Walt Whitman's radiant poetry is a source of contemporary inspiration. His ecumenical wisdom, which includes both transcendentalism and realism, is encapsulated here in short verses for each day of the year. These, along with a daily action step, become a springboard for readers to transform themselves. The sublime poetry combined with exercises for self-reflection will make this unique pocket-sized daybook a constant companion for those seeking greater balance in their lives.
If ever a person demonstrated the unstoppable power of Spirit, Helen Keller would certainly be an outstanding model. On June 27, 1880, Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Having lost her sight and hearing ability at the age of 19 months, she learned with the help of her remarkable teacher and friend, Anne Sullivan, how to communicate...and what a truly prolific communicator she became. Keller was well educated and at the age of 24 she graduated, cum laude, from Radcliffe College. During her years of study there, Keller authored the first of her twelve books entitled, The Story of My Life, which was later made into a movie called, The Miracle Worker. Despite her physical disabilities, Helen Keller consistently demonstrated enlightened intelligence, courage and astute optimism. Helen Keller dedicated her life to making a strikingly positive difference in the world. She was known for being an outspoken activist for change in the laws surrounding women's rights, people with various disabilities, social justice- ships, and labor rights. Helen was an avid animal lover, a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World. Her accomplishments were recognized worldwide. In the states, she received the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal (1936), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) and, in 1965, she was elected to the Women's Hall of Fame. Harvard University and Temple University also awarded her honorary doctoral degrees. Internationally, she was named an Honorary Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland and received honorary degrees from the universities of Delhi, India; Berlin, Germany; Glasgow, Scotland; and Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. For this and so much more, she is truly an inspiring iconic being. At the end of her life, she suffered a series of strokes and on June 1, 1968 she passed away in her sleep at her home in Connecticut. Our goal with this book is to bring the words and knowledge of Helen Keller into everyone's life, piece by piece, little bit by little bit. But our vision does not end there, and Keller is not the only source for a further opened mind: you are. The second key component is your journaling. The design of this book intends for Keller to be highlighted for a moment of each day and for you to take a moment in your own often busy schedule to highlight yourself, by journaling in the accompanying pages.
James Allen was a British philosophical writer and a pioneer of the New Thought movement. In 1902, Allen published his third and most famous success book, As A Man Thinketh. Loosely based on the biblical proverb, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," the small work eventually became read around the world and it continues to be a source of inspiration to millions. This powerful Success Journal, 45 Days with As A Man Thinketh, is designed to accelerate your awakening to the prosperous, abundant you you've been looking for. To fully benefit from 45 Days with As A Man Thinketh, please journal each day. By journaling you will rapidly accelerate your prosperity consciousness. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off last. Enjoy watching your prosperity, abundance and joy break through to the next level in 45 Days with As A Man Thinketh. We hope you find joy, Inspiration and wisdom from this philosophy and your journaling.
Mary Caroline "Myrtle" Page Fillmore (August 6, 1845 - October 6, 1931) with her husband Charles Fillmore, founded the international New Thought movement, Unity. Myrtle Fillmore's personal healing experience with affirmative prayer led to the Silent Unity prayer ministry. Fillmore wrote the children's book, Wee Wisdom's Way and in 1893 she began publishing Wee Wisdom, a children's magazine. Fillmore served as a minister and director of the Silent Unity department. During her life she wrote wonderfully loving letters to people throughout the world requesting prayer. Her letters to people around the world became the source for the books, Healing Letters and How to Let God Help You. This transformative Empowerment Journal, 45 Days with Myrtle Fillmore, is designed to accelerate your awakening to the powerful, prosperous, extraordinary you you've been looking for. To fully benefit from 45 Days with Myrtle Fillmore, please journal each day. By journaling you will rapidly accelerate your awareness. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off last. Enjoy watching your empowerment, prosperity, and peace expand in 45 Days with Myrtle Fillmore.
