This book is about changing a community from the inside out. How do you change an Urban community? "Rejuvenation" When rejuvenation takes place, we are a new creation, brand new, new hands, new feet, new look new life, new ways of seeing, new ways of being, new ways of living, and new ways of being in relationship together. Thank God. I once was in exile, a stranger on earth, a sinner by choice, an alien by birth. But I have been rescued. My address has changed. I'm an heir to new dwellings, to a robe and a crown of life, for life, in life, life unto life. And I must share the gifts of God with my people. Thanks be to God. A Blueprint for Urban Renewal Community Renewal can only be achieved through the I-R.I.S.E approach adopted and developed by W.E.C. Resource Group and tested with the Cooperation and buy-in of a committed community group. This is community building and capacity building modality Brainstorm the community needs I-R.I.S.E. is an acronym for Using Integrated Resources to instill self-Sufficiency and Empowerment. First all that is done must be spiritually driven and grounded in scriptures and biblical references. Find a community leader or leaders and develop trust. Start a Civic Association, select officers. Identify and Coordinate the resources to support the community renewal (I-RISE) Bring the community together- working through the community leaders; determine the purpose, build consensus, determine an evergreen time table; meetings projects, How to's? Organize the short term base. Build trust and rejuvenate the souls of community residents. Make a connection with the broader community, i.e. businesses, schools, service providers..Strengthen relationships- build sustainable forums for fellowships, community organizing etc.

Forty-day program for spiritual renewal assists readers in discovering potential for an inner transformation that will make them sensitive and malleable to God's shaping hand.

Personal transformation, liberation, and fulfillment can be discovered by anyone, anywhere, anytime, in the message and modeling of Jesus, not by denying or changing creed, race, gender, sexual orientation, or culture, but by freely manifesting the fullness of psychological and spiritual fulfillment. Jesus taught and modeled a universal, inclusive spirituality. This book illustrates that Jesus simultaneously taught and modeled the highest form of behavioral psychology applying to everyone, everywhere. The focus herein is a reexamination and reintroduction of the life and lessons of Jesus of Nazareth from a behavioral and inclusively spiritual point of view across creeds and cultures beyond religion. Those who study and practice the spiritual tenets of diverse religions and nonaffiliated spiritual pathways apart from Christianity will recognize shared experience, belief, and practice in the behavioral and spiritual lessons taught and modeled by Jesus. Therefore, this book is written for all people, religious and secular, inclusive of creed, race, gender, sexual orientation, and culture, who believe in an infinite, permeating principle that births and joins all of Creation, that is known by any name, form, or substance (God, Goddess, Father, Mother, Yahweh, Allah, Great Spirit, Grandmother, Grandfather, Creator, Maker, One, New Physics, et al.) from which all Creation springs, from which Creation cannot be separated, and through which we become the most transcendent and liberated of our human selves.

"Renewal Through Rest: Science of Recovery" is your comprehensive guide to understanding the crucial role of rest in maintaining optimal health and well-being. Based on the latest scientific research, this book examines how different types of rest impact various aspects of life. It delves into the science behind sleep stages, exploring how REM and non-REM sleep contribute to muscle recovery and physical rejuvenation. You'll learn about the benefits of micro-rests in high-stress professions and how they prevent fatigue and enhance productivity. The book also explores the neurobiological basis of emotional rest, detailing how it aids in recovery from burnout and improves empathy and relationships. With insights on cognitive overload and the importance of mental rest in the digital age, you'll discover practical strategies for managing technology use and preventing burnout. Additionally, "Renewal Through Rest" highlights the effects of sensory rest, offering solutions for mitigating noise pollution and incorporating nature into daily life for stress reduction. It also provides guidance on social rest for introverts and highly sensitive persons, as well as creative rest techniques for artists and innovators to overcome blocks and enhance creativity. By combining evidence-based research with practical advice, this book serves as a blueprint for integrating rest into your life, helping you achieve a healthier, more balanced, and fulfilled existence.

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These authoritative lectures, delivered during a period of deep crisis and conflict in world history, present a comprehensive spiritual teaching for contemporary humanity. Despite the raging world war, Rudolf Steiner was still actively touring Central Europe whilst simultaneously completing work on his architectural masterpiece, the first Goetheanum, in neutral Switzerland. The building of the Goetheanum – undertaken by a community of people from seventeen nations at war – forms a thematic backdrop to the lectures. In speaking of the walls in the new building, for example, Rudolf Steiner describes how their forms are not confining, but rather express an openness to the surrounding cosmos. Likewise, the carved motifs on the architraves of the wooden pillars are not fixed ‘symbols’ but are alive and continually metamorphosing . These observations are reflected in Steiner’s broader discussions. He speaks of extending and deepening our connection with the world and the cosmos, going beyond our usual narrow limits and definitions to engage in ‘community with the realities of existence’. We can do this, for example, with the so-called ‘dead’, who find it difficult to relate to sense-bound thinking. Rudolf Steiner explains how we can connect with them, greatly enriching our lives and ‘making an enormous difference to their souls’. The distinction between fixed symbols and living motifs takes us to the core of anthroposophy, striving never to rest in inert forms of thought. In the field of education, Steiner thus warns about ‘external measuring’ of pupils and linear models of cognitive learning. Throughout the three lecture courses included here – which together form a kind of compendium of anthroposophy at the time – Steiner touches upon a wealth of absorbing themes, including the ‘discovery’ of America, the contrast between East and West, the qualities of European ‘folk souls’, Valentin Andreae’s Chymical Wedding, and Darwinism. Regardless of his topic, however, Steiner consistently makes the urgent appeal that we ‘grasp reality’, looking further than abstract schemes of all kinds – such as social and political ‘programmes’ – to participate in the cosmos as conscious and fully human co-creators.

An innovative approach to gardening, drawn from the author's philosophy of the "soul garden" or "therapeutic garden," that uses ideas from the writings of historians, philosophers, landscape gardeners, psychologists, and medical researchers to reveal how we can unleash the healing powers of nature.