The first purpose of this collection is to tell the stories of the Bible in a captivating way so kids can keep them in their hearts. The second is to show that the Word of God is real and we are never alone. May the presence of God grow in your heart through this collection, like a mustard seed.

The first purpose of this collection is to tell the stories of the Bible in a captivating way so kids can keep them in their hearts. The second is to show that the Word of God is real and we are never alone. May the presence of God grow in your heart through this collection, like a mustard seed.

It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn was written by Sonny Martell. The book talks about how to lead a better life through positive thinking. As you move through the chapters, you will learn different techniques on how to think positively and how to change your perspective of many aspects of your life while staying the person you are. The techniques that are described in It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn are geared toward every aspect of someone’s life. From your inner thoughts to your physical health and to your relationships, you will go on a journey into the secrets of living a more fulfilling life. All that is required is practice and the belief that it can happen for you too. It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn is a tool for anyone to have. Whether you are at the beginning stages of learning how to think positively or are advanced in your journey, It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn will discuss new ideas to add to your positive tool chest. The power of positivity is right at your fingertips, and the power of releasing the positive energy inside you is in this book. You will develop a collection of positive techniques in each chapter, which will guide you to become the person you want to be and to achieve the things in life you have always wanted.

It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn was written by Sonny Martell. The book talks about how to lead a better life through positive thinking. As you move through the chapters, you will learn different techniques on how to think positively and how to change your perspective of many aspects of your life while staying the person you are. The techniques that are described in It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn are geared toward every aspect of someone’s life. From your inner thoughts to your physical health and to your relationships, you will go on a journey into the secrets of living a more fulfilling life. All that is required is practice and the belief that it can happen for you too. It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn is a tool for anyone to have. Whether you are at the beginning stages of learning how to think positively or are advanced in your journey, It’s Your Time, It’s Your Turn will discuss new ideas to add to your positive tool chest. The power of positivity is right at your fingertips, and the power of releasing the positive energy inside you is in this book. You will develop a collection of positive techniques in each chapter, which will guide you to become the person you want to be and to achieve the things in life you have always wanted.

This book is based on a true life journey, aiming to bring awareness to penile cancer. A powerful Businessman that has at the centre of his world his money making Business. Parallel to that a life style based on his sexual power. When he loses it to penile cancer his world collapses, bringing about confusion, agony and distress. And he finds himself at a crossroads unsure where to turn. Influenced by others around him, more so a young woman he meets and befriends who has a great impact on him, he finds new meaning. She helps him find his own spirituality, bringing about transformation, changing his perspective on what really matters and in consequence changing his ways, embracing his vulnerabilities, to finding strength, contentment and joy. Based on real facts, it is deeply touching, moving, illuminating and funny at times.

This book is based on a true life journey, aiming to bring awareness to penile cancer. A powerful Businessman that has at the centre of his world his money making Business. Parallel to that a life style based on his sexual power. When he loses it to penile cancer his world collapses, bringing about confusion, agony and distress. And he finds himself at a crossroads unsure where to turn. Influenced by others around him, more so a young woman he meets and befriends who has a great impact on him, he finds new meaning. She helps him find his own spirituality, bringing about transformation, changing his perspective on what really matters and in consequence changing his ways, embracing his vulnerabilities, to finding strength, contentment and joy. Based on real facts, it is deeply touching, moving, illuminating and funny at times.

The Bible is our instruction book. This book teaches us God’s word, on how to receive his blessing. I have outlined ten of God’s instructions or guidelines for you to follow. All you have to do is follow the guidelines and you will have success and prosperity. You do not have to depend on someone else’s prayer, you can do it yourself. If you follow these guidelines you will be blessed beyond measures. You’ll receive more answers to your prayers, receive more money, receive your healing, receive more love, receive more power, receive more faith, and receive more of everything God wants you to have.

