Beloved poet-philosopher Noah benShea helps you begin your journey toward happiness and a life of meaning with his practical and commonsense approach, inspirational messages, life-changing stories, and sage humor.
There is no more inspiring a guide for coping in a complicated world than Jacob the Baker. His plainspoken wisdom and commonsense approach provide nourishment for the soul. In his parables, Jacob ponders universal questions offers hope, comfort, and direction in the midst of life's daunting but sometimes wondrous challenges.
Sometimes life’s waves knock you down; other times, life might seem to sweep you along powerless. But the choice is always yours to swim back up to the light. Legendary world champion surfer Shaun Tomson and international bestselling poet-philosopher Noah benShea join forces to offer you insight on a path of purpose, hope, and faith. This timely guidebook alternates between Tomson’s inspiring experiential essays and benShea’s spiritual commentary that lift the soul, all accented with stunning full-color surfing photographs. After losing his son, Tomson walked the bitter road of loss and crossed from darkness into the light. The Surfer and the Sage addresses the eighteen relentless, breaking waves of life, from loss and aging to relationships and depression, and guides you to transformation. It is not a list of rules to follow that guarantee success, health, or wealth, but rather a collection of advice from two guides who have traveled far and wide and suffered deeply, but still look forward to tomorrow with faith and hope.
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A timeless fable about a man whose humble life and plainspoken wisdom are sources of inspiration for those around him. Reader's Digest will be featuring excerpts beginning in April.
Jacob's Ladder is a small book filled with wonderfully big ideas. Noah benShea returns with his beloved and wise Jacob to the internationally bestselling Jacob the Baker series. Here truly is wisdom for the heart's ascent. Jacob is a baker and a sage who once wrote little notes to himself in an effort to help him make sense of life. A humble man, he lived anonymously in quiet reflection--until one of his notes was acitdentally baked into a loaf of bread. When the secret of Jacob's truth and kindness were discovered, people flocked to him with the questions, great and small, troubling their souls. The village children came after school to sit on the flour sacks and hear his stories. All of this attention made it impossible for Jacob to live his quiet life and forced him from his community. But Jacob's destiny as a gentle teacher would not be denied. Now, Jacob has returned home, and something stirring in his heart now leads him down an altogether new path: fatherhood. In Jacob's Ladder a dusty boy arrives at Jacob's door, note in hand, waiting. It is the dying wish of an old friend that Jacob take in this orphan, Jonah--to teach him, to guide him--until the day Jonah is ready to sit at the Council of Sages. In this sometimes difficult and enlightening adventure of the heart, Jacob discovers that "a teacher loves teaching. A father teaches love. Teaching I know. Loving, I'm learning." Jacob's Ladder is a book that you can open on any page and be rewarded. Jacob speaks to all of us, and we are wiser for listening. He is a sage of the heart. Wisdom, parables, aphorisms, and wonderful stories lead us up Jacob's Ladder. Join Jacob and young Jonah as they together seek to understand their place in life. This charming and deceptively simple story is rich with spirited characters, enriching new themes and valuable insights. "The most important things in life aren't things," says Jacob, who teaches about the importance of love and forgiveness, responsibility and the subtle depths of parenting, growing older and becoming young, spirituality and work, loss and laughter, and so much more. Jacob's Ladder is a heartwarming, moving fable; Jacob friends--new and old--will love this new chapter in his life. Noah benShea's most accomplished work, it is meant to be cherished, shared and read again and again.
Beloved poet-philosopher Noah benShea helps you begin your journey toward happiness and a life of meaning with his practical and commonsense approach, inspirational messages, life-changing stories, and sage humor.
Heartwarming...A message of deliverance and fulfillment...A cause for joy and celebration." Father Malcolm Boyd As readers of Noah benShea's beloved international bestseller JACOB THE BAKER already know, Jacob's humble life changed when his neighbors discovered his great wisdom, for everyone wanted to draw upon it to solve their problems. Now, once again, Jacob's life is changing. The villagers propose that he give up baking and become their holy man. Instead, Jacob sets out on a journey, alone without destination. What he learns is shared in this treasure of plain-spoken wisdom.
The truth is, we are all in recovery; we're all recovering from who we are to who we might yet become. In Great Recovery Quotes and Stories for Healing you will find quotes and stories of wisdom, compassion and strengthening. Both addiction AND recovery are part of the human experience across time. And wherever you are at this moment in your life, take these three truths to heart: 1) You are not alone 2) There is no shame in being ill 3) There is courage in healing. There is no magic to recovery from addiction. It is hard work. But in this brief life we repeatedly discover that success is often buried in hard work. Hopefully you love--or will learn to love--yourself enough to make your work a labor of love. Noah benShea is one of North America's most respected and beloved poet-philosophers. He is an international best-selling author of twenty-five books translated into eighteen languages. He has spoken at the Library of Congress, been nominated for the Pulitzer Prizem and was the subject of a National Public Television special. He is the Executive Director of the Justice Project and is the National Philosopher for Foundations Recovery Network
The author encourages lifelong learning while providing inspirational messages and life-changing lessons that will make the work of getting to greatness a labor of love.
