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Join Cairo as he introduces himself and speaks to his classmates about his journey of being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Cairo will discuss detailed memories of his early years, while teaching some early detection signs, as well as how autism may affect other children, all while promoting representation and raising awareness. After the story, the learning doesn't stop there. Author Lovelee Lundy (Cairo's mom) has included an ASD - related glossary, developmental activities that some parents and guardians may find helpful, and a personal letter addressed to newly diagnosed parents for support. Come along with Cairo as he embarks on this adventure and you can all learn and raise awareness together.

The Art of Leading is a unique discussion on transformative leadership. In a world of experts, influencers, consultants, and researchers, this book takes the lived experience of a transformative leader and distills decades of leadership into thirteen principles. Starting with a foundation of Love, none of the principles in this book will be new in terminology but fresh in perspective and application. Vulnerability, authenticity, honesty, accountability, delegation, trust, and empathy are common topics being applied to leadership in a profound way. The Art of Leading reads like the narrative story of a seasoned leader giving you access to their journal of thoughts and lessons learned. Each chapter ends with real life examples of the principles in action, and a series of questions for the reader to reflect and deepen their understanding of the text. For those visual learners a YouTube video is offered for each section that feels like an honest and personal conversation with the author on the given topic. The Art of Leading: Truth Love and Empathy in Action is a quick read that will have deep, lasting and transformative impact across demographics and generations.

Nourishment is a spiritual journey. True healing begins from within, and the key to unlocking your body's potential lies in the mindful choices you make in the kitchen. Discover the art of home cooking and nourishment, where meal preparation is an act of self-love. O' Taste and See is the inspirational compilation of recipes for a balanced and wholesome diet, providing practical insights and delicious apps, entrees, and sides to support your overall well-being, mind, body, and soul. From vibrant salads to hearty whole-grain dishes and even a signature green juice, every entry is carefully crafted to transform your health and healing while nourishing your spirit.O' Taste and See is the cookbook you never knew you needed to take charge of your health, revitalize your body, and activate your mind. Your healing journey begins now.

Live Beyond: An Interactive Journal To Treasure Life's¿¿ ¿¿Lessons is an engaging and thought-provoking journal dedicated to the profound journey of personal growth through the lessons life presents. In a world filled with experiences, challenges, and opportunities, this journal serves as a haven for individuals seeking to reflect, learn, and evolve. Filled with reflective prompts, creative expressions, and beautiful design you are sure to kindle healing but most importantly growth through its pages. The Live Beyond Journal is the perfect way to start journaling and reflecting on simple life lessons. Many times in life when we take time to reflect and align our thoughts and feelings we find insight, and perspective, that realigns us with the joy in our lives. This journal has 200 pages filled with: ¿16 Life Lessons - simple reminders of the things we so often forget¿16 Reflections - shedding light on life lessons shared ¿18 Reflection Activities - from mental health check-ins to creating your own self-care plan these activities will impel you to reflect on your emotions, life practices and plans. ¿15 Coloring Pages - coloring reduces stress, and anxiety. It also improves focus and sleep. ¿Lots of pages to journalThis makes the perfect gift for the important people in your life because journaling cultivates self-awareness, being present in your life, and reduces stress and anxiety while boosting creativity. "Journaling is therapy for your soul."~ Candice

The best stories are told from the soul, right? The Epitome of Her is a compilation of journal entries, short stories, and conversations that are meant to strike a sense of healing and clarity. The compilations of short stories and conversations are fictional and solely based on the imagination of the author. The purpose of this book is to reach those who may battle with understanding the "Why" during their season of transitioning. As the author, it was a pleasure to illuminate and provide insight on some of the things women go through but have yet to understand why they had to go through it. The obstacles life presents are meant to strengthen us. When you are the one going through something, you often gain perspective out of emotion. Sometimes the purpose of your situation may be revealed from a perspective that lacks the comfort of emotion. The intention in bringing forth a creative collection of writings is to speak to the heart of women. So many women are in a season of self-revelation and understanding. Knowing you are not alone is essential to your process. God shows us the signs and wonders through others. We can always learn something from our peers. Connection and community are important to His process. I pray this book blesses you!!

