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As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a timely, moving and
profound exploration of how writers, composers and artists have
searched for solace while facing loss, tragedy and crisis, from the
historian and Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist Michael Ignatieff.
'This erudite and heartfelt survey reminds us that the need for
consolation is timeless, as are the inspiring words and examples of
those who walked this path before us.' Toronto Star When we lose
someone we love, when we suffer loss or defeat, when catastrophe
strikes - war, famine, pandemic - we go in search of consolation.
Once the province of priests and philosophers, the language of
consolation has largely vanished from our modern vocabulary, and
the places where it was offered, houses of religion, are often
empty. Rejecting the solace of ancient religious texts, humanity
since the sixteenth century has increasingly placed its faith in
science, ideology, and the therapeutic. How do we console each
other and ourselves in an age of unbelief? In a series of portraits
of writers, artists, and musicians searching for consolation - from
the books of Job and Psalms to Albert Camus, Anna Akhmatova, and
Primo Levi - writer and historian Michael Ignatieff shows how men
and women in extremity have looked to each other across time to
recover hope and resilience. Recreating the moments when great
figures found the courage to confront their fate and the
determination to continue unafraid, On Consolation takes those
stories into the present, movingly contending that we can revive
these traditions of consolation to meet the anguish and
uncertainties of the twenty-first century.
You can't change the fact that you are getting older. And, indeed,
you may not want to! Age brings many gifts and opportunities for
continued growth. In nine study sessions, Dale and Sandy Larsen
help you discover the Bible's perspective on aging. You'll discover
how God can effectively and powerfully use those who have grown
wiser with the passing years. This LifeBuilder Bible Study in IVP's
revised format features questions for starting group discussions
and for meeting God in personal reflection, as well as a new "Now
or Later" section following each session to help you act on what
you learn.
Codependency is a normal reaction to alcoholism. This pamphlet is
written for those who are in a relationship with an alcoholic, and
whose behaviour is geared toward controlling or changing the
alcoholic's behaviour.
Every one of us sooner or later walks through hell. The hell of
being hurt, the hell of hurting another. The hell of cancer, the
hell of a reluctant, thunking shovel full of earth upon the casket
of someone we deeply loved, the hell of betrayal, the hell of
betraying, the hell of divorce, the hell of a kid in trouble . . .
the hell of knowing that this year, like any year, may be our last.
We all walk through hell. The point is not to come out
empty-handed. . . . There is real and profound power in the
suffering we endure if we transform that suffering into a more
authentic, meaningful life. In the spirit of such classics as When
Bad Things Happen to Good People, A Grief Observed, and When Things
Fall Apart, More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us
examines the many ways we can transform physical, psychological, or
emotional pain into a more beautiful and meaningful life. As the
leader of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, one of America's largest and
most important congregations, located in the heart of Los Angeles,
Rabbi Leder has witnessed a lot of pain: "It's my phone that rings
when people's bodies or lives fall apart," he writes. "The couch in
my office is often drenched with tears." After 27 years of
listening, comforting, and holding so many who suffered, he thought
he understood pain and its challenges-but when it struck hard in
his own life and brought him to his knees, a new understanding
unfolded before him as he felt pain's profound effects on his body,
spirit, and soul. In this elegantly concise, beautifully written,
and deeply inspiring book, Rabbi Leder guides us through pain's
stages of surviving, healing, and growing to help us all find
meaning in our suffering. Drawing on his experience as a spiritual
leader, the wisdom of ancient traditions, modern science, and
stories from his own life and others', he shows us that when we
must endure, we can, and that there is a path for each of us that
leads from pain to wisdom. "Pain cracks us open," he writes. "It
breaks us. But in the breaking, there is a new kind of wholeness."
This powerful book will inspire in us all a life worthy of our
suffering; a life gentler, wiser, and more beautiful than before.
Great-Tasting Food for People with Diabetes and their Families
Revised and updated to reflect the latest recommendations from The
American Diabetes Association and The American Dietetic
Association, "The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes
"remains the most authoritative and comprehensive resource
available for people with diabetes and their families.
With more than 370 healthful and flavorful recipes accompanied by
complete nutritional analysis, this book makes it easy to prepare
satisfying and delicious meals that the whole family will enjoy.
