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Into every life, some rain must fall. Fortunately, no storm lasts forever. Do bad things happen to good people, or could the difficulties we face be gifts in disguise? You decide as we kick-off 2021 with Crappy to Happy - True Stories of Grit, Grace, and Love, a book by Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy composed by Rev. Ariel Patricia and Kathleen O’Keefe Kanavos, and other courageous authors, share their poignant true stories. Rev. Ariel Patricia is CEO and Founder of Sacred Stories. As an ordained interfaith, inter-spiritual minister Ariel Patricia believes every story is a sacred story. She is ordained from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York and has earned her Masters of Arts in Education and her Bachelors of Science in Business. Ariel Patricia worked in the corporate and educational worlds for many years and proudly served six years as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Kathleen O’Keefe Kanavos is accredited in Psychopathology and Special Education. Kat taught Psychology at USF, Ft. Myers

Do you know that Dreams can change your lives in profound and tangible ways? Would you like to learn how to master the art of dreaming and harness the power of dreams for healing, transformation, and changing your experience of reality? Serge Kahili King, Ph.D., is the author of many works on Huna and Hawaiian shamanism, including Urban Shaman and Instant Healing. He has a doctorate in psychology and was trained in shamanism by the Kahili family of Kauai and African and Mongolian shamans. Dr. Serge is also the executive director of Huna International, a non-profit worldwide network of individuals who have dedicated themselves to making the world a better place. Dr. Serge examines the types of night dreams we have, how to remember them better, how to make use of them to improve our health and well-being, and how to interpret them. His analysis came from more than 5,000 of his dreams, students, and clients from his almost 50 years of clinical work. Dr. Serge explores how dreams are understood in neuroscience

Do Unto Earth: It's Not Too Late, co-authored by Penelope Jean Hayes and Carole Serene Borgens, speaks plainly to the damage humankind has done to the planet--both physically and energetically--and how we can fix it. From the global water shortage issue to the industrial-aged use of plastics to the mass pollution of our air, water, and soil, this book addresses how we can halt further damage and begin planetary repair through advancements in technology consciousness. Penelope Jean Hayes is the foremost leader in contagious and osmotic energy, known as Viralenology. She has appeared on television hundreds of times as an expert guest, including for Dr. Phil, ABC News, and internationally. In 2020, Penelope founded the Viral Energy Institute for personal, interpersonal, and planetary wellness. She is the author of The Magic of Viral Energy: An Ancient Key to Happiness, Empowerment, and Purpose, The Likely Future. Carole Serene Borgens is a Channeler and Medium. She communicates with the Spirit Messenger, Pax,

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Is in the Air is a new Holiday Collection that shares 101 Stories about the Most Wonderful Time of the Year to jumpstart your holiday spirit!  The joy of giving and sharing is throughout the book. You’ll read about communities coming together to make Christmas memorable for families going through hard times, the joy of giving, and some very creative ways to make your holidays even more fun. The theme of reaching out and caring for others is prevalent, and you will undoubtedly come away with new ideas for gifts and family activities.  As always, the stories in this collection are what Chicken Soup for the Soul calls “Santa safe,” meaning that they keep the magic alive even for precocious readers. The joy of the holidays also includes heartwarming stories about Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and New Year’s. This book is one of three that Chicken Soup for the Soul earmarked in 2020 as fundraisers for specific nonprofit organizations. Royalties from this book will go to the U.S. M

Often we find it overwhelming to attain inner peace when the weight of the world's challenges render us feeling powerless. What if our spirit teachers, or angels, could contact us directly to help us find our way—would you listen? As the saying goes, when the student is ready, a teacher will appear. For the late Wilma Jean Jones, her teachers certainly did appear. An Angel Told Me So reveals the messages and guidance she received directly from the spiritual realm for more than two decades. Her son, Michael McAdams, worked closely with his mother as these messages and teachings were dictated to her and have lovingly preserved them for spiritual seekers who are looking for guidance, direction, and support. Wilma was a devout Christian and a daily reader of her Bible. She was spoken to and advised throughout her life regarding spiritual matters from spirit teachers/angels. Michael has felt a sense of destiny and purpose for his entire life. A lifelong sincere seeker of truth, he has endeavored to reach out wit