Prentice Mulford (1834–1891) was instrumental in the founding of the popular philosophy, New Thought, along with other notable writers including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Phineas Quimby and James Allen. Mulford's book, Thoughts Are Things served as a guide to the New Thought belief system and continues to enlighten audiences around the world.This powerful Enlightenment Journal, 45 Days with Thoughts Are Things, is designed to accelerate your awakening to the vast, wise and peaceful you you've been looking for. To fully benefit from 45 Days with Thoughts Are Things, please journal each day. By journaling you will rapidly accelerate your awareness. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off last. Enjoy watching your awakening, wisdom and peace expand in 45 Days with Thoughts Are Things.
The legendary author, Wallace D. Wattles, wrote the prosperity classic, The Science of Getting Rich, which Rhonda Byrne credited as one of the main inspirations for her popular film and book, The Secret. Wattles, a former member of the Methodist Church, eventually discovered the New Thought Movement and put these principles into practice in his life and began writing books on this powerful philosophy. Wattles was heavily influenced by Phineas P. Quimby, another leader in the New Thought Movement and featured in 45 Days with Phineas P. Quimby. Teachings like Quimby's and Wattles' heavily contributed to the birth of the philosophy known as New Thought. This powerful prosperity journal, 45 Days with The Science of Getting Rich, is designed to accelerate your awakening to the prosperous, abundant you you've been looking for. To fully benefit from 45 Days with The Science of Getting Rich, please journal each day. By journaling you will rapidly accelerate your prosperity consciousness. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off last. Enjoy watching your prosperity, abundance and joy break through to the next level in the next 45 days, from The Science of Getting Rich and your journaling!
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Dickinson's poetry was highly shaped by the Metaphysical poets of seventeenth-century England, the Book of Revelation and her life in a Puritan New England town. She admired the poetry of John Keats and Elizabeth & Robert Barrett Browning. She was discouraged from reading the poetry of her contemporary Walt Whitman due to rumors of its disgracefulness, yet the two poets are now connected by the distinguished place they hold as the founders of a uniquely American poetic voice. While Dickinson was extremely prolific as a poet and regularly enclosed poems in letters to friends, she was not publicly recognized during her lifetime. The first volume of her work was published posthumously in 1890 and the last in 1955. She died in Amherst in 1886. Emily wrote passionately about Nature in her poetry, which is the focus of this book. Our goal with this book is to bring the words and knowledge of Emily Dickinson into everyone's life, piece by piece, little bit by little bit. But our vision does not end there, and Dickinson is not the only source for a further opened mind: you are. The second key component is your journaling. The design of this book intends for Dickinson to be highlighted for a moment of each day and for you to take a moment in your own often busy schedule to highlight yourself, by journaling in the accompanying pages.
Among the list of influential New Thought proponents, Emma Curtis Hopkins is often referred to as "The mother of New Thought" or the "Teacher of teachers." Those who studied with Hopkins include Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science; the Fillmores, founders of Unity; Harriet Emilie Cady, author of Unity's cornerstone text Lessons in Truth, and Malinda Cramer and Nona L. Brooks, founders of Divine Science. Emma insisted that her students already knew everything she was teaching them. It was simply a matter of recalling or remembering the spiritual instinct they were born with. To Emma, the teaching was more important than the teacher and she felt equal with her students because all are the expressions of God. Integrity and Truth were extremely important to her.Emma recognized three sciences: the physical or material science that declares laws; mental science, as all that we are is created from our thought; and mystical science, which she affirmed. She taught herself and others from the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, ancient Roman and Greek mythologies, the Avesta Zoroaster, and the world's most brilliant saints and philosophies.Emma was the first to promote the idea of the Divine Feminine. She taught that the “Mind-Principle” is the “Fatherhood of the Trinity,” the “Sonship” represents the children who are “creations of the mind,” and “The Holy Ghost” is the “Mother-Life.” Ernest Holmes was Emma's last student. He studied with her in 1924 and she died in 1925. Our goal with this book is to bring the words and knowledge of Emma Curtis Hopkins into everyone's life, piece by piece, little bit by little bit. But our vision does not end there, and Emma is not the only source for a further opened mind: you are. The second key component is your journaling. The design of this book intends for Emma to be highlighted for a moment of each day and for you to take a moment in your own often busy schedule to highlight yourself, by journaling in the accompanying pages.