RECIPES INCLUDE:
Whole Wheat Blueberry Rice Pancakes - Baked Orange French
Toast
Black Bean and Cilantro Spread - Honey-Mustard Chicken Wings
Curried Chicken Salad - Marinated Skirt Steak with Vegetable
Chutney
Lamb Over Minted Couscous - Italian Turkey Sausage with Peppers
and Onions
Baked Salmon with Horseradish Mayonnaise - Sugar Snap Peas with
Basil and Lemon
Baked Potato Skins - Rum Baked Black Beans - Apple Raspberry
Crisp
Port-Poached Pears - New York Cheesecake - Raisin Rice Pudding
Thirty million people today care for ailing family members in
their own homes--a number that will increase dramatically over the
next decade as baby boomers enter old age, as soldiers return home
from war mentally and physically wounded, as medical advances
extend lives and health insurance fails to cover them.
Offering both companionship and guidance to the people who find
themselves caring for their intimates, "An Uncertain Inheritance"
is a collection of essays from some of the country's most
accomplished writers. Poignant, honest, sometimes heartbreaking,
often wry, and funny, here is a book that examines caregiving from
every angle, revealing the pain, intimacy, and grace inherent in
this meaningful relationship.
Transform your relationship with yourself! This is the ultimate
guide to embracing self-love and living a life with more
self-compassion We all know the value of treating other people with
kindness - so why do we often forget to extend the same courtesy to
ourselves? Learn a radical new approach to self-love with this
beautiful handbook. Through a combination of practical tips and
actionable advice, Self-Kindness will help you to deepen your
self-love and grow your happiness. You will learn how to: Find
peace within yourself and nurture a more positive mindset Look
after your mind and body to develop greater self-confidence Enrich
your overall health and well-being with diet and exercise Tap into
the uplifting power of affirmations Whether you're at the beginning
of your journey to self-acceptance, or you're a seasoned self-love
advocate, let this guide celebrate and support you as you continue
on the path to self-kindness, joy and well-being.
Including wise words, simple ideas and easy-to-follow advice, this
soothing book will help you master the art of daily rituals A daily
ritual is more than a routine: it's an act of self-care that's
carried out mindfully, and with reverence. You could use a ritual
to set an intention for your morning, to help you process difficult
emotions, or to manifest your goals - but whichever kind you
choose, a ritual will always bring focus to the present moment and
imbue your life with a sense of calm and purpose. Within these
pages you will find a raft of simple but effective rituals to try
as well as tips to help you on your journey, including: Fitting
rituals into a busy schedule How daily practice can improve your
physical and mental well-being Inspiration for creating your own
rituals Whether you use them to empower, energize, calm or inspire,
daily rituals will help you to live fully and intentionally, and
this beautiful book will guide you on your way.
Embrace your spiritual side with this little book of tips and
quotes that will help you on your journey to a more positive and
peaceful life. For many, spirituality is a difficult concept to
grasp. But the good news is anyone can understand and cultivate it.
Whether you are new to spirituality or need some extra inspiration,
you'll find everything you need to get started in this book. Within
these pages you will discover what spirituality is and how it can
enhance your life, including: Meditation for mindful living Sensory
activities for a deeper connection with nature Practising gratitude
for a happier mindset Daily positive mantras for better
self-acceptance From discovering your inner zen to learning how to
chant, the tips, techniques and philosophies in this book will help
you find serenity and look at the world with a new sense of wonder.
Open your heart... feel at peace... and let this little guide show
you how to find calm and tranquillity.
This practical guide provides patients who have inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies
for coping with IBD. It teaches a number of skills that can make
coping with Crohn's or colitis easier. Chapters provide an overview
of Crohn's and colitis as well as the interplay between stress and
the gut, before offering strategies on relaxation training,
physical activity, managing stress and avoidance, diet and
nutrition, and medical treatment options. The book also emphasizes
the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and helps
patients learn how to think about medical management (including the
possibility of surgery) to minimize anxiety from catastrophic
thoughts and balance potential risks and benefits appropriately.
Dr. Hunt challenges readers to engage in specific behavioral
experiments to reduce shame and stigma and highlights practical
applications with case illustrations and clinical vignettes. This
book can be used as a standalone self-help book or in conjunction
with practitioners during in-person therapy.
a comic about dinosaurs finding meaning, together from the
international bestselling team behind dinosaur therapy,
@dinosandcomics including exclusive, never-before-seen bonus comics
posing questions such as 'do I exist?', 'how should I live?', 'what
is beauty?' in each comic, dinosaur characters explore how to exist
in the modern world and meditate on what it means to 'live well'.
suitable for grown-ups.
