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Choices Are for the Living

Author : Michele Davenport

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 18,88 MB

Release : 2012-01-09

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1468508601

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Choices Are For The Living is a spiritual journey every believer should take. It begins with one simple yet profound question...Do we fear the Lord? In other words, do we have a reverential awe of the Most High God? As Christians, a positive response comes easily, but our true answer is always reflected in our choices. This is not a legalistic or works-based theology. Instead, its an authentic, heartfelt, crazy in love faith response to Christ Himself. Led by the Spirit, Michele challenges us to ask some hard questions. Are we willing to uncompromisingly obey the Word of God at all costs? Will we follow the Holy Spirit no matter where He leads? Do our words say Yes while our choices scream No? This message is a wake-up call for the church. Its time we choose commitment over complacency, action over apathy and passion over passivity. Allow the Spirit to use this anointed, inspired book to spark in you a reverent fear of Almighty God. Refuse to live a single day as a lukewarm Christian. Be willing to make choices with eternal significance...and be ready to turn your world upside down for Jesus! Lori Jonas Womens Minister Church of the Harvest, Olathe KS



Living by Choice

Author : Michael L. Nelson

Publisher :

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 15,59 MB

Release : 2018-02-02

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 9780999658901

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Living by Choice was written to help us better understand the power of our choices and that our choices not only define who we are today, but ultimately the type of person we turn out to be. The book is intended to help adults who want to make better choices in their lives, parents who are teaching choice-making skills to their children, and young people working to gain insight into how to develop their lives. The book stresses that each of us has the personal responsibility of managing our life and that we do so--effectively or otherwise--through the choices we make. The truth is . . . most of us are so busy with our daily routines that we seldom stop to think about what is required to manage our lives effectively. We tend to live our lives one day at a time without an overall strategy for how best to do so. Many of us live without a clear insight into how our choices define who we are and ultimately what we achieve. To bring this subject into greater focus . . . Living by Choice was written to motivate individuals, younger ones and older ones, to stop and consider the choices they are making in their lives. You will not find "the answers" here, and that was never the intention of the book. The ultimate answers about your life can only come from you. However, the book is intended to stimulate your thinking. Its basic objective is to help you think about your life and motivate you to make any choices needed to adjust the way you are living yours. To accomplish this, the book contains fourteen (14) sections including Managing Your Life, Being an Honest Person, and Creating a Caring You. Within these fourteen sections, the book addresses eighty-two (82) important choices that most of us face in life including The Choice to Be an Independent Thinker, The Choice to Let Love Guide Your Life, and The Choice to Respect Our Differences to name a few. Each choice topic provides a brief "thinking experience" . . . requiring only a few minutes to read but providing thoughts and perspectives the reader may want to ponder much longer. For those who want to make personal notes for later reference, space is provided at the end of each section. We are indeed "who we choose to be" and Living by Choice serves as an important reminder of this fact.



The Paradox of Choice

Author : Barry Schwartz

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 31,97 MB

Release : 2009-10-13

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 0061748994

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Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.



Making Kind Choices

Author : Ingrid Newkirk

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 498 pages

File Size : 17,38 MB

Release : 2005

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 0312329938

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In this practical and accessible handbook, loaded with resources for all products that are mentioned, Newkirk presents fabulous options that will not only enhance readers' lives, but those of their neighbors, their communities, animals, and the earth itself.



A Year of Living Kindly

Author : Donna Cameron

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 23,44 MB

Release : 2018-09-25

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 1631524801

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2020 New York City Big Book Awards Winner in Self-Help: Motivational 2020 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award-Winner in Self-Help Motivational 2019 IPPY Gold Medal Winner: Self Help 2019 Nautilius Book Awards Gold Winner in Personal Growth & Self-Help 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Gold Medal Winner in Motivational 2019 Readers’ Favorite Awards: Gold Medal Winner in Nonfiction Self-Help 2019 Eric Hoffer Award Winner: Self-Help 2019 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards: First Place in Self-Help 2019 Chanticleer I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Finalist 2019 International Book Awards: Finalist, Self-Help: General 2019 Nancy Pearl Best Book Award: Finalist in Memoir 2019 Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal: Finalist 2019 Foreword Indies Finalist: Adult Nonfiction—Self-Help Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018 Being kind is something most of us do when it’s easy and when it suits us. Being kind when we don’t feel like it, or when all of our buttons are being pushed, is hard. But that’s also when it’s most needed; that’s when it can defuse anger and even violence, when it can restore civility in our personal and virtual interactions. Kindness has the power to profoundly change our relationships with other people and with ourselves. It can, in fact, change the world. In A Year of Living Kindly—using stories, observation, humor, and summaries of expert research—Donna Cameron shares her experience committing to 365 days of practicing kindness. She presents compelling research into the myriad benefits of kindness, including health, wealth, longevity, improved relationships, and personal and business success. She explores what a kind life entails, and what gets in the way of it. And she provides practical and experiential suggestions for how each of us can strengthen our kindness muscle so choosing a life of kindness becomes ever easier and more natural. An inspiring, practical guide that can help any reader make a commitment to kindness, A Year of Living Kindly shines a light on how we can create a better, safer, and more just world—and how you can be part of that transformation.