The Bible is our instruction book. This book teaches us God’s word, on how to receive his blessing. I have outlined ten of God’s instructions or guidelines for you to follow. All you have to do is follow the guidelines and you will have success and prosperity. You do not have to depend on someone else’s prayer, you can do it yourself. If you follow these guidelines you will be blessed beyond measures. You’ll receive more answers to your prayers, receive more money, receive your healing, receive more love, receive more power, receive more faith, and receive more of everything God wants you to have.

Do you need me? “No,” I answered so many years ago. I don’t need you to be with you. I want to be with you. There is a difference; one is of necessity, the other of choice. I don’t need you to get through life literally. But life together will be so much richer and complete if we choose to do it together. Do you love me? “Yes, I love you beyond words.” Then why can’t you need me? At the time, I thought my response to be honest and thoughtful. I was complete and self-sufficient on a practical level, yet sharing life with another for whom my feelings ran deep would open life beyond the practical—perhaps into the realm of sublime. In this instance, the notion of saying yes or no seemed clear, pragmatic, and sensitive. Yet today the complexity of my life over the years has helped me to understand that yes and no are powerful precursor words that can and do lend themselves to the quality and outcome of our life’s journey. Thus, it seems wise and prudent to think upon these words before uttering them cavalierly to myself or others. There is a healing power and energy in uttering yes—in doing so, we are opening up to possibilities that may invite us more into life or more into our lives. There are times when saying yes means stepping out of our comfort zone to adventure, to take risks, and to be more present in our life to the moment, to the opportunity, or to another. Yes is a door opening in response to an invitation, the nature of which is not necessarily clearly understood. Yet no is also appropriate at times, though it implies shutting out possibilities for ourselves and others, possibilities that may or may not serve our needs, interests, well-being, or that of another—whatever that may be. I suggest yes and no are more than what they imply in the moment of utterance. They are more complex dispositions through which we modulate our thought, feeling, and emotion. Fear, anxiety, uncertainty, timidity, fearlessness, hope, aspiration, joy, and sorrow are all factored into how we arrive at the crossroad of yes and no, though we may not consciously realize the implication of their presence. I wrote this book to capture, to some extent, the magnitude of what our yeses and nos add up to and how in retrospect they have impacted the outcome of our lives for the better or worse. You know as well as I that life is uncertain and demands much from us. Each of us starts out in our own unique set of circumstances. We grow up in varied conditions, which shape and mold us emotionally and spiritually, impacting our belief systems and evolving worldviews. These are conditions that in general afford us greater or lesser opportunity to be present to ourselves and others. To characterize life as complex is an understatement. Confronting life in the context of our own growth and development at best is challenging and requires focus, mindfulness, ingenuity, and perseverance. Though it may not be clear or evident, when we are young, to some of us or, in general, to all of us, within each of us there is an innate