This gentle book offers a new perspective and calls forth the need for the development of wisdom in our communities. The book is filled with touching, moving, sometimes funny but always inspiring stories and insights into one of our most ancient, sacred concepts. Like a teacup gives shape to the tea, our stories give shape and meaning to our lives. Our stories then are the container for wisdom. Thus, a central question for any human being is: What story will you tell? Author Annie McGhee inspires a cultural reconsideration of the way in which we honor and acknowledge the life experience of our elders and others who embody wisdom, enabling our own lives to have more meaning, richness, and depth.

"In the wake of school tragedies and the growing concern about creating safe environments for children, teachers, parents, and school personnel, this resource provides practical techniques and guidelines for de-escalating aggression with insight and finesse rather than with force. Andra Medea, an instructor in conflict management and nationally recognized expert, developed the Virtual Tranquilizer, a set of non-contact de-escalation techniques used by psychiatric staff, school administrators, and even court personnel. In this readily accessible book, she explains how to manage aggression from tantrums to mental health issues and school shootings, using anecdotes, research-informed techniques, and, at times, humor. Readers will find the concrete tools they need to create a positive climate in which they recognize signs of building aggression and use practical techniques to head it off: demonstrating that the best way to handle violence is to keep it from happening in the first place."

Have you ever wondered, Whats it all about? Gods answers for all lifes problems are recorded in the Bible. Each chapter of Within These Walls explains a different aspect to understanding the Scriptures, seeking to help the reader fit together all the pieces of the puzzle and receive Gods love and wisdom for his or her life. There are three important steps for every person to help him or her determine what this life is all about: find God, walk with God, and finish with God. There is one more necessary ingredient, and that is faith. Gods Word is truth and there for us to receive, but without a persons faith, little benefit will be experienced. The journey must start with God, continue with God, and finish with God. If those steps are taken in faith, then what its all about will no longer be a mystery. Each chapter in Within These Walls helps the reader to understand Gods Word and apply it to his or her life. As you read through the chapters of this book, ask God to open your spiritual eyes to what He is telling you.

Is love and peace of mind too much to ask for? How would you survive after being married to one of New York's top gangsters and he was your sole provider? How would you provide for your children? Where would you live? Terri Alezzander has done it. With uncertainty in her mind and anger in her heart; she escaped the asphyxiating clenches of his grasp only to face a whole new set of challenges: a new career, a new outlook on life and the opportunities life has to offer. Will she ever feel safe again? Will she find love or will the demons of her past forever haunt her?

Paul Wilkes believes that monastic spiritual wisdom can and should be accessible to all. Over the course of one year, he made monthly trips to the brothers at Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist Monastery. During each visit he focused on a particular aspect of monastic life, and each month's visit comprises a chapter of this book. Each chapter opens with a description of Wilkes' physical visit to the monastery, which he uses to lead into difficult explorations of issues such as faith, prayer, community, and discernment. Each chapter closes as Wilkes searches for the proper ways to integrate what he has learned during his time at the Abbey into his life as a father, husband, teach, writer, and lay minister. He uses monastic wisdom to speak to the journey of faith itself, letting readers discover their own path "beyond the walls."

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