From the Introduction- What really lasts? What remains of all our thoughts and efforts? What, more than anything else, do we hope and pray and wish with all our heart to always remember? And what do we – above all else, wish to be remembered for? The yearning, burning ecstatic heart-ache – that lifts us up and lets us down intermittently. Those are among the meaningful questions that follow us through our everyday; attempting to guide and inspire us, even when our awareness of that grace-f...

Elegant, exuberant, and idiosyncratic, Acting My Age is a memoir and meditation by one of America’s most playful and inventive writers. In the words of Mary Mackey (The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams), “in Acting My Age, Thomas Farber gives us an unflinching, luminous, cleverly conceived meditation on his own mortality as well as on the extinction of the coral reefs, snow leopards, dolphins, and, ultimately the human species. Couching his observations in a series ...

If you have a calling to write, but you're struggling with writer's block, these guided meditations are for you. Your words will effortlessly flow on the page in no time with these soothing meditations from Hay House authors and spiritual teachers like Kyle Gray and Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Learn how to remove your fears and doubts around writing, open to your flow state, unblock stagnant energy, and relax your body and mind. Add these meditations to your writing practice today to help your crea...

Where do you get the inspiration to do your best work? What about when your well of creativity runs dryer than usual? What if there was a tool that could help you manifest clear vision, break loose of self-doubt, and inspire artistic brilliance? Welcome to “Meditations to Spark Your Creativity.” Led by some of Hay House’s most celebrated authors and teachers, these powerful guided meditations are specifically tailored for those who need to recharge their imaginations, tap ...

This is the seminannual Able Muse Review (Print Edition) - Summer 2015 issue, Number 19. This issue continues the tradition of masterfully crafted poetry, fiction, essays, art & photography, and book reviews that have become synonymous with the Able Muse-online and in print. After more than a decade of online publishing excellence, Able Muse print edition maintains the superlative standard of the work presented all these years in the online edition, and, the Able Muse Anthology (Able Muse ...

Do you want to cultivate a regular meditation practice but struggle with staying present and focused? This collection of guided meditations is designed to reduce your stress and anxiety, promote emotional wellness, support whole-being health-and help you overcome those obstacles presented by your beautifully active mind. Learn to manage distractions, find stillness, and thrive in your practice. When you meditate, does your mind jump around like an energetic little...

More than 1,300,000 answers—more than twice as many words as any other crossword dictionary.Meticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined fifty years in the field and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and currency of this one. From Jim Carrey to Sister Carrie, Homer Simpson to Homer's Iliad, the wide-ranging entries include 500,000+ synonyms, 3,000+ literary ...

A New York Times Notable Book: A memoir of the writing life of Jim Harrison, from hardscrabble years to high-profile Hollywood friendships, " as engaging as it is eccentric" ( The Washington Post Book World).In this "sprawling, impressionistic memoir", which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Jim Harrison chronicles his coming-of-age, from a boy drunk with books to a young man making his way among ...

"With elegant simplicity, Jean Houston shows you how to unleash the genius that lies in the depths of your being" (Deepak Chopra).Discover your own extraordinary gifts and live every day with passion.Now you can explore and expand your own unique possibilities on all four levels of your being—the physical, psychological, symbolic, and spiritual—using the practical and creative tools in this remarkable guide. In her most deeply transforming book to date, Houst...

The bestselling author of The Art of Pilgrimage and Once and Future Myths presents a selection of mind-bending brain teasers.Riddles by any name—enigmas, conundrum, word puzzles, teasers—have been posed since ancient times to test people's wit and stretch their imaginations. Mythologist and adventurer Phil Cousineau resurrects this lost art form in A World Treasury of Riddles. Drawing from world literature, history, myth, and folklore, Cou...

Over twenty years have passed since Michael Roads has written the two best-selling books Talking with Nature and Journey Into Nature. Since then, many people have asked, "What happened? Why have we heard nothing more about your metaphysical experiences in Nature? You have written several other books, but whatever happened to your Nature connection?""I am going to show you life in farms and fields, in trees and forests, in mountains and hills, in towns and villages, in houses and ho...

The great spiritual traditions tell us that we humans are modeled upon the imprint of the divine. Imagine the wonderful and awe inspiring possibilities of that truth fully realized in your own life. Imagine your free-flowing happiness offering a living example, a template and healing balm to everyone around you. Imagine consciously evolving yourself into a new paradigm, a dimension where people, experiences and material achievement towards your highest good, flow to you easily and naturall...