhelming ride where you may undergo moments of pain, laughter, love, and so much more.
Bagpipes and prison escapes. Raincoats and happy marriages. Funerals and favorite uncles. The power of invisibility and Christmas Eve. It's a decidedly different way of thinking about meaning and purpose in life. Garland West tells simple stories about everyday life and quietly reflects on the universal questions that confront us all. Do good deeds really matter? How do I express real love? How can I understand the pain of others and endure my own? How do I deal with the loss of the people I love? What right do I have to judge others? How do I bridge the gap between total despair and absolute love? Where can I find faith amid so much cause for doubt? It's the stuff of countless Sunday sermons across the rural south and Bible classes from deep within the Appalachian Mountains - all collected as a very personal hymnal. Appalachian Hymnal presents songs of faith and doubt, celebrating the mileposts in one person's spiritual journey and continuing quest for answers to the questions that really matter.
The US has undergone a political revolution and is now a parliamentary democracy. It also faces a radical change in its foreign relations. Russia is determined to mend its ways and join the comity of nations under its new president, Vitali Kataev. US Prime Minister James D Stevens is determined to meet him at least half way. The death of John Stapelton, retired US diplomat with Russian experience, complicate matters. Traces of the deadly Russian nerve agent, Novichok, are found on his body. The case threatens to up end Stevens' Russian policy. Mike Sullivan, special assistant to Prime Minister Stevens, sets out to discover why and by whom Novichok led to Stapelton's death.
We all have these nagging questions that surrounds us every day. We wonder which version of our spouse we will get today. We wonder if our boss is going to be nice or not. We wonder if our kids are going to be happy or sad. We have adapted to these, and so many more, issues all of our life. So many of us want answers. We want to know why women are from Venus and men are from Mars. The answers are finally here. There is finally a name with the face of so many problems we have with one another. These answers can change our lives forever making it easier to understand the people around us and become more efficient. Most all of us know that we have off days. We just did not know what that really means. The off days with sadness, anxiety, craziness, and being tired for no reason has now been solved. These feelings cause our personal value to be disrupted. We lose our jobs, families, and friends over something that we do not understand. This value is explored as it is directly related to these changes in our overall feelings. This affects every single person in the world. It affects our day to day interactions with others. Knowing the answers to these uncontrollable feelings can change everything.
PAUL SIMMONS WAS ADAMANT TO WIN HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND BACK NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES.Amie McCombe wasn't prepared for the chaotic journey ahead. And why should she be? She was young, beautiful, newly married, and beginning a new life with the man she adored, private detective, Patrick McCombe.Her ex-boyfriend, Paul Simmons, suddenly appeared unexpectedly back into her life. He fervently believed Amie would come back to him. She was the only woman he loved.Amie's gut reaction in frequently encountering him in her neighborhood seemed highly unlikely to be just a coincidence. Amie's husband, Patrick, warned his wife to keep her eyes peeled and be mindful of her surroundings. He was concerned Paul would try to confront her again. Eventually, Paul's behavior became threatening, and Amie and Patrick recognized that danger could be lurking around the corner.Follow the characters from the first book in the series - Amie, Patrick, Cici, Joe Crabbe, and Hulk. The story contains intense moments and picks up where Murder in Ocean Pines left off.
