One man's journey from victim to victor. At the age of four, his mother married a child predator, and for the next ten years he suffered unimaginable abuse. His life in shambles, it would take the very hand of God to find every piece and put this broken boy back together, finally making him a man. What a journey it was.

The expression "Words have power" holds special meaning for author Helen Evrard. When she found herself under suicide watch in a locked ward after losing everything, while receiving suboptimal care for chronic depression and pain, she discovered the power of positive words. Insightful therapists helped her start on the road to recovery, beginning with the simple process of writing down positive words as she fi lled the empty hours in the hospital with reading.

"Positive Matters" explores eighty words of a deeply affirmative nature, starting with the definition and etymology of each. This is followed by inspirational quotations from both famous and lesser known people statements that can make you see the word from a novel viewpoint. Evrard then presents a short, personal reflection on the word in which she shares the meanings, lessons, and valuable insight that arose out of illness, loss, and renewal.

Intended as a tool to empower personal transformation or to just lift your spirits, "Positive Matters" helps you explore, learn, and investigate the incredible, positive power of words.

Discover the bestselling personal development guide designed to help you feel confident, exude calm, establish boundaries, and live an easier, more self-determined life.

Often, just one line can turn a difficult situation around or stop trouble in its tracks:

• I decide who pushes my buttons.
• I'll forgive myself right now.
• I’m sorry if I gave you the impression you could talk to me like that.
• I understand you completely, and I would like something else.
• This isn't against you, it's for me.

I have known Dr. Massey for a number of years. During that time, he had quietly and consistently completed an amazing number of incredible humanitarian projects while conducting a very successful professional life. While serving as the school superintendent of the largest K-8 public school system in California, I asked him how he found the time and resources to help so many of the children in my district. Mind Realignment - Naked Secrets for Building a Better You is his answer to my question. It is a remarkable collection of thought and advice intended to unleash the power within you. I have met many people who enrich the world through serving their fellow man. But very few have succeeded in accomplishing the goals that they set for themselves and almost no one sets the bar as high as Dr. Massey. I urge you to read this book. I will be applying its message chapter by chapter, day by day to my own life and work. Dr. Massey is a tough act to follow, but he has left a trail for us to take, if we will only aspire to making the world a better place.
The Honorable Jean Fuller, PhD.
State of California Assembly Member, 32nd District

If you are looking for practical wisdom, incisive insight, hearty encouragement and wisdom both current and past, look no further Drawing widely from many sources as well as using his own pen, Manzoor Massey has provided us all with what we much need-wisdom for life. This book will, no doubt, bless and inspire and challenge and change you. Randall L. Roberts, Senior Pastor Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Practical, simple, but provocative tool to realign the minds of all who are willing to part with their unproductive past and experience a more rewarding future. Dr. Massey was vice-president of my corporation. I requested him to apply the wisdom of his book to train my executive teams. If heeded, this book will build better families, better communities and better businesses. Jose Arredondo, Businessman Bakersfield, California
Dr. Massey has written an empowering, uplifting, and inspiring book for us all. Through his many years of experience and study, he has compiled a wealth of valuable wisdom, and he has graciously passed them on to us. I whole-heartedly recommend that you read this book with an open heart and mind and get ready for real "nuggets" of truth that apply to real life, and can be transformational Pastor James Ranger Bakersfield New Life Center Dr. Massey is a keen student of human behavior and its impact on life. In Mind Realignment for Excellence he presents succinct and practical advice for rebuilding your life. Best of all, it illustrates and advocates balance - the very quality that is so easily lost in the juggling of competing priorities that form our daily agendas. The book's format of one chapter per page is best suited for the "baby-boomer - iPod generation."
Lowell C. Cooper, General Vice President General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Washington D. C.

Dr. Massey's "Mind Realignment - Naked Secrets for Building a Better You" is to the serious person what the power-bar is to the devoted athlete. It is full of succinct and powerful statements packed with energy. All it takes to fall upon a pearl of wisdom is to just open a page and look anywhere and it lands on the bull's eye each time. The reflection given to digest it, and the effort spent in applying it, is bound to be rewarded with lasting inner healing.
Devadas Moses, MD, DrPH.
Loma Linda, California

In her first personal growth book, Girl Talk 101: A Simple But Yet Complete Guide To Getting Your Stuff Together, author Erin Johnell Dickey examines many issues in which women face. These issues (better known as stuff) are hindering many women from enjoying all that life has to offer them. It is imperative that women address inner issues such as pain inflicted by others and self inflicted pain caused by negligence. Women must also make their dreams become reality. This book is meant to be an easy reader so that women on the go will have time to read it and apply it in their daily lives.

