Life’s Little Lessons Forever: The Rhythm and Reason for Life James E. Smith, Ph. D. This book is the third in a series of the lessons learned during my life. The first volume, Life’s Little Lessons - with some not so little was primarily situated during the adolescent years up until college. That book was about those experiences that we all most likely encounter in our own way during those developmental years. The second book, Life’s Little Lessons, too - A Proper Life with a Career, starts off where the first one ended extending those life lessons learned while developing and executing a professional career. As in both volumes, it is the individuals you interact with all around you, plus the social, physical, and clearly professional environments you live in that impact who you are now and who you will become in the future. While these lessons, collectively, are all unique influences in your personal development, it turns out these factors are only part of a set of what I refer to as lessons that everyone is exposed to and allowed to integrate into their personality, at their choosing. Together they essentially become the building blocks of your existence and help to determine how well you will, and can, participate in your ever-changing social, personal, and professional environments. It is in the responses and reactions created through our experienced stories where we learn to understand who we really are and how best we are to live and work in the complex and interwoven environments that we exist in. This book consists of a series of prepared thoughts on what I think are life’s most important issues: love, spirituality, leadership, family and friends, passion and intimacy, plus some thoughts less specific. It also includes several quotes and sayings used to reinforce ideas for my friends, family members, and students. It is hoped that reading this book will help the reader realize the importance of these lessons and how attention to their details in your own life will enhance and encourage your continued professional, personal, and social development.
This is the very personal story of how and why I became an educator. It tells of how my early life influences preordained my decision to forego a more financially rewarding career and become what many people advised me to be. Its the story of the struggles and sacrifices that all teachers make. But most importantly, its the affirmation of how rewarding and fulfilling a career in education can be. The book summarizes my career in the field of education and gives an explanation of my ideas of what I feel makes good schools and good teachers.
This is the very personal story of how and why I became an educator. It tells of how my early life influences preordained my decision to forego a more financially rewarding career and become what many people advised me to be. Its the story of the struggles and sacrifices that all teachers make. But most importantly, its the affirmation of how rewarding and fulfilling a career in education can be. The book summarizes my career in the field of education and gives an explanation of my ideas of what I feel makes good schools and good teachers.
This is the story that shows what can happen "when freeman shall stand!" Here is a tribute to the un-sung patriot and his life of service. Smith is a bold example of true American heroism and wisdom from one of the darkest days of our existence as a free people. Inspiring us all today, this book is the authors' homage to the early Republic, and Sam Smith's fight for freedom and liberty, illuminating the leadership lessons which teach us how one American can make all the difference in preserving the "land of the free and the home of the brave." - Back cover
Following twenty years of close friendship with author Wilbert Smith, Vertus Hardiman reveals the truth about his horrifying experience hidden since age five. His life is a moving example of humility, success, and achievement while enduring long standing suffering. The story tells of Vertus Hardiman and nine other children, each attending the same elementary school in Lyles Station Indiana""who, in 1927, was severely irradiated during a medical experiment conducted at the local county hospital. The experiment was misrepresented as a newly developed cure for the scalp fungus known as ringworm. But in reality, the ringworm fungus was merely the lure used to gain access to children whose unsuspecting parents blindly signed permission slips for the treatment. Vertus was age five and the youngest. As remarkable and shocking as the story may appear, it is not an indictment on inhumane government-sanctioned medical experimentation. Rather, Hole in the Head: a Life Revealed reflects the incredible strength of one man who survived the harshest imaginable circumstances through the power of who and what he was determined to become. His simplicity and life philosophy always lifted the spirits of those he touched. Remarkably, not one person in Vertus's community was aware of his suffering because he always wore a wig or woolen beanie cap to hide his shame. He stated, "For over seventy-one years, only four individuals outside a few medical specialists have ever seen my condition. I hide it because I look like some monster." But in reality, Vertus was the kindest example of human love Wilbert had ever met""always choosing love over hate and success over excuses and failure. This incredible story inspires us to change our outlook on life, while teaching the true meaning of love, forgiveness, and acceptance. Journey with us through this rich and unforgettable story