Is 60 the New 40? Or perhaps it truly is a “senior moment!” Then again, according to a German proverb, “To remain young while growing old is the highest blessing.” I guess the proof is in the pudding!  Chicken Soup for the Soul latest collection: Age is Just A Number, presents 101 stories from dynamic seniors over 60. Interestingly enough, there is a tremendous amount of opportunity for second careers, love, adventure, and lives of purpose! The stories are enough to make anyone look forward to their “golden years.” Join Amy Newmark and me on Thursday, November 5, 10-11 A.M. CT U.S. Amy and I will have a conversation about their latest release, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Age Is Just a Number: 101 Stories of Humor, Wisdom, and Adventure After 60!

Are you looking for assistance in having the right approach and communicating more effectively with someone you love living with cancer? Would you like to learn from twenty people covering different types of cancer stages and share their personal stories? How about getting helpful advice and guidance from families and friends who support them? Rebecca Whitehead Munn is an award-winning author and speaker, healthcare change catalyst, and value creator. Rebecca's award-winning debut memoir, The Gift of Goodbye: A Story of Agape Love, released in 2017, is her personal story of walking the End of life path with her mother. Her latest book, All Of Us Warriors: Cancer Stories of Survival and Loss, includes advice regarding approaching someone you love living with cancer and tips and tricks for helping others feel joy amid the pain. Rebecca has been a featured Maria Shriver Architect of Change on surviving grief and has shared her healing through yoga story at mindbodygreen.com. She is a certified End of Life Doul

Two new kinds of Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Think Positive for Preteens and Think Positive for Teens, aim to inspire and give advice for growing up and being their best and providing the tools they need to handle whatever life throws at them. Both books offer tips for today's preteens and teens on issues such as making real friends, doing the right thing, facing challenges, and being grateful. Growing up can be challenging for preteens. Now they can benefit from learning how other 9-12 year-olds handled the challenges of adolescence. The teenage years are both exciting and scary, and there are many ups and downs as teens navigate their adolescence. Join Amy Newmark and me on Tuesday, October 27, 10-11 A.M. CT U.S. Amy and I will have a conversation about these two new collections of true stories that will inspire preteens and teens to "think positive" and be the happiest, best version of themselves.

According to Dr. Dravon James, "For every question that you have about creating the life of your dreams, the answer lies within you. The power to achieve the next level of greatness lies within you. So what is the secret key to unleashing this amazing potential? It isn't a secret at all. It's a practical process that takes into full account how we humans achieve self-mastery." Freedom is Your Birthright, her bestselling book, is the first step in the 5-part Stepping Stone Series. It teaches you how to attain internal freedom, an essential ingredient on your exciting journey to Everyday Peace. Dr. Dravon James is the founder of Everyday Peace, host of Everyday Peace on Unity Radio, Life Coach, Pharmacist, Actress, Author, Wife, and Mother of two teenagers. Join Dr. Dravon James and me on Tuesday, October 20, 10-11 A.M. CT US. We will be having a conversation about her remarkable life's journey and how you can build the life of your dreams utilizing the transformative tool and tapping into Everyday Peace fro

Since 1995, the Los Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen has raised over $11.9 million to provide community-based grants to local organizations offering crucial breast health and breast cancer services and to help fund cutting-edge breast cancer research. A significant focus of the Komen LA County Affiliate has been to assist uninsured and underinsured women under 40 and men with breast cancer symptoms access needed diagnostic testing and treatment. Through Komen advocacy action, the State of California, Department of Public Health, now has a diagnostic program for these women and men. Presently, the Affiliate's emphasis is patient navigation from diagnosis, treatment, and post-treatment care and decisive support services. Susan G. Komen, Los Angeles County, is the only organization in LA County that exclusively dedicates all efforts to combating breast cancer on every front. Their mission is to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Join Mark Pilon, the Executive Director of Susan G. Komen, Los A

