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[2022]
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English
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If you just focus on the thing that is making you sad, then the sadness is all you see. But if you look around, you will see that joy is everywhere. In their only collaboration for children, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu use their childhood stories to show young people how to find joy even in hard times and why sharing joy with others makes it grow. The two spiritual masters tell a simple story, vibrantly brought to life...
6) In awe
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
Description
"The ... author of On Fire shows us how to recapture and harness our childlike sense of wonder in order to become more engaged, successful, and fulfilled"--
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"Extravagant joy doesn't have to be an intermittent experience; it is eternally available in God's presence. Raised in Communist Bulgaria, Georgian Banov shares his life-changing encounters with God, the truth of the Word, and daily life in the Spirit to help you experience God's joy in every season as you walk out your calling with purpose and power"--
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
Description
"Adopt a lifestyle of thanksgiving and discover that no matter how messy life gets, God will make it good. Each moment that you're given is a precious gift from God. You can choose to have a thankful attitude and live each moment full of joy, simply because God is good. In The Power of Thank You, renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer encourages us to take a look at ourselves and the importance of being thankful....
11) Seeing green
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
You know that feeling, don't you? That heart sting when someone else receives the very thing you desire. When your best friend announces her engagement. When your sister says she's pregnant. When your coworker gets the promotion. You tell yourself you're happy for her, but you feel a hint of something else. That something is envy. What if, in those moments, you were able to turn away from the green glow of envy, and see the spotlight of God's glory...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Life can be hard, but no matter what challenges you are facing, Pope Francis wants you to know you were created by God for this moment. There is always a way to find joy and to celebrate the wonder of the life we have been given. In this ... book, [he] offers fifteen mindsets that allow readers to find hope and meaning in every circumstance. He encourages us to defend and protect the light that shines in us, to believe in the beautiful, to find meaning...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Dessert connects us heart-to-heart like almost nothing else. It brings us together in good times and bad, celebration and solace. It marks big and small milestones and creates memories of comfort and joy. And Christina Tosi, the founder and CEO of Milk Bar, believes it can save the world. Does the combination of sugar, flour, and butter have some magical ability to fix all the craziness of our modern existence? Of course not. Tosi knows a cookie...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An enchanting collection of lists, musings, prompts, and illustrations that will inspire you to cherish all of the things--from the extraordinary to the everyday, from the big to the little--that bring hope into our lives On March 11, 2020, the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic and all of our lives began to change in unprecedented ways, Todd Doughty knew he needed to do something to help him stay connected...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mallory shares her personal story of overcoming the unhealthy and damaging patterns in her life and shows readers how to trade this for something completely new and more rewarding. What she discovered was there had always been a different life available to her, one that she had not yet seen. Now she encourages readers to resist a 'just fine' existence and to step into a life they never dared to imagine before. Through inspiring stories and practical...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People K-2 2023
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Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. K-2
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"As affirming as it is touching and warm, Hold Them Close encourages young children to hold close their joy, the words of their ancestors and elders, as well as their power to change the world. A perfect book for shared story time, this book will inspire young people to march forth with pride, glow, and happiness."--
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
Description
Taking laughter's revelatory capacity as a starting point, and rooted in Nuar Alsadir's experience as a poet and psychoanalyst, Animal Joy is an ode to spontaneity and feeling alive.
"Laughter shakes us out of our deadness. An outburst of spontaneous laughter is an eruption from the unconscious that, like political resistance, poetry, or self-revelation, expresses a provocative, impish drive to burst free from external constraints. Taking laughter's...
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English
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"Why would the chairman of an international management consulting firm write a book about joy? Because it's an overlooked and desperately needed tool for engaging an anxious, disconnected, hybrid workforce. When people feel safe and inspired at work, they can accomplish so much more--but most leaders don't realize this is possible. Author Alex Liu explains how to create more joy for your people at work, both in person and in video meetings, with a...
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