The purpose of this book is to reconnect the believer's tenets with God's attributes for the fruit of the spirit. There are Christians who confess knowing God, but the evidence of possessing the fruit of the spirit are absent in their lives. God has a criteria for believers to acquire his fruit of the spirit. The spirit of light must be evidence in your life and not darkness.The Attributes of God: DefinitionsLove denotes an unconditional feeling one has toward another. It is an undeniable action of benevolence that seeks to find goodwill in others. Love does not hurt, and it covers a multitude of sin, as we love and forgive one to another.Joy is having great pleasure and happiness. It is a state of happiness and a source or cause of delight. Joy is the emotion that evokes well-being, success, or good fortune.Peace is having freedom from disturbance, having tranquility or a calmness toward others. Also, it is a state or period in which there is no war or war within. Peace is the harmony of tolerating one another.Patience is having the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without becoming angry or upset. Patience is a person's ability to wait something out or endure something tedious without getting riled up.Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Kindness is having compassion for others.Goodness is the quality of being morally good or virtuous. Goodness is the state of doing or being morally right.Faithfulness is having fidelity. It is to demonstrate loyalty and showing continuous support for someone else.Gentleness is the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered. Gentleness is a softness of action or effect.Self-control is the ability to control oneself; in particular, one's emotions and desires or the expression of them in one's behaviors, especially in difficult situations.

Back Cover The purpose of this book is to reconnect the believers tenets with Gods attributes for the fruit of the spirit. There are Christians who confess knowing God, but the evidence of possessing the fruit of the spirit are absent in their lives. God has a criteria for believers to acquire his fruit of the spirit. The spirit of light must be evidence in your life and not darkness. The Attributes of God: Definitions Love denotes an unconditional feeling one has toward another. It is an undeniable action of benevolence that seeks to find goodwill in others. Love does not hurt, and it covers a multitude of sin, as we love and forgive one to another. Joy is having great pleasure and happiness. It is a state of happiness and a source or cause of delight. Joy is the emotion that evokes well-being, success, or good fortune. Peace is having freedom from disturbance, having tranquility or a calmness toward others. Also, it is a state or period in which there is no war or war within. Peace is the harmony of tolerating one another. Patience is having the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without becoming angry or upset. Patience is a persons ability to wait something out or endure something tedious without getting riled up. Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Kindness is having compassion for others. Goodness is the quality of being morally good or virtuous. Goodness is the state of doing or being morally right. Faithfulness is having fidelity. It is to demonstrate loyalty and showing continuous support for someone else. Gentleness is the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered. Gentleness is a softness of action or effect. Self-control is the ability to control oneself; in particular, ones emotions and desires or the expression of them in ones behaviors, especially in difficult situations.

The largest edible fruit native to the United States tastes like a cross between a banana and a mango. It grows wild in twenty-six states, gracing Eastern forests each fall with sweet-smelling, tropical-flavored abundance. Historically, it fed and sustained Native Americans and European explorers, presidents, and enslaved African Americans, inspiring folk songs, poetry, and scores of place names from Georgia to Illinois. Its trees are an organic grower’s dream, requiring no pesticides or herbicides to thrive, and containing compounds that are among the most potent anticancer agents yet discovered. So why have so few people heard of the pawpaw, much less tasted one? In Pawpaw—a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in the Writing & Literature category—author Andrew Moore explores the past, present, and future of this unique fruit, traveling from the Ozarks to Monticello; canoeing the lower Mississippi in search of wild fruit; drinking pawpaw beer in Durham, North Carolina; tracking down lost cultivars in Appalachian hollers; and helping out during harvest season in a Maryland orchard. Along the way, he gathers pawpaw lore and knowledge not only from the plant breeders and horticulturists working to bring pawpaws into the mainstream (including Neal Peterson, known in pawpaw circles as the fruit’s own “Johnny Pawpawseed”), but also regular folks who remember eating them in the woods as kids, but haven’t had one in over fifty years. As much as Pawpaw is a compendium of pawpaw knowledge, it also plumbs deeper questions about American foodways—how economic, biologic, and cultural forces combine, leading us to eat what we eat, and sometimes to ignore the incredible, delicious food growing all around us. If you haven’t yet eaten a pawpaw, this book won’t let you rest until you do.

Examining the roots and fruits of the urban foodscape Our cities are places of food polarities — food deserts and farmers’ markets, hunger and food waste, fast food delivery and urban gardening. While locavores and preserving pros abound, many of us can’t identify the fruit trees in our yards or declare a berry safe to eat. Those plants — and the people who planted them — are often forgotten. In The Fruitful City, Helena Moncrieff examines our relationship with food through the fruit trees that dot city streets and yards. She tracks the origins of these living heirlooms and questions how they went from being subsistence staples to raccoon fodder. But in some cities, previously forgotten fruit is now in high demand, and Moncrieff investigates the surge of non-profit urban harvest organizations that try to prevent that food from rotting on concrete and meets the people putting rescued fruit to good use. As she travels across Canada, slipping into backyards, visiting community orchards, and taking in canning competitions, Moncrieff discovers that attitudinal changes are more important than agricultural ones. While the bounty of apples is great, reconnecting with nature and our community is the real prize.