Are you suffering the loss of a loved one? Feeling terribly isolated and shameful about your secret grief?

Do you believe you should be over it?

Are you considering seeing a therapist but believe you must be crazy to enter psychotherapy? Are you afraid to let a therapist know it's been a very long time since you lost your loved one and you are still feeling lonely and devastated? Are you afraid a psychotherapist will judge you-that he or she may find out you are soothing yourself by some unacceptable behavior?

Have you stopped going to church? Cut yourself off from community and possibilities that have nurtured your spirit in the past? Are you just plain feeling badly about yourself?

Have you ever felt any of these things?

"Myself Help" is the story of anyone who has heard a critic in their mind, felt guilty about certain choices they've made, or felt loneliness while surrounded by loved ones. Dana Anderson shares her personal story while providing helpful tools for growth and healing. "Myself Help" is an inspirational tale told with humor.

In this revolutionary new book on music and emotion, Dr. John A. Snyder shows us how not to get depressed. Drawing on 40 years of clinical experience as a psychotherapist, he demonstrates that antidepressant pills are dangerous, addictive, and don't work. What does work is listening to feelings and moving toward the very feelings we object to most. Snyder illustrates the special relationship between music and emotion by exploring the inner life of composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Often wrongly portrayed as neurotic, Mahler was actually quite resilient, despite the many tragedies of his short life--a strength that came from his ability to listen to his darkest feelings.

Overcoming Depression explains how all of us can access that same emotional strength in our own lives. Written in a direct, conversational style and filled with personal stories from Snyder's life and practice, the book is designed to be a bedside companion to which readers can return again and again for insight and support.

Dr Snyder forcefully challenges what is currently being taught in professional schools and to the public about feeling states. His insights are invaluable for any person interested in how we understand and integrate feeling into our daily lives. I especially recommend this book to any professional who works with people suffering from depression." - Dr. William Packard, psychiatrist

"Interwoven with Mahler's riveting life story, Dr. Snyder has another agenda: a sweeping analysis of how sadness--which should be viewed as a normal part of the life experience-- has been hijacked and given a new identity as a Disease" requiring "Treatment" with a drug, courtesy of the pharmaceutical industry. -Dr. Donald Kushon, psychiatrist

" Like Leonard Bernstein in his Young People s Concerts," John Snyder makes Mahler come alive. He traces the emotional threads that are woven through Mahler's life-in-music, creating a tapestry that helps us better understand our own 'life symphony' and how to orchestrate it. The book's lively and straightforward style makes even subtle concepts easy to grasp." -Dr. Judith D. Fisher, psychiatrist

Welcome to your new journey. This book has many stories of triumph and success. It follows my life story, along with many others, to show how we all changed our lives through craziness, diversity, loss, grief, break-ups, heartache, devastation, health issues, eating disorders, abuse, addictions, and the list goes on. Living in the now is what works for me. If you are not happy with your life as it is now, perhaps modifying just one viewpoint or outlook can help you discover and live your life's purpose. Isn't it worth at least giving it a shot to reap the rewards the same way we did. We all have a past, but we need to focus on the present. My hope is that you recognize a piece of yourself in one of us and realize that if we can change our lives for the better; you can too ANYONE CAN

Living Your Purpose walks readers through the five principles at the heart of NLP. Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) is the study of how people make change on purpose. In applying NLP to your own life, you simply assume that you have what you need and the problem is to find it. Whether you are in pain, confused, stuck or in pursuit of a goal that seems impossible, there is only one problem. You have not yet made a connection between that situation and the resources that will lead to a satisfying outcome. This is a book for everyone who has ever wished NLP could be clear and practical and rooted in evidence that what it teaches really works. Since 2003, Linda has been one of Canada's leading developers of NLP. Through creativity, interaction with related models, and study of the leading edge, Linda develops training that accelerates learning and transformation.