'Fascinating... life affirming' Times Literary Supplement 'Without
exaggeration, an awe-inspiring achievement' Nigella Lawson Chosen
as an Irish Times Book of the Year In this profoundly moving and
remarkable book, journalist Hayley Campbell explores society's
attitudes towards death, and the impact on those who work with it
every day. 'If the reason we're outsourcing this burden is because
it's too much for us,' she asks, 'how do they deal with it?' Would
facing death directly make us fear it less? Inspired by her own
childhood fascination with the subject, she meets embalmers and a
former death row executioner, mass fatality investigators and a
bereavement midwife. She talks to gravediggers who have already dug
their own graves and questions a man whose job it is to make crime
scenes disappear. Through Campbell's incisive and candid interviews
with people who see death every day, she asks: Does seeing death
change you as a person? And are we all missing something vital by
letting death remain hidden? 'Moving, funny, and liable to
unexpectedly cause me to tear up' Neil Gaiman 'Essential,
compassionate, honest' Audrey Niffenegger
The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful, thought provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies--a book about the meaning of food and its rejection.
In 1963, Betty Friedan's transcendent work, The Feminine Mystique,
changed forever the way women thought about themselves and the way
society thought about women. In 1993, with The Fountain of Age,
Friedan changes forever the way all of us, men and women, think
about ourselves as we grow older and the way society thinks about
aging. Struggling to hold on to the illusion of youth, we have
denied the reality and evaded the new triumphs of growing older. We
have seen age only as decline. In this powerful and very personal
book, which may prove even more liberating than The Feminine
Mystique, Betty Friedan charts her own voyage of discovery, and
that of others, into a different kind of aging. She finds ordinary
men and women, moving into their fifties, sixties, seventies,
discovering extraordinary new possibilities of intimacy and
purpose. In their surprising experiences, Friedan first glimpsed,
then embraced, the idea that one can grow and evolve throughout
life in a style that dramatically mitigates the expectation of
decline and opens the way to a further dimension of "personhood."
The Fountain of Age suggests new possibilities for every one of us,
all founded on a solid body of startling but little-known
scientific evidence. It demolishes those myths that have
constrained us for too long and offers compelling alternatives for
living one's age as a unique, exuberant time of life, on its own
authentic terms. Age as adventure! In these pages, film producers
and beauticians, salespersons and college professors, union
veterans and business tycoons, former (and forever) housewives,
male and female empty-nesters and retirees, have crossed the chasm
of age... and kept going. They have foundfulfillment beyond career,
bonding that transcends youthful dreams of happily-ever-after, and
a richer, sweeter intimacy not tied to mechanical measures of
sexual activity, but to deep and honest sharing. While
gerontologists focus on care, illness, and the concept of age as
deterio
Are you burning brightly-or burning out-in your spiritual, mental,
physical, and emotional life? Do you find yourself being torn
between work and family? Between what you have to do and what you
want to do? In Burn Brightly Without Burning Out, Richard K. Biggs
examines twenty delicate contrasts we all face and urges readers to
gradually improve the balance between work and the other aspects of
life. Filled with examples and exercises, each brief chapter
reveals timeless truths, offers practical application tips, and
issues a call to action."I love the big message of this small
book," writes John Maxwell in the foreword. "Whether you're
struggling to find work/life balance, or seeking to better the
quality of life you now enjoy, Richard can help."
Just as "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance used motorcycle
repair as a metaphor for the examination of self, Howell Raines
uses his lifelong experiences as a fly fisherman to explore his
life, politics, gender, roles as a son, husband, father, and
journalist, and his attitudes toward aging and mortality. A man who
has fished with presidents and Southern friends as well as with his
own two sons, Raines chronicles his progress from "the Redneck way
of fishing" for quantity and food to the catch-and-release way of
his friend and mentor Dick Blalock. Blalock taught Raines that fly
fishing is about attitude and friendship, not about catching fish.
Raines imparts tips on casting and stream beds gracefully, along
with his love for what he calls "waters that move" as he explores
the deep funk he fell into at midlife, complete with a divorce, a
seven-year feud with his father and brother, and the all-consuming
animosity he allowed himself to develop toward his boss at work. By
casting into the waters of his own life -- and ultimately
reconciling with middle age -- Howell Raines has written a
literate, contemplative celebration of life and friendship.
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