George Saunders once said, “When you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world around you.” This quote captures the essence of this book! Soul Stirring Stories is an anthology of short stories of thirteen incredibly strong women, bringing to light their extraordinary spirit. Whether it is Sudesh Vatsa's life story of grace and grit, Neelam Kumar's cancer-wresting experience, freedom fighter Shantabai's escape from the Nizam's tyranny, Smitha Matai's transformation from a tomboy to a svelte corporate woman, Oishika's teenage aspirations and achievements to other equally interesting tales, each story is bound to inspire and ignite the human spirit. Grab these scintillating stories to appreciate life and learn to live it well! “Women are extraordinary creations. Silence them … abort them … punch them … destroy them, and they just rise up with redoubled strength. This book is a celebration of that spirit.” Neelam Kumar, founder and CEO of 9 to 5 Corporate Lounge and Author of To Cancer with Love: My Journey of Joy

50 soul stirring stories is a collection of delightful stories designed to develop the mind, free it from distortions and connect with the inner spirit. The protagonists here are ordinary people confronted with their own delusions, weaknesses and unaccountable desires. The stories evoke the dilemmas, pain and strange joys of childhood and adulthood.

Essential reading for those who'd like to find more meaning in their jobs, "The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace" offers ways to balance a personal spiritual path with job realities and expectations.

Today's world seems to be filled with greed, sex, violence, money and power chase, fraud, deceit and many other vices, which sure is disheartening. It seems to give an impression that 'goodness' and 'compassion' of humans have disappeared from this world. The stories in this book reiterate that goodness and good people still exist and surely in large numbers across the world, who need to be heard. We need to restore our faith in the triumph of the good, weak and the meek over all evils that one may face. The 20 stories covering Pan-India will be soul-stirring and will leave a deep impression on the reader.

Are there parts of your past that you hide, cover up or simply push aside because they are less than mainstream? Embarrassing? So outside of "normal" you think no one would understand? Begin to peel back the layers of your past and you'll find that those memories--the good and the bad--are all part of what's brought you this far and what will take you further still. Soul Stirrings is a profoundly honest and absorbing story rich with people, land, love, laughter and sadness--the timeless engravings on one women's start in life and her starting over. Read this book and begin to come to terms with the self you may have left behind. Book jacket.

It was when traveling on assignment in India that journalist Stephen Henderson first learned of soup kitchens operated by Sikh houses of worship (or gurudwaras). After volunteering for a week at the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi—which feeds 20,000 men, women, and children every day—Henderson became curious to research global gastrophilanthropy, or the very different ways in which hungry people are served free meals around the world. When newspaper and magazine work dispatched him to places across America and abroad, Henderson would add days to his itineraries to learn about local customs of charitable cookery. This intriguing series of field reports reveals the clamor, chaos, and compassion of kitchens in places such as Iran, Israel, and South Korea, as well as those in Austin, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. While the recipes, culinary methods, and clientele may vary, all the soul-stirring experiences share a common theme: a great way to show love to the needy is through the gift of food. Written with a huge heart, and an even bigger appetite, these chapters—sad and funny, sometimes both—may inspire you to embark on your own acts of gastrophilanthropy. Now released in paperback, Stephen Henderson's revised edition adds two new chapters reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on food insecurity and homelessness. His latest perspective demonstrates even further the necessity for all to step up in any way they can. After all, someone, somewhere, is always hungry.

Original and inspiring, this unique volume offers readers a collection of creative writings based on Scriptures that relate to the life of Christ. Each episode takes the reader through a cycle of friendship with Jesus-from acquaintance to deeply committed friend. Along the way, the reader will be drawn closer to Jesus through the eyes of characters who literally met him and, in so doing, discovered the likability and lovability of the Master.