IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE PERFECT PERFECT CAN DESCRIBE A DAY, A DRESS, OR A NEW PAIR OF SHOES… NOT A HUMAN BEING OUR IMPERFECTIONS MAKE US WHO WE ARE OUR DIFFERENCES MAKE US UNIQUE OUR HAPPINESS COMES FROM WITHIN, FROM ACCEPTING WHO WE ARE HOPEFULLY, TODAY YOU CAN BEGIN TO LIKE YOURSELF A LITTLE MORE LOVE YOURSELF ALWAYS AND BELIEVE YOURSELF FOREVER YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH HAPPIER YOU WILL FEEL IF YOU STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS AND LOVE YOURSELF JUST FOR BEING YOU EMBRACE YOURSELF WITH YOUR IMPERFECTIONS AND LIFE WILL EMBRACE YOU… YOU’RE NOT PERFECT, YOU’RE PERFECTLY YOU

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE PERFECT PERFECT CAN DESCRIBE A DAY, A DRESS, OR A NEW PAIR OF SHOES… NOT A HUMAN BEING OUR IMPERFECTIONS MAKE US WHO WE ARE OUR DIFFERENCES MAKE US UNIQUE OUR HAPPINESS COMES FROM WITHIN, FROM ACCEPTING WHO WE ARE HOPEFULLY, TODAY YOU CAN BEGIN TO LIKE YOURSELF A LITTLE MORE LOVE YOURSELF ALWAYS AND BELIEVE YOURSELF FOREVER YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH HAPPIER YOU WILL FEEL IF YOU STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS AND LOVE YOURSELF JUST FOR BEING YOU EMBRACE YOURSELF WITH YOUR IMPERFECTIONS AND LIFE WILL EMBRACE YOU… YOU’RE NOT PERFECT, YOU’RE PERFECTLY YOU

It’s often been said, with some validity, that we teach what we need to know. So, too, we write what we want to read: in this case, the book that I wish someone had written for me when I was a young teacher just starting out. I began teaching in a British-style boys’ boarding school: all boys, all boarding—a trial by fire if ever there was one. I was fresh out of university, with a good MA but virtually no teaching experience and only the dimmest idea of why I was joining the profession. I had been told by someone I trusted that I had a natural talent for teaching, felt faint stirrings of vocation, and wanted to give something back after a long and self-indulgent education. Beyond that, I had no idea of what I was getting into or why. It was a strange Darwinian world of bad food, cold showers, harsh discipline, and cross-country runs, with other vestiges of British public school tradition, including bread pudding, corporal punishment, and daily chapel. Paradoxically, despite the strict discipline and institutional formality—the masters were universally referred to as Sir, and the boys addressed by surname—a great fondness grew between staff and students. We were, at the very least, honorable enemies reminiscent of Tom Brown’s School Days—at best, a boisterous family marooned together, more like Swiss Family Robinson. Something hilarious happened every day. The boys were irrepressible, despite our best efforts, and the charged, insular atmosphere of the school somehow produced the most extravagantly colorful personalities. I was always amazed at how the boys bounced back after a frozen route march or an exhausting exam week; it was the masters who showed the strain. Partly, we lacked the resiliency of youth. We were older in our bones, and our sinews had lost their elasticity. Partly, we followed an unrelenting schedule since, in addition to our teaching duties (including a half day on Saturday), we were required to patrol the dorms, supervise study hall, and lead all-weather outdoor adventures. Sixty-hour workweeks were standard, rising to eighty hours during peak periods. But we also suffered the natural consequences of an immutable law and a professional handicap, which I will explain.

It’s often been said, with some validity, that we teach what we need to know. So, too, we write what we want to read: in this case, the book that I wish someone had written for me when I was a young teacher just starting out. I began teaching in a British-style boys’ boarding school: all boys, all boarding—a trial by fire if ever there was one. I was fresh out of university, with a good MA but virtually no teaching experience and only the dimmest idea of why I was joining the profession. I had been told by someone I trusted that I had a natural talent for teaching, felt faint stirrings of vocation, and wanted to give something back after a long and self-indulgent education. Beyond that, I had no idea of what I was getting into or why. It was a strange Darwinian world of bad food, cold showers, harsh discipline, and cross-country runs, with other vestiges of British public school tradition, including bread pudding, corporal punishment, and daily chapel. Paradoxically, despite the strict discipline and institutional formality—the masters were universally referred to as Sir, and the boys addressed by surname—a great fondness grew between staff and students. We were, at the very least, honorable enemies reminiscent of Tom Brown’s School Days—at best, a boisterous family marooned together, more like Swiss Family Robinson. Something hilarious happened every day. The boys were irrepressible, despite our best efforts, and the charged, insular atmosphere of the school somehow produced the most extravagantly colorful personalities. I was always amazed at how the boys bounced back after a frozen route march or an exhausting exam week; it was the masters who showed the strain. Partly, we lacked the resiliency of youth. We were older in our bones, and our sinews had lost their elasticity. Partly, we followed an unrelenting schedule since, in addition to our teaching duties (including a half day on Saturday), we were required to patrol the dorms, supervise study hall, and lead all-weather outdoor adventures. Sixty-hour workweeks were standard, rising to eighty hours during peak periods. But we also suffered the natural consequences of an immutable law and a professional handicap, which I will explain.

