Friendship Development

Loneliness Dissolved by Alec Alpert is a thought-provoking book exploring loneliness's complex nature from a metaphysical perspective. The author draws from firsthand experiences and insights from Eastern and Western traditions to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the root causes of loneliness and practical insights on how to transform their relationship with it. One of the key takeaways from the book is that loneliness is a universal experience that is not necessarily dependent on being alone. The author discusses that emotional independence and freedom can be achieved ...

Im Musikbusiness gibt es kaum einen größeren Superstar, als Whitney Houston es gewesen ist. Nachdem ihr 1985 veröffentlichtes Debütalbum sie auf Anhieb an die Spitze katapultierte, führte Whitney zwei Jahrzehnte lang die internationalen Charts an und begeisterte und berührte Fans auf der ganzen Welt.

This audiobook plans to give you exactly what you need: the means to stay positive through constant affirmations designed to help improve oneself, change a bad behavior, or channel the universe to attract good things in your life. Call it meditation or even self-hypnosis, but the principles stated in the audiobook actually work. It is proven that repetitive constructive affirmations attract positive energies in your life, and that desire is the first step towards achievements.

La reflexión ciceroniana sobre la amistad se constituye como uno de los grandes referentes que vinculan la virtud cívica y los intereses personales de realización del ser humano en la comunidad. Recuperar el sentido de verdad, siguiendo el modelo estético de la amicitia que propone Cicerón implica dimensionar en su forma más trascendente la disposición humana de la comprensión hermenéutica y la empatía con el semejante.

It was a world of innocence and play, for these last children of the baby boomer years, yet their world was rapidly changing around them and at the heart of it all was the values and character of the generation that raised them. This story centers around the moral, ethical and social ideals that the older generation passed down to the younger and how the kids interpreted, mimicked and then generated their own value system, based on their parents, neighbors and the community around them. It is told from the perspective of a child in a story that will make you laugh, cry and force you to ...

From behavioral scientists to besties, Kate draws upon the extraordinary research from academics, scientists, and psychotherapists, and stories from friends of friends, strangers from the Internet, and her “squad” to get to the bottom of these and other facets of friendship. For fans of Susan Cain’s Quiet and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic, The Friendship Cure is a fascinating blend of accessible “smart thinking,” investigative journalism, pop culture, and memoir for anyone trying to navigate this lonely world, written with the wit, charm, and bite of a fresh voice.

On the scale of stranger to bromance, where do your friendships land? As guys, we tend to get a bum rap when it comes to our ability to relate to other men. We talk work, sports, and buffalo wings, but struggle to move into meaningful conversation with our friends. Justin Erickson has identified seven kinds of friendships every man needs to thrive and grow as a Christian. Based on the biblical role models of men like David, Paul, and Timothy, these are the relationships that ultimately make you the man that God has called you to be.

When Max Dickins decided to propose to his girlfriend, he realised there was no one he could call on to be his best man. He quickly learned that that he wasn’t the only man struggling with friendships. For decades, countless studies from across the world have confirmed that men have fewer close friends than women–and the problem gets worse the older men get. But what goes wrong? And what can men do about it? Dickins is going to find out. His funny and charmingly candid search takes him to the doors of world-leading experts.

Are you struggling on how to find and make new friends that you can trust without befriending those who will backstab and do other horrible things? In this step-by-step guide on how to make friends and build relationships, you'll learn a lot of practical advice rather than theories. With his experiences, Mike Mitchell has helped hundreds of people in finding true friendships and relationships, and he knows the correct methods to do so. Remember, a few true friends are better than a lot.

A memoir of the author's decades-long friendship and spiritual journey with the late singer, songwriter, novelist, and poet Leonard Cohen. Funny, revealing, self-aware, and deeply moving, Matters of Vital Interest is an insightful memoir about Eric Lerner's relationship with his friend, whose idiosyncratic style and dignified life was deeply informed by his spiritual practices.