Choices for Living

Author : Thomas S. Langner

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 47,23 MB

Release : 2005-12-11

Category : Medical

ISBN : 030647462X

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Although many books are written about bereavement, very few are written about the fear of one's own death and most of these focus chiefly on terminal illness. In contrast, this book looks at the ways in which the fear of death operates on a back burner throughout our lives and how it influences the choices we make and the paths that we follow in life. The author presents a `moral hierarchy' of behavior used in coping with the fear of death and dying.



How Good People Make Tough Choices Rev Ed

Author : Rushworth M. Kidder

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 10,34 MB

Release : 2009-11-24

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 0061968722

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This insightful and brilliant analysis of ethics teaches readers valuable skills in evaluating tough choices and arriving at sound conclusions. “A thought-provoking guide to enlightened and progressive personal behavior.” —Jimmy Carter An essential guide to ethical action updated for our challenging times, How Good People Make Tough Choices by Rushworth M. Kidder offers practical tools for dealing with the difficult moral dilemmas we face in our everyday lives. The founder and president of the Institute for Global Ethics, Dr. Kidder provides guidelines for making the important decisions in situations that may not be that clear cut—from most private and personal to the most public and global. Former U.S. senator and NBA legend Bill Bradley calls How Good People Make Tough Choices “a valuable guide to more informed and self-conscious moral judgments.”



The Real Cost of Living

Author : Carmen Wong Ulrich

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 246 pages

File Size : 12,53 MB

Release : 2010-12-28

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1101446048

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Every decision, from buying a home to grabbing a daily latte, has costs and benefits-personal as well as financial. The Real Cost of Living helps you make better decisions, both big and small- decisions that involve money, but aren't all about money. Well-known personal finance expert Carmen Wong Ulrich makes personal finance personal and takes into account that we all have motivations that go way beyond number crunching. From marriage and family to career, investing, and more, Carmen examines the "real cost" of the choices we all make every day. *Is deciding whether to go back to work full-time after you have a child really all about money? Should it be? *Is prepaying a mortgage a smart-money move, or is it really about craving security and stability-and which means more to you? *How much do your bad habits really cost you? And is saving thousands of dollars enough of a motivation to get you to stop? *Are college degrees really worthwhile? And if so, how can you maximize the odds of gaining all the benefits of a degree, both personally and financially? *Is becoming your own boss the answer to your career malaise? Can you handle the costs? The Real Cost of Living is a rare melding of personal psychology and personal finance at an important time when we have discovered that having more money may not bring more happiness, but knowing what really will make you happy can be worth any cost. Watch a Video



Making Healthy Choices for Senior Living

Author : Kenneth D. Barringer

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 43,48 MB

Release : 2016-06-19

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 1524509221

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Successful senior living doesn’t just happen by itself. Retirement needs a plan and key information to make these rich years happy and healthy ones. This book is intended to help retirees prepare for the aging process and to plan to make good decisions about each of the challenges to age well. Our senior life can be the “golden years,” but healthy living comes when we make responsible life choices. This book is intended to be a guide to make that happen in your life. It is filled with positive suggestions and clues to help you decide to live a wellness lifestyle in your retirement years. This book is built on the concept that we all need to be better decision-makers about the quality of our life as we age. It is based on the assumption as well that we do make self-destructive choices, which can harm our health (i.e., obesity). The message of the book is focused on our need to establish a pattern of making responsible life choices. The content of this resource is full of positive suggestions to accomplish that goal. It is a helpful guide for a successful retirement, but it needs to be read by all adults regardless of age so they are better prepared for living a healthy lifestyle in their golden years. The author also suggests that all of us could benefit enormously if we could gather in community throughout our country to discuss how we can make better choices on these important decisions for our future.



Practicing Intentional Living: Making Conscious Choices That Align with Your Values and Goals

Author : Namaskar Book

Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan

Page : 9 pages

File Size : 14,26 MB

Release : 2024-10-24

Category :

ISBN :

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Practicing Intentional Living: Making Conscious Choices That Align with Your Values and Goals Intentional living involves making mindful decisions that reflect your true values and long-term goals. This book helps readers explore the principles of intentional living, guiding them in identifying their priorities and aligning their actions with their core beliefs. By living with purpose, readers will experience greater fulfillment and clarity in their personal and professional lives.