In his book, "Prayer, Relaxation and Wholeness", Don Harold Lawrence describes how, in his personal spiritual journey, he discovered that prayer and relaxation are gifts that God uses in our lives to enable us to have a living relationship with Him, love and appreciate ourselves, live instead of exist, cope with the various crises of life, become fully functioning individuals, achieve wholeness of being, and fulfill the purpose for which He created us. The material in this updated volume helps the reader to understand the importance of the synthesis of prayer, relaxation, and wholeness. Praying while one is in a relaxed and peaceful state of mind enhances one’s awareness of God, who heals and restores our shattered life. This book draws on the Bible, classical works on prayer, the disciplines of medicine, psychology, and religion, as well as the author’s twenty years of experience in assisting bereaved individuals in their effort to cope with grief and rebuild their lives. A list of helpful resources is included. Don Harold Lawrence offers helpful suggestions as to how one designs his or her own personal program for prayer. He describes the integration of prayer and relaxation as well as the mechanics and practice. He also includes a simple step-by-step exercise in relaxation. This is truly a practical and helpful book that will resonate with readers far and wide.

Prayer, Relaxation and Wholeness

Lawrence, Don Harold

Religion & Spirituality

Monument Press

"Glimpses into Grief" illustrates the many facets of grief and how it is experienced under different circumstances. Don Harold Lawrence deals with many types of grief including the loss of parent, loss of grandparent, loss of a pet, loss of ability and loss of a job. These events and many others are addressed eloquently by the author who draws from his 20-plus years of experience as a grief counselor. Not only does he share what is "normal" in grieving, he also delves into "pathological grieving," or what to do when a person is "stuck." He offers tips, vignettes, and resources for further exploration and support. The book is written as if you're sitting with the author in a calm matter-of-fact manner. This book is a mixture of reality therapy and unconditional positive regard for the person who is grieving and the grieving process. "Glimpses Into Grief" is a necessary tool for grief counselors, clergy and mental health professionals, as well as anyone who has experienced grief.

Glimpses Into Grief

Parenting & Relationships

Many think of themselves as average persons, who live in average neighborhoods, work at average jobs, drive average cars, and attend average schools where they make average grades. They have average intelligence as well as average blood pressure. This "average" image, which is fixed in many people's minds, needs to be challenged because no person is just "average." Each person is a unique individual. You are a miracle, and everything about you is different from any other person that has ever lived-or who will ever live. No one has ever viewed the world exactly as you do or had the exact kinds of thoughts, hopes, and dreams as you have. Your whole life has been a continuous series of unique experiences that have never before happened in quite the same way. It is immoral for anyone to attempt to fit you into a mold or some prescribed pattern that someone else has determined for your life. Life is genuine only when you are free to be yourself and respond spontaneously and creatively to each experience. Life becomes artificial when we begin to play roles. Our culture conditions us to think of ourselves as average. We are given a social security number, an auto license number, a checking account number, a credit card number, a military service number, and countless other numbers which identify us in massive computer data bases. Take a number and wait! Computers tell us what to do and when to do it. But you are not average. You are an "original." You have been created to live an exciting life in which you see each moment as a special gift to be appreciated and explored. "Average" is a word used by those who have not discovered who they are. We were not born to simply exist for a certain number of years and then finally die. Life means more than simply working and keeping the bills paid. The tragedy is that many persons never catch that great vision of what life can be. Begin right now making the great discovery of who you are. Once and for all, get rid of the notion that you are just average. Celebrate the miracle that you are a unique person who is alive. When you discover that you are not just average, you will have found one more reason to believe that IT'S GREAT TO BE ALIVE!

It's Great to be Alive

Self-Help

Motivational

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Prayer, Relaxation and Wholeness

Glimpses Into Grief

It's Great to be Alive