In the Meantime : Finding Yourself and the Love You Want by Iyanla Vanzant

What is the meantime? According to author and inspirational speaker Iyanla Vanzant, being in the "meantime" means being in a state of limbo. "When you are not happy where you are and you are not quite sure if you want to leave or how to leave, you are in the meantime," she explains. Rather than wallow in confusion, Vanzant encourages you to use the meantime as an opportunity to prepare yourself for true love. The first order of business is to clean house, starting with the basement--the place in the psyche where you store your most destructive thoughts. Room by room, Vanzant takes you through a metaphorical cleaning of the soul. This way, when your meantime days are over and love finally comes knocking on the front door, you'll have a clean house to welcome love into. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Many listeners will recognize relationship fairy-godmother Iyanla Vanzant's positively charged style from her frequent appearances on Oprah. She infuses this reading of her own book with the cadences of a revival preacher on a Sunday morning. (It's no surprise, then, to find "ordained minister" listed in her biography.) Using housecleaning as her central analogy, she urges listeners to clean out their heads and souls if they want to be prepared for real love.

Books By Iyanla Vanzant

Until Today! : Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind
by Iyanla Vanzant

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Beloved:

If there are situations, circumstances, or perhaps relationships in your life that you have been struggling to overcome, trying to work through, or doing your best to work around, throw your head back and declare to the universe, "Until Today!"

If you believe that life has to be hard, that things will probably never get better for you, that you must expect less or accept lessdiscount hotels in Cologne because that is just the way life is, raise your hands and shout into the ether, "Until Today!"  

Roses Have Thorns : Encouragement on Evolving from Pain to Joy
by Marilyn Redmond

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Poems and art giving encouragement on evolving from pain to joy in life's situations.

About the Author
Marilyn Redmond is a retired teacher currently sharing cutting-edge knowledge from her incredible live experiences. She's and internationally published writer and speaker and a registered counselor, as well as a candidate for a Doctor of Science in Holistic Ministries. Her aim is to motivate, teach, advise and inspire others to grow past harmful experiences.  

Prayer and the Five Stages of Healing by Ron, PhD Roth, Peter Occhiogrosso

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A guidebook to developing an effective prayer life and to integrating prayer into every aspect of daily life.

The Healing Path of Prayer: A Modern Mystic's Guide to Spiritual Power by Ron Roth, Peter Occhiofrosso

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Prayer is the key to tapping into the healing energy of the Divine. Yet for many people, prayer has been reduced to a rote practice that has lost its basic meaning and efficacy.
        In his long-awaited book for an ecumenical readership, internationally renowned spiritual healer Ron Roth teaches his unique approach to prayer as energy medicine. The Healing Path of Prayer explains in detail the connection between healing, faith, and prayer. Roth shows you how to find your own path to prayer in a way that connects with God's healing energy. As Roth explains, you can use this energy for physical healing, and perhaps more significantly, for healing emotional and spiritual wounds that may be the root of physical maladies.
        The Healing Path of Prayer offers specific guidance in setting up a daily prayer practice that is rewarding and meaningful. Through a series of simple but effective exercises and rituals, Roth shows you how to celebrate your own sacraments and become a mystic in the course of your everyday life. As Roth revitalizes many tired, traditional prayers with his fresh and inspiring reinterpretations from original scripture, he also recounts the dramatic story of when he discovered his healing abilities, as well as true case studies of healing in which he has participated.
        The Healing Path of Prayer is a blueprint for a truly democratic spirituality. Each chapter offers a new, higher level of prayer, enabling you to acquire more advanced techniques of focus, intention, and insight. Roth's instruction on how to pray and establish a daily practice of meditation will lead you into a vital path of everyday mysticism and personal power.