This book is about changing the narrative for not¿¿ ¿¿only our black and minority youth, but it is about changing the mindset and culture for all blacks and minorities. This book is to help shape the minds of blacks and minorities that think they can't achieve certain things or that think they don't deserve better in their lives. This book is to give little gems of information that is not taught in school, especially in the black and minority neighborhoods and not necessarily taught in the black and minority homes. This book talks about the most important thing that all humans can control, and that is our mindset. Thinking positively or negatively and how that thought process can affect your actions and flow of life. It also talks about different forms of education, how to save our money, different ways to invest and also to love one another instead of hating on each other. This book is a blueprint to getting things in your life that some thought was too far to reach.

When a relationship is almost at its wits' end because of a serial cheating spouse, a loving and committed wife takes matters into her own hands when she steps outside of her marriage in a desperate attempt to save what is left. This drama-filled novel surrounds a well-off couple named Mike and Mia, who is on the verge of a separation due to Mike's inability to refrain from constant cheating. Mike tells his friends that Mia will never leave due to the lavish lifestyle he provides her. Mike soon learns from his homeboy that the reason he keeps getting caught is because he is dating single women. Mike takes his advice and things take a turn. This book is loosely based on the truth, but some of this shit really happened!

Sometimes, you wonder how much easier life would be if you simply had a manual to guide your every step. Unfortunately, this is real life, and things don't come that easily for many of us. Every new day comes with unlimited possibilities, and every decision may impact the rest of your life-positively and negatively. So, why wouldn't you want a guide to at least go through life in easy mode? This book from Bianca Wise is a deviation from the norm, as the author takes us through the story of her life. She explores her unconventional path from the inner city of Baltimore, deciding to leave a vested, solid, steady career to build a successful seven-figure business in less than 5 years. Bianca presents the life lessons she gained from her mother, family, friends, and co-workers as ten pillars, which she aims to inspire her readers to put on the armor of self-belief and take responsibility for their lives in any situation. ¿¿¿Bianca uses her story to engage the readers throughout this book, not to instruct them on how to live their lives. She wants everyone to create their own stories, and when the time is right, they can choose to tell their stories to inspire others too. She wants them to be confident that they lived the life that was meant for them, not another person's dream. This book will open you up to the mindset you need to achieve success, remove distractions from your life, and maintain an environment that facilitates your success. Some of these insights may seem logical and others may be challenging initially, but the concepts in this book will change your life. Bianca encourages every reader to apply them to their lives as it fits them. This is the book you need if you're seeking the assurance that you can also achieve your dreams by forging your own path to success. Race, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality-your circumstances don't have to define you if you recognize your role in the outcome of your life. Your success story is on the other side of sacrifice and hard work. This is Bianca's story, and you can read all about it in her new book!

In this gripping true story, after his mother's telephone numbers and addresses kept constantly changing before she suddenly disappeared, her son was convince that there was more to the story, and took it upon himself to leave St. Vincent and the Grenadines and journey to the United States in search of her, and found her paralyzed from below her waist, trapped in a home with her Malignant Narcissistic husband, and their four-year-old daugher who was her only aid in a house thousands of miles away from where it all began.