Anne H. Oman began her career as a Foreign Service Officer for the now-defunct US Information Agency, which was charged with "winning the people's hearts and minds." She served in Cambodia and Indonesia and was expelled from both countries, for political, not personal, reasons. Anne has worked principally as a journalist. Her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Times, Washington Woman, Family Circle, Sailing, National Geographic World, and Senior Scholastic. She is currently a Reporter At Large for the Fernandina Observer in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Anne has published four non-fiction books. Mango Rains is her first novella. The story takes us back to 1963, to a sleepy Southeast Asian backwater, in Bienvenue á Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a former French colony ruled by a famously mercurial Prince. Though a war rages next door in VietNam, life in the Cambodian capital seems peaceful, and no one has heard of Pol Pot or envisions the horr

We are living in a time when many of us are feeling the weight of the world. From global and personal stress to financial challenges, illness, loneliness, depression, and lack of purpose. "Zero Frequency" by Mabel Katz offers us a pathway of hope out of turmoil towards a life of happiness, peace, and abundance. Mabel Katz is an internationally acclaimed world peace ambassador, speaker, author, seminar leader, and a recognized leading authority on Ho'oponopono, the ancient Hawaiian art and problem-solving practice achieving happiness and peace. When she is not conducting workshops worldwide, Mabel brings her unique brand of awareness to prison inmates, special needs children, and dozens of corporations seeking to achieve peak performance through deeper self-awareness. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Based on using forgiveness and gratitude, her presentations focus on practical ways for reaching what she calls Zero Frequency®, a state where we are free of restrictive memories and

Trauma and pain caused by environmental, physical, psychological, electronic, and spiritual forces can significantly affect your life. Internationally renowned author of 27 books on energy medicine, speaker, and spiritual healer Cyndi Dale shares groundbreaking techniques from her new book, Energy Healing for Trauma, Stress, and Chronic Illness. Learn how to resolve challenging, energetic, and spiritual issues, including dozens of subtle-energy healing methods and five flip-to reference guides and personal assessment questionnaires to help you gain the power you need to heal from trauma.  Cyndi explores her powerful spirit-to-spirit healing modality and hands-on exercises for: Working with the Six Vital Forces Aligning with Spirit Guides Awakening the Vagus Nerve Activating the Chakras Locating Hidden Inner Wounds Releasing Negative Energies Cleansing the Auric Field Harmonizing the Infra-Low Brainwave Charging with Colors • Creating Love with Tones Healing Streams of Grace • Achieving the Theta State You w

If you are the parent of a child with cancer, the overwhelming multitude of questions, feelings, and associated anxieties are hard to contain. What caused cancer? What can you as, a parent, do to help your child live through it? What is the future for your child? John Poothullil, MD, FRCP, practiced medicine as a pediatrician and allergist for more than 30 years. He began his practice in 1974 and retired in 2008. He holds certifications from the American Board of Pediatrics, The American Board of Allergy & Immunology, and the Canadian Board of Pediatrics. Dr. John’s latest book, “When Your Child Has Cancer,” is an insightful and thoughtful look at hope, advice, and solace. He expertly guides you to understand childhood cancer. He starts with his two new scientific theories to explain how the leading types of childhood cancers might occur, given that children have not lived long enough to develop the number of gene mutations that usually cause adult cancers. You will learn how you, as parents, can care

Have you ever woken up knowing that you’ve just had an extraordinary dream, and then, bam, it’s gone? You’ll want to keep a pen and paper by your bed for the next time, especially after reading Chicken Soup for the Soul: Listen to Your Dreams. The 101 Tales of Inner Guidance, Divine Intervention, and Miraculous Insight, will teach you how to use your dreams as a kind of GPS for navigating your life. “It’s remarkable how useful our dreams can be in helping us find new directions, improve our relationships, and become genuinely happier,” says Amy Newmark, author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of Chicken Soup for the Soul. “I’m a practical, fact-oriented person, so I fall into the camp that believes our dreams are our subconscious products saying, ‘Hey you! Here’s what I’ve been trying to tell you all day while you’ve been looking at your phone and doing projects and talking to people!” Amy says, “In many of the stories in the book, however, it’s hard to imagine someone’s subconscious was the source of their