How to Know God: The Soul's Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries
by Deepak Chopra

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God is not a person or a thing but rather a process, according to world-renowned author and spiritual leader Deepak Chopra. The purpose of this ambitious book is to assure readers that anyone can engage in this process--"it isn't a matter of faith, religious teaching, innate goodness, luck or some other mysterious factor," Chopra explains. "Our brains are hardwired to find God." This hardwiring is deftly explored as Chopra lists the seven ways humans know God and how they correspond to the anatomy of our human brains. He devotes a chapter to each of the seven visions of God: "Protector," "Almighty," "God of Peace," "Redeemer," "Creator," "God of Miracles," and "Pure Being--I am." In every chapter he asks and answers the same questions for the readers: "Who am I?" "How do I fit in?" "How do I find God?" The format works well, helping to tame this broad discussion while also illuminating the different personality types that are attracted to these seven different visions.

Fortunately, Chopra is a gifted narrator, able to make human anatomy and quantum physics understandable while also keeping spiritual and metaphysical discussions grounded. As he drifts through the cloudy realms of ESP, telepathy, clairvoyance, miracles, obedience, loyalty, evil, ego, addictions, and mentors, readers can trust that there is a competent pilot at the helm, deftly guiding this excellent book. Plan to take some time with this one. It is perhaps his best yet and as such deserves a slow and steady commitment. --Gail Hudson

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra

Daily Motivations for African-American Success
by Dennis Kimbro

"The secret to the fountain of youth is to think youthful thoughts," said Josephine Baker. "Don't ask for anyone's advice unless you are prepared to use it," according to Sammy Davis, Jr. "Lost time is never found again," posited Thelonious Monk. Lists make best-sellerdom. As do quotes, witticisms, meditations, and thoughts to ponder. Kimbro, of Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice, has picked 359 other wise words from the famous and near famous and expounded upon them, with each entry allotted a page or less. These explications are in the form of stories, orations, personal examples, and the like--all to inspire, teach, and dream. hotels bed and breakfast ZreceBarbara Jacobs --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Walking in a Crowd of Angels
by Beth Terry

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A collection of heartwarming, straight-on observations on life, love, transition and healing. This book gives practical tips for living life with integrity and humor. It's a book even the men will enjoy, and the kind of book you can open to any page and it will hit home. read more

About the Author
Beth Terry is President of Pacific Rim Seminars, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Active in Motivational Speaking and Management since 1976, she has spoken to more than 200,000 people. She has presented seminars in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Guam, Canada and throughout the United States. This book is a collection of many of her inspirational and motivational stories and quotes she has used in her presentations. read more

In The Spirit

Lessons In Living
by Susan L. Taylor
Revealing the spiritual lessons Susan has learned first-hand from grappling with the challenges and difficulties in her own life, Lessons in Living is a celebration of the journey of life that has already become a classic. Written in the anecdotal style that has made Susan's "In the Spirit" column the most popular feature of Essence magazine, Lessons in Living addresses the themes that have been her unique territory for over a decade:self empowerment, the exploration of love and self-worth, and issues of faith and commitment.
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What Makes You So Strong? :
Sermons of Joy and Strength
from Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Preached as part of an annual series of services commemorating the life, work, and theology of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., these widely popular sermons have been raised to the status of "classic" in just two years. Editor Jini Kilgore Ross includes study questions, adding a dimension of interaction to the powerful messages.
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Open Your Mind and Be Healed
by Johnnie Colemon,

With a Foreword by her dear friend Della Reese, New Thought minister Johnnie Colemon reveals the story of her own remakable healing, as well as stories of other healings she has witnessed and participated in over the last 40 years.
Rev. Jesse Jackson writes, "Johnnie speaks to the mind, body, and soul of prosperity. To grasp the meaning and substance of her message is to live life more abundantly. This is the essence of living."
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Is Anybody Listening? is an inspirational book which contains 26 stories or journeys that discuss the lessons and principles I learned on my life's journey. Buy It Here and Save!

About the Author
As a teenager and young adult, I experienced abuse in various forms that I thought I could keep to myself. It was not long before my silence began to fester and erode my soul. No matter what I did in the outer, I could not be healed. My search led me to discover that dreams have power. As I practiced universal truth and metaphysical principles, I found that my life improved by leap and bounds. This book shares with you some of the journeys and the subsequent healing I received.

A mother at 15, I have graduated from high school with honors and from college in record time. Professionally, I am currently a financial management analyst for a governmental agency. I am also active as a motivational speaker with the Champagne Connection.
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