My relationship journey has had many ups and downs. I've had a marriage that ended in divorce, intimate relationships that led to my having children by multiple women, exchanges with friends that left me feeling drained and confused, and business partnerships that resulted in gridlock. When I consider my relationships with family and friends, I've come to realize that sometimes those who are closest to you can hurt you the most.And although one might think you should be able to turn to family for refuge or support, there are times family members are manipulative and, making it clear that "just cause we kin, don't make us friends." At my rock bottom, I became very frustrated and so discontent that I knew it was time to have a conversation with the person in the mirror, realizing the common denominator in all of these relationships was ME. When we hear the word "relationship," the first thing that comes to mind is romantic relationships. True enough, our relationship with our significant other gets most of our attention, time, and energy. What we don't realize is that every relationship in our lives - parental, familial, social, professional and others are affected by our first and most important relationship...the one we have with ourselves.I'm excited to share my experiences good, bad, and indifferent in order to inspire change that starts with SELF. I hope to encourage you to take inventory of the things around you that you can control and not be controlled by the things around you. This means taking accountability for our choices, setting healthy boundaries, and giving ourselves permission to realign or redefine our WHY so that the outcomes line up more closely with our intentions. This is how to build a divine foundation of self that better serves us. Only then can we let our foundation lead the way and not allow people, situations, or circumstances to dictate our responses to life.It all lends to our growth and is a part of the process. Loving the way God intends versus how we feel. This is how we build better families, better households, and better communities.

In this story you will peek into Amora's grandma's backyard, a lush and green tropical oasis full of wonder and mystery. Adventure with Amora as she discovers just how much it takes to create yummy fruits and vegetables.Ready! Set! Grow!

"I Remember" is a story about a young boy and the bond that he shares with his great-grandmother, the matriarch of his family. His short life has only been made better by the lessons she has taught him. And the stories and the experiences have only proved important as he grows into manhood. Something is off, though. His great-grandmother's memory isn't what it used to be, and we are taken on a journey of beauty, turbulence and grief that all make up what we call Alzheimer's disease. The real lesson here is that people remember how you made them feel and not always the moments in which you make them feel.

A young girl hurled into a storm, engulfed by a woefully gloomy mire, though downtrodden, she sees the light at the end of the tunnel. She clawed through treacherous trenches, swam amongst troubled waters, and narrowly escaped the harrowing winds swirling her mind. The mental and emotional bandwidth of her father and others who cared for her coupled with her own resilience guides her through whirlwind after whirlwind. Much like a game of chess, the pieces of her life are expertly placed in her favor, protecting her as she finally nears the end of this horrific game.

In this book, the ladies give a voice to those who are too afraid or ashamed to speak, provide resources on navigating through infertility, and provide encouragement to keep pushing towards God's promise. They detail their journeys through IVF treatments, pregnancy, losses, near death experiences, black mental health, and their relationships with their husbands. The ladies also tackle the issue of how they struggled with their faith through disappointment and loss. It is a raw and honest chronicle of journeys to motherhood through the lens of faith and friendship. From prayer calls to venting sessions, the three leaned on one another to get through the toughest battle they have every faced.Mamas in waiting on an journey to motherhood.

Stranger Danger takes you on a riveting ride of the Los Angeles juvenile justice and foster care systems through the eyes and experiences of sixteen-year-old, Charity. Charity is a bright and studious girl who wants nothing more than to escape into the fantasy world of her favorite novels. However, she finds herself entangled in a reality that punishes poverty and exploits innocence.After escaping the dangerous life of gangs and drugs that proved not as friendly and familial as she had hoped, Charity resorts to stealing food and clothing to address the deep poverty that she and her family were experiencing. After being caught stealing a pack of underwear, Charity finds herself handcuffed, sentenced, and spending the remaining years of her childhood in and out of juvenile hall and foster care. While in foster care, Charity is exploited by the very people in charge of protecting her and who she trusted was providing her a way out of poverty.In this sweeping narrative, Charity weaves her horrific story of experiencing systems benevolently disguised as protection with the harsh realities at the intersection of poverty, systemic injustice, exploitation, and judicial punishment.

This book is a self-help book of various quotes that provide guidance and intuitive wisdom through focusing mainly on self love and personal relationships for ages twelve to adult. These quotes will empower and inspire thoughts within you to evaluate not just your own self retrospection, but the evaluation of others when dealing with most conflicts, good or bad, throughout your life journey. Most importantly, we have to keep in mind everything we go through in our lives is an experience that we cannot change, but we can most certainly learn from it; and this can become an invaluable tool to helping us grow as a person.

