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The following stories took place from 1978 till 2016. They are all 100 percent true. In 1978 my dad, my mom, my dad’s business partner (Walter), and a new party all bought the First Litre Complex. When they first bought it, it consisted of a pub, grocery store, beauty salon, and laundromat. There also was an apartment below the grocery store that the owner-operator was going to live in. The owner operator eventually moved out beside the complex, into a little house that the partners purchased. We leased the grocery store out to an independent operator.

“I’m busy” is no longer just an exasperation. It is an addiction. People are increasingly uncomfortable with stillness, and the incessant engagement with the outer world fractures our connection to our own inner awareness. Cami affirms that living into the power of the pause supports your efforts to stop the relentless pace and intensity of life, breathe your way to inner stability and peace, think about your self-care and growth process, and choose to engage in life aligned with meaning and purpose.

As a child from a religious family, I didn’t like to pray. There are several reasons why I didn’t like to pray, but the top reasons were: I didn’t understand why I needed to pray and didn’t know how to pray. Grown-up prayers can be a little bit too difficult for younger minds. They have too many big words that sometimes make it too hard to understand.

A young girl who was a scullery maid goes to New York with a former chimney sweep named Sam.

This audiobook dives into the thought-provoking topic of meditation. While many of us look for a way to escape our daily lives through meditation, others use it to search for something else: The deeper meaning of their lives, a connection to nature, a realization of reality shattering proportions. This audiobook is here to start your journey on a path of self-discovery, dealing with basic meditation techniques, as well as a personality tailored guided meditation.

Ben: Despite never making a move of any kind on Adam and my absolute certainty that I'd never talk to him ever again, I’ve never let this flame go out. And now he's back here in Snow Lake. I don’t know what it is about this guy that sparks something in me - a need, a drive to be more. Whatever I have to do to make him notice me. How pathetic is that? But now that he has noticed me, I don't know if I can face losing what I've always wanted.

Daisy Carmichael's life is forever changed after a devastating car crash. Nobody remembers the boy who pulled her from the wreckage, the boy who saved her life. She believed she was crazy. That is, until the dreams started. The dreams that force Daisy into a role she never asked for.

In my last 10 years of facilitating projects, I have repeatedly witnessed different people of every age and background being frustrated and stuck in a negative mindset. I now believe that an understanding of those forces is the single greatest determinant of success in making sustainable change programs. The benefit of happiness in jobs inside any Global organization is now possible.

Meet eight-year-old Malory. Malory has a learning disability, but she doesn't let that stop her from enjoying her life. Whenever she is feeling blue, her mother and father remind her of the list of those who love her. Ms. Julie, her art teacher, understands what it is like to be different. She was born with autism. Ms. Julie encourages Malory to express herself through art.

The siblings are pressed to use their skills and wits as they face the trials of being alone and afraid. Not only do they have to find food and shelter, but they quickly learn that there is something very unusual about the mountain they are lost on. They are threatened by natural disasters, as well as evil creatures who seek to harm them and trap them and fill them with fear and doubt. When the siblings get separated and the evil creatures capture Socorro, they almost give up hope of ever surviving and finding their parents again.

He’s a shining star, I’m a black hole. Complete opposites. And just like our astronomic counterparts, there’s no way Marty’s light is ever going to brighten me. Black holes don’t let any light escape. They devour it all. And that’s what will happen to Marty if he doesn’t keep his distance from me. I want to warn him, but there’s a selfish part of me that can’t do it. Like a moth, I’m drawn to Marty’s light. I know I should stay away — for his sake more than mine — but I can’t.

I'm a cop on leave. I fled to Snow Lake for some R & R after what I like to call a "workplace injury". Since getting shot, I'm jumpy - I can't help but be spooked, imagining danger around every corner. There’s only one man who makes me feel like my old self - Porter Gaines, the town butcher. He makes me laugh, makes me forget my pain, my fear. But there’s something more. Deep in those dark eyes, I see more than a glimmer of desire. Porter might be the medicine I need.

As a biker, I've always loved the open road - and no man ever compared. I’ve mastered the quickie, the one-night stand, and I’m not into changing things up. Why mess with perfection? When I roll into Snow Lake to take over my uncle’s mechanic shop, the last thing I want to do is settle down. Until I lay eyes on Grayson, who is not the kind of man suited for a one-night stand.

Drayden and his friends thought nothing could be harder than the Initiation. Little did they know it had only been a warmup for the challenge that lay ahead. With New America’s situation dire, Drayden and the pledges venture into the unexplored world beyond the walls, escorted by a team of elite Guardians. The group seeks to contact another civilization in what remains of Boston, but Drayden has secret goals of his own.

If, at the end of your life, you got to pick one day to relive, what day would you pick? Walter Zawislak wants none of it. Not a day to relive, not a trip down memory lane through a life he wasted. His wife, Rosie, died 20 years ago, and without her he hasn’t done much living. So if it’s lights out for him, then just turn them off already and let him get some peace and quiet. But Peter, the mysterious young man in charge of Walter’s afterlife, isn’t listening to Walter. In Peter’s eyes there is beauty in every day, even the bad ones. Even the really bad ones.

A vain volcano sends minions and predators to rid Bowen Island of its human inhabitants. Charlie and Eloise team up with Apodaca, the talking orca, to thwart the evil plot. With the help of their wild grandparents and farting dog, can the good guys save the island, or will it be consumed by lava?

David Bennett Hill was an American politician and renowned orator. During Hill’s illustrious political career he served as a US State Senator and the Governor of New York. Hill delivered his "I Am a Democrat and Not a Revolutionist" speech, what is now considered his most famous speech, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on the 9th of July 1896. The speech took place in the heat of voracious debate regarding the value of silver in the US at the time and its vast ramifications from a political, economic, and public standpoint.

Camas Davis was at an unhappy crossroads. A longtime magazine editor, she had left New York City to pursue a simpler life in her home state of Oregon, with the man she wanted to marry, and taken an appealing job at a Portland magazine. But neither job nor man delivered on her dreams, and in the...

Public speaking has evolved. And most people haven't caught up! The traditional approach to public speaking stifles your ability to breathe comfortably - and fails to leave a message in the mind of your listener. The revolutionary method in What's Your Message? shows you how to think clearly, manage anxiety, and speak persuasively.

Leadership is a difficult and messy pursuit. The obstacles we face are many and the responsibility can weigh heavily. From juggling the elusive work-life balance to dealing with toxic or entitled staff to succession planning and developing an organizational culture of excellence, our skills and energy can become exhausted. This collection of methods, inspirations, and case studies will help leaders of all levels rise above the negativity and pressure to implement key principles for a thriving organization.