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#1 Lourdes, the mother, is leaving her son, Enrique, behind in Honduras. She cannot afford to bring him with her to the United States, so she leaves him behind.
#2 The journey is hard for the Mexicans, but even harder for the Central Americans. They must make an illegal and dangerous trek up the length of Mexico. They are hunted by corrupt police, bandits, and gang...
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Get the Summary of Michael Newton's Journey of Souls in 20-minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Learn the latest details and most recent groundbreaking discoveries that reveal, for the first time, the mystery of life in the spirit world after death on Earth, proof that our consciousness survives, in Journey of Souls by Michael Newton, PhD.
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Get the Summary of Joseph Campbell's The Heros Journey in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey" delves into his lifelong exploration of mythology, influenced by his Irish heritage, early mentorship, and academic pursuits. He emphasizes the cyclical nature of life, the importance of aligning with nature, and the role of sacred places. Campbell discusses symbols and mythic motifs that...
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#1 The first traveler ever to pull up in his car with the engine already in Portugal but the petrol tank still in Spain was heard preaching to the fish in the river. He told them to gather around and advice him which language they spoke when they crossed the watery frontiers beneath.
#2 The traveller was greeted by a sudden breeze that ruffled the waters. He fell silent,...
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#1 I felt that my reflections after more than a decade at the tops ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency would be of general interest and would help shed some light on what intelligence really does do, really does not do, and how fragile the whole process of human intelligence really is.
#2 I would like to thank the Center for the Study of Intelligence, whose director...
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#1 The Industrial Revolution, which was a process of denaturalization, began in the last third of the eighteenth century. The abolition of live workmanship by the division of labor corresponded in terms of materials and energies to the emancipation from the boundaries of nature which occurs when natural materials and energies are replaced by mineral or synthetic ones.
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#1 The heroes of today's movies are following the same script as the Hero's Journey, a template of storytelling that spans the ages. It is a path of adventure, ordeals, and transformation.
#2 You are the hero of your life. You are responsible for what happens and what doesn't. You decide who gets cast in which roles and even the lines you speak. You must write your own...
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#1 As a writer, I'm committed to paying attention and walking through the world as a noticer. I use words to describe things that aren't usually discussed, and I try to bridge the divides between us.
#2 There are things that can run through our lives, ravaging them, and there's nothing we can do to prevent them. We must accept the world as it is, not as we wish it was....
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#1 When Sally and Jim began counseling, they were surprised to find that their lack of sexual interest in each other was caused by the molestation Sally had suffered years before.
#2 Sexual concerns are difficult to face. They are personal and embarrassing. When we have a sexual problem, we may try to deny it or hope it will just go away on its own. We may fear that...
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#1 Stress is a part of life for everyone, and it's unavoidable. We must take responsibility for naming it and then addressing it in a healthy and effective manner.
#2 The Feeling Triad is made up of Twos, Threes, and Fours, who respond to information, events, and people with the question What am I feeling. They are fully aware of and always paying attention to the needs...
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#1 The human brain evolved as a key driver of these cultural and technological advancements, which came to define humankind and set us apart from other species.
#2 The human brain is extraordinary. It has tripled in size over the last six million years, and most of this transformation occurred 200,000 to 800,000 years ago, before the emergence of Homo sapiens.
#3 The...
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#1 I wanted to believe that we were a middle-class family in a middle-class suburb of San Francisco. I remember my mother making elaborate dinners and setting the table with Hawaiian tablecloths or Chinese dishes, stemware, and tableware.
#2 I had a habit of spontaneously announcing that we were going camping. The anticipation was too much for any five-year-old, and...
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#1 The town of Gander, NL, was a hub for American planes crossing the North Atlantic during World War II. It was not uncommon to see movie stars or maharajahs strolling through the airport. With the introduction of long-range jets, Gander lost its international business.
#2 I grew up in a small town in Newfoundland, Canada, in the 1950s. I had a loving mother and a wonderful...
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#1 The Lakota world was a far-reaching territory that was home to the Lakota people. The life path for sons flowed in two directions that were closely linked to each other: every boy grew up to be a hunter and a warrior, a provider and a protector.
#2 The father sang a welcoming song for his new son. The journey began.
#3 The son of Crazy Horse and Rattling Blanket...
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#1 I grew up hearing my father, who was white, say that he was just as good as anyone else, but no better. I chose to believe him, and grew up believing that I was equal to anyone.
#2 White Sulphur Springs, located in the Allegheny Mountains, was a popular vacation destination for the wealthy in the 1800s. It was there that my father met my mother, who was a waitress...
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#1 The year 1937 began at the end of 1934, when I was ordered to attend the regional committee office, Room 37, at six A. M. I did not know what had happened, but I knew that the murderer was a Communist.
#2 In 1935, Elvov came to see me. He had been a speaker at meetings of Party activists and the city's intelligentsia, and he was one of the most hated men in town....
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#1 The first fear is abandonment, which is the fear that someone will leave you forever. This is a primal fear that we experience as children, and it stems from the fact that our survival depends on maintaining an attachment to our primary caretaker.
#2 The grief process is similar to that of a death, but it stems from the circumstances that led up to the abandonment,...
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#1 The Austrian Empire was a broad and stable stronghold in Central Europe, and its cities were built in the same style as the capital, Vienna. Every large to moderate-sized city sought to imitate the architecture of the capital.
#2 The Golden Age of Security in Austria was the period before World War I. The currency, the Austrian crown, circulated in shiny gold coins,...
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#1 The fourfold definition of spiritual formation is as a process, of being formed, in the image of Christ, and for the sake of others. It is a process of involvement with God's gracious work, and it is a rebellion against God's work that leads to a destructive and dehumanizing emptiness.
#2 Scripture reveals that human wholeness is always realized in the act of nurturing...
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#1 I was 26, and in 1978, I worked selling Oldsmobiles and Hondas at a car dealership in Grand Rapids, Michigan. One night, I went to a nightclub with some friends. My left leg was swollen and painful, so I went to see a doctor. He diagnosed me with thrombophlebitis, a blood clot deep within the calf of the leg.
#2 I had a friend named Jennifer who came over to help...