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to explain to your kids about the pandemic? If you are, we have just what you are looking for! Understanding COVID-19 and quarantine has been challenging for most of us. For parents, explaining the coronavirus pandemic has been even more complicated. Mel Kaspin Blume, the mother of a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son, resorted to her innate talent, the art of storytelling. “Screens, Beans, and Quarantines” is the result. This free, downloadable children’s book that teachers from Los Angeles to New York, Atlanta to Denver, are reading to their students via Zoom, is a charming solution. Mel wanted to help them understand this strange new world. You can download your free copy of Screens, Beans, and Quarantines at https://www.onceuponablume.com Mel Kaspin Blume’s “Once Upon a Blume,” is a one-person branding and copywriting agency specializing in the art of storytelling. Before starting her own company, Mel was the former Head of Copy at Disney Consumer

In the enchanting world of the Costa Rican mountains, Sandra Shaw Homer begins her memoir, tracing the seasons and carefully observing the natural riches around her. But Evelio, who helped build their house, interrupts with an idea to plant an organic garden on their property. Over a challenging year full of unpredictable weather, wild animals, and toxic chemicals, their friendship grows as Evelio teaches her about the rural sustainability of Costa Rica in decades past. He pulls her into the daily ups and downs of his project. Evelio creates an often funny, always frustrating, and ultimately rewarding counterpoint to her work, such that the two intertwine on the page, and lead her to confront a painful past and open up to profound personal change. Sandra Shaw Homer has lived in Costa Rica for 29 years, where she has taught languages and worked as an interpreter/translator and environmental activist. She writes a column in the local press, and her creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry have appeared in a v

Are you looking for an easy step by step plan of action on how to contribute to living green as a conscious global citizen? How about starting this journey right in your backyard? Building A Better World In Your Backyard by Paul Wheaton and Shawn Klassen-Koop is a wonderful book about making a huge, positive, global difference from your own home! They have prioritized comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars as they explore dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues. According to Paul and Shawn, if 20% of the population implemented half the solutions in their book, it would solve the biggest global problems. All without writing to politicians, joining protests, signing petitions, or being angry at the people causing the issues. Paul Wheaton is passionate about permaculture. He has made over 177 hours of video of a full Permaculture Design Course and Appropriate Technology Course, and permaculture playing ca

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs: 101 Tales of Family, Friendship and Fun will have dog lovers laughing, tearing up, and nodding your heads in recognition as you dive into heartwarming and often hilarious stories about all the ways in which dogs enrich our lives, become part of our families, and make us better people. We learn so much from our canine companions, and along the way, they keep us company, provide unconditional love, and share in the ups and downs of our lives. Besides exploring the Unique Human–Animal Bond, the book has 17 stories about Staying Home with the Dog during the Coronavirus Pandemic. What do we learn from them? Everything! Our dogs make us better people. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. If we’re sad, they comfort us. If we need to have more fun, they show us how. They are our protectors, our role models, and full family members. And when they’re mischievous? Well, they can get away with just about anything when they look at us that certain way. Royalties from Ch

A Gigantic MEOW Shout Out to All Cat Lovers! Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats: 101 Tales of Family, Friendship and Fun, will have you laughing, tearing up, and nodding your heads in recognition as you dive into heartwarming and often hilarious stories about all the ways in which cats enrich our lives, become part of our families, and make us better people. We learn so much from our feline friends, and along the way, they keep us company, provide unconditional love, and share in the ups and downs of our lives. What do we learn from them? Everything! Our cats make us better people. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. If we're sad, they comfort us. If we need to have more fun, they show us how. They are our protectors, our role models, and our best friends. Often they serve as our therapists, too, transforming family relationships. And then there are those stories about mischievous cats, who can get away with just about anything when they look at us that certain way. Royalties from Chicken So