Rob Smiths candor about his lifes journey provides the reader with keen insights that one should apply to their own life. -Col. Arnold Scheller, M.D. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to pursue excellence in life. Grand Master Joseph Esposito, Kenpo Karate From an internationally known Sport Psychologist This is a memoir-style account of the determination, adaptability, faith, and humility it takes to earn a Black Belt in Kenpo style karate. Psychologist and First Degree Black Belt Rob Smith candidly shares his personal successes and failures, and how they eventually lead him to pursuing the martial arts and, ultimately, the Black Belt journey in his personal and professional life. In this book, Dr. Smith offers a rare look at what happens behind the scenes during an intense, 16-week Black Belt test, with unprecedented access to the training techniques, test requirements, and high standards set by his dynamic sensei, Grand Master Joseph Esposito.Black Belt For Life serves as a must-read manual for how to physically and mentally prepare for a life of continuous self-improvement. The book concludes with a summary of some key lessons Dr. Smith has learned so far in his Black Belt journey. The Foreword of this book is written by a man who has embodied the Black Belt path. Col. Arnold Scheller holds a Black Belt in Hapkido, served in the elite U.S. Army Rangers, and served as the team physician for the Boston Celtics from 1987-2005. Excellent . . . and thanks for writing this book Rob Jacob, author of Martial Arts Biographies: An Annotated Bibliography
Many people struggle with every day issues or problems for which there appears to be no, successful end-result or successful solution. In this work titled A Positive Thought A Day, Keeps The Negative Away, Author Dr. Curtis E. Smith compares and contrasts Secular Positive Thoughts with Inspirational, Biblical Positive Thought as a formula to help those without hope to transform obstacles into opportunities. As a Counselor and Pastoral Psychotherapist for more than thirty years, Dr. Smith offers practical, viable, and long lasting solutions to people who are struggling with difficulties. Using a plethora of Secular Positive Thoughts compared to, and contrasted with Inspirational Biblical Positive Thoughts, he points up how to approach, and achieve seemingly impossible, ongoing issues successful living through positive thinking by combining Secular Positive Thought with Inspirational, Biblical Positive Thought. This work, A Positive Thought A Day, Keeps The Negative Away, presents a wide range of both Secular and Inspirational, Biblical Information on how to combine the Power of Inspirational, Biblical Positive Thought to Secular Positive Thinking to achieve a desired, positive, end result. This work is a compilation of Secular Positive Thoughts and supporting Inspirational, Biblical Positive Thoughts which are offered to point people with seemingly impossible, life changing issues, who have an open mind with regard to Intelligent Design, and discover a pathway to faith in a Higher Power; God.
A chronological survey of the life of Christ focusing on places he visited, events, claims, challenges, acknowledgments, predictons by Jesus and his prayers.
In Let There Be Light, Howard Smith, a research astrophysicist and traditionally observant Jew, explores how modern scientific understandings of the cosmos complement Judaism's ancient mystical theology, the Kabbalah. He argues that science and religion are not only compatible, but that a healthy, productive dialogue between the two sheds light on ethics, free will, and the nature of life, while at the same time rejecting fundamentalist misinterpretation and the pseudoscience of creationism. Written for a general audience, yet supported by the most current and accurate scientific research, the book discusses topics such as modern quantum mechanics and mystical notions of awareness; how Kabbalah's ten sefirot mirror the developing phases of an inflationary universe; and the surprising parallels that exist between the Big Bang theory and Kabbalah's origin theory. Smith delves into complex ideas without resorting to jargon or mathematical equations, creating an intelligent, authoritative work accessible to all readers.
The answers are found within the pages of Living and Retiring in Hawaii. James R. Smith, Ph. D., and spouse Diane Smith, B.S., detail the options available to emigres, including: Whether to rent, buy or build and what to look for in a new home. Retirement communities, catered living, and assisted living. Choosing an island--Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai or Lanai. Recreation and leisure pursuits. Living and Retiring in Hawaii focuses on the health considerations and.
This book is specifically designed to help those who diagnose diseases of trees to determine if the specific fungal disease found is known to lead to failures of limbs or trunks. Falling limbs and trunks can lead to injury of people or property, or can disrupt services. This book was written by several forest pathology experts at the University of Florida. It offers easy to understand text and clear full-color photographs and descriptions of 89 of the most common tree fungi found in Florida and the Southeast United States.