This powerfully loving 45 Days With book is designed to accelerate your awakening by simplifying the often challenging task of reading the entire public domain book, A Course in Miracles. In this wonderfully small book, we combine the modern day wisdom and knowledge of several contemporary teachers of A Course in Miracles, such as Ken Wapnick, Gary Renard, Nouk Sanchez, and Jon Mundy with a transformative journaling action step each day. One of the most amazing parts of the book, A Course in Miracles, is that it specifically states that "a universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary." It emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum. There are many others, this one differing from them only in form. They all lead to God in the end. As most spiritual practices promote that their model has the truth, it has been refreshing to explore A Course in Miracles knowing that it clearly states it is only one of many versions of the universal curriculum. Ken Wapnick and other teachers have studied a plethora of different paths throughout their lives and we believe this is part of what allows them to be so relatable to everyone they encounter. The teachers and A Course in Miracles are highlighted for a moment of each day, and then you have the opportunity to accelerate your own spiritual journey, by journaling and/or practicing scribing in the accompanying pages.All the wisdom and insights shared within these pages from the teachers are from my interviews, talks and phone conversations with them during the years we have known them. I hope you find this material beneficial in your journey, as Kenneth Wapnick says, to the other side of the bridge. To fully benefit from this version of 45 Days With A Course in Miracles, please journal each day. It is not a task, but a wonderful opportunity to truly learn more about yourself and ACIM. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off last. We hope you find joy, Inspiration and wisdom from this philosophy and your journaling.
Kenneth Wapnick studied, wrote and taught about A Course in Miracles (ACIM) for over 35 years. He was a close friend and associate of Dr. Helen Schucman, scribe of the Course, and Dr. William Thetford, collaborator in the scribing. Ken's understanding of the Course's thought system, his humor and clarity, and his constant modeling of the Course's messages of oneness and forgiveness, led to the creation of the film, A Course in Miracles The Movie, featuring Ken and other ACIM teachers. One of the most amazing parts of the book, A Course in Miracles, is that it specifically states that "a universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary." It emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum. There are many others, this one differing from them only in form. They all lead to God in the end. This powerfully loving 45 Days With book is designed to accelerate your awakening by combining the wisdom and knowledge of Ken Wapnick and A Course in Miracles, with Helen Schucman's actual technique of Scribing in a notebook. Helen Schucman, a Professor at Columbia University, scribed (channeled) A Course in Miracles via conversations with Jesus. The voice made no sound, but seemed to be giving her a kind of rapid, inner dictation which she took down in a shorthand notebook. Ken and A Course in Miracles are highlighted for a moment of each day, and then you have the opportunity to accelerate your own spiritual journey, by journaling and/or practicing scribing in the accompanying pages.You can additionally see Ken featured in A Course in Miracles The Film, in the book and movie, Remembering Kenneth Wapnick, and the ACIM Awakening Series Courses.Kenneth Wapnick passed away on December 27, 2013. We hope you find joy, Inspiration and wisdom from this great man and your journaling.
Learn to implement the intentional practices and make the hard decisions that true equity demands In The Equity Mindset, celebrated researcher, attorney, and activist Ifeomasinachi Ike delivers a moving and impactful exploration of why equity is so important, the shortcomings of institutional diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and how we creatively and boldly design cultures centering the expertise of those who know first-hand how inequity has shaped work culture. The book examines the dynamics of normalized institutional oppression, offers real-world case studies, and provides readers with new practices, key performance indicators (KPIs), and milestones for measuring the success of modern DEI efforts. At its core, The Equity Mindset is about adopting a problem-solving mentality to address social inequities to ensure we all thrive. This nuanced treatment of principles, practices, and production also includes: Practitioner interviews with guidance on how each person, regardless of industry, can advance equity personally and professionally Strategies for addressing organizational bias, inequity, and lack of representation Tools for leaders and decisionmakers seeking concrete steps to create safer cultures for communities historically marginalized A can’t-miss resource for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders, The Equity Mindset is for those with and without traditional authority who seek to advance the movement for equitable treatment in every environment.
