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Words of wisdom deeply rooted in truth and experience have long been a staple in Black culture, speech, and dialogue. Whether spoken with love from a grandparent, delivered with passion by a pastor in a pulpit, or offered from knowing stranger with hair peppered with grey, there are certain phrases that have been cited and shared time and time again within the Black community. This book highlights just fifteen African-American proverbs, though countless more exist. Like the elders who use them, they offer lessons in guidance and grace to all those who are willing to listen and learn.
Many years have passed, but their undoing still continues to torment the island. They could have listened to the visitor or stopped when they had enough riches. But the promise of false opulence silenced them. They changed their whole life to accept the mysterious monster. In the end, the scattered hearts can only dream about the island that was once their home. They still hope for a day to come back and live here, and keep sending their messengers. Only God knows when they will be able to come back. A Monster Came to Stay tells you what brought the people to this situation.
Engraved Gems of the Carolingian Empire by Genevra Kornbluth Pdf
Medieval Europe offers a pageant of almost incredible richness: King Arthur and his round table, demons and cathedrals, Charlemagne and his paladins. The Carolingian culture of the late eighth to late tenth centuries (in what is now France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and northern Italy) offers more than its fair share of achievements. This heavily illustrated study examines one revealing legacy of Charlemagne's heirs and his people--the Carolingian gems of rock crystal, jet, and agate engraved with complex figural scenes, which have never before been studied as a group. These objects have been largely ignored in the scholarship of medieval art, partly because of the difficulty of access. Genevra Kornbluth assembles for the first time all twenty surviving gems, from small seal matrices to the forty-one-figure "Susanna crystal" in London, along with information about lost works. The unique features of each gem are made visible in over 200 detailed black-and-white photographs, often highly magnified and produced using new techniques developed to record transparent engraving. Kornbluth fully analyzes the techniques of manufacture, style, chronology, iconography, and patronage of each gem and examines their social functions, the organization and status of the artisans who created them, and relations between media. The gems are presented as evidence of the rich diversity of the Carolingian culture, rather than as reflections of an artistic program dictated by the imperial courts; they are also seen to be essentially new creations, drawing on earlier visual traditions but adapting their sources to address contemporary concerns.
Ron Tracer, Eli Whitewater and Jeannie again find themselves in hot water resulting from Tracers new interest in gemstones. The sparkly baubles of corundum and carbon manage to get not only his attention, but those malefactors who know the value of a carat. Jeannie is kidnapped and taken to Sri Lanka, but there is much more to this story of intrigue and deception. Astounding wealth awaits the one who perseveres.
The dwarves that inhabit Ironhold Mountain have lived there for centuries. And so has a gem harboring a secret that if revealed could destroy the city and end the lives of all the dwarves. The king is injured in a series of events culminating in the disappearance of the gem. Fearing there is some connection to the king's injuries and the gem, Helkin Stormblade sets out on a quest to find it and bring it back to the mountain. Unforeseen dangers await Helkin and his group of brave dwarves at every turn along the way. Time is running out quickly and the king may not survive the night. Will he be able to find the gem and those who stole it and bring it back to the mountain in time to save the king? Or will he be too late thus bringing an end to the lives of every Ironhold dwarf?
I think creativity is the key to the fountain of youth. Gems of Wisdom reflects the creative genius, and wisdom that comes with age. This anthology is a marvelous, brave book, a testimonial to the power of age, and to the spirit. The prose pieces in this book bring the reader into the dreams, hopes and insights of those who embrace age. As we live in an anti-age society, this anthology is important, as it represents the age pride and the importance of the creative process. This is a masterpiece! And everyone at every age should read this book. ---San Francisco Author of The Viagra Diaries and Founder/Age March We would like to acknowledge all of the offerings submitted for this publication. Though we could not include all pieces submitted, we the judges and editors were enchanted by the many memories and stories that we were privileged to share.. ---Kimberly Kinser - Poet, Writer, Amherst Artist and Writers Workshop Leader The anthology by AgeSong abounds with playful poems of times well lived! It's a fine thing to read the poem stories that sing of love songs, along with hardship from people who are now in their seventies and eighties, even nineties. The humor will delight you. You may wonder what you'll be saying at that age! ---Janell Moon, Poet Laureate of Emeryville for 2011-2012, Author of Salt and Paper: 65 Candles
Spirituality Research Studies in Higher Education by Terence Hicks Pdf
Spirituality Research Studies in Higher Education offers two uniquely designed sections that showcase a group of talented scholars from major research institutions. This edited volume by Terence Hicks provides the reader with topics such as spiritual aspects of the grieving college students, spirituality and sexual identity among Lesbian and Gay students, spirituality driven strategies among first-generation students, the role of spirituality in home-based education, and counseling and spiritual support among women.
In book 2 of the Owl's Journey, Elva and Baldur travel to the eastern side of the mountains to confront the witch that turned Elva into a human. Latter they travel to the forbidden mountain to find a gem that can change Elva back. All Illustrations are hand drawn by the author using watercolor, colored pencil and pens. This book is recommended for kids 7 through 12 and is 72 pages.
