Sweet pain is a journey to twelve travel destinations, a detour from the ordinary travel style and a testimony that someone Greater cares for a small human being...

Casey Gordon is lean and limber, a 17-year-old senior at Westfield High School. Casey is a bright, energetic, caring girl but she seems to need to be hurt. She injures herself a little too much in track competitions and she always falls in love with real losers. She doesn’t really understand the conflicts inside of her and the feelings of unworthiness that set her up to get involved with Paul VanHorn. Paul is nineteen, and he graduated—under a cloud of scandal—from her high school the year before. Instead of going to college, he does construction work. A mysterious, attractive boy just over six feet and powerfully built, he is well-read, intelligent, and even romantic. He charms Casey and he pays attention to her deepest needs. But he comes from a terrible home—his father is an abusive alcoholic and his mother a submissive, suffering victim.

Life, the world over, is saturated with all kinds of pain. However, in the midst of the pain there are escapes that allow us to breathe, love, smile, appreciate and enjoy whatever little we get to salvage. Sweet Pain is an epic of intentional adventures that overpowered a life that was destined for suffering and ultimately, destruction. Very simple events translated an ordinary experience into an extraordinary adventure! By this, an innocent but very attentive conscience blossomed into a gigantic heart of unspeakable gratitude. A heart overwhelmed with fascination over things that seem commonplace to many but to this heart a cherished luxury. “Sweet Pain” an Epic of Love overpowering Pain because Love never fails!

This book Sweet Pain of Love is a poetry book that consists of 3 chapters; Love, Heartbreak, and Hope. The year 2020 turned out that nobody expected it to be. Love can make you realize how can the pain given by your partner can be sweet. It is all about how falling in love can also get you pain. But with hope and courage can make you get through this phase as well. Not all love stories have a happy ending like the fairy tales, but you can be a better version of yourself in this journey. Love would come and go but pain would stay back, so all we need is hope and the courage to set everything back on track. This book would heal you and its poetry would give you the courage to go through the pain. Love is beautiful if it is with the right person. This book covers all the factors of being in love, later falling apart and the way you can move on by having hope and courage by your side. A person should not be the prisoner of its past as it was a life lesson, not a life sentence. This book would tell you the journey of being in love and how it turns into pain expressed in poetry.

A young couple's dreams are dashed when they discover that their newborn son is severely handicapped. Yet, this is just the start of an unexpected and exciting adventure. Those who begin reading Nancy and David Norris's reflections in "Sweet Pain", embark on an emotional roller coaster ride that brings them from a box of Kleenex to side-splitting laughter. Once you start the book, you can't put it down.

"Wonderful... Physicans would do well to learn this most important lesson about caring for patients." —The New York Times Book Review Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, “healthcare” has replaced medicine, “providers” look at their laptops more than at their patients, and costs keep soaring, all in the ruthless pursuit of efficiency. Yet the remedy that economists and policy makers continue to miss is also miraculously simple. Good medicine takes more than amazing technology; it takes time—time to respond to bodies as well as data, time to arrive at the right diagnosis and the right treatment. Sweet knows this because she has learned and lived it over the course of her remarkable career. Here she relates unforgettable stories of the teachers, doctors, nurses, and patients through whom she discovered the practice of Slow Medicine, in which she has been both pioneer and inspiration. Medicine, she helps us to see, is a craft and an art as well as a science. It is relational, personal, even spiritual. To do it well requires a hard-won wisdom that no algorithm can replace—that brings together “fast” and “slow” in a truly effective, efficient, sustainable, and humane way of healing.