In Just Show Up, Kara and her close friend, Jill Lynn Buteyn, write about what friendship looks like in the midst of changing life seasons, loads of laundry, and even cancer. Whether you are eager to be present to someone going through a difficult time or simply want inspiration for pursuing friends in a new way, this eloquent and practical audiobook explores the gift of silence, the art of receiving, and what it means to just show up.

A name is destiny...or is it? Young Vicky is reeling from the loss of her old horse Joe, but eager to help the flighty, impossible to ride young mare, Witch. Unpredictable and dangerous, Witch's future is bleak. In her first moment with the horse no one trusted, Vicky changed Witch's name to Gidget, a hopeful benediction. "If only changing her name is all it took to change behavior," the farm owner laments. Despite her new name, Gidget, the horse formerly known as Witch, struggles to abandon old, unstable habits.

Every parent hopes their child will develop healthy and happy friendships. However, most parents don't know what to do that will encourage their child to be a friend and attract friends. The author offers clear-cut friendship-making guidelines for parents and their children. Some of the book's recommendations include: don't over-schedule a child's time; guide children to participate in "friend-attracting" activities; seek out friends in the neighborhood.

As Roseann Sdoia waited to watch her friend cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013, she had no idea her life was about to change - that in a matter of minutes she would look up from the sidewalk, burned and deaf, staring at her detached foot, screaming for help amid the smoke and blood. In the chaos of the minutes that followed, three people would enter Roseann's life and change it forever.

How to connect with anyone - in a systematic and structured way. A true set of instructions for any social interaction. Sometimes our minds are blank and we run out of things to say. That's normal. This book seeks to simplify that moment with simple formulas and equations to keep you going, connecting, and charming. A detailed breakdown of what people look for in friends, rapport, and social skills. Social Equations is a book of research and iteration. This means that each formula has been verified and confirmed by psychologists and researchers, and then broken down into use for daily life.

Summer is a magical time in New York City and Carrie is in love with all of it - the crazy characters in her neighborhood, the vintage-clothing boutiques, the wild parties, and the glamorous man who has swept her off her feet. Best of all, she's finally in a real writing class, taking her first steps toward fulfilling her dream. This sequel to The Carrie Diaries brings surprising revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country "sparrow" - as Samantha Jones dubs her - to the person she always wanted to be.

Take a Shot! is the incredible true story of how three unlikely partners broke all the rules and beat all the odds to create Major League Lacrosse. This book will take you on a roller-coaster ride through the ups and downs of starting a business - and not just any business, but a professional sports league built around America’s oldest and most tradition-bound game. Today, Major League Lacrosse is entering its 12th season, and the sport has exploded into the fastest-growing game in the U.S. But it wasn’t always that way... not even close.

Best-selling author Karen Kingsbury delivers another inspiring book in her Treasury of Miracles series. Here, she focuses on the special bonds between friends, and the extraordinary true stories she shares are a testament that God is present in our everyday lives. With God's guidance, we see that good friends never let us down, and often appear just when they are needed most.

Alexandra Collier was a writer living in a light-filled Brooklyn brownstone in New York with the man she loved. But when she woke up to a ravenous hunger to have a baby that her partner didn't share, she had to make a choice between love or a future family. From defying her family's expectations to searching for sperm and navigating pregnancy alone, Ally deftly takes us through the ecstatic, complicated and demanding path to becoming a solo mother by choice.

“That’s when I had to admit the truth: I wasn’t fine.” We live in a world that masks all pain with “I’m fine,” but the truth? The truth is that we’ve said “I’m fine” so often, we’ve begun to believe it even when we’re in a space where it’s okay to not be fine. Social media has led us to believe that to be anything other than happy is to be less than standard. We portray the truth of our life as constant happiness; refusing to accept that life comes with pain. Truth Be Told is designed to be a companion guide through the times when life isn’t “fine.” ...