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care by Eugenia L. Siegler MD, FACP,Elizabeth Capezuti PhD, RN, FAAN,Mathy Mezey EdD, RN, FAAN Pdf
Focusing on the broad but practical notions of how to care for the patient, The Encyclopedia of Elder Care, a state-of-the-art resource features nearly 300 articles, written by experts in the field. Multidisciplinary by nature, all aspects of clinical care of the elderly are addressed. Coverage includes acute and chronic disease, home care including family-based care provisions, nursing home care, rehabilitation, health promotion, disease prevention, education, case management, social services, assisted living, advance directives, palliative care, and much more! Each article concludes with specialty web site listings to help direct the reader to further resources. Features new to this second edition: More extensive use of on-line resources for further information on topics Thoroughly updated entries and references Inclusion of current research in geriatrics reflecting evidence-based practice New topics, including Assisted Living, Nursing Home Managed Care, Self-Neglect, Environmental Modifications (Home & Institution), Technology, Neuropsychological Assessment, Psychoactive Medications, Pain--Acute and Chronic Still the only reference of it kind, The Encyclopedia of Elder Care will prove to be an indispensable tool for all professionals in the field of aging, such as nurses, physicians, social workers, counselors, health administrators, and more.
Because the small work needs to write hard, the time for joining the group is limited, please forgive me. Of course, I will take time to visit more, understand your opinions and learn from your valuable suggestions. In a word, thank you very much.
The focus in Holy Bible Gems is to present chronologically the significant truths, principles, outstanding stories, key Biblical figures, and major historic events, in the King James version of the Holy Bible. While the reader is encouraged to read the full textual entries, the over-riding highlight throughout the book is the placement of a key bolded and italicized heading succinctly representing each entry, like a polished Gem. The purpose of this book’s format is to facilitate covering in essence the entire Bible quite rapidly and with assured ease if by reading just the headings alone. The reader can then rely on consistent richness, right to the end of the Bible, without being weighed down with what might be considered vast extraneous material.
The Book of Stones by Robert Simmons,Naisha Ahsian Pdf
"A metaphysical encyclopedia of more than three hundred crystals, minerals, and gemstones, detailing their applications for self-healing and spiritual and emotional development, along with vivid color photographs of each stone"--Provided by publisher.
Shipwrecked in the floating islands. Captain Wil Litang, of the space ship, Lost Star, finds himself shipwrecked on a tiny floating island in the vast atmospheric sea of the Archipelago of the Tenth Star. Making matters worse, he’s not alone. He shares the island with an assassin who has taken a vow to kill him, and a feathered dragon, with a whole lot of teeth. The Lost Star’s Sea is the sequel to The Bright Black Sea. The novel is set in the Archipelago of the Tenth Star, a vast hollow world filled with islands floating in a sea of air. Cut off from the Lost Star, Captain Wil Litang must not only survive the fierce beasts and dragons of the island, but their savage people as well – pirates, bandits, and the strange servants of the Dragon Kings. Not to mention the assassin, Naylea Cin, who has pursued him across the Nine Star Nebula to kill him. The story of Wil Litang and the Lost Star concludes in this classic planetary adventure novel written in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs. C. Litka writes old-fashioned novels with modern sensibilities, humor, and romance. His lighthearted novels of adventure, mystery, and travel are set in richly imagined worlds and feature a colorful cast of well drawn characters. If you seek to escape, for a few hours, your everyday life, you will not find better company, nor more wonderful worlds to travel and explore, than in the novels of C. Litka.
Remember the Wisdom That Progress Forgot by Suresha Hill Pdf
The second edition highlights additional interviews with unique indigenous elders and healers, along with resources and suggestions for tapping into the many branches and roots for a rich, sustainable present and a richer future. Our ancestors are the building blocks of who we are in our character, our interests, talents and outlook on life very often, whether we know them or not. The family lineage can have a far-reaching influence that traces back several generations and most people have a combination of ancestries inside that enrich their heritage even more. There are also collective roots that are even deeper that shape patterns of the entire culture. They have left us a wealth of invaluable beauty, blessed sacred sites, and reverent traditions that preserve the spirit of the land, the elements, and of our hearts. We often retreat to these places for rest and rejuvenation, as they have not lost their mystery or majesty. As we move through our fast-paced lives fashioning and manifesting our passions and visions, taking a moment to tune in to those roots can open up a treasure chest of hidden gems that reveal abundant riches you may have quietly intuited within you. As you open the chest and look inside, those riches will arise in you and fill out your being and your life in ways that fit so well you cannot be surprised, but can easily be amazed. The elders, shaman, and medicine people being interviewed in this text represent a variety of cultures from around the world that reveal the underlying similarities in their mystical understanding and cultural traditions. Their mysteries are scientifically based and have been developed over millennia by our ancestors in their connection with Nature, with community, and with the Great Spirit. Living in harmony with those scientific and mystical revelations enabled those cultures to build foundations of health that we are still trying to catch up to today. Rapid technological advances, although still lagging behind the knowledge of the ancients, have cost modern society its health and balance. The shift to a mechanistic, linear view has been catastrophic and driven society to a precipice of immeasurable costs in the resulting imbalances on every front. The return to balance is within our sight. The insights provided by the interviewees will resonate with that which has remained in our DNA. Many traditional practices are still in place and the elders have given permission to share the wisdom in order to support the return of healthy relationships with our environment, our communities, and with what creates health and well-being.