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For anyone who has ever felt like the odds were totally stacked against you, I hope some of these stories will help you believe that odds are temporary and everything changes. Even if you feel like you are at the bottom of a well wishing you could climb up to the light, that too will change. You will reach the light you seek. Pay attention to all the miracles happening around you, even the smallest, whether they make you laugh, cry, or just ponder life. Soon, you will see that those miracles give meaning to your life, no matter who you are. Don’t worry if you can’t think of any miracles in your life; that just means that you need practice seeing them. Until you can see your own miracles, borrow some of mine. Pretend they’re yours. It will help you begin to notice yours. Soon, you will see that those miracles give meaning to your life, no matter who you are. Remember that even tragedy can produce miracles, so be looking for miracles everywhere. They don't have to be huge miracles. Even the tiniest miracles can bring lots of joy into your life. I love seeing dragonflies in my yard. They make me feel happy. Love your life, even if that seems like it will be against the odds. Life is the biggest miracle of all.

Every day we encounter natural chemicals that can cause damage or irritation to our bodies. By helping your body to combat these chemicals, the detox plans in this book are a fast, effective route to maximum health and well-being. From the gentle month-long plan, to the weekend energizer, the simple questionnaire will reveal which detox is best for you. You’ll also learn how to boost your plan with herbs, supplements, exercise and hydrotherapy, and how to enhance your programme using relaxation, meditation and visualization techniques. With clear, practical plans to help you increase your energy, lose weight, relax and look great, the Complete Detox Workbook will cleanse and rejuvenate your mind, body and soul.

You know the awful symptoms: sneezing and wheezing, trouble breathing, runny nose, red eyes, maybe migraines and fatigue. Aside from making you miserable, they could endanger your life. Estimates suggest that over one-third of Westerners suffer from allergies to foods, animals, chemicals, and other environmental agents. Bring the problem under control! Here is the complete guide to safely and effectively diagnosing, treating, and alleviating these intolerances. First, find out what causes your adverse reactions and how to identify them. Then, combat allergies with a nutritional plan that includes keeping a food diary, undergoing a physical "detoxing," and creating a series of mini-elimination diets-with recipes. Strengthen your newly cleansed body with an immune-boosting program that features healthful meals rich in essential fatty acids; vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements; homeopathic remedies; exercise; stress management; and the establishment of a low allergy home, garden, and office. Plus: advice on doctors, testing, desensitization, and alternative therapies.

As a historian of ideas, Christopher Dawson was one of the most distinguished Catholic thinkers of the twentieth century. He was a scholar of immense erudition, a writer of great style and fluency, and the first Stillman Professor of Roman Catholic studies at Harvard. It is in the field of the history of ideas that he achieved his most lasting influence. This biography by Christina Scott, Dawson's daughter, is a sensitive portrait of a complex and fascinating scholar. The author's first-hand knowledge and her access to unpublished family memoirs has enabled her to paint a convincing picture of the basic personal security provided by Dawson's private life, his friendships, and his deep Christian faith-a personal security all too often required as a bulwark against the vicissitudes and disappointments of his public life. Dawson's Catholicism proved a problem to advancement in his academic career; and when public recognition of his true stature finally came, in the form of the Stillman Chair, it came late in life and in a country other than his own. Christina Scott shows that Dawson is best understood as he himself interpreted his historical subjects-in the context of "the spiritual world in which he lived, the ideas that moved him, and the faith that inspired his action." Dawson was not a historian of ideas for their own sake; he had a passionate belief in their liberating power. "A Historian and His World "will be of interest to intellectual historians, historians of religion, and students of modern Catholic thought. This is the first publication of the Dawson biography in the United States. It is graced by a postscript written by Christopher Dawson reflecting upon the meaning of his work.

Progress and Religion was perhaps the most influential of all Christopher Dawson's books, establishing him as an interpreter of history and a historian of ideas.

The Quotable is the quarterly publication of quotable writers. Each issue focuses on a theme and a quote. The theme for our Spring, 2015 issue is "Nature or Nurture." The issue features excellent short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art by emerging writers.

The English historian of culture Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) was an independent scholar and the author of more than twenty books. He served as assistant lecturer in the History of Culture, University College, Exeter (1925), Forwood Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion, University of Liverpool (1934), Gifford Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh (1947-1949), and as Professor of Catholic Studies at Harvard University (1958-1962). He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1943 and edited the Dublin Review during the Second World War. This biography by Christina Scott, Dawson's daughter, is a sensitive portrait of a complex and fascinating scholar. Unlike other English Christian converts of the twentieth century who excelled in literature, like G. K. Chesterton or C. S. Lewis, Dawson turned to the social sciences. He drew from the new idea of culture as a common way of life emerging from anthropology at the time of the Great War to shape a new approach to history. His study of the intimate relationship between religion and culture throughout world history shaped his trenchant criticisms of his own times. He wrote in 1955 that, "the first step in the transformation of culture is a change in the pattern of culture within the mind, for this is the seed out of which there spring new forms of life which ultimately change the social way of life and thus create a new culture." Dawson's engagement with anthropology and the idea of culture marked an important moment of development in the Catholic intellectual tradition. Christina Scott shows that Dawson is best understood as he himself interpreted his historical subjects?in the context of "the spiritual world in which he lived, the ideas that moved him, and the faith that inspired his action." Dawson was not a historian of ideas for their own sake; he had a passionate belief in their liberating power. A Historian and His World will be of interest to intellectual historians, historians of religion and culture, and students of modern Catholic thought. The Introduction is written by Dawson scholar Joseph T. Stuart and the book is graced by a postscript by Christopher Dawson reflecting upon the meaning of his work.

READERS LOVE THIS CAPTIVATING TALE FROM JANE RISDON AND CHRISTINA JONES! 'Absolutely enchanting book which took me right back to the late 60s...' ***** Reader review 'Loved the characters...loved the story...loved the book!!' ***** Reader review 'WOW WOW WOW absolutely loved this book. So cleverly written...' ***** Reader review 'I loved this book. I loved stepping back in time and the music played through my head as if it was real!' ***** Reader review 'An excellent job, well done, and heartily recommended' ***** Reader review ___________________________________________________ Two women, one love story. June 1968. Renza falls head over heels for heartthrob guitarist Scott. But, after a romantic summer together, they are torn apart when Renza's family moves away. December 1968. On the night she believes to be her last, Stella meets Scott at a local dance. He's the most beautiful boy she's ever seen and if this one night is all they have, she'll take it. As the colourful and final year of the sixties dawns, the question is: can there be only one woman for Scott? ___________________________________________________

Coaching has become a global business phenomenon, yet the way that coaching has evolved and spread across the globe is not unproblematic. Some of these challenges include: different types/genres of coaching; understanding and relevance of different coaching philosophies and models in different cultural contexts; equivalency of qualifications and coach credentials, as well as questions over standards and governance, as part of a wider debate around professionalization. Coaching then, as with the transfer of knowledge and professionalization in other disciplines, is not immune to ethnocentricity. Through a combination of adopting a meta-analysis of coaching, supported with narratives of coaching practice drawn from different socio-political/cultural contexts, the aim of this book is to challenge current knowledge, understanding and norms of how coaching is, or should, be practised in different cultural contexts. This book will provide a foundation for further research in coaching as an academic field of study and as an emerging profession. It will resonate with critical scholars, coach educators, and coach practitioners who want to develop their praxis and enhance their reflexivity and be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of business and leadership, human resource development, organizational learning and development, mentoring and coaching.