Anyone who has attempted to practice mindfulness knows it is not easy. The mind can't seem to make up its own mind as it jumps from one unrelated thought to the next. This state of mindless-ness affects our emotional, mental and spiritual health and encourages conditions of suffering and mental anguish.Zenergy Mindfulness is a one of a kind self-help book offering mindfulness practices and techniques, including protocols of Energy Psychology, designed to support mental and emotional health. Personal stories illustrate the opportunities we have to live mindfully, even during the most difficult times of our lives or the most monotonous part of our day.Energy Psychology is an evidence-based holistic approach to healing that blends Eastern and Western theories and practices to improve mental and emotional health. Zenergy Mindfulness includes two energy healing techniques that support the emotional, cognitive and behavioral characteristics associated with mindfulness and weaken the characteristics associated with mindlessness.Chakras are energy centers located along the spine that metabolize and assimilate the subtle energy fields around us. Zenergy Mindfulness presents instructions for chakra spinning that support the Four Foundations of Mindfulness which includes mindfulness of the body, mind, feelings, and phenomenon.Because of the nature of the human mind, we are endowed with mental states that obstruct mindfulness. These metal states are known as the Five Hindrances and include sensual desire, ill will, laziness, anxiety, and doubt. The hindrances express themselves overtly and subtly. Arguing and fighting are overt examples of Ill will. Judgment and criticism are subtle expressions of ill will. Meridian tapping protocols are provided to dampen the associated emotional, cognitive and behavioral patterns of Five Hindrances.The unique approaches in Zenergy Mindfulness provide accessible mindfulness techniques to improve emotional and mental health and to encourage the manifestation of your highest self.
Clear Skies in the Delta chronicles the Sandifers as they depart from the sunshine and innocence of the Money Road. Neeyla the main character is coming of age with a baby girl in tow. She learns not only survival and independence as she and her siblings adjust to their new way of life in Greenwood, but she also learns hard lessons about life and love as well. Neeyla,with the aid of the family's matriarch, her mother Carrie, adapts to life in the Mississippi Delta as they take up residence around various places in town. The family initially settles on the edge of town in East Greenwood where the fragrant honeysuckles grow plentiful in deep ditches surrounded by mounds of plush green clover grass. The homes resemble "tiny matchboxes with the windows cut out" but inhabit myriads of hospitable souls. Here we find Neeyla's journey of self-discovery begins where she explores the depth and fiber of her surrounding through the eyes of both her family and her child.Later, as Neeyla begins her true walk towards independence, she truly learns the lessons of a lifetime about marriage and the "for better" or "for worse" it often entails while she raises her only child. After a fatal stab at romance, Neeyla quietly matures into a new kind of independence while working as a Nurse's assistant when she moves with her daughter to the worst part of town GP (Gangsta's Paradise). However, this otherwise impoverished environment provides the perfect stimuli to create a purposeful canvas for her now teenage daughter to emerge from the depths of degradation and despair. Tracy excels as an honor student, visual artist, and later earns a full scholarship to college. It is at this point that Neeyla herself begins to fulfill the matriarchal role as Tracy Lynn's voice becomes more prominent in the novel as she is now coming of age herself. Neeyla and her Cousin, Reena Sandifer soon become reaqauinted, and we find that Reena has chosen a life of success as a college professor and the wife of a Nigerin ophthalmologist. However, she is still the same fast tail Reena and is as buck wild as ever. After Tracy's graduation, Reena returns home from Illinois during the Christmas holidays, and the family is met with a stunning surprise. Reena and her husband Adebiyi are returning to Lagos, Africa for the summer, and Reena has decided to take Tracy Lynn back with them to help teach the Yorubi children English. Neeyal becomes both incensed and enraged. "You ain't taking my child to no Africa with all them wild...animals roaming around. Find you something else to do like spend that mane's money." After a time of self-reflection and a cry of independence from Tracy, Neeyla relinquishes her overprotectiveness of her daughterand concedes to Reena'a wishes. Later in July, after Tracy's first year of college, the scenery shifts to the picturesque city of Lagos, Adebiyi's hometown. Here we are presented with a host of characters as sunny as the town itself. Fatima, Adebiyi's older sister, embraces Tracy from the moment she lays eyes on her and takes it on herself to teach her both custom and cuisine. Lotus, the housekeeper, is loaded with biting wit as so causes chaos for no apparent reason. Finally, Amir who is Reena's personal driver, among other things, has his own share of skeletons in the closet with Reena's as we ultimately learn that all is not fair in love and war. Near the end of the story,
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