Noah benShea . . . has with wit, wisdom, compassion and humor, helped so many of us to find our way. He is like a Zen Mark Twain." —Larry King "The insights in Noah benShea's work will benefit and transform all those who read it." —Deepak Chopra "Noah benShea has elevated the human spirit to great heights with his wisdom." —Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks Coffee Company Find Your Way to Peace, Purpose and Passion One of America's most respected and beloved public philosophers, bestselling author Noah benShea is changing lives with a matrix for modern living based on an ancient yet timeless tool. Inspired by the traditional compass's ability to help people find their way home and discover new destinations, benShea designed a compass for living using Humility, Honesty, Love and Faith as the guiding points, so anyone can keep from getting lost no matter what challenges you face. If you're feeling lost in love, or in the past, or in the frustrations of day-to-day living, or you want to move from emotional pain to peace, The Compass for Healing will—with unfailing clarity—ground you, guide you and give you the confidence to move forward. With the compass points as a guide you will: No longer feel emotionally or spiritually lost Solidify and empower your life's purpose and passion End self-doubt, self-blame and the past's hold on your future Write a new destiny and find the faith to reach long-held goals
This collection of timeless wisdom will guide you on the path to being a truly great teacher! International best-selling author Noah benShea brings his unique insights to a collection of topical quotes that celebrate "the splendor of a sudden thought." Like a wise and gentle friend, this book is designed to provide support and inspiration for all teachers as they face the daily intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical challenges of professional and personal life. You’ll find cogent and insightful quotes on a wide variety of subjects, including: • The art of teaching • Stress, rest, and well-being • Diversity, culture, and language • Responsibility • Discipline • Spirituality … and many other topics of interest to classroom teachers. Open this book to any page and you will find both teaching and learning, as you draw from a wellspring of quotations and common sense meant to inform, inspire, and transform.
Jacob's Journey is an ageless tale of wisdom and compassion that follows Jacob the Baker on a journey to restore inner peace - a moving sequel to the international best-seller Jacob the Baker. Once there was a time when Jacob, a poor but pious baker, lived an anonymous life in a timeless community. Then all of that changed, changed forever, when one of Jacob's remarkable little notes to himself found its way into the village's bread. He became regarded as a wise man, and the townspeople sought him out for advice and commentary. All the while, Jacob struggled to maintain his simple life as a baker. Now, when the town decides to honor him, Jacob is caught by their attention. He undertakes a journey to restore his sense of well being, to reconnect with simpler things. Jacob's Journey chronicles that spiritual journey. This is a fable not about being well known, but about knowing yourself well. When Jacob realizes he must leave his house if he is ever to come home, he discovers that the first person he meets along the way is himself. As he puts it: "A man who is alone with himself is not without company." Since each of us is alone on our journey, we sometimes pack our fears for company. From now on, you may want to turn to Jacob, a wise and gentle friend, a friend who allows you distance but is never far away. Here are some of Jacob's s thoughts to take with you along the way: "Taking a moment expands time." "Growing old is a contradiction in terms." "What we see in others is another way of looking at ourselves." "When we shut our eyes, is it the truth that goes into hiding?" "A giant is anyone who remembers we are all sitting on someone else's shoulders." This book is a treasure of plain-spoken wisdom, a book about a humble man with a vision that will inspire and comfort you.
Sometimes life’s waves knock you down; other times, life might seem to sweep you along powerless. But the choice is always yours to swim back up to the light. Legendary world champion surfer Shaun Tomson and international bestselling poet-philosopher Noah benShea join forces to offer you insight on a path of purpose, hope, and faith. This timely guidebook alternates between Tomson’s inspiring experiential essays and benShea’s spiritual commentary that lift the soul, all accented with stunning full-color surfing photographs. After losing his son, Tomson walked the bitter road of loss and crossed from darkness into the light. The Surfer and the Sage addresses the eighteen relentless, breaking waves of life, from loss and aging to relationships and depression, and guides you to transformation. It is not a list of rules to follow that guarantee success, health, or wealth, but rather a collection of advice from two guides who have traveled far and wide and suffered deeply, but still look forward to tomorrow with faith and hope.
In a sea of quick-fix reform fads and NCLB pressures, this powerful guide transcends the latest educational movements and political whims, providing an enduring new model for reflection.
Noah benShea . . . has with wit, wisdom, compassion and humor, helped so many of us to find our way. He is like a Zen Mark Twain." —Larry King "The insights in Noah benShea's work will benefit and transform all those who read it." —Deepak Chopra "Noah benShea has elevated the human spirit to great heights with his wisdom." —Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks Coffee Company Find Your Way to Peace, Purpose and Passion One of America's most respected and beloved public philosophers, bestselling author Noah benShea is changing lives with a matrix for modern living based on an ancient yet timeless tool. Inspired by the traditional compass's ability to help people find their way home and discover new destinations, benShea designed a compass for living using Humility, Honesty, Love and Faith as the guiding points, so anyone can keep from getting lost no matter what challenges you face. If you're feeling lost in love, or in the past, or in the frustrations of day-to-day living, or you want to move from emotional pain to peace, The Compass for Healing will—with unfailing clarity—ground you, guide you and give you the confidence to move forward. With the compass points as a guide you will: No longer feel emotionally or spiritually lost Solidify and empower your life's purpose and passion End self-doubt, self-blame and the past's hold on your future Write a new destiny and find the faith to reach long-held goals
Heartwarming...A message of deliverance and fulfillment...A cause for joy and celebration." Father Malcolm Boyd As readers of Noah benShea's beloved international bestseller JACOB THE BAKER already know, Jacob's humble life changed when his neighbors discovered his great wisdom, for everyone wanted to draw upon it to solve their problems. Now, once again, Jacob's life is changing. The villagers propose that he give up baking and become their holy man. Instead, Jacob sets out on a journey, alone without destination. What he learns is shared in this treasure of plain-spoken wisdom.
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