!!!PLEASE CLICK THE "AA" ABOVE RIGHT FOR PROPER VIEWING!!!. (only viewable as scanned!) For School Psychologists/Counselors/Pastors Your life is YOURS - you have the right to make the rules in your own Sandbox. People invade, intrude, impose - consciously or accidentally. It happens less if you are aware of your own rules for your own space - to recognize who are the aggressor, what they are doing to/at you - most importantly - how you are going to respond for your own good (and theirs!) We ALL psst in the Sandbox of others. Some of us learn to play nicely on our own. Some must be taught. I must play by YOUR rules in YOUR Sandbox. I change or leave. So simple! CAUTION: This book will only be comprehended by those BEING abused - less likely by the abuser (unless they have the capacity to be honest). It is less likely to be grasped by "professionals" who try to "out-think" the simplicity of EMPOWERMENT.

Did you know you have and need a sandbox? Whats a sandbox? Its your comfort zone. So, why and when should you step out of yours? Step Out of Your Sandbox! answers these and many more questions about how to get unstuck and move into your dream life. Six steps are all it takes to smash barriers so you finally break free of self-limiting beliefs: Embracing Aloneness Loving Quirky Reaching Crossroads Surmounting Obstacles Building Bridges Living Passionately Could you get excited about no longer being chained to your sandbox and instead living with zest each day? You can! Heres your Formula for Success: Accepting Yourself (1) + Mastering Your Growth Edge (2) = Living Passionately (3) Accepting Yourself. A sanctuary in your imagination and an actual retreat carved out in your home, your sandbox supports your right to alone time. Daily renewal anchors your unshakeable individuality. How great would it be to embrace your uniqueness including even your foibles? Live out loud! Mastering Your Growth Edge. When your oasis gets too cozy you must open to new possibilities. Your sandbox has become a self-created jail. Demons like doubt, fear and anxiety will raise ugly heads. You created them. You have the power to dismantle them. If you dont, youll die with the music still inside. That cant happen! Living Passionately. Once you leave behind your old security blanket, youre up for higher challenges. All those potholes sidestepped, you heal into wholeness and build bridges to different sandboxes. You fully reclaim your Essence. You deliberately shout a resounding yes to life itself! Bring it on! Its never its too late to realize your every hope. You hold the key to stepping out of your sandbox. Are you ready to embark on your journey?

Do you know what your God-given talents are? Maybe you have discovered them but covered them up with sand because of your attitude, inability to communicate effectively, or the stress of trying to use your gifts. Brush the sand off those talents (and you do have talents )and use them. Life will be more rewarding. Begin with reading this book. Most of us need a little push to be the person God created us to be. "Discover What's in Your Sandbox is an enjoyable read with sound advice on the importance of faith, family and friendships. Carol uses stories from her life to walk the reader through lessons well-learned. I found myself relating to her experiences, and was reminded of where I need to refocus in my own life. Like a conversation with a good friend, Discover What's in Your Sandbox is uplifting and empowering." Karl Mecklenburg, Former NFL All-Pro, Author of Heart of a Student Athlete, Motivational and Inspirational Speaker Carol Odell is executive director of the Southern Colorado Better Business Bureau. Carol began her career as an intern writer for Better Homes and Gardens while a student at the University of Missouri. After graduation, she worked at Ladies Home Journal as an associate editor in the food department in New York. Carol and her husband Marshall raised their children Andy and Denise in Colorado Springs and owned a manufacturing company for 13 years. During that time, Carol received a masters in sociology and in counseling. Carol has worked at the Bureau for the last 19 years, which included writing a business column for 10 of those years for the Colorado Springs newspaper, The Gazette.

You're driving a 68-foot long truck with 30 tons of cargo through a hostile fire zone. There's oncoming traffic and the side view mirror explodes...into your face. What do you do? If you are Sergeant First Class B.G. Chambers, you simply keep on driving! These, and other adventures, are shared in weekly emails home to family and friends during her 724 days of deployment. From the first fateful phone call that would send SFC Chambers to Southwest Asia, to the first days of medical care upon returning home, "Mama Mad Dawg" shares the often-lighthearted tales of an Army Reserve Transportation Company, as they live and drive the highways between Iraq and Kuwait.

Sufi poet Ghalib said, Held back, unvoiced, grief bruises the heart. This is the story of a heart bruised for many years and the hurt around that. After her father dies of liver cancer, the author finally awakens and steps into a spiritual (and sober) life, including healing - from grief, from despair, from decades of inauthentic living. This hopeful story illustrates what is possible when grief is honored and transcended. With admirable honesty, ONeil recounts her journey from family dysfunction and alcoholism to a life of spiritual exploration and understanding. Susan Richards, NY Times bestselling author Her honesty is compelling, and her journey offers many lessons. I could not stop reading this book. Sally Helgesen, author, The Female Advantage, The Female Vision This book is courageous, human, insightful, and truly inspiringIt will help many readers immensely. Kimberly Hughes, Sacred Self Living

Torn between two lovers: which man is the right one? Sweet-natured computer geek Larry Leavis is a recent college graduate, in his first job as an app developer on South Beach. But he's not as confident as his roommates about looking for love-- he's six foot six, skinny as a rail, from a poor, conservative family. So he doesn't know what to do when two men show interest in him. Client Victor Kunin spins a dark web to trap him, challenging Larry's feelings about his body and what he wants to do with it. Handsome entrepreneur Julian Argento, has to learn to trust again before he can be Larry’s Mr. Right. But which will Larry choose-- the angel or the devil? Another sexy look at the search for love and career success on South Beach from the author of the “Love on” series.

The summer before her junior year, paleontology geek Natalie Page lands a coveted internship at an Ice Age dig site near Austin, Texas. Natalie, who’s also a plus-size fashion blogger, depends on the retro style and persona she developed to shield herself from her former bullies, but vintage dresses and designer heels aren’t compatible with digging for fossils. But nothing is going to dampen her spirit. She’s exactly where she wants to be, and gets to work with her hero, the host of the most popular paleontology podcast in the world. And then there’s Chase, the intern, who’s seriously cute, and Cody, a local boy who’d be even cuter if he were less of a grouch. It’s a summer that promises to be about more than just mammoths. Until it isn’t. When Natalie’s paleontologist hero turns out to be anything but, and steals the credit for one of her accomplishments, she has to unearth the confidence she needs to stand out in a field dominated by men. To do this, she’ll have to let her true self shine, even if that means defying the rules and risking her life for the sake of a major discovery. While sifting through dirt, she finds more than fossils—she finds out that she is truly awesome.