From the author of Start Where You Are, a beautiful and empowering journal for embracing what makes you special—and charting your own path. Even in the best of times, it’s easy to lose your way. In this vividly illustrated journal, you’ll find support, inspiration, and thought-provoking questions to help you gain clarity and strength in the face of life’s challenges. Popular artist and author Meera Lee Patel brings together powerful quotes and insights that reframe the experience of being different—in order to more fully embrace who we are and where we want to go next.
In her journal Start Where You Are, Meera Lee Patel helped readers look inward to discover their dreams and navigate the confusion and chaos of daily life. This planner represents the next step in the process-- a tool both newcomers and Meera's existing audience can use to plot out the practical steps, day-by-day, week-by-week, of accomplishing those dreams. This perpetual week-at-a-glance diary features illustrations and patterns created from the existing art that add visually vibrant inspiration and encouragement to appointments and deadlines.
Millennial Meera is a concerted journey of mostly the Gen-Y era individuals searching the purpose of their being. It’s a life quest of all those individuals who fight social dogmas, discrimination, rejections, failures, etc, yet stand for their dreams and cause. The main protagonist of this story, Meera, is relatable to every such individual. Many of us would relate to the characters in the story as it takes us to the life of different people via Meera and unfolds her journey of finding the real motivation of her life and strengths in the process.
From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are comes a vibrantly inspiring look at making peace with fear--to become our truest selves On the heels of her bestselling journal Start Where You Are, author and illustrator Meera Lee Patel takes us deeper into her artistic vision and emotional journey in this stunning new four-color book. A mix of personal reflections, inspirational quotes, questions for reflection, and breathtaking watercolor visuals, My Friend Fear asserts that having big fear is an opportunity to make big changes, to discover the remarkable potential inside ourselves.
From the author of Start Where You Are comes an illustrated guide for moving through life’s biggest transitions with purpose and clarity. How It Feels to Find Yourself pairs vibrant color palettes with thoughtful observations and guidance for navigating the most important relationship in our lives: the one we have with ourselves. Through illustrated charts, honest essays, and insightful questions for deeper reflection, Meera Lee Patel encourages us to sharpen our internal compasses—so we can discover our purpose, let go of what we’ve outgrown, and navigate challenging relationships with confidence. How It Feels to Find Yourself provides comfort for the difficult moments in life while serving as a source for deeper learning. It is a valuable gift for anyone who is facing uncertainty or entering a new chapter in life. Each page creates nostalgia for the places and experiences we’ve already encountered, while shining a hopeful light toward where we are headed next.
Start Where You Are is a full-colour, passion-inspiring journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity, explore their feelings and focus on what matters most. Featuring vibrant hand-lettering and watercolour illustrations, it pairs inspiring quotes with supportive prompts and exercises to spark reflection through writing, drawing, chart-making and more. As beautiful as it is useful, Start Where You Are will make a perfect gift and keepsake as well as a powerful tool for positive change.
From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are and My Friend Fear, a beautifully illustrated journal that celebrates what makes each of us uniquely amazing Meera Lee Patel's first guided journal, Start Where You Are, has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers through a rare combination of stunning watercolor art and thoughtful, empowering prompts and quotations. Her next journal will pick up the journey, encouraging readers to recognize and embrace what makes them truly special. A booster shot of self-care when you need it most, this beautiful, intimate book will be a touchstone for anyone looking to better understand themselves so they can clear out the "noise" and be who they are.
From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are, a beautifully illustrated journal for easing the everyday anxieties we all carry. Feeling anxious, uncertain, overwhelmed? You're not alone. In this empowering new tool for self-care, popular artist and author Meera Lee Patel presents a fresh approach to feeling better. Designed to help us better understand ourselves and dial down the everyday worries getting in our way, these thoughtful and beautifully illustrated journal pages are a safe space for reflection, self-acceptance, and the freedom to move forward with more clarity and joy. Bringing together inspiring quotes from great thinkers and writers throughout history and engaging journal prompts and plenty of room to capture your thoughts, the book is a calming breath of fresh air and a quiet space to reflect and recharge in a hectic and uncertain world.