ability to thrive, not merely to survive. To access the possibilities of a richer, deeper, more dimensional life, may I suggest an attitude of yes may be especially useful and productive to illumine our way. Yes to life. Yes to hope. Yes to joy. Yes to moments of wonder and awe. Yes to beauty in all its manifestations. Yes to compassion. Yes to humility. Yes to gratitude. Yes to loving with less conditions, if unconditional loving is not yet within our reach. Yes to giving. Yes to forgiving. Yes to listening more and really hearing perhaps for the first time (especially to our inner voice). Yes to being more fully connected to the energy of life, which flows through all that is and inherently connects us. Dear reader, though this book is spiritually themed, it has no religious bent or bias. To my mind, religion is best served when it brings all of us together in an inclusive, compassionate, and loving way that serves the welfare of people—all people—with dignity and grace. (If you must know, on religion, I am ecumenical.) I invite you to join me in the chapters ahead to explore how we may now look at our lives differently, which may lead to changed perceptions and outcomes for you and me to fashion a fuller, more enriching, authentic life.The journey to yes is a process unique to you; it requires courage, introspection, and purpose to explore the interiority of your being. It demands your willingness to show up and to stand up in the interest of yourself and others. It asks of you to know on the deepest level that whatever the god of your understanding is, God, by whatever other name, is love—pure, unconditional love. So let’s begin our journey and have a conversation along the way. You will no doubt, at some juncture, find yourself nodding yes or perhaps no to something I have put forth. May I suggest at such a moment that you stop, take a pause, and reflect upon your response to understand what it is bringing up for you to intuit you in that moment more consciously as you invite greater clarity to self-understanding. This book is really all about opening up possibilities to living a deeper, more dimensional life. It speaks to the inner you in you, the inner me in me, which lies more deeply below the surface of everyday life, distraction, impulsivity, and often self-alienation. At its core is love, and all love may ask of us in service to ourselves and others is to include all living things as we grow to interpret, feel, act, and sing from our heart song. In conclusion, the journey to yes speaks to the value of opening ourselves to fully embrace and experience life more thoughtfully, more fearlessly, and more compassionately in love and humility as we deepen in gratitude more consciously. Dear reader, there are no formulas offered here except food for thought. I hope you will find nourishment to feed your mind, heart, and spirit in the chapters ahead. Nor do I offer you any “secrets” to entice you into magical thinking that will relieve you of personable responsibility to self-reflect, examine, discern, feel, and find your own way to self-realization. Perhaps this book found you, though it may appear otherwise. If the title drew you toward it, it may be that you’re a searcher discovering a deeper, more authentic you that lies deep within, under the sediment of everyday life. Or maybe as the saying goes, “Chance catches the mind prepared” (author unknown). The struggles and fruits of my journey have led me to write this book, Inspired by Spirit: The Divine Within. May it speak to you in its own way and contribute to your life’s growth and to understanding your own heart song.

