Where Regret Cannot Find Me


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A powerful new voice in the inspirational field! Where Regret Cannot Find Me by David Ault is a captivating debut by one of America's leading motivators and ministers. This collection of spiritual essays honors the full spectrum of our human emotions - whether addressing grief and sorrow, the path of forgiveness, answering the call within or seeing the gift in life's greatest challenges, this deeply personal book offers encouragement and instruction to creating practical shifts in our everyday lives. From David's beginnings in a small Southeast Texas town, to his years as a popular visionary vocalist, to trekking through the ruins of Peru or climbing The Great Wall of China, David's sense of adventure and connection with the Divine make for unforgettable storytelling. Where Regret Cannot Find Me is a warm and sensitive guide that illuminates many of life's most important lessons with humility and intelligence. David Ault mixes his own personal odyssey with teachings from a variety of religious faiths, creating a book that leads the reader gently from our ever present vulnerability to the profound power of the human spirit, a journey to help our hearts heal and grow. A wise and good read. Frederic Luskin, Ph.D. Director Stanford Forgiveness Projects author of Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness. God bless David Ault (and God does bless David "The Old Beloved.") Not only does he sing with a voice Celestial, but his writing enchants the reader's heart and cultivates ones Soul and Spirit. The world is a better place because of his new endeavor. Lloyd D. Tupper D.D., President Emeritus Holmes Institute, a Graduate School of Consciousness Studies




If Only...


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It’s hard to envision a life without some regrets. You imagine what might have been if you had taken a different path at some key juncture, whether about a past relationship, a missed job opportunity, or choosing where to live. Regret can be immobilizing, filling us with disappointment and shame--but it also can be a powerful tool for self-knowledge and change. In this uplifting guide, renowned psychologist Robert Leahy demonstrates how to make regret work to your advantage. Using cutting-edge skills based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, Dr. Leahy shows how to get unstuck from regret and make decisions with more clarity and confidence. Downloadable practical tools help you implement the strategies in the book. You are the author of your life, so go out and write the next chapter--and then live it.




How to Find Your Vision and Get a Life!


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Do you find yourself struggling with life even though youre doing everything you can to get ahead? How to Find Your Vision and Get a Life! shows you how you can create a life worth living. It takes you step-by-step through the process of creating your own personal vision and mission statements the foundation necessary to accomplish your goals. You are taught the importance of the Five Ps: Possibility, Power, Passion, Practice and Purpose. Heres what others are saying: Terry doesnt preach, he shares ideas. His ability to relate both his successes in life as well as his personal demons provide a refreshing atmosphere to promote action and healing for the reader. Dennis Merritt Jones, author of Your (Re)Defining Moments: Becoming who you were born to be This book provides simple, easy explanations to the challenges of life without the metaphysical psycho-babble often seen in topics like this. James Mapes, author of Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owners Guide to the Mind Terry presents an easy-to-understand personal manual written in his authentic and humorous style. It engages the reader immediately! Maxine Kaye, author of Alive and Ageless: How to Feel Alive and Live Fully Every Day of Your Life




Your Redefining Moments


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Who does your soul ask you to be? In Your ReDefining Moments, Dennis Merritt Jones provides an exciting road map back to our center, where we will find our Authentic Self. It can seem like every person, every television show, and every ad has an idea of who we are supposed to be. But who does your soul ask you to be? In Your ReDefining Moments, spiritual teacher Dennis Merritt Jones offers a road map back to your center, where you will find your Authentic Self. It is from that center, Merritt Jones shows, that you can live the life you were born for, rather than the tug-of-war so many people get caught up in, trying to be all things to all people, trying to be anyone but who they truly are. In Your ReDefining Moments, you will discover the Seven Intrinsic Qualities of the Authentic Self: 1. Wholeness 2. Reverence 3. Fearlessness 4. Integrity 5. Non-attachment 6. Non-judgment 7. Unconditional Love Being who you are matters; the gift of your Authentic Self is the gift you have come to share with the world.




The Power of Meditation


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Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Award represents “Better Books for a Better World”—the Silver Award in the category of Religion /Spirituality: Eastern Traditions. This wise and delightful guide to the benefits of meditation practices will help readers cultivate a calm, peaceful, and enlightened lifestyle. Drawing from his years of experience as a teacher, spiritual leader, and avid meditator, Edward Viljoen directs readers down the path to enlightenment using wisdom such as: Mindfulness practices—Train yourself to become absorbed in a purposefully chosen activity. Sitting practices—Reduce the use of mental and physical resources as much as possible by sitting still and silently. Creative practices—Employ such devices as journaling, observing, and focusing on a favorite literary or spiritual passage. Featuring personal anecdotes and stories from the author’s spiritual teachings, The Power of Meditation goes beyond a simple how-to book and offers a wonderful reading experience that will inspire readers to live more wise and fulfilling lives.




On Redemption, the Value of Putting Bad Things to Good Use


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This dissertation offers a theory of a solution to the problem of lost meaning in life due to regrettable, past events. Each of us wishes for a meaningful life, but each of us, too, is vulnerable to threats to the meaning in life. The dissertation argues that a phenomenon called redemption can restore lost meaningfulness, and increase the value of our lives, overall. The first step in the argument is to demonstrate the need for a new model of redemption. The next step is to argue that redemption is a matter of transforming the meaning of events in our lives from bad to good in a thick, eudaimonistic sense related to a person's well-being. Finally, I show that this transformation not only increases a person's well-being but, more importantly, changes the relationship a person has with his past; By satisfying conditions for meaningfulness—a special value a life can have, distinct from its moral goodness or happiness—redemption renders the past more meaningful that it would have otherwise been. Because of this, redemption can solve the problem articulated in the beginning of the dissertation—the problem of lost meaning in life due to bad, past events.




History of the Center for Spiritual Living, Redding


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This is not an ordinary book . . . it exists through grace. By the time I found the metaphysical teaching called Science of Mind in 1989, the local church had grown from a few people in a living room to about 175. Still meeting in an array of hotel ballrooms and clubs, the principles for successful living shared every Sunday were already deeply held beliefs in my life, so it immediately felt like home. One weekend we invited the elders of the church over to discuss church history and what a rich history it was. An afternoon with Bill and Win Siefert, Bruce and Dorothy Johnson, Marilyn and Joe Vondracek, Bob and Dorothy Huntoon, Harry and Frances Bleile, and Rev. James and Rev. Andrea Golden was magical. How many ministers have taken their congregation skydiving? White water rafting? On wilderness treks? How many change lives through deep introspection at family retreats in rustic cabins deep in the woods? How many invite congregants and friends to pound thousands of nails for an old fashioned barn raising to build a sanctuary? Whether the name was the Science of Mind Center, Church of Religious Science, Spiritual Enrichment Center, or Center for Spiritual Living, over the years we all learned to jump into life in one new way or another. The list of events by year presented in the appendix creates a picture of a community that loves to laugh and play together, always mindful of doing their spiritual practices. What a life! What a community! What a history! Rev. Mary E. Mitchell







Inspector West Regrets


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Things are not going well for Roger West, one of Scotland Yard’s finest detectives. He has received a bloody nose; been robbed of important papers; shot at; attacked with a knife; and been accused of dereliction of duty. Moreover, the Home Office were concerned about Andrew Kelham, whose son had been murdered and cleaner strangled.