A guide designed for use by GPs, practice managers and practice staff, to help them understand the NHS pension scheme and take advantage of the benefits it offers to those in general practice.
In this one-of-a-kind mindfulness workbook for teens, New York Times-bestselling artist and author of Start Where You Are, Meera Lee Patel, presents an entire year of calming, stress-relieving zentangle-style drawings for young, first-time zen drawers to help relax and enjoy a truly mindful moment of creativity. Few activities are as spiritually satisfying as the art of the meditative “tangle” drawing. With this book, teens can find a quiet moment to craft an intaglio of intricate, mandala-like drawings that will calm and bring on a peaceful state that clears the mind and facilitates creativity and relaxation. Offering a different hand-illustrated prompt for each day of the year, Daily Zen Doodles inspires kids to lose themselves in the contemplative act of sketching beautifully repeating patterns and abstract designs. Whether it’s the outline of a nautilus shell, the petals of a lotus blossom, or the spokes of the Buddhist wheel, the mindfulness-inspiring ideas in this book foster focus and help unlock that budding inner artist. Accompanied by apt quotes from spiritual leaders and famed philosophers to provide you with an added spark of inspiration, each drawing prompt is an invitation to an improved mindset and elevated state of inner peace.
Millennial Meera is a concerted journey of mostly the Gen-Y era individuals searching the purpose of their being. It’s a life quest of all those individuals who fight social dogmas, discrimination, rejections, failures, etc, yet stand for their dreams and cause. The main protagonist of this story, Meera, is relatable to every such individual. Many of us would relate to the characters in the story as it takes us to the life of different people via Meera and unfolds her journey of finding the real motivation of her life and strengths in the process.
“Hume toh apno ne luta, Gero main kahan dum tha, Mere kashti vahan dubi Jahan paani kam tha.” – Shailendra Singh Tipu Is it easy to forget your mom? Is it easy to survive with the fact that you have no one to rely on? Is justice that easy? Is it easy to excavate the truth buried in the past years back? Meera, our Sikandar’s little reflection (Karma), grows up to become a learned lawyer to unveil the mystery of her mother’s gruesome death. Will she find out the murderer, or The Sikandar’s death will always remain a matter of silence? However, The Sikandar and her mystery will be in the pages of history—today, tomorrow and forever!
“Hume toh apno ne luta, Gero main kahan dum tha, Mere kashti vahan dubi Jahan paani kam tha.” – Shailendra Singh Tipu Is it easy to forget your mom? Is it easy to survive with the fact that you have no one to rely on? Is justice that easy? Is it easy to excavate the truth buried in the past years back? Meera, our Sikandar’s little reflection (Karma), grows up to become a learned lawyer to unveil the mystery of her mother’s gruesome death. Will she find out the murderer, or The Sikandar’s death will always remain a matter of silence? However, The Sikandar and her mystery will be in the pages of history—today, tomorrow and forever!
From the author of Start Where You Are comes an illustrated guide for moving through life’s biggest transitions with purpose and clarity. How It Feels to Find Yourself pairs vibrant color palettes with thoughtful observations and guidance for navigating the most important relationship in our lives: the one we have with ourselves. Through illustrated charts, honest essays, and insightful questions for deeper reflection, Meera Lee Patel encourages us to sharpen our internal compasses—so we can discover our purpose, let go of what we’ve outgrown, and navigate challenging relationships with confidence. How It Feels to Find Yourself provides comfort for the difficult moments in life while serving as a source for deeper learning. It is a valuable gift for anyone who is facing uncertainty or entering a new chapter in life. Each page creates nostalgia for the places and experiences we’ve already encountered, while shining a hopeful light toward where we are headed next.