Do you need me? “No,” I answered so many years ago. I don’t need you to be with you. I want to be with you. There is a difference; one is of necessity, the other of choice. I don’t need you to get through life literally. But life together will be so much richer and complete if we choose to do it together. Do you love me? “Yes, I love you beyond words.” Then why can’t you need me? At the time, I thought my response to be honest and thoughtful. I was complete and self-sufficient on a practical level, yet sharing life with another for whom my feelings ran deep would open life beyond the practical—perhaps into the realm of sublime. In this instance, the notion of saying yes or no seemed clear, pragmatic, and sensitive. Yet today the complexity of my life over the years has helped me to understand that yes and no are powerful precursor words that can and do lend themselves to the quality and outcome of our life’s journey. Thus, it seems wise and prudent to think upon these words before uttering them cavalierly to myself or others. There is a healing power and energy in uttering yes—in doing so, we are opening up to possibilities that may invite us more into life or more into our lives. There are times when saying yes means stepping out of our comfort zone to adventure, to take risks, and to be more present in our life to the moment, to the opportunity, or to another. Yes is a door opening in response to an invitation, the nature of which is not necessarily clearly understood. Yet no is also appropriate at times, though it implies shutting out possibilities for ourselves and others, possibilities that may or may not serve our needs, interests, well-being, or that of another—whatever that may be. I suggest yes and no are more than what they imply in the moment of utterance. They are more complex dispositions through which we modulate our thought, feeling, and emotion. Fear, anxiety, uncertainty, timidity, fearlessness, hope, aspiration, joy, and sorrow are all factored into how we arrive at the crossroad of yes and no, though we may not consciously realize the implication of their presence. I wrote this book to capture, to some extent, the magnitude of what our yeses and nos add up to and how in retrospect they have impacted the outcome of our lives for the better or worse. You know as well as I that life is uncertain and demands much from us. Each of us starts out in our own unique set of circumstances. We grow up in varied conditions, which shape and mold us emotionally and spiritually, impacting our belief systems and evolving worldviews. These are conditions that in general afford us greater or lesser opportunity to be present to ourselves and others. To characterize life as complex is an understatement. Confronting life in the context of our own growth and development at best is challenging and requires focus, mindfulness, ingenuity, and perseverance. Though it may not be clear or evident, when we are young, to some of us or, in general, to all of us, within each of us there is an innate ability to thrive, not merely to survive. To access the possibilities of a richer, deeper, more dimensional life, may I suggest an attitude of yes may be especially useful and productive to illumine our way. Yes to life. Yes to hope. Yes to joy. Yes to moments of wonder and awe. Yes to beauty in all its manifestations. Yes to compassion. Yes to humility. Yes to gratitude. Yes to loving with less conditions, if unconditional loving is not yet within our reach. Yes to giving. Yes to forgiving. Yes to listening more and really hearing perhaps for the first time (especially to our inner voice). Yes to being more fully connected to the energy of life, which flows through all that is and inherently connects us. Dear reader, though this book is spiritually themed, it has no religious bent or bias. To my mind, religion is best served when it brings all of us together in an inclusive, compassionate, and loving way that serves the welfare of people—all people—with dignity and grace. (If you must know, on religion, I am ecumenical.) I invite you to join me in the chapters ahead to explore how we may now look at our lives differently, which may lead to changed perceptions and outcomes for you and me to fashion a fuller, more enriching, authentic life.The journey to yes is a process unique to you; it requires courage, introspection, and purpose to explore the interiority of your being. It demands your willingness to show up and to stand up in the interest of yourself and others. It asks of you to know on the deepest level that whatever the god of your understanding is, God, by whatever other name, is love—pure, unconditional love. So let’s begin our journey and have a conversation along the way. You will no doubt, at some juncture, find yourself nodding yes or perhaps no to something I have put forth. May I suggest at such a moment that you stop, take a pause, and reflect upon your response to understand what it is bringing up for you to intuit you in that moment more consciously as you invite greater clarity to self-understanding. This book is really all about opening up possibilities to living a deeper, more dimensional life. It speaks to the inner you in you, the inner me in me, which lies more deeply below the surface of everyday life, distraction, impulsivity, and often self-alienation. At its core is love, and all love may ask of us in service to ourselves and others is to include all living things as we grow to interpret, feel, act, and sing from our heart song. In conclusion, the journey to yes speaks to the value of opening ourselves to fully embrace and experience life more thoughtfully, more fearlessly, and more compassionately in love and humility as we deepen in gratitude more consciously. Dear reader, there are no formulas offered here except food for thought. I hope you will find nourishment to feed your mind, heart, and spirit in the chapters ahead. Nor do I offer you any “secrets” to entice you into magical thinking that will relieve you of personable responsibility to self-reflect, examine, discern, feel, and find your own way to self-realization. Perhaps this book found you, though it may appear otherwise. If the title drew you toward it, it may be that you’re a searcher discovering a deeper, more authentic you that lies deep within, under the sediment of everyday life. Or maybe as the saying goes, “Chance catches the mind prepared” (author unknown). The struggles and fruits of my journey have led me to write this book, Inspired by Spirit: The Divine Within. May it speak to you in its own way and contribute to your life’s growth and to understanding your own heart song.

