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"I shall share with you how I see you as a one-of-a-kind work of art..."- Kenneth Hamilton, MDFounder, The H.O.P.E GroupWhen Kenneth Hamilton was just four years old, a woman found him walking near his home, as he often did. She took his hand, and asked him to take her to his mother. When the women met, the stranger said, "Please take very good care of him. He is very important to the world." The woman left and the family never saw her again. "Life" kept on happening to Ken and many things gave him pause over the years to consider that he wasn't living "conventionally." Ken's later career as a surgeon rewarded him with the opportunity to listen to the stories of other humans' lives. He became known as "The Doctor Who Listens" for his faithful attention to his patients' stories. They revealed to him the preciousness of every human being's story, for no two of them are alike. Ken eventually became aware that a powerful psychology lay behind this work and he was led down an exciting path to meet his inner soul. Ken Hamilton invites you to join him in an adventure that could not have been possible for ordinary souls until some 50-odd years ago. Let fear become awareness and anger become presence, and come along...

The greatest piece of advice ever given to me is this simple statement. "You have got to be the same person up or down." It is a pretty basic statement, but it rings loud and clear in life. A true sign of maturity is when you can be the same type of person when things are going bad as you are when things are going good. It takes no courage whatsoever to be an encouraging and positive person when everything in your life is going well. It is when you are stuck in a losing skid that you can't seem to get stopped when people see your true colors. The way you treat others after losing a big business deal should be no different than how you would treat them after landing one. There is nothing worse than working for, or with, someone you know is going to show up to work upset and angry because things did not go their way. Even worse, imagine waiting for that person to get home not knowing what to expect. I once worked for a coach whose family would basically hide from him after he came home from coaching a game that his team had lost. It was like "ok, everyone hide from dad because he is not going to be in a good mood, we need to give him his space." That reeks of immaturity, but I have done it! There is an old saying in baseball that you should always leave the game between the lines. In other words, don't take it home with you. What happens at work, should stay at work, and just because things didn't go well for you that day does not give you the right to take it out on those that had nothing to do with it. When I was coaching, I did on occasion take a loss home with me. I would snap at my kids and walk around the house feeling sorry for myself. Well, that lasted about one time because my boy's mother was not about to put up with that nonsense and nor should you. I learned there was "no money" in that type of selfish behavior. I was only trying to drag others into my shallow despair in hopes they might join me in feeling sorry for myself. It takes work to learn that your self-worth is not tied to a job, performance, or any award. Self-worth is tied to how you treat others. No doubt there will be times in life when you are disappointed, bummed out, or even a bit depressed after a rough day, event, or a stretch of time. None of us are exempt from that. However, I am one to believe that you will not get the support and encouragement you are needing if you treat others the exact way you do not want to be treated. All you are doing is doubling your disappointment by passing it on to others. You might get pity, but where is the value in that? In life, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but even still people are much more important than wins and losses. Being a S.P.U.D. allows freedom for relationships to blossom. Plus, it is absolutely no fun to be around a person that is on an emotional roller coaster all of the time. If those around you know you will be there for them come rain or shine, you will become great in their eyes, a rock. You will be considered as someone who can be consistently leaned on, thus dividing their sorrow, and doubling their joy. You need examples of what a S.P.U.D. looks, sounds, and acts like; this book are of some of mine and how I remember them, along with referencing a few of the greatest leaders of all time. My S.P.U.D.'s include farmers, teachers, artists, coaches, bosses, custodians, family members, secretaries, and even my dog. The personal stories I share in this book are about imperfect people that demonstrated perfect unconditional love and support to me in my life. As I look back now, it was the right person at the right time, and I am forever grateful. Normal people just being who they are and caring enough about me to invest their life into mine. We all can be a S.P.U.D. to others, no special talent or training is required.

Emily Branford's perfect life as the wife of a prominent surgeon is suddenly changed when a terrifying dream awakens her to an even more terrible reality: something so dreadful is happening to her body that even the finest doctors and scientists cannot diagnose the cause of the symptoms.A naturally shy, quiet woman, Emily gathers the strength to try and find the cause of something that may be killing her. Could someone deliberately be doing this to her? And if so, who is responsible? And why?The answer, if it can be found, will give you a chilling glimpse into the future.

Told from the perspective of a Norwegian homesteader wife and three of her daughters, this family saga intersects homesteading with the lesser-known history of Norway in World War II and leaves the family with allegiance to two flags.

The Bishop realized that sooner or later we'd be able to contact, and perhaps communicate with other civilizations throughout our Milky Way galaxy. His vision, his Mission, was for us to prepare for that time. If it turned out that we could actually communicate with aliens from other worlds, his burning question, "Are we alone?" would be answered with that first contact. But, that's not all he wanted to know.Follow this intriguing journey through the decades of debate and discovery the Mission demanded. From ecumenical views to space exploration technology, from the practical to the fanciful; Collins tells his tale with words that will evoke and provoke.