Renowned authority on science and philosophy Dr. Ervin Laszlo explores the implications of the new quantum sciences to move beyond the of limits of reality as we know it—and find our way again in our “in-formed,” purposively evolving universe. Reconnecting to the Source is a powerful new book on the science of spiritual experience by Dr. Ervin Laszlo. A well-known figure in the fields of new science, consciousness, and spirituality, Dr. Laszlo has inspired some of today’s most important figures in science and philosophy. In Reconnecting to the Source he unpacks the science behind spiritual experience, investigating the ways in which we can access realms of experience beyond the everyday. It is in these moments, when our conscious minds are in contact or perhaps even overridden by our unconscious selves, that we can explore the depths of spiritual meaning. In addition to a foreword by Deepak Chopra, the book includes new, never before published contributions from a long list of well-known writers and public figures—including Jane Goodall, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Zhi-Gang Sha and many more. Each contributor has written about a unique spiritual experience of their own, sharing moments in their lives that are outside of the boundaries of the usual and reflecting on the importance of these moments. This revolutionary and powerful book will challenge you to reconsider the boundaries of our own experience and change how we look at the world around us. It is a unique, never before available resource for people who want to know how they can consciously align with the forces and “attractors” that governs the universe, and brought us, living, conscious people on the scene in the great processes of evolution that unfold here on Earth.

Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and culture. Yet there are many examples of traditional smaller scale systems that have survived the test of time and provide more sustainable solutions while still maintaining food security in an era of climate change. This book provides a unique compilation of this forgotten agricultural heritage and is based on objective scientific evaluation and evidence of the value of these systems for present and future generations. The authors refer to many of these systems as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and show how they are related to the concepts of heritage and the World Heritage Convention. They demonstrate how GIAHS based on family farms, traditional indigenous knowledge and agroecological principles can contribute to food and nutrition security and the maintenance of agro-biodiversity and environmental resilience, as well as sustain local cultures, economies and societies. Two substantial chapters are devoted to descriptions and assessments of some 50 examples of designated and potential GIAHS from around the world, including rice-fish culture in China, mountain terrace systems in Asia, coffee agroforestry in Latin America, irrigation systems and land and water management in Iran and India, pastoralism in East Africa, and the dehesa agrosilvopastoral system of Spain and Portugal. The book concludes by providing policy and technical solutions for sustainable agriculture and rural development through the enhancement of these systems.

In the heart of every woman lies a yearning for a love that transcends the ordinary—a love that is raw, passionate, and soul-stirring. Forbidden Fruit: Taste of a Soulmate takes you into the world of Shay and Raul, two souls who defy the odds to find each other despite the differences in their backgrounds, cultures, and their age gap. Their paths were never meant to cross—yet destiny had its own plans. Inspired by true events, this fictional love story delicately weaves elements of passion, vulnerability, and fate, focusing on Shay's journey toward love, healing, and self-discovery. It is a tale of an unexpected, rare love that sneaks up on you—a connection so deep it feels like a secret that only a few will ever truly understand. Shay and Raul couldn’t be more different. She is a woman of elegance, raised in the lap of luxury, her life shaped by privilege and sophistication. He is a man of resilience, built from the ground up, carving his way through the lower class into the middle class with sheer determination and grit. Shay is from the east a royal ancestry tracing back to ancient Persia, born in Iran; He is from the west born in California with an ancestry rich of Spanish heritage. Their backgrounds may be worlds apart, but the scars they carry run deep and similar, wounds from childhood trauma and past relationships that left them both broken in their own ways. Shay is emerging from the shadow of a toxic arrange marriage to a man who is nothing short of a narcissistic psychopath—a relationship that nearly extinguished her belief in love and her life. Raul, on the other hand, has spent years locked in an emotional battle with a wife diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Raul also endured childhood traumas so profound that they led him to build towering walls around his heart, eventually causing him to forget what it truly meant to feel—a defense mechanism known as emotional detachment which he referred to as "turning his humanity off." But everything changes the moment Raul knocks on Shay’s door. The instant their eyes meet, there is an undeniable spark, a magnetic attraction and chemistry unlike anything either of them has ever experienced, slowly breaking down his walls. It’s as if their souls have recognized each other after lifetimes apart, and in that moment, the seeds of a love that is both forbidden and fated are planted. Both Shay and Raul had only dreamed and spoken of such a love they desired to their previous partners, but now, standing before each other, that dream has manifested into reality. Their bond is electric, a meeting of souls that feels both forbidden and fated. As they explore the depths of love, trust, and pleasure, Shay rediscovers intimacy and self-worth, while Raul breaks down the emotional walls that once kept him detached. Together, they embark on a journey of healing, passion, and self-discovery—proving that love has the power to mend even the deepest scars. Forbidden Fruit is more than just a love story—it's a psychological thriller about survival, intimacy, and the beauty of finding the kind of love that transforms you. Dive into this captivating tale where love isn't just found; it's created.