This book of virtues contains a lifetime collection of stories from a thoughtful, selfless and altruistic giant of a man. An entire lifespan, 85 years of remarkable, crisp memories illuminate, for example, how the vulnerability of youth tempts one to drop out of high school, and how this regret is redeemed later in life. The years in the armed service, purchasing a first home, surviving the Great Depression and retirement are stories that will inspire and renew your belief in self. The challenges associated with leading a virtuous life emerge throughout this memoir, and how one is transformed through the process of reconciliation. In this memoir, the ordinary life becomes an extraordinary one through self-awareness, maturity and a natural inclination to do the right things in life. This memoir will renew your faith in our indomitable will to overcome challenges to lead a life of significance through deeply embedded and enduring moral principles.

MAKE IT SHORT RABBI By Rabb Nathan M. Landman The Jewish religious tradition begins with the Bible and spans 4,000 years. How does one enter into dialogue with Judaism�s fundamental teachings directly, without being overwhelmed by its vast scope? That is the challenge that the author meets by introducing the reader to Jewish insights derived from examining specific Biblical verses, directly and succinctly, as a launching pad for acquiring basic familiarity with Judaism�s life-lessons. Citing over 120 Biblical sources, Rabbi Landman explores such issues as Creation versus Creationism, Sin and the sinner, a Jewish view of miracles, Satan In the Bible, the essentials of good leadership, the quest for the Promised Land,, the meaning of the �chosen people� and many other basic Jewish teachings. These basic Jewish lessons open the door to exploring the Jewish literary tradition comprising ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts and an awesomely voluminous expansion in an oral tradition ultimately set down in the Mishnah, Midrash, and Talmud, and their commentaries. While initially attempting to enter into dialogue with that tradition can appear to be a daunting and intimidating task even for those exposed to an elementary Jewish education, what you will find here is a key to entering the dialogue so that you may engage specific biblical texts and come to grips with specific Jewish teachings and values suggested by them on a wide variety of living issues. Accordingly, the purpose of these Torah and Haftarah thoughts arranged according to the annual cycle of Sabbath scriptural readings in the synagogue is twofold: First, to draw attention to the �portion of the week� as a perennial source of Judaic spiritual values; and second, to concentrate on a particular verse from the reading as a means of providing Jewish insights for contemporary living. Hopefully, one encountering these texts for the first time, rather than being overwhelmed, will feel that he or she has gained an initial insight into Jewish perspectives and, at the same time, recognizes that the journey into Judaism requires a constantly expanding effort in study and reflection.

MAKE IT SHORT RABBI By Rabb Nathan M. Landman The Jewish religious tradition begins with the Bible and spans 4,000 years. How does one enter into dialogue with Judaism�s fundamental teachings directly, without being overwhelmed by its vast scope? That is the challenge that the author meets by introducing the reader to Jewish insights derived from examining specific Biblical verses, directly and succinctly, as a launching pad for acquiring basic familiarity with Judaism�s life-lessons. Citing over 120 Biblical sources, Rabbi Landman explores such issues as Creation versus Creationism, Sin and the sinner, a Jewish view of miracles, Satan In the Bible, the essentials of good leadership, the quest for the Promised Land,, the meaning of the �chosen people� and many other basic Jewish teachings. These basic Jewish lessons open the door to exploring the Jewish literary tradition comprising ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts and an awesomely voluminous expansion in an oral tradition ultimately set down in the Mishnah, Midrash, and Talmud, and their commentaries. While initially attempting to enter into dialogue with that tradition can appear to be a daunting and intimidating task even for those exposed to an elementary Jewish education, what you will find here is a key to entering the dialogue so that you may engage specific biblical texts and come to grips with specific Jewish teachings and values suggested by them on a wide variety of living issues. Accordingly, the purpose of these Torah and Haftarah thoughts arranged according to the annual cycle of Sabbath scriptural readings in the synagogue is twofold: First, to draw attention to the �portion of the week� as a perennial source of Judaic spiritual values; and second, to concentrate on a particular verse from the reading as a means of providing Jewish insights for contemporary living. Hopefully, one encountering these texts for the first time, rather than being overwhelmed, will feel that he or she has gained an initial insight into Jewish perspectives and, at the same time, recognizes that the journey into Judaism requires a constantly expanding effort in study and reflection.

How do 'you" heal 'your' organizations? How do you raise your consciousness in order to find new ways for old habits and issues? A tool is¾ become aware of energy ¾ awaken your senses. Remarry the theories of matter and energy with the insights of spirit. And allow the evoking of an 'unknown' shift in consciousness. 

It is a huge process of inviting your essence, your intention and all your different personality parts and at the end even all the cells of your sacred physical bodies. You see a multivibrational model of yourself with different sequences, chakras and levels. You choose love over fear and through the centre of your heart you access your amazing potential. Your unique body is your laboratory.

