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The unthinkable has happened. You've lost a child. How are you going to survive this? The world around you speeds on as if nothing happened. Stunned, shocked, sad, confused, and angry, you blink in disbelief. Your heart is crushed. The pain is excruciating. You can barely breathe. For you, everything has changed. Everything. What do you do? What can you do? Multiple award-winning author, hospice chaplain, and grief counselor Gary Roe is a trusted...
4562) Alone and Not Alone
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Following Pulitzer Prize finalist Ron Padgett's 2013's Collected Poems (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the William Carlos Williams Prize) Alone and Not Alone offers new poems that see the world in a clear and generous light. From "The World of Us": Don't go around all day thinking about life-doing so will raise a barrier between you and its instants. You need those instants so you can be in them, and I need you to be in them with me...
4563) Uninhibited Mind: Breakthrough Strategies to Achieve a Higher Level of Thinking, Learning, Memory
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Experience The Wonders That The Uninhibited Mind Can Do For Your Mental and Physical Health Today! Are you having trouble with focusing? Is it hard to complete tasks at work because your mind is constantly racing? Does learning new things or retaining information seem difficult and is your memory not performing as well as it once did? If so your brain could be performing way beneath its intended cognitive level. Studies show that the environment in...
4564) Healing the Adult Sibling's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Brother or Sister Dies
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Compassionate and heartfelt, this collection offers 100 practical ideas to help understand and accept the passing of a sibling in order to practice self-healing. The principles of grief and mourning are clearly defined, accompanied by action-oriented tips for embracing bereavement. Whether a sibling has died as a young or older adult or the death was sudden or anticipated, this resource provides a healthy approach to dealing with the aftermath.
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When her husband's ill health forces them to move into an assisted living facility, Anne M. Wyatt-Brown suddenly finds herself surrounded by elderly residents. In this lively and provocative collection, other distinguished gerontologists reflect on Anne's moving account of her transition to becoming a member of a vibrant and sociable community that offers care-giving support, while encouraging her to pursue her own interests, including exercising,...
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Everyone knows that the ancient Egyptians were great mummifiers, and their sarcophagi and bandage-wrapped corpses are familiar images to us all. Yet across the vast sweep of history, we find many other great cultures in which the bodies of the dead were preserved as a matter of course.
In coastal Peru were the Chinchorros, whose mummifying culture flowered several millennia before Egypt's, and in the Andes were the Chachapoyas, the 'Cloud People,'...
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There is a time and a season to all things, and death is an inevitable part of the circle of life.
Oral traditions from all over the world are full of stories giving shape to the very human wish to defy death – our own death and the deaths of others. Folk Tales of the Ever After is a collection of traditional tales from a range of cultures which is, by turns, funny, challenging and touching.
From a man in Baghdad who tries to outrun Death, to...
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The miscarriage of a hoped-for child is a shattering loss and those who had already begun to feel attached to the baby will naturally grieve-particularly the mother and father but also siblings this baby would have had, extended family, and friends. This compassionate guide contains 100 practical ideas to help those affected by the tragedy of miscarriage, from teaching the principles of grief and mourning to practical, action-oriented tips for coping...
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A warm, reassuring and very practical book on dealing with death and dying The death of a loved one can be one of life's most challenging times and this accessible and reassuring guide provides readers with comfort and direction to help them through this difficult period. Covering such varied situations as losing someone to suicide, grieving when you have no body to grieve over, and supporting someone with a terminal illness, this book is filled with...
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When life starts to hurt, what do you do?
Do you let the pain destroy you or do you become stronger and conquer it?
Come take this bittersweet journey with Rama, as she examines emotions we are, often told to ignore, our ability to feel, understand, and deal with pain.
When It Starts to Hurt is composed of three parts that explore how we talk about (or never talk about) death, addiction, mental illness, and harmful relationships.
No topic is too...
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Are you stuck in the aftermath of life's storm?
Climb out of pain to find peace.
Everyone experiences pain and loss-and it hits you like a storm. This book is a collection of practical strategies artfully woven together with storytelling of the pain of the journey and the humor of life. Told as a metaphor to climbing Mt. Everest, Summit will meet you in your current situation and set you up to reach your personal destination of peace and happiness.
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Would God actually summon someone to Heaven far above the earth, the sun, the moon, and all the constellations? Prior to standing on a cloud and viewing all of Heaven's beauty and glory, my answer would have been an emphatic no. However, I found myself standing on a fluffy, impenetrable white cloud, witnessing the beautiful holy city called Heaven, and then I saw Him. His face and garment radiated a supernatural brilliant light that was much brighter...
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Step into a powerful journey through abuse, addiction, and redemption, told through the art of Haiku.As a profound collection of Japanese Haiku poetry, this illuminating book transports you on a journey through the troubled life of one tormented soul. From a childhood marred by abuse and neglect to a life poisoned by addiction, Jake was plunged down a dark path from an early age by the cruelties of fate.But in his darkest moment, while sitting in...
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Always Remember to Kiss Me Goodnight is a poignant memoir of love, loss, and healing. Written by a Registered Nurse with decades of hospital experience, the author has witnessed many scenarios: illness, dying and grief, the perspectives of families left behind, and patients who described what they saw on the "other side" following successful CPR. This ultimately helped prepare her for what most psychologists describe as the "worst loss there is" in...
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¿De qué nos habla Nadie sabe dónde estuvimos? Hay una entrada y una salida en cada poema que nos va llevando de la mano hacia un corazón turbio que observa con pena. Quizá, la decepción y el malestar del poeta oculten un profundo dolor ante lo manifiesto del mundo, y —también— sobre lo que no está expuesto en forma precisa. Con humor ácido a veces, con agnosticismo en otras, expone las dudas sobre lo que existe en lo recóndito del alma...
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For the living, death has a moral dimension. When we confront death and dying in our own lives and in the lives of others, we ask questions about the good, right, and fitting as they relate to our experiences of human mortality. When others die, the living are left with moral questions-questions that often generate personal inquiry as to whether a particular death was "good" or whether it was tragic, terrifying, or peaceful.
In The Ethics of Death,...
4577) Dark Days
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“Dark Days” delves into the deepest recesses of the human psyche. You will confront your darkest fears and beckon them to the surface of your mind. Nightmares will cause conflict between the charcoal days and bleak nights. With a splash of colorful, sweet sentiment to contrast the shadows, “Dark Days” will leave a twisted, yet merry mark on your soul.
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The deeper teachings of yoga state that "We are a soul, and have a body," but how do yogis respond when confronted with death-with their own time of passing?
In Transitioning in Grace (based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi), Nalini Graeber presents true accounts of how longtime yogis and meditators have left their bodies. Some struggled with pain or illness. Others passed suddenly or unexpectedly....
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The tinge of centuries colors the way we hear today's near-death experiences and what we make of them. Why should some individuals tell of blissful heights of spiritual experience while others believe themselves at the depths, lost in the stars or consigned to hell? (Behind the scenes, every listener wonders: "And could that happen to me?") Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences, the first comprehensive exploration of disturbing...
4580) Dark Mirror
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A collection of light and dark writings, poems that span the spectrum from uplifting to harrowing. Each verse holds a unique power, whether it be for good or for ill. Some words will inspire and uplift, while others may chill the heart and stir uneasy feelings. Together, they create a balance, showcasing the beauty and darkness that exists within our world.
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