From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are, a beautifully illustrated journal for easing the everyday anxieties we all carry. Feeling anxious, uncertain, overwhelmed? You're not alone. In this empowering new tool for self-care, popular artist and author Meera Lee Patel presents a fresh approach to feeling better. Designed to help us better understand ourselves and dial down the everyday worries getting in our way, these thoughtful and beautifully illustrated journal pages are a safe space for reflection, self-acceptance, and the freedom to move forward with more clarity and joy. Bringing together inspiring quotes from great thinkers and writers throughout history and engaging journal prompts and plenty of room to capture your thoughts, the book is a calming breath of fresh air and a quiet space to reflect and recharge in a hectic and uncertain world.
The book is a pioneer work on the extensive behavior of Red Vented Bulbul. Each action of this stunning bird is captured in the book with great precision. The book portrays the habits, habitat, nesting ecology, and feeding, breeding, moulting and acoustic behaviors of Red – Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) with special reference to Udaipur Region of Rajasthan, India. It also emphasizes on the impact of urbanization on Red Vented Bulbul and threats and conservation problems associated with it. The book is a voyage to life of Red Vented Bulbul nicely depicting the art and intelligence of bird in nest making to the preferences in feeding manners and then to breeding patterns finally leading to an overwhelming parental care. The book also showcase novel observations which are unique in their own way such as the vocal outputs of voice, cob web theory, leucism and scate analysis to name a few. It is a complete narration of the events in the life span of bulbul and its role in the ecosystem.
From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are comes a vibrantly inspiring look at making peace with fear--to become our truest selves On the heels of her bestselling journal Start Where You Are, author and illustrator Meera Lee Patel takes us deeper into her artistic vision and emotional journey in this stunning new four-color book. A mix of personal reflections, inspirational quotes, questions for reflection, and breathtaking watercolor visuals, My Friend Fear asserts that having big fear is an opportunity to make big changes, to discover the remarkable potential inside ourselves.
From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are and My Friend Fear, a beautifully illustrated journal that celebrates what makes each of us uniquely amazing Meera Lee Patel's first guided journal, Start Where You Are, has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers through a rare combination of stunning watercolor art and thoughtful, empowering prompts and quotations. Her next journal will pick up the journey, encouraging readers to recognize and embrace what makes them truly special. A booster shot of self-care when you need it most, this beautiful, intimate book will be a touchstone for anyone looking to better understand themselves so they can clear out the "noise" and be who they are.
Start Where You Are is a full-colour, passion-inspiring journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity, explore their feelings and focus on what matters most. Featuring vibrant hand-lettering and watercolour illustrations, it pairs inspiring quotes with supportive prompts and exercises to spark reflection through writing, drawing, chart-making and more. As beautiful as it is useful, Start Where You Are will make a perfect gift and keepsake as well as a powerful tool for positive change.
Akath Kahani Prem Ki, Kuch Kahi Na Jaye Goonge Keri Sarkara, Baithe Muskae" Meera is a girl from Gen X, who is dispossessed of love from every person she ever loved. A mother is usually considered the main driver of any child's life, who guides her kid at every stage of life, but Meera wasn't fortunate. Her mother was the root cause of all the hardship she faced. Whether it was boyfriends or friends, no one stayed permanent in Meera's life. Yet she won her battles on her own terms. Finally, there was a ray of hope in Meera's life, a handsome husband and a lovely child, a chance to start fresh, but Sikandar died in the palace even before returning to the throne. She never gave up, fought until her last breath and tried overcoming struggles at every stage. But is this her past karma or just her fate? Albeit the struggle, she was a warrior right from the start, truly The Sikandar of Life!
A guide designed for use by GPs, practice managers and practice staff, to help them understand the NHS pension scheme and take advantage of the benefits it offers to those in general practice.