This process is about allowing the different waves of the life pulse to engage inside your inner boxes. These inner boxes engage with drama triangles and harbour stages of suffering.

A new understanding of the concept of time inevitably arises. A focusing on the moment 'now' is one of the tools in order to bring Dynamic Facilitation to fruition. A 'we, the people' movement emerges and the system becomes a living entity. You facilitate the group's processes.

In the journey of transformation, when old structures dissolve, chaos arises. Control meets trust, policies struggles with needs. 'Unconditional responsibility' becomes the glue for contact and presence.

You learn to take responsibility for the chaos around you. You stretch yourself; you acknowledge how the outer chaos sways you and how your inner chaos affects the outer world. You witness the unfinished business in your inner box. You curiously ask: “What is here now?” You patiently experience and integrate.

You acknowledge the presence of an inner box in each individual. You know that individuals compose each organization and system; each organization and system also has an inner box and unfinished business.

Which enables you to be a facilitator and hold space for choice-creating and waves of unfinished businesses. You create and achieve, you work and you care for yourself and the others. A change is manifesting itself worldwide; many organizations and systems are affected, one of which is the health care system and our hospitals.

A hospital is an example of an extremely complicated business, which can serve as an example for nearly any business. The scenery is populated with patients, family members and a panoply of caregivers 'and' there is the interplay between health and disease.

You are ready to bridge the outer 'we' with the inner 'we'. You become what is changing and 'you' are the unique tool to achieve this. 'You' who are a unique combination of residents, reformers and rebels. Awareness is your major tool; you achieve a new complete vision of reality. You learn to perceive the beauty in everything. Let the inspiration flow through you and become contagious.

How do 'you" heal 'your' organizations? How do you raise your consciousness in order to find new ways for old habits and issues? A tool is¾ become aware of energy ¾ awaken your senses. Remarry the theories of matter and energy with the insights of spirit. And allow the evoking of an 'unknown' shift in consciousness. 

It is a huge process of inviting your essence, your intention and all your different personality parts and at the end even all the cells of your sacred physical bodies. You see a multivibrational model of yourself with different sequences, chakras and levels. You choose love over fear and through the centre of your heart you access your amazing potential. Your unique body is your laboratory.

This process is about allowing the different waves of the life pulse to engage inside your inner boxes. These inner boxes engage with drama triangles and harbour stages of suffering.

A new understanding of the concept of time inevitably arises. A focusing on the moment 'now' is one of the tools in order to bring Dynamic Facilitation to fruition. A 'we, the people' movement emerges and the system becomes a living entity. You facilitate the group's processes.

In the journey of transformation, when old structures dissolve, chaos arises. Control meets trust, policies struggles with needs. 'Unconditional responsibility' becomes the glue for contact and presence.

You learn to take responsibility for the chaos around you. You stretch yourself; you acknowledge how the outer chaos sways you and how your inner chaos affects the outer world. You witness the unfinished business in your inner box. You curiously ask: “What is here now?” You patiently experience and integrate.

You acknowledge the presence of an inner box in each individual. You know that individuals compose each organization and system; each organization and system also has an inner box and unfinished business.

Which enables you to be a facilitator and hold space for choice-creating and waves of unfinished businesses. You create and achieve, you work and you care for yourself and the others. A change is manifesting itself worldwide; many organizations and systems are affected, one of which is the health care system and our hospitals.

A hospital is an example of an extremely complicated business, which can serve as an example for nearly any business. The scenery is populated with patients, family members and a panoply of caregivers 'and' there is the interplay between health and disease.

You are ready to bridge the outer 'we' with the inner 'we'. You become what is changing and 'you' are the unique tool to achieve this. 'You' who are a unique combination of residents, reformers and rebels. Awareness is your major tool; you achieve a new complete vision of reality. You learn to perceive the beauty in everything. Let the inspiration flow through you and become contagious.