Learn how to overcome procrastination and enjoy guilt-free play! One of the most effective programs to combat procrastination, THE NOW HABIT has sold over 100,000 copies, has been translated into 11 languages, and is now revised and updated.

Featuring a new preface and a new section providing strategies to understand and deal with the role technology plays in procrastination today, The Now Habit offers a comprehensive plan to help readers lower their stress and increase their time to enjoy guilt-free play.

Dr. Fiore's techniques will help any busy person start tasks sooner and accomplish them more quickly, without the anxiety brought on by the negative habits of procrastination and perfectionism.

Este libro muestra como una persona comun puede usar una poderosa herramienta llamada Yoga para transformar eficazmente su vida, ser un triunfador y alcanzar la verdadera felicidad. La fuerza y valor de este libro radica principalmente en la experiencia de mas 4 decadas de disciplinas vividas por el autor que ha recorrido el camino, el es un testimonio viviente de lo que nos dice. En Occidente a veces se tiene la idea que la espiritualidad exige ser pobre, retirarse del mundo o vivir en una cueva en una montana, abstenerse del sexo, ser un hermitano o un monje o una monja, o un mistico o un inadaptado o que es para unos cuantos privilegiados de una elite de personas. Pero no es asi. Actualmente esta al alcance de todos. El autor es una persona muy excitosa en los negocios, le ha dado la vuelta al mundo dos veces, ha vivitando muchos paises, ha vivido en grandes ciudades como Paris, Cd. de Mexico, Sao Paulo, Ottawa, Toronto, Panama, Houston. Tiene varios estudios universitarios, ha sido catedratico, conferencista.... etc. y sobre todo ha sabido dedicar mas de 45 anos a la practica sistematica del Yoga y la Meditacion. Se trata de las experiencias del autor a traves de su desarrollo espiritual, cualesquiera que este haya sido. Usted encontrara algunos metodos muy poderosos y sencillos para lograr la maestria del cuerpo y de la mente, ser dueno de si mismo(a) y podra tal vez inspirarse para darle a su vida un nuevo sentido, MAS NOBLE, MAS PROFUNDO, MAS FELIZ, con un sistema sumamente eficaz si tan solo quiere practicar algunas pocas disciplinas (metodos) durante toda su vida. El poder de este libro radica en que es una expresion de la EXPERIENCIA, de una AUTORREALIZACION que cualquiera puede lograr si QUIERE. Este puede ser el libro que lo motive e inspire a trabajar por su Autorrealizacion.

We all yearn for inner peace and happiness, but for most of us, negative thoughts and disturbing events seem to make any meaningful, lasting peace unattainable.

Written in eight parts, Led by Grace leads us through a process of forgiveness that brings us to serenity. It begins with Sandra Lowe's first meditations in the spring of 2001 and ends with her 925-kilometer pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in the fall of 2009. In the Beginning is the first book in the collection.

Sandra courageously shares her powerful story of growing to know her Self. From her first meditations, she is taken on journeys where she receives lessons and becomes witness to miracles. Sandra deepens our understanding of each meditation with an insightful interpretation and offers a means for bringing each lesson into our lives.

As we place ourselves in Sandra's journal entries, we encounter a vulture pecking away at our legs, are taken to a City of Gold, cross bridges that light up, become naked and experience love, find the keys to our Soul, soar with eagles, paint our Self-portrait, bathe in divine waters, and walk with a monk and Jesus. The Led by Grace collection guides us to our Soul--to know It, to be It.

"Be Free! The Gift of Freedom" explains how to find freedom and transform our lives making us people of great joy and happiness, by showing how to overcome fear, deception, anger, guilt, feelings of inferiority, and other things that keep us from being free.

In today's world we seem to be losing more and more of our freedom. "Be Free! The Gift of Freedom" demonstrates what we can do to throw off all the bondage that enslaves us, impeding our happiness and stifling our joy. Ricardo C Castellanos and Allienne R. Becker describe the peace and contentment that flow from those who have attained freedom and liberty.

Make the 7 habits a part of your life -- every day....

Stephen R. Covey has helped millions of readers attain professional success and personal fulfillment. With penetrating insight Dr. Covey reveals a pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

Now, as a succinct introduction to Dr. Covey's revolutionary thinking or as a reminder of key principles, Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People provides an inspirational recharge that will bring you closer to a holistic sense of personal effectiveness and purpose.