See, Point, and Say: Common Phrase Word and Picture Communication Guide for Hard-of-Hearing and Speech-Impaired Persons will help hearing- and speech-impaired people to be better understood. This self-help guide is an important tool of all ages. See, Point, and Say: Common Phrase Word and Picture Communication Guide for Hard-of-Hearing and Speech-Impaired Persons is also designed to be used by those who have problems of hearing or cannot speak clearly and those who have to write their messages on a notepad to communicate. Obviously, being able to write legibly is not an easy task for anyone who is physically handicapped. Communication under such circumstances leaves much to be desired not only for the handicapped person but also for his/her loved ones, caregivers, health-care personnel, teachers, and therapists. This method of communication is not only frustrating; writing everything down is tiresome for everyone. It is especially frustrating when the persons writing is compromised and difficult to read, making the person unsure that his/her message has been communicated. It is with the thought of making communication less difficult that the colorfully illustrated book See, Point, and Say: Common Phrase Word and Picture Communication Guide for Hard-of-Hearing and Speech-Impaired Persons was written.
Skylark Three,"" though a complete story in itself, continues the adventures of Richard Seaton, Marc DuQuesne, Dunark of Kondal and others introduced in ""The Skylark of Space."" Strange beings on strange worlds are created by the tacile pen and fertile imagination of Dr. Smith. Scientific wonders and adventures merge in a tale that is certain to hold the reader's interest from the very first page. Basically, ""Skylark Three"" is the story of Dr. Richard Seaton's quest for knowledge with which to combat the vastly superior science of the Fenachrone, a semi-human race of beings from a distant solar system, who threaten the very existence of countless civilized worlds. Somewhere, Seaton believes, must live a cure whose knowledge is greater than that of the invaders.
In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents. But many teenagers are very involved in religion. Surveys reveal that 35% attend religious services weekly and another 15% attend at least monthly. 60% say that religious faith is important in their lives. 40% report that they pray daily. 25% say that they have been "born again." Teenagers feel good about the congregations they belong to. Some say that faith provides them with guidance and resources for knowing how to live well. What is going on in the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers? What do they actually believe? What religious practices do they engage in? Do they expect to remain loyal to the faith of their parents? Or are they abandoning traditional religious institutions in search of a new, more authentic "spirituality"? This book attempts to answer these and related questions as definitively as possible. It reports the findings of The National Study of Youth and Religion, the largest and most detailed such study ever undertaken. The NYSR conducted a nationwide telephone survey of teens and significant caregivers, as well as nearly 300 in-depth face-to-face interviews with a sample of the population that was surveyed. The results show that religion and spirituality are indeed very significant in the lives of many American teenagers. Among many other discoveries, they find that teenagers are far more influenced by the religious beliefs and practices of their parents and caregivers than commonly thought. They refute the conventional wisdom that teens are "spiritual but not religious." And they confirm that greater religiosity is significantly associated with more positive adolescent life outcomes. This eagerly-awaited volume not only provides an unprecedented understanding of adolescent religion and spirituality but, because teenagers serve as bellwethers for possible future trends, it affords an important and distinctive window through which to observe and assess the current state and future direction of American religion as a whole.
Race is arguably the most profound and enduring cleavage in American society and politics. This book examines the sources and dynamics of the race cleavage in American society through a detailed analysis of intergroup and intragroup differences at the level of mass opinion. The ethclass theory, which examines the intersection of ethnicity and class, is used to analyze interracial differences in mass attitudes. This analysis yields three clusters of opinion that distinguish African Americans from whites -- religiosity, interpersonal alienation, and political liberalism. The authors then examine the intragroup sources of these opinion differences among blacks in terms of class, gender, age, region, and religion. While the authors demonstrate an embryonic trend of more black middle class opinion agreement with whites, the book confirms the ethclass character of the black experience whereby race and race consciousness are still more significant than class in shaping black attitudes. Given the growing class bifurcation in black America and the continuing debate about its significance in shaping black attitudes and behavior, this book offers a refreshing new analysis of the homogeneity as well as heterogeneity of black mass public opinion.
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