This book is a change from the first because there is more love in my life and in my heart and the past has helped me to grow into a better person. This project has been in the worlds for a few years and I have finally gotten to the point that the work was ready for others to read. I am now stronger, more able to deal with my emotions and able to adapt to new challenged that come my way. My poems are a way for me to deal with anger, grief, joy, pain and most of all heartache. I am hoping that everyone who takes the time to read my work will take something good from it and enjoy the time and energy that I have put into the poems and the book. These poems come from my heart and soul and the one thing that I can be sure of if nothing else, is that at the end of the day when the book is done and I am finished with my work, I can say that if one person reads it and likes it then I have done something worthwhile.

In an age when leaders have left our world's most pressing problems unsolved, Activate Leadership takes a radically new look at the workforce's growing Generation Y. What if within the very traits Millennials in the workplace are criticized, lay the seeds of strong leadership qualities ready to be activated? Activate Leadership draws new wisdom from an ancient source -- aspen groves -- to inspire Millennials to lead on purpose. Author and Thin Difference founder Jon Mertz matches his "Aspen Truths" to four distinct Millennial traits for leadership skills. With ample narrative studies and pragmatic yet inspiring leadership practices, Activate Leadership makes the case for Millennials as great leaders and gives clear guidance to further the big strides they're already making in their workplaces and communities. The time for new leadership has arrived. Activate Leadership offers Millennials an inspired, workable path forward.

book of poetry by poet Linda Varsell Smith

“There is no way you can read this book and not feel more love for those around you—and as you do, you can see the healing changes that love will bring.” —Magical Blend Magazine The sensitive, profound and rare insights in Alchemy of the Heart help us gain entrée into the most precious, and misunderstood, component of our being—the heart. They show us that while love can be compassionate and nurturing, it can also be powerful, dynamic and practical—a catalyst for spiritual growth. Drawing on wisdom from the world’s great spiritual traditions, this inspiring guide explores how you can overcome hidden blocks to giving and receiving more love. You’ll learn how you can soften and strengthen the heart to create more meaningful relationships in all areas of your life. And you’ll discover how even the most intense lessons of love, if we are willing to learn from them, can be the open door to a higher love—and a higher way of loving. “It is critical for personal well-being and the betterment of world relations to open the heart to its highest spiritual potential—that is, divine love. This book explores how we can recapture this experience by nurturing ourselves, cultivating gratitude, overcoming self-criticism, using affirmations and prayers, guarding against toxic thoughts and feelings.... Prophet guides us through these processes drawing on her extensive spiritual experience.... Through this ‘pocket guide to practical spirituality’ we learn...how we can become ‘a living transformer of love.’ ” —Bodhi Tree Book Review