Book Description
We are the only species able to talk ourselves into difficulties that would not otherwise exist, from divorce to war. Here's a book full of practical suggestions on how to use our language to improve our lives.
Author : Nicholas Johnson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 45,79 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 055707925X
We are the only species able to talk ourselves into difficulties that would not otherwise exist, from divorce to war. Here's a book full of practical suggestions on how to use our language to improve our lives.
Author : Oren Jay Sofer
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 161180583X
Find your voice, speak your truth, listen deeply—a guide to having more meaningful and mindful conversations through nonviolent communication We spend so much of our lives talking to each other, but how much are we simply running on automatic—relying on old habits and hoping for the best? Are we able to truly hear others and speak our mind in a clear and kind way, without needing to get defensive or go on the attack? In this groundbreaking synthesis of mindfulness, somatics, and Nonviolent Communication, Oren Jay Sofer offers simple yet powerful practices to develop healthy, effective, and satisfying ways of communicating. The techniques in Say What You Mean will help you to: • Feel confident during conversation • Stay focused on what really matters in an interaction • Listen for the authentic concerns behind what others say • Reduce anxiety before and during difficult conversations • Find nourishment in day-to-day interactions “Unconscious patterns of communication create separation not only in our personal lives, they also perpetuate patterns of misunderstanding and violence that pervade our world. With clarity and great insight, Oren Jay Sofer offers teachings and practices that train us to speak and listen with presence, courage, and an open heart.” —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge
Author : Azriela Jaffe
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2010-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0307493032
Here is a book of workable, sensible solutions to the everyday problems faced by newly observant Jews as they try to explain the parameters of their new lives to the people who love them—but think they’ve gone around the bend. For the formerly nonobservant Jew who has decided to live an observant life, the most daunting task can be dealing with less-observant loved ones. How can you explain to them what you now feel and believe? How can you continue to be part of the lives of your parents, your siblings and their families, and your in-laws, given how differently you now live your life? In this book, Azriela Jaffe—the observant daughter of less-observant parents—answers these and other pressing questions. Jaffe discusses how to eat kosher and observe the Sabbath and Jewish holidays in the home of a non-observant relative, and how to host nonobservant relatives in your own home; how to explain the laws of modesty and courtship practices; how to attend family life-cycle events—or explain why you sometimes can’t; and how to help your relatives understand the decision to put secular education temporarily aside to attend yeshivah and further your knowledge of Jewish law, rituals, and customs. Eminently insightful, helpful, and readable, What Do You Mean, You Can’t Eat in My Home? will be an invaluable tool in the lives of an ever-increasing number of Jewish families.
Author : Nabeshiki
Publisher : J-Novel Club
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 32,48 MB
Release : 2024-08-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1718311389
In the Mercantile Free State of Sarenza, lives change hands as freely as coin, and the harsh desert sun beats down on slave and master alike. There, commerce is a cutthroat trade, and merchants are always on the lookout for another easy target. As far as Noor is concerned, it sounds like the perfect travel destination! So how can he say no when a chance to venture there falls into his lap? Bandits, hidden agendas, legendary monsters... What’s all that compared to the sight of the ocean and the greatest markets in the world?
Author : Nabeshiki
Publisher : J-Novel Club
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 32,62 MB
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1718311346
Beneath the Theocracy’s Cathedral, in the deepest stratum of the Dungeon of Lamentation, Noor stumbles across an earth-shattering revelation—one with the potential to turn centuries of history on their head. Meanwhile, his companions work to bring an equally devastating (yet far darker) secret to light. The true form of Holy Mithra and the past of the adventurer known as Astirra are the keys to unlocking the Theocracy’s sinister conspiracy. But will our heroes escape their respective trials alive, or will the Dungeon of Lamentation claim yet another set of victims? Well, you know what they say: when in doubt, [Parry] your way out!