Walt Whitman's radiant poetry is a source of contemporary inspiration. His ecumenical wisdom, which includes both transcendentalism and realism, is encapsulated here in short verses for each day of the year. These, along with a daily action step, become a springboard for readers to transform themselves. The sublime poetry combined with exercises for self-reflection will make this unique pocket-sized daybook a constant companion for those seeking greater balance in their lives.
As he works his way through his medical training, Ike Anya's grandmother reassures him, saying: Everything worthwhile is achieved small by small. It's the 1990s, a turbulent time in Nigeria's political history, and a young Ike Anya embarks on the journey to qualifying as a medical doctor. In a story that charts the triumphs and failures of his student days through to his first demanding year as a house officer, Anya's sharp wit, gentle humour and abounding curiosity present a medical memoir unlike any from the West. Recalling the vibrancy of tempestuous 1990s Nigeria - the political unrest, social change and worsening economy - Anya also celebrates the friendships, minor rebellions and hard graft of student days. Small by Small is a deeply intimate memoir imbued with determination, compassion and a love of storytelling.
Cataract Surgery from Routine to Complex: A Practical Guide provides eye care professionals guidance on what to do and how to avoid potential complications in all aspects of cataract surgery, just as if the world’s experts were by your side. Drs. Randy Olson, George Jin, Ike Ahmed, Alan Crandall, Robert Cionni, and Jason Jones concisely provide a wealth of information, including a detailed list of key issues and considerations for virtually all the possible contingencies of the procedure. Some Topics and Sections Include: -Examination Pupil size, ocular dominance, biometry, and more -IOL Choice Monofocal: aspheric vs. traditional; presbyopia-correcting: mutifocal vs. accommodating; toric, and more -Routine Cataract Surgery Microincision cataract surgery, OVD selection, current phacoemulsification techniques, and more -Complex Cataract Surgery Hypermature cataract, small pupil, pseudoexfoliation, nanophthalmos, pediatric cataract, and more Intra-Operative Complications Wound burn, posterior capsular rupture, shallow anterior chamber, and more -Patient Assessment Visual acuity, refraction, visual quality, and more -Postoperative Complications Endophthalmitis, toxic anterior segment syndrome, IOL dislocation, and more Cataract Surgery from Routine to Complex also includes a companion website that provides more than 2 hours of learning with 38 edited and narrated video presentations, perfectly complementing the procedures discussed inside the text. Cataract Surgery from Routine to Complex is the combination of a practical guide with broad academic underpinnings along with current controversial subjects on cataract surgery, making it ideal for eye care professionals who wish to update their knowledge and translate it into improved surgical techniques and better cataract patient education.
Attempts to understand why African and Americans are over-represented in United States crime statistics have been made complex by the existence of a multiplicity of explanations. Every adult in the United States seems to know what causes crime, and is prepared to present some seasoned argument in support of their view. Because of the existence of this divergence, attempts to device a viable format for solving either the crime problem, the discrimination problem or the over representation problem continues to be difficult. Important aspects of authentic jurisprudence that acknowledge the need to examine a victim's contribution to the criminal event, retributive justice and collective responsibility, are essential attributes of traditional African culture. These attributes are conspicuously absent in the official social control systems that currently exist in the United States. This book suggests that to reduce or eliminate African American involvement in crime therefore, it is necessary to incorporate those attributes of equity and justice, which are essential components of the traditional legal systems of their ancestors into our official social control systems. Such incorporation will help to reconnect African Americans with their ancestral lgbo culture, reinforce their knowledge of African history, strengthen their self esteem and encourage the development of pride in their African heritage. It will also help to reduce their involvement as victims or participants in anti social behavior, and eventually solve the overreprentation problem.
In SoulStirrers, H. Ike Okafor-Newsum describes the birth and development of an artistic movement in Cincinnati, Ohio, identified with the Neo-Ancestral impulse. The Neo-Ancestral impulse emerges as an extension of the Harlem Renaissance, the Negritude Movement, and the Black Arts Movement, all of which sought to re-represent the “primitive” and “savage” Black and African in new terms. Central to the dominant racial framework has always been the conception that the Black subject was not only inferior, but indeed incapable of producing art. The Neo-Ancestral impulse posed a challenge to both existing form and content. Like its intellectual antecedents, the movement did not separate art from life and raised a central question, one that the “soul stirrers” of Cincinnati are engaging in their artistic productions. Okafor-Newsum defines collapsing of the sacred and the profane as a central tendency of African aesthetics, transformed and rearticulated here in the Americas. In this volume, the artistic productions ask readers to consider the role of those creating and viewing this art by attempting to shift the way in which we view the ordinary. The works of these artists, therefore, are not only about the survival of African-derived cultural forms, though such remains a central effect of them. These extraordinary pieces, installations, and movements consistently refer to the cultural reality of the Americas and the need for political and intellectual transformation. They constitute important intellectual interventions that serve as indispensable elements in the redefinition and reinterpretation of our society. Featuring numerous color illustrations and profiles of artists, this volume reveals exciting trends in African American art and in the African diaspora more broadly.
This book summarizes Willie Obiano’s personal and family life and then treats his key accomplishments as Governor of Anambra State, Nigeria, from 2014 to 2022. Governor Obiano waged Nigeria’s most successful war against the coronavirus, built the Anambra International Airport under 2 years, developed the Awka Millennium City, completed the Anambra International Convention Center, and built the Awka City Stadium. His legacies include giant strides in agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure, the economy, and investments.
This is a new treatment of clinical research ethics in an African context, and an indispensable resource for researchers, students, policy makers and research institutions interested in African research ethics. In re-appraising the African philosophical notion of selfhood, it argues for the need to re-conceptualize responsibility in clinical trials, pushing researchers to go beyond autonomy-based considerations based on the individual only, and to develop clinical trials that appropriately embed research subjects within their community and their environment. The African standpoint stresses communalism and communitarianism. As such, responsibility for, and by, the individual can only make sense through the community in which the individual is rooted. The book emphasizes the African viewpoint by making explicit the importance of the self in the re-contextualized arena of the community. It forces research ethicists to go beyond autonomy-based considerations for the individual only, and to appropriately embed research subjects within their community and their environment.
How can we understand God's revelation to us? Exploring both Augustine's and Karl Barth's readings of the Johannine literature, Ike Miller casts a broader vision of divine illumination, arguing for a fully Trinitarian view of illumination that forms not just our intellect, but also appeals to the affections and encourages our ethical action.
Distribution of Lives provides a completely new method for viewing and understanding income distribution from bottom to top. It illustrates the profound adverse impact of maldistribution on individuals and the economy as a whole. If you ever needed ammunition to support your case that equitable income distributions are essential for our families, for our friends, for our nation, for our world, you will find it here. The prevailing economic theories that financial and monetary manipulations can be corrective in spite of profound maldistribution are proven wrong here. It is perilous to presuppose that such theories can produce a thriving economy when the majority have plainly been harmed to benefit the few. This is a book about answers, reasons, and demonstrations. The unabridged Distribution of Lives is 345 pages (excluding appendix and endnotes); the condensed version, 195 pages. The condensed version does not include Chapters 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9, which deal primarily with economics and U.S. history. Otherwise the two are identical.
This book aims at making a contribution to the promotion of small businesses in developing countries. It does so by helping to identify management problems encountered by small businesses in developing countries, with reference to policy environment, institutional framework, and UNIDO technical assistance. The result is aimed at providing a good information base on how small business management and performance in developing countries can be improved. This is for individuals who are already involved with small businesses and those interested in it.
Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century frames the discourse around the important issue of African unification, against the backdrop of the region’s political and economic marginalization. Arguably the richest continent in the world, in terms of its abundant untapped natural resources and human capital, it still lags behind the other regions of the world developmentally. Undeniably, Africa is at the crossroads in this millennium, within the context of the powerful events and effects of the “New Globalization.” One of the central issues that academics and political actors, interested in African development, must tackle immediately is how to make the region politically and economically relevant in global affairs. These objectives could be attained through continental amalgamation. Accordingly, this book debates and suggests, inter alia, strategies that might advance Africa’s unification effort in order to provide the politico-economic clout needed to spur continental development. Further, it argues that such a Union of African States is critical for promoting the “good political life” for all Africans.
Learn to implement the intentional practices and make the hard decisions that true equity demands In The Equity Mindset, celebrated researcher, attorney, and activist Ifeomasinachi Ike delivers a moving and impactful exploration of why equity is so important, the shortcomings of institutional diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and how we creatively and boldly design cultures centering the expertise of those who know first-hand how inequity has shaped work culture. The book examines the dynamics of normalized institutional oppression, offers real-world case studies, and provides readers with new practices, key performance indicators (KPIs), and milestones for measuring the success of modern DEI efforts. At its core, The Equity Mindset is about adopting a problem-solving mentality to address social inequities to ensure we all thrive. This nuanced treatment of principles, practices, and production also includes: Practitioner interviews with guidance on how each person, regardless of industry, can advance equity personally and professionally Strategies for addressing organizational bias, inequity, and lack of representation Tools for leaders and decisionmakers seeking concrete steps to create safer cultures for communities historically marginalized A can’t-miss resource for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders, The Equity Mindset is for those with and without traditional authority who seek to advance the movement for equitable treatment in every environment.
The central economic story of modern time is how the United States went from equitable distributions that existed from the 1950s through 1970s to its current state of maldistribution. The prevailing economic theories that financial and monetary manipulations can be corrective in spite of profound maldistribution are proven wrong here.
EVERYONE'S GUIDE - FORECAST & SOLUTION introduces new, easy-to-use statistical methods so that the reader can answer the questions: How long will nuclear peace tend to continue? And, what can be done to extend it further? Dietrich Fischer, a past MacArthur Fellow at Princeton, was emphatic: "This is an original & highly readable contribution to the most important issue facing humanity today - surviving the nuclear threat. Jeanes combines lucid common sense with mathematical rigor in this landmark work. Anyone with an interest in having a future should read this work." Similarly, another distinguished scholar & author in the field declared, "It was more than interesting: it was completely fascinating." The general literate reader can assess when a nuclear use (small or otherwise) would tend to occur at probabilities from 1% to 99.9%, & what precisely can be done to forestall such use. Jeanes debunks deterrence theory, illustrates consequences of proliferation, & provides a unified explanation for warfare, conventional & nuclear. A comprehensive work - ethical, political, historical, analytical. 100+ Graphs & Tables, 1,500+ footnotes. TOLL-FREE, 24 hours-a-day, credit card line (800) 448-3330; Publisher: (800) 446-0467.
In the dark days of the military and a mafia seizes the life of a nation crippling it down. A fight for the soul of the nation is waged with patriots ready to let it all out but time seems to have a joker of its own waitingWith the thrill and dangers of the time, this is the story of that fight zoomed in through the eyes of a soldier willing to give his all.
This volume explores the notion that African leaders are fundamentally responsible for electoral malfeasance throughout the continent. The quagmire of fixing elections in order to stay in power ad-infinitum has frequently led – and will continue to lead – to political violence, civil wars, internal displacement of citizens, international refugee crises, and economic malaise with its attendant crisis of underdevelopment. This book provides five case studies selected from Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone Africa that illustrate some variations and similarities in the dilemma of electoral democracy in this epoch of Africa’s democratic experiment. It suggests, among other factors, Colin Powell’s and Abraham Lincoln’s theoretical templates as pointers for African political chiefs in their struggle for democratic consolidation – a successful move that could advance national legitimacy and political stability critical for impressive development in this millennium.
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