In this one-of-a-kind mindfulness workbook for teens, New York Times-bestselling artist and author of Start Where You Are, Meera Lee Patel, presents an entire year of calming, stress-relieving zentangle-style drawings for young, first-time zen drawers to help relax and enjoy a truly mindful moment of creativity. Few activities are as spiritually satisfying as the art of the meditative “tangle” drawing. With this book, teens can find a quiet moment to craft an intaglio of intricate, mandala-like drawings that will calm and bring on a peaceful state that clears the mind and facilitates creativity and relaxation. Offering a different hand-illustrated prompt for each day of the year, Daily Zen Doodles inspires kids to lose themselves in the contemplative act of sketching beautifully repeating patterns and abstract designs. Whether it’s the outline of a nautilus shell, the petals of a lotus blossom, or the spokes of the Buddhist wheel, the mindfulness-inspiring ideas in this book foster focus and help unlock that budding inner artist. Accompanied by apt quotes from spiritual leaders and famed philosophers to provide you with an added spark of inspiration, each drawing prompt is an invitation to an improved mindset and elevated state of inner peace.
A spectacular collection that celebrates Bollywood’s most enduring superstars Hindi cinema has wielded a hypnotic charm over viewers for close to a century, with its melodious music, colourful drama and lively plotlines. But at the heart of its mystique is the galaxy of stars who continue to mesmerize audiences. Bollywood’s Top 20 is a definitive collection of original essays, paying tribute to the biggest stars of all time—from Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Madhubala to Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor. Each piece offers unique insights into the struggles and triumphs, downfalls and scandals, and the inscrutable X factor of these talented actors that turned them into demigods and divas.
2017 William C. Morris Award Finalist Almost seventeen, Rani Patel appears to be a kick-ass Indian girl breaking cultural norms as a hip-hop performer in full effect. But in truth, she's a nerdy flat-chested nobody who lives with her Gujarati immigrant parents on the remote Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, isolated from her high school peers by the unsettling norms of Indian culture where "husband is God." Her parents' traditionally arranged marriage is a sham. Her dad turns to her for all his needs—even the intimate ones. When Rani catches him two-timing with a woman barely older than herself, she feels like a widow and, like widows in India are often made to do, she shaves off her hair. Her sexy bald head and hard-driving rhyming skills attract the attention of Mark, the hot older customer who frequents her parents' store and is closer in age to her dad than to her. Mark makes the moves on her and Rani goes with it. He leads Rani into 4eva Flowin', an underground hip hop crew—and into other things she's never done. Rani ignores the red flags. Her naive choices look like they will undo her but ultimately give her the chance to discover her strengths and restore the things she thought she'd lost, including her mother. Sonia Patel is a psychiatrist who works with children and adults. She was trained at Stanford University and the University of Hawaii. She lives and practices in Hawaii. Rani Patel In Full Effect is her first young adult novel. BookExpo America Editor's Buzz Selection 2016 Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books 2016 New York Public Library 50 Best Teen Books 2016 Book Page Top 10 Best Teen Book 2016 Texas Library Associations Top 10 Teen Books 2017 Multnomah County Library Best Books 2016 The Volumes Bookcafe Staff's Best 20 of 2016 2017 Amelia Bloomer List Recommended Feminist Literature For Birth Through 18 15 Essential Novels Of The #MeToo Movement, Bustle
From the author of Start Where You Are, a beautiful and empowering journal for embracing what makes you special—and charting your own path. Even in the best of times, it’s easy to lose your way. In this vividly illustrated journal, you’ll find support, inspiration, and thought-provoking questions to help you gain clarity and strength in the face of life’s challenges. Popular artist and author Meera Lee Patel brings together powerful quotes and insights that reframe the experience of being different—in order to more fully embrace who we are and where we want to go next.
In her journal Start Where You Are, Meera Lee Patel helped readers look inward to discover their dreams and navigate the confusion and chaos of daily life. This planner represents the next step in the process-- a tool both newcomers and Meera's existing audience can use to plot out the practical steps, day-by-day, week-by-week, of accomplishing those dreams. This perpetual week-at-a-glance diary features illustrations and patterns created from the existing art that add visually vibrant inspiration and encouragement to appointments and deadlines.
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