This book is a conglomeration of words which embodies signs, patterns, principles and lessons taught consciously and subconsciously. ¿You will find that history repeats itself, and the generation thereafter will either suffer or benefit from your life choices. Although we know patterns can be positive or negative. This book focuses on the negative and offers scenarios and signs to look for in preparation of building healthy relationships. It will also allow you to look back on past relationships you have experienced and will afford you the opportunity to self-examine in identifying patterns, moving forward in life.

Bitcoin, not crypto, solves problems plaguing Black America. More Than A Bit Black is a memoir that takes readers on a journey of discovery. Clarifying how Bitcoin has empowered a Black Woman's child to take responsibility for her life and finances.This book attempts to bring about conversations within the "culture" about education, financial literacy, and breaking generational curses. It offers a strategy for Black America to establish its own Black American circular economy similar to America's immigrant minority classes.The past has been unfavorable to native Black Americans but Bitcoin offers an opportunity to take hold of the future and redirect the legacy. Follow one African-American woman's leap down Bitcoin's rabbit hole. Grieve, grow, and learn with her as she uses poems and essays to chronicle how the lies of the past no longer affect the future because Bitcoin changes the world.

This story is for anyone who is on a journey to healing. Anyone who has found themselves in the middle of breaking generational curses, this is the book for you. Everyone who is ready to shake some things up in themselves.At first glance, my story may be overlooked because of who I am connected to. My parents have been in the entertainment industry for a very long time, but not many people know I have another parent. My biological mom raised me as well. Most people think that I haven't had any troubles in life and that we are this super-rich family and that's not the case. Most times I had to experience things on my own to build character and at other times I was flat-out rebellious. Both times I did things my way. My story is unique because it's raw. It's unique because it's crafted by the creator.

In Relationships Matter, Chanel Scott gets real about relationships and shares anecdotes from her life to help readers achieve true partnership within their romantic relationship. ¿¿¿¿Healthy relationships are no accident. They are the result of intense self-work and elevated consideration of your partner. How you consider their feelings, past, emotional intelligence, and even desires all lend themselves to the success of your relationship. Creating CheMinistry has allowed Chanel to learn more about the issues that doom relationships bringing them to an early demise. In this book, Chanel shares lessons from her life that contribute to the overall well-being of long-lasting relationships and marriages. Keenly aware of the growth necessary to move beyond her past's hurt, pain, and frustration, Chanel intimates portions of her life's story to illuminate her journey of enlightenment and the establishment of a healthy self-awareness that makes her a suitable partner. Relationships Matter is a work of the heart as Chanel has proven since the inception of CheMinistry that relationships matter to her. She wants to see men and women thrive in healthy relationships and has written this book for that cause.

As a parent, how many times have you laid in bed and wondered, "Are my children listening to me? Is the message resonating? Will they recall these lessons on their journey through life?"This book reveals that children do listen and that words from our parents truly matter. Whether it is a quick reminder or a message delivered a thousand times, I can personally attest that the words from the Wise ring loudly in my head just when I need them and even when I don't!This treasured collection of conversations, lectures, text messages, emails, and hand-written notes may pleasantly surprise or remind you of things your parents and grandparents have told you. And if nothing else, for parents, it is decades of proof that children listen, absorb, and retain your words to apply them to daily life. Keep instilling knowledge; we are listening!

Pain has a way of influencing one's perspective on life, but it is that same pain that connects us all together and shapes who we are as individuals. As much as we try to avoid pain by any means, it is inevitable that we experience it. The Essence of Time is a book about turning my pain into triumph; lessons turned into principles are now embedded into the man I am today. This book saved me from myself. Initially I was documenting how I felt when I was in undergrad, but later in life when pain really emerged, this book became a tool to navigate difficulty and choose healing.

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