Great Days Ahead

Dr. Bowers examines the challenges a child with ADHD presents and offers parents workable, effective ways of handling the behavior problems. He reminds parents that, despite the diagnosis, children need to be held responsible for their actions and he suggests how to use positive discipline strategies to help them learn better behavior.

Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations, and ideas, the human condition is improving. This process is supposedly accelerating as new technologies, individual freedoms, and the spread of global norms empower individuals and societies around the world. But is progress inevitable? Its critics argue that human civilization has become different, not better, over the last two and a half centuries. What is seen as a breakthrough or innovation in one period becomes a setback or limitation in another. In short, progress is an ideology not a fact; a way of thinking about the world as opposed to a description of reality. In the seventeenth semi-annual Munk Debates, which was held in Toronto on November 6, 2015, pioneering cognitive scientist Steven Pinker and bestselling author Matt Ridley squared off against noted philosopher Alain de Botton and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell to debate whether humankind’s best days lie ahead.

Learn how God can bring joy to the dark times in your life with this daily devotional from #1 New York Times bestselling author and Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen. All of us will go through dark times that we don't understand: a difficulty with a friend, an unfair situation at work, a financial setback, an unexpected illness, a divorce, or the loss of a loved one. Those types of experiences are part of the human journey, but in his book All Things Are Working for Your Good, Joel Osteen teaches that if we stay in faith and keep a good attitude when we go through challenges, we will not only grow, but we will see how all things work together for our good. Now, Joel Osteen offers this companion devotional, that will provide motivation with daily readings and inspirational prayers that will encourage you through the darkness, as you seek the light in God's will. If we will go through the dark place in the valley trusting, believing, and knowing that God is still in control, we will come to the table that is already prepared for us, where our cup runs over.

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Power 52 is a weekly self-paced life practice workbook. It will help you find your voice, your motivation, your happy place, your competitive spirit, your attitude, your trajectory, and ultimately, the limitless opportunities open to people brave enough to assert themselves. Accept the challenge to create your happiness. Do the work to find the amazing moments each day. Find the courage to challenge your routine thoughts and escape your comfort zone. Activate your focus and navigate beyond your distractions, doubts, and disappointments. Commit to living your enlightened and best life now. Read the weekly passage, answer the questions, and write in the journal. Have fun with the exercises. Learn a quote and get powered up. Take your time. Apply what you learn.

Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude Writing in a gratitude journal may only take a few minutes of your day, but doing so has the power to turn your entire life around. The Law of Attraction says that whatever you focus on grows stronger. By making a habit to focus on the positive side of things, even something you might label as negative, you are tapping into the secret of living a happy life. When we start counting the little things that we treasure, things that may otherwise escape our attention in the chaos of daily life, not only are we becoming more positive and loving, but more giving and appreciative as well. Our happiness is no one’s responsibility but our own; when we stop reacting to the people and circumstances around us, we’re taking back control of our lives in order to steer it in the direction we want to go. Giving thanks to the universe is giving love, and what we give inevitably comes back to us. Have an attitude of gratitude. Once you make a habit out of appreciating all the gifts in life, big or small, you’ll begin to attract more positive people and situations. Bad habits and former worries will disappear, replaced by faith and good feelings toward yourself and others. Starting a gratitude journal is easy. All you need is a pen, a notebook, and a moment to lay down your appreciation for what you’ve been given in life. This book contains journal prompts on 52 different topics, each one beginning with an inspirational gratitude quote from great men and women of the past and present. You can focus on one topic a week if you wish—that’s enough to last you a year. Or you may pick and choose a prompt at random if you are looking for inspiration and new ideas on any given day.

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