Have you ever been in Stuck-Ville? Ever resigned yourself to plan B and then realized it wasn’t the second chance you were looking for but merely second best? A Fascination with Forward is a must read if you are ready to put the past into perspective, pull the root of your pain right out, tackle your true/false beliefs about God, and release your plan A! Does forgiveness matter? You bet! This book will ensue you don’t let the past cause you to miss the party. Once you have read this book, you will know you have found a friend.

Have you ever been in Stuck-Ville? Ever resigned yourself to plan B and then realized it wasn’t the second chance you were looking for but merely second best? A Fascination with Forward is a must read if you are ready to put the past into perspective, pull the root of your pain right out, tackle your true/false beliefs about God, and release your plan A! Does forgiveness matter? You bet! This book will ensue you don’t let the past cause you to miss the party. Once you have read this book, you will know you have found a friend.

Inspiring and uplifting, Educating All for Excellence is a new and a better way of understanding education as the following: *A socializing process *An awakening process *A liberating process Do you truly want all the adolescents and young adults in your community and schools to learn more actively, more meaningfully, and more mindfully? If yes is your answer to this question, then Educating All for Excellence is for you. Educating All for Excellence is especially designed to help adolescents and young adults to strive to do the following: *Be more open and receptive to their two learning worlds *Strive for the knowledge and skills congruent to their innate talent *Awaken the positive side of the sleeping giant within everyone *Realign their learning to their calling *Identify what they want the most out of their life *Be focus on what they are the most good at *Match what they have to do to what they are called to do *Sing out loud their lifelong most favorite love song for the whole world to hear *Be the blessings to one another they are meant to be *Be more peaceful culture consumers *Be more mindful culture producers

“Don’t just count your money, calculate what amount of money you need to achieve your long term financial goals”

“Don’t just count your money, calculate what amount of money you need to achieve your long term financial goals”

I do not know how long ago embroidery started, but I think through the centuries, women have turned to needlecraft and embroidery for pleasure. My grandmother told us that in her days, the young ladies did not work and was taught to do needlework and embroidery. Although times have changed and the love for embroidery still remains strong, women sadly neglect this art as they do not have time. The sewing machine is a quicker medium for embroidery and decorative stitching. You can make a room look homely, cozy, and beautiful with needlework and embroidery. It can be embroidered tablecloths, runners, cushions, table mats, wall hangings, pictures, bed linen, and many more. All these things can become possible to you by taking each page step by step and practicing the various stitches and methods. To those who are already experienced machinists, sewing machine embroidery will be much easier. Others may find it a little more difficult, but it can be overcome with a lot of practice and perseverance. This type of machine embroidery needs a lot of practice, but once you acquire control of the machine and embroidery hoop, there is no end to the possibilities of the work that can be done. I hope that the sewing machine no longer will be regarded as the machine for sewing hems, mending, curtains, and dressmaking but as the means for enjoyment in producing beautiful machine embroidery for the home and family.

Inner Creative Girl is a motivational book that will inspire you to transform what you’re passionate about into the career of your dreams or the creation of your own business. Through the pages of this book, you’ll witness the learning journey of an inner creative girl to discover her passion and the steps she took to become an entrepreneur girl!

What is agape? How does it help us be what we were created to be? Can it fulfill our spiritual development? In The Seven Steps of Agape Prayer, a path is shown to bring God’s gift of agape fully into a person’s consciousness in a powerful, liberating way. Then readers are offered steps to enter into the spreading of the spiritual power of agape to friends, family, communities, and even enemies. There are illustrations from the author’s life, the events of other people’s lives, and historical events.

What is agape? How does it help us be what we were created to be? Can it fulfill our spiritual development? In The Seven Steps of Agape Prayer, a path is shown to bring God’s gift of agape fully into a person’s consciousness in a powerful, liberating way. Then readers are offered steps to enter into the spreading of the spiritual power of agape to friends, family, communities, and even enemies. There are illustrations from the author’s life, the events of other people’s lives, and historical events.

What is agape? How does it help us be what we were created to be? Can it fulfill our spiritual development? In The Seven Steps of Agape Prayer, a path is shown to bring God’s gift of agape fully into a person’s consciousness in a powerful, liberating way. Then readers are offered steps to enter into the spreading of the spiritual power of agape to friends, family, communities, and even enemies. There are illustrations from the author’s life, the events of other people’s lives, and historical events.

Inner Creative Girl is a motivational book that will inspire you to transform what you’re passionate about into the career of your dreams or the creation of your own business. Through the pages of this book, you’ll witness the learning journey of an inner creative girl to discover her passion and the steps she took to become an entrepreneur girl!