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|  | | Don't Be Sad, It's Not Worth It!
This work has general appeal, because everyone wants to be happy. Dr, Schuler has proven this with his work on happiness. Yet this work has greater potential because it does not base itself on religion for its theory and practice. There is no appeal to the beatitudes and one doesn't have to be a believer to get something from the work. The style id direct, honest, and simple. The message is clear, not in any way clouded by sectarian beliefs. The author sees this book as appealing across ethnic and age groupings, to any one who wants to feel god, without creating a dependence on alcohol, drugs or such.
This book makes a seemingly simple statement, namely that we waste out time and energy in being unhappy. The fact is, we all want to be happy all of the time, but we believe happiness is a given, something that comes from someone or something other than ourselves. We actually believe that we are supposed to be unhappy at times, and there is really nothing we can do about it. This book, written in a soft, direct style, shows the reader how to rid themselves of unhappiness for good. It places the responsibility for our own unhappiness right where it belongs, namely with ourselves. There are gene | |  | | God Helps Those Who Help: A Training Guide To Helping Others
In God Helps Those Who Help, Father Berkery shows you how you can make a difference. The method he teaches is simple, effective, and proven. By following Father Berkery's techniques and going outside of yourself to be with others in need, you'll discover your reaching out lets you and a friend, relative or complete stranger walk away winners every time. The key is to be able to see flags, read the signs, be there when it looks like the worst has finally arrived. You don't need to be a professional to help. You just have to trust yourself.
Many people today are confused and disturbed by the incredible spate of bad news all around us. Some of us will no longer read the newspaper or watch TV news because it is all so depressing. How can we make it all go away? The fact is we can do something about it. We can reach out to help those whose lives are spinning crazily in a never-ending whirl of despair and darkness. We are our brothers keeper. The key is to be able to see the flags, read the signs, be there when it looks like the worst has finally arrived. You dont need to be a professional to help. You just have to trust yourself. If | |  | | God is Calling... Got a Minute?
Today a lot of people experience deep loneliness. They think no one cares about them. This book shows how we are never alone because God is constantly trying to get our attention, offering us words of comfort and love.
I can't even begin to tell you what I personally experienced once I learned to listen to God's voice under so many varied circumstances. But like others before me, I learned a lot. I can't share it with you, but I can share the situations wherein I heard the voice of God. That is what this book is all about- finding God even under a log.
The challenge of this book is this: we will never know true peace unless our actions speak gospel values. And we'll never know gospel values unless we're willing to listen to the Voice of God. God is speaking...got a minute? | |  | | walk a mile in my shoes: gripping, real life stories
walk a mile in my shores: gripping real life stories is an adventure that takes the reader into the lives of others in order to better his own life
walk a mile in my shoes: gripping real life stories is about life and its meaning. The pages of this book carry some powerful lessons that can benefit the reader beyond any expectations. Father Pat has taken the fiction of the story and put unique messages in its place. He uses the story as a dynamic vehicle that can capture our attention, hold it and then allow us to savor the story in a realistic setting. What is even more, Father Pat shows us how to empower ourselves through earnest stories. This is a book about life and its slippery slope. It is also a book about challenge, daring and do. | |  | | We Are Called To Freedom - Use It Or Lose It!:Being a series of reflections on happiness
When a person attempts to control others through the use of upset and vitriolic behavior, the inference is usually present that one person in the exchange is always guilty of causing the upset. By admitting guilt or by acquiescing, the upset is turned off and the balance in the relationship restored. The upset ceases almost miraculously, until the next time. This Book suggests that upset is not an effective method for obtaining what one wants.
When a person attempts to control others through the use of upset and vitriolic behavior, the inference is usually present that one person in the exchange is always guilty of causing the upset. By admitting guilt or by acquiescing, the upset is turned off and the balance in the relationship restored. The upset ceases almost miraculously, until the next time. This Book suggests that upset is not an effective method for obtaining what one wants.
| |  | | Where is God? There He Is!
A reporter once asked a sainted priest, “What does God look like? Is He tall, is He short, is He young and handsome, or is He old and gray. Is He male or female?”
A reporter once asked a sainted priest, “What does God look like? Is He tall, is He short, is He young and handsome, or is He old and gray. Is He male or female?” Amused, the priest said, “I really don’t know. I’ve never seen Him face to face.” Continued the reporter, “Well, how can you work for Him if you’ve never laid eyes on Him? Is He some kind of absentee landlord? Don’t you feel stupid about it all? Said the old wise man, “True I do work for Him. True I've never seen Him but He’s always with me. I sense His presence everyday. What does He look like? He’s the best of everything. Though I’ |
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