Author : Erica Alini
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 11,7 MB
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1459748697
“The first personal finance book for the 2020s: expensive housing, BNPL, side hustles, negotiating a raise, and much more. Erica Alini is one of Canada’s top personal finance pros, and this book shows it.” —ROB CARRICK Wrestle debt to the ground. Figure out whether you should rent or buy. And determine if a side hustle is really worth the hassle. Get a job, buy a house, spend less than you make, and retire at sixty-five. That’s advice for a world that has largely disappeared. Even good jobs today often have no guarantee of stability. Home prices have reached the stratosphere. Meanwhile, student debt drags you down just as you're trying to take off in life. To survive and thrive in today’s reality, you need a whole new personal finance tool kit. Personal finance reporter Erica Alini blends the big picture with practical advice to give you a deeper understanding of the economic forces that are shaping your financial struggles and how to overcome them. Packed with concrete tips, Money Like You Mean It covers all the bases: from debt to investing and retirement, plus renting versus buying, and even how to tell whether a side gig is really worth the effort. It’s the essential road map you need to make it in the current economy.
Author : Ximena Vengoechea
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,28 MB
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0593087062
“Full of revealing, instantly applicable ideas for leveraging your strengths and overcoming your weaknesses.” —Adam Grant, author of Think Again and Originals, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife For many of us, listening is simply something we do on autopilot. We hear just enough of what others say to get our work done, maintain friendships, and be polite with our neighbors. But we miss crucial opportunities to go deeper—to give and receive honest feedback, to make connections that will endure for the long haul, and to discover who people truly are at their core. Fortunately, listening can be improved—and Ximena Vengoechea can show you how. In Listen Like You Mean It, she offers an essential listening guide for our times, revealing tried-and-true strategies honed in her own research sessions and drawn from interviews with marriage counselors, podcast hosts, life coaches, journalists, filmmakers, and other listening experts. Through Vengoechea’s set of scripts, key questions, exercises, and illustrations, you’ll learn to: • Quickly build rapport with strangers • Ask the right questions to deepen a conversation • Pause at the right time to encourage vulnerability • Navigate a conversation that’s gone off the rails Now more than ever, we need to feel heard, connected, and understood in a world that keeps turning up the volume. Warm, funny, and immensely practical, this book shows you how.
Author : Kate Kelly
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 15,32 MB
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0743288947
A revised and updated edition of the classic self-help book that has served as a lifeline to the millions of adults who have ADHD! With over a quarter million copies in print, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! is one of the bestselling books on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder ever written. There is a great deal of literature about children with ADHD, but what do you do if you have ADHD and aren't a child anymore? This indispensable reference—the first of its kind written for adults with ADHD by adults with ADHD—focuses on the experiences of adults, offering updated information, practical how-tos, and moral support to help readers deal with ADHD. It also explains the diagnostic process that distinguishes ADHD symptoms from normal lapses in memory, lack of concentration or impulsive behavior, offering guidance on how your reframe our view of ADHD and embrace its benefits. Here's what's new: The new ADHD medications and their effectiveness The effects of ADHD on human sexuality The differences between male and female ADHD—including falling estrogen levels and its impact on cognitive function The power of meditation ADHD coaching tricks and tips And the book still includes the tried-and-true advice about: Achieving balance by analyzing one's strengths and weaknesses Getting along in groups, at work and in intimate and family relationships—including how to decrease discord and chaos Learning the mechanics and methods for getting organized and improving memory Seeking professional help, including therapy and medication
Author : Katherine Bailey Babb
Publisher : CSS Publishing
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0788018027
When Katherine Bailey Babb discovered that her high school age Sunday School class wanted to study anything but the Bible, she realized just how ignorant they were of some of the basic background of the faith they professed. So Babb decided to create a curriculum for studying the Old Testament that would fill in the gaps in their knowledge while being fun and enjoyable. And it worked Her field-tested approach will make the Hebrew Bible an exciting field of study for your youth.
Author : Bob Lepine
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1535996749
Every year, millions of men and women stand before friends and family to pledge their lifelong love to each other. Do they know what they’re getting into? Unfortunately, many people have a shallow, superficial idea of what marriage is. As a result, many marriages don’t last, and many more married couples are trudging along looking for something more. Love Like You Mean It gives husbands and wives a biblical understanding of what real love looks like in marriage by unpacking the ten attributes of genuine love listed in 1 Corinthians 13. Bob Lepine, marriage and family expert and host of the nationally syndicated radio program FamilyLife Today, helps husbands and wives discover that it’s not primarily emotions that define marital love, but actions and decisions that fuel emotions and cause marital love to grow. Every person who is married, would like to be married one day, or wants to understand more about the biblical vision of marriage will find what they’re looking for as they dive deep into Love Like You Mean It.