How Each Of Us Can Leverage The Power Of Gratitude To Improve Our Overall Mental Wellness. I will answer this question through my experience as a faith leader in an inner-city truth who has witnessed the power of gratitude and meditation in changing people's lives. These practices help people climb stop rolling around in the past and future and embrace the present moment--practices that cannot be understated for a full and healthy life. 

Alan Davey is the senior minister of an inner-city church in Toronto, Canada, and Adjunct Professor of Christian Spirituality and Worship at Tyndale University and Seminary, also in Toronto. He is co-author with Elizabeth Davey of three books—Climbing the Spiritual Mountain, Abba’s Whisper, and The Passionate Bride, all with Wipf and Stock Publishers. His latest book Walking the Line: Embracing the Imperatives of Jesus (Wipf and Stock) has just been released.)

In his new book Income and Wealth, lifelong educator David Parker shares the perspective and principles on which he has built a successful career as an entrepreneur and investor. The lessons that Parker shares with readers in this thought-provoking, transformational work encapsulate the author’s 40-year study of economic history and principles. This new book arrives just when millions of Americans -- indeed, people worldwide -- are desperately searching for the wisdom and insight that can help them rise above the financial problems facing every sector of business and society.

When he began his teaching career, Parker broke with conventional wisdom. He chose a different path from the majority of his colleagues in the educational field.  Rather than place his faith and his future in the teachers’ union or the government, Parker’s intellectual curiosity drove him to explore why government intervention in any aspect of our lives – from education to healthcare – is doomed to failure, and how individual action, regardless of annual income, can lead to the accumulation of wealth. While some might label his political views, especially his disdain for government intervention, “conservative,” Parker calls himself a “classical liberal” – adamant that citizens should not be forced to support programs inconsistent with free market economics. The result of Parker’s scholarly inquiry into the proper role of government in our lives -- Income and Wealth -- is the result of 30 years of study and 30,000 hours of annotated reading of the world’s foremost experts on the subject of political economy including Aristotle, Adam Smith, F.A. Hayek and Ayn Rand.

Known for his “unconventional wisdom,” Parker shares common ground with many individuals currently identified as “Progressives,” in his belief that virtually everyone – even those earning minimum-wage income – have the opportunity to create wealth.  “Most people in this country don’t realize they are living way beyond their means,” Parker says. The prescription he advocates for wealth creation may not be easy – but it is certainly effective. He urges all young people, regardless their earning power, to invest half their annual income. “Even those not especially creative or brilliant,” he says, “will generate significant income from their investments within ten years.” 

As the author shares in Income and Wealth, individual responsibility and initiative are essential keys to achieving financial success – and, in fact, is the only sustainable path to this goal. As readers will discover, Parker not only presents a compelling case for the benefits of free market economics, and he also shares principles and insights that can be used as the building blocks for a step-by-step plan for financial prosperity.

As “a classical liberal,” Parker believes our government should be based on a foundation of social, political and economic freedom.  “Freedom in these three areas is fundamentally interconnected,” Parker says. “The degree to which you restrict one – for example, constraining economic freedom through a policy such as rent control – inevitably results in an equal constraint on the other two areas.” Further, he says it is important to remember that this nation was built on simple, fundamental principles. The U.S. Constitution, for example, is written on a single page. Our government’s tendency to overcomplicate issues and interfere in the free market has been a disaster – as we have seen.”

In addition, he notes, America’s business community has no lack of ingenuity when it comes to circumventing government policy and law – regardless of the political party pushing for such regulation. This fact, Parker believes, underscores the preeminence of free market forces, as business naturally seeks to be free of government constraint. 

David Parker began his career in education at the age of 24 and served students of San Francisco’s inner-city public elementary schools for 40 years as a music teacher, followed by 10 years as a volunteer. While pursuing his career in education, Parker also became a very successful real estate investor. It was success in business that focused his writing, teaching and career as a professional musician. Parker’s career as a musician is similarly impressive. He spent 20 years as member of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and 15 years as leader of the Dave Parker Sextet, which has headlined at San Francisco’s Fillmore Jazz Festival.

As Income and Wealth approached publication, Parker was already hard at work on his next book.  His thoughtful essays have been featured in The Economist, The Financial Times and several prestigious law journals. In addition to being an author, entrepreneur and investor, David Parker is also a proud father and grandfather.  In his later years, his mother Gertrud Parker – who passed away earlier this year at the age of 96 – served as a powerful inspiration, with her international acclaim as an artist as well as a civic leader in San Francisco.

Over the past two years, there has been a massive increase in online child enticement and exploitation, along with teen depression, self-harm, and suicide. Children are isolated, lonely, afraid, and looking for a connection with others – predators know this and are intentionally targeting children everywhere! 

Consider these numbers: 10, 8, 98 and 21 

• 10 is the average age of the child being groomed online  

• 8 is the number of days a predator can groom and recruit a  child into sending nudes or leaving home to meet a stranger 

• 98 is the percent increase in child online exploitation between 2020 and 2021 

• 21.7 million reports of child sexual exploitation made to the CyberTipline in 2020 included 65.4 million images, videos, and other files. 

Now more than ever children are at risk for online child exploitation and they do not even have to leave home for it to happen. Any mobile app with a chat feature can put a child at risk. Nor is this isolated to children with lower incomes. Any child can be targeted! 

There are many organizations that help recover children from forced slavery, there are fewer that are focused on the exploitation of children.  

Paving the Way Foundation has taken on this mission—in a big way!  

Headed by founder Jan Edwards, Paving the Way Foundation is committed to empowering communities to be a fierce disruption in the cycle of child trafficking and online exploitation through highly engaging and empowering educational programs. Starting with its Award-Winning Film, Trapped in the Trade, the organization takes the audience through one girl’s journey of being targeted, groomed, recruited, and trapped into being sold for sex. This short film does not have a happy ending, leaving the audience a little raw with hearts and eyes wide open to what they can do to prevent exploitation. The sequel is on the way to take the viewer inside how trafficking rings operate; along with an inside look at how law enforcement, victim advocates, and NGOs work together to safely recover victims who are ready to leave their life.

But more than this, Jan is spearheading a national information campaign with schools, parents, teens in middle and high schools, the media, and other critical organizations on how to spot, resist and report perpetrators—how NOT to get ensnared!  

As part of Paving The Ways’ mission, Jan does monthly Parent Tech Talks to cover a variety of topics parents need to know - - and offers tools to start those difficult conversations with their kids on this topic. Because of the current environment, she’s designing an interactive book for parents to use with their teens to open up effective communication, so they feel taken care of, heard, and protected. Being a teenager is a challenge and most parents do not fully understand what their kids are dealing with both at school and online. Based on the films, this interactive book will have real stories, from survivors, from law enforcement about ways to stay safe and families who have lived experience, either as a victim or parent of a victim. Each section will give the family an opportunity to discuss what happened in that chapter with the characters, speculate on why they are doing what they are doing, and do the critical thinking on what actions they might take in those situations.  Jan Edwards spent more than 25 years as an executive in sales and marketing working with organizations like Time Warner, Bright House, the United Nations, and other international groups, before being invited on a mission to Ethiopia to help orphaned and endangered children. It was seeing two young girls being shepherded by two older men, that she was introduced to modern-day slavery. She came home and began educating herself on the extent of what was transpiring in her own country. Jan was moved to action, knowing her professional skills could be applied as a leader, educator to protect children, and end child sex trafficking. Jan has been featured in Huffington Post, Marie Claire UK, NBC, and iHeart Radio as an expert in prevention. Jan