“This book will challenge you to rethink your vision of a good life. With sharp insights and lucid prose, Paul Bloom makes a captivating case that pain and suffering are essential to happiness. It’s an exhilarating antidote to toxic positivity.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife One of Behavioral Scientist's "Notable Books of 2021" From the author of Against Empathy, a different kind of happiness book, one that shows us how suffering is an essential source of both pleasure and meaning in our lives Why do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores, eat spicy foods, immerse ourselves in hot baths, run marathons. Some of us even seek out pain and humiliation in sexual role-play. Where do these seemingly perverse appetites come from? Drawing on groundbreaking findings from psychology and brain science, The Sweet Spot shows how the right kind of suffering sets the stage for enhanced pleasure. Pain can distract us from our anxieties and help us transcend the self. Choosing to suffer can serve social goals; it can display how tough we are or, conversely, can function as a cry for help. Feelings of fear and sadness are part of the pleasure of immersing ourselves in play and fantasy and can provide certain moral satisfactions. And effort, struggle, and difficulty can, in the right contexts, lead to the joys of mastery and flow. But suffering plays a deeper role as well. We are not natural hedonists—a good life involves more than pleasure. People seek lives of meaning and significance; we aspire to rich relationships and satisfying pursuits, and this requires some amount of struggle, anxiety, and loss. Brilliantly argued, witty, and humane, Paul Bloom shows how a life without chosen suffering would be empty—and worse than that, boring.

Prepare your high school students for AP, IB, and other standardized tests that demand an understanding of the subtle elements that comprise an author's unique voice. Each of the 100 sharply focused, historically and culturally diverse passages from world literature targets a specific component of voice, presenting the elements in short, manageable exercises that function well as class openers. Includes teacher notes and discussion suggestions.

Murder. Assassination. Intrigue. A man is shot in Duluth's Canal Park. The next day his girlfriend's body is found in Lester River. Bullets to the back. Police suspect that the man's involvement with illegal weapons and explosives is at the center of the murders. The number of deaths multiply as murder and assassinations move to Birch Bay. Laura Kjelstad, the "Bay's" first term mayor, faces a season of treachery and deceit as events resonate through the political halls of Minnesota into Washington, D. C. Laura must deal with a high-profile assassination that's linked to the rich and powerful in the state and possibly the nation. When she becomes the target for the next murder, she finds the nightmare sits squarely on the mayor's doorstep. Or, as one of her third grade students asked: "Mrs. Kjelstad. Did someone try to assassinate you?" Northern Explosion propels the reader through the political spectrum as FBI, BCA, Homeland Security, and state police descend on the town with a larger than life presence. Camera crews from CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and scores of media move through the town with microphones gripped like sabers. Sheriff Sam Mikkelson, young, handsome, divorced, and powerfully drawn to Laura, finds he has competition from Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor in the investigation and in winning Laura's affection. Necessity has thrown them all together in the telescopic lens of national media coverage and deaths of horrific proportions. Through it all, Laura's friends and family remain by her side, but her critics relish the vengeful stories they can spread. Always in the shadows is the memory of her past life, before she was left a young widow. Compelling. Riveting. The terrifying web of betrayal lurks through the heart of Birch Bay, seeking to devour anyone in the way.

The human body, a marvel of biological engineering, houses within it a complex network of systems that govern our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Among these systems, the sexual system holds a unique place, shrouded in both fascination and mystery. From the intimate act of intercourse to the esoteric concept of Kundalini awakening, this system encompasses a vast spectrum of experiences, each with profound implications for our lives. This short book invites you on a journey of exploration into the depths of the sexual system, delving into its psychological dimensions and unraveling the unsolved mysteries that surround it. Through a blend of scientific research, philosophical inquiry, and personal narratives, we will examine the intricate interplay between the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of sexuality. We will begin by exploring the biological foundations of the sexual system, examining the anatomy and physiology that underpin our sexual experiences. But this is just the beginning. We will then delve into the psychological dimensions of sexuality, exploring the complex emotions, desires, and identities that shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationships. As we journey deeper, we will encounter the enigmatic concept of Kundalini awakening, a spiritual experience that has captivated seekers for millennia. We will examine the various interpretations of Kundalini and its potential role in personal transformation and spiritual growth. Ultimately, this book aims to provide a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the sexual system, one that goes beyond the superficial and explores the depths of its psychological and spiritual significance. By unraveling the mysteries that surround this fascinating aspect of human experience, we hope to empower individuals to embrace their sexuality with greater awareness, authenticity, and fulfillment. *All chapters in this book were originally part of our earlier work; 'Kundalini Science' series' 'Spiritual Psychology' books, and also a sub-book derived from this series, Purana riddles. If you enjoyed these, you'll find more in the full compilation.*