This is the second book in the Feathers and Light series. To summarize how the first book (Feathers and Light) ended, in Sorche's words... "I ended up on a mountain in the dark with a god who was trying to kill me. I either blew her to smithereens or blasted her off a cliff. I'm not sure which. After that I was in some kind of trance and when I woke up, Sophia dropped it on me that she and most everyone else in her neighborhood were gods, that my friend, Brighid, is a god, and that my mom and dad and sister, Harper, are all demigods, or maybe gods. And worst of all, I'm some kind of; super-demigod."In Reluctant Gods, Sorche, Harper, and Brighid struggle with the fact that they are not just normal kids. To help them, Sophia teaches them the art of Patience. And Enya-Queen of the Gentle Folk, the Fairies-encourages them to embrace all the experiences the upcoming year will offer. Well, and both Sophia and Enya tell them that in the end, they may just have to "wing it".Given her previous experiences, Brighid quickly accepts that as an ancient Celtic god, her jobs include giving hope to those who are fearful or anxious, and offering creative inspiration to all who seek it. But she is warned that because there are so many humans needing her help, the greatest danger she will face is burnout; if she tries to go it alone, she's told, she'll be done before she's thirty.As the youngest of the three, Sorche is the most open to new and "unusual" experiences. Because of that, she is able to perform technically impossible weather modifications to save their town from wildfires, to heal a friend dying of cancer, and to teach a theoretical physicist that immortal gods don't just disappear when they're forgotten. At the same time, she does all the things that a normal ten-year-old, fifth grader does.And then there's Harper, the most reluctant of the three... the one who really just wants to be normal. But after a year of challenges, as she turns fourteen, she resolves to accept as her new normal all that she has been given, to take control of herself, and to move forward.While Reluctant Gods is filled with adventure, it is also an exploration of what it means to be growing up. It is a tale emphasizing the importance of family and community. And it is a tale of self-empowerment.

Considering the violent and deadly experiences of racism in the United States during this contemporary moment, there remains a critical need for demonstrative dialogues for social justice. Progressive anti-racist allies-across differences of race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability-must continue to join together to enact strategies devoted to the eradication of racism. Ways to advocate life survival for Black Indigenous People of Color in the U.S. must be actively engaged. Particularly related to the emotional and physical trauma BIPOC communities are currently experiencing in this day and time, there must be a renewed call for the vision of a "beloved community." It must be envisioned by a unified, collective body of people committed to liberation for all the oppressed. In this day and time, anti-racist solidarity means that these individuals must take on challenging conversations about ways systemic and institutionalized racism continues to be perpetuated.In Killing Rage: Ending Racism (1995), published over two decades ago, bell hooks states that "to 'talk race'"-in and of itself-is a difficult subject. For bell, her reluctance toward speaking publicly about the subject of race and racism is the fact that it "hurts ... [it not only] startles, frightens, and is enough to throw one back into silence" (3). Yet, it is clear for hooks that silence is not the solution to the traumatic experience of racism. Writing in Killing Rage: Ending Racism about the complexity her life as a Black woman, a feminist, a professor and cultural critic in PWIs (Predominately White Institutions), she expresses her feelings about the experiences of racism and its intersectional relationship to sexism and classism.In Liberation for the Oppressed, I have conceptualized this book to compel its potential readers-not only to contemplate the "painful," emotional challenges that the subject of race and racism may provoke, but also to compel them to think about the life-saving power of unity for the creation of a "beloved community," as envisioned by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In allyship for social justice, progressive individuals (across differences) should support struggles to end racism perpetrated against BIPOC communities. In the conception of this book, I contend with bell hooks that silence about race and racism in the U.S. is hurtful.The mission for Liberation for the Oppressed is boldly to affirm the lives and voices of its contributors. They literally put their lives on the line writing about traumatic experiences each of them has or would face in what it means "to 'talk race'." Becoming critically aware of the self-deadening effects of internalized racism, each of them map the course of their personal, political, and professional journey toward self-recovery. Becoming critically aware of the complicity with racism by not speaking out about its traumatic implications, each of them critically employs personal narrative to speak out in loving resistance to racist colonization.Linking the concept of Black feminist intersectionality with interdisciplinary, I employ it as the theoretical foundation for the advocacy of community activism for resistance to all forms of systemic oppression. Liberation for the Oppressed is about representing the power of love for social justice. Each contributor to this book acts to demonstrate the agency of emotional wellbeing and self-recovery needed for all oppressed people. This standpoint lines up with bell hooks' vision of a "Beloved Community: A World Without Racism," the final chapter of Killing Rage: Ending Racism.I believe the contributors' writings in Liberation for the Oppressed act to transform the personal, political, and professional lives of those people who will read them-in and outside the "ivory tower".