What if I told you the decision for your existence did not come from your parents. What if I told you, you are more than a man-made idea, that your existence isnaEUR(tm)t about existence at all. You were not put here to merely exist. What if I told you, you were planned before the creation of the world you now live in. That you were made to live an abundant world, changing life and you were made in the image of God Almighty himself. That He alone breathed into you so that you could live and change the world. He gave you His identity in your mind, in your emotions, and in your body. Your creator is not your parents; therefore, your identity cannot come from them. You have an individual identity that was knit together before creation. God fashioned you to be a specific person who could never be duplicated. You are one of a kind, and you cannot be copied. You were created with a purpose, for a purpose. In the pages of this book, I will walk you through the identity process. God needs you; He needs all of you. Every piece of your identity needs to be fluently working so you can fulfill your destiny and purpose so you can start winning victories over the battles youaEUR(tm)ve been fighting for far too long, so addictions and generational curses can break, so your children can rise up with the identity in Christ that is on you! It all starts with your true identity! Jesus gave us a beautiful exchangeaEUR"our crown of thorns for his crown of royalty. Yes, you are literally wrapped in royalty and righteousness. God wants to walk it out with you. He desperately wants to show you who you are.
This fascinating ethnography examines one segment of Vietnam's diverse sex industry. Between 2006 and 2010, author Kimberly Kay Hoang was employed at four exclusive Saigon hostess bars catering to high-end clientele: wealthy Asian businessmen, Western expatriates and tourists, local Vietnamese men, and Viet Kieus (ethnic Vietnamese living abroad). Using participant observation and in-depth interviews with the sex workers, bar owners, managers, and mostly rich clients at all four locations, Hoang argues that Vietnam's high-end sex industry is much more than a byproduct of globalization--it's an integral component of the country's free-market capitalism, including its emergence as a regional economic player. Major business deals in Vietnam often occur within hostess bars, which businessmen use to stage a display of power, forge relationships, and impress clients. Hostesses facilitate these transactions by socializing with clients, as well as fulfilling fantasies of the flesh and of the culture. The author reveals how recent changes in the political economy have shaped the social structure of sex work in the country, just as actors involved in the sex industry have actively shaped Vietnam's political economy. Multiple constructions of gender are emerging across local, national, and global socio-spaces from the bottom up and the top down"--Provided by publisher.
This resource provides a wealth of activities to use in therapeutic work with families, tailored to meet the particular needs of different types of family. Chapters are organized by family type, and include divorced families, families with an incarcerated parent, grandparent-led families, families with substance abuse issues, and families in grief. Each chapter includes a host of therapeutic activities that are appropriate, and most effective, with each family type. Chapters also include a discussion of the context, the strengths and weaknesses of each family type, the challenges they face, and best practices for effective intervention. Clear instructions and follow up discussion questions are included. This will be an essential guide for all those working with families, including counsellors, family therapists, social workers and psychologists.
Stress is a physical response to an undesirable situation. Mild stress can result from missing the bus, standing in a long line at the store or getting a parking ticket. Stress can also be severe. Divorce, family problems, an assault, or the death of a loved one, for example, can be devastating. One of the most common sources of both mild and severe stress is work. Stress can be short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic). Acute stress is a reaction to an immediate threat -- either real or perceived. Chronic stress involves situations that aren't short-lived, such as relationship problems, workplace pressures, and financial or health worries. Stress is an unavoidable consequence of life. As Hans Selye (who coined the term as it is currently used) noted, "Without stress, there would be no life". However, just as distress can cause disease, it seems plausible that there are good stresses that promote wellness. Stress is not always necessarily harmful. Winning a race or an election can be just as stressful as losing, or more so, but may trigger very different biological responses. Increased stress results in increased productivity up to a point. This new book deals with the dazzling complexity of this good-bad phenomenon and presents up-to-date research from throughout the world.
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