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Trust the Mystery: Questions, Quotes, and Quantum Wisdom

The more we trust the mystery, the closer we align with our true nature.

Trust the Mystery couples engaging storytelling with provocative quotes and questions to inspire Shoroplova’s readers into observing and reflecting on their own life with greater awareness. The process starts to reveal our purpose. How we respond from our own inner divine wisdom interprets our experiences of living in this world; this affects our consciousness and our awareness of where we are on our path. As we read her stories, our growing awareness becomes a garment we wear more easily, shifting our behaviour toward participating positively with family, friends, colleagues, coworkers, and even opponents. We move into intentional living, polishing our thoughts, words, and actions until they shine with the light of inner wisdom.

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The Musician Says: Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom

The Musician Says is an all-access backstage pass to the world of singers, songwriters, composers, and instrumentalists—all those who have a relationship with the Muse and have experienced the sacrifices, satisfactions, and frustrations it brings. You’ll hear from an eclectic group that spans centuries and genres, from Mozart to Mick Jagger, Louis Armstrong to Jay Z, Dolly Parton to Lady Gaga, and many more. Paired like unlikely guests at a backstage party, this unruly crew riffs about the blessings and curses of the musician’s life. This collection of intriguing and provocative quotations will remind anyone who has dreamed of playing Carnegie Hall (or maybe just mastering three chords) that the creative process bridges time and place, and that music is indeed a universal language.

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Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living

A finely honed abridgement of Emerson’s principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson’s ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. This is the first truly accessible edition of Emerson’s work, revealing him to be one of America’s wisest teachers.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Nurses: 101 Stories of Appreciation and Wisdom

Becoming a nurse is a calling—it’s a tough job but a rewarding one. This collection of 101 heartwarming stories will encourage, inspire, and reassure you that your patients and their families appreciate your compassionate service.

Every nurse can use a little pick-me-up these days, and this collection of personal stories will remind you why you became a nurse. All types of nurses share their experiences, their emotions, and even some great tips that will help you make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.

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Light Quotes and Dark Wisdom

A book that discusses both dark, light, masculine and feminine. A book to bring balance into your life with quotes and thoughts on topics of Sexism, sex, sex roles, society, self, life, death, love, hate, war, envy, ego, goals, success, relationships, art, past, present, future, religion, politics, and randomness. A book that makes you think and feel even though you may not 100% agree with everything, I’m sure you will relate non the less.

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Mother Advice To Take With You To College: Humor, Inspiration and Wisdom To Go

In Mother Advice To Take With You To College: Humor, Inspiration and Wisdom To Go, Kathleen Buckstaff, award-winning author, former Los Angeles Times humor columnist, and mother of three children, shares wise and humorous illustrations and stories that are full of truth and love.

With over 65 illustrations, Kathleen uses line drawings to talk to her son about hygiene, how to love someone, being loyal, overcoming adversity, drinking, the importance of exercise, good friends, the beauty of nature and many other essential life subjects.

Told in an open and loving voice, Mother Advice To Take With You To College is a book that will make feel grateful Kathleen approaches topics many avoid. You will laugh out loud, cry and feel the power and wisdom of motherly love.

This is a book parents will want to read long before their children leave home. It is also a book every college bound student will want to memorize. A perfect gift for any parent or graduate.

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1,001 Pearls of Runners’ Wisdom: Advice and Inspiration for the Open Road

Within these pages, runners will find a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and even a little humor to encourage them in their sport. But whether comical or serious, the quotes contained here represent the finest writing and wisdom on running. Geared towards everyone from the long-distance enthusiast to the relative or friend of one, the musings collected are poignant, sentimental, and amazing. 1,001 Pearls of Runners’ Wisdom covers a wide swath of topics, ranging from training to coaching to marathons to shoes to diet, and even barefoot or natural running, a new trend inspired by Christopher McDougall’s national bestseller, Born to Run.

“I started the Boston Marathon as a 20-year-old girl, and came out the other end a grown woman.”
—Kathrine Switzer

“It has been said that the love of the chase is an inherent delight in man—a relic of an instinctive passion.”
—Charles Darwin

“A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.”
—Steve Prefontaine

“Don’t worry, everyone slows over time.”
—Bill Rodgers

“There’s nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman.”
—Groundskeeper Willy, from The Simpsons

“Speed is sex … distance is love.”
—David Blaike, Canadian ultrarunner

“Gazelles run when they’re pregnant. Why should it be any different for women??”
—Joan Ullyot, M.D.

“I’m afraid the reason so many new runners quit is because they never get past the point of feeling like they have to run.”
—John Bingham

“Run softly by imagining a helium balloon attached to your head.”
—Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Dan Kuland, U.S. Air Force Chief of Health Promotion

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
—Jim Ryun

“They were the lightest shoes I could find.”
—Ron Hill, elite British long-distance runner, on why he ran barefoot

“People [say to] me after a race, ‘I get so many blisters from shoes, if I run barefoot, it’s going to be worse.’ And I say, ‘Well that’s why I stopped wearing shoes because I got tired of getting blisters.'”
—Ken Bob Saxton, aka “Barefoot Ken Bob,” has run 76 marathons, 75 of them shoeless, since 1997

“The mile has all the elements of drama.”
—Roger Bannister

“Anything worth doing is going to be difficult.”
—Fauja Singh, 100 years old, after finishing the 2011 Toronto Marathon in 8:25

“One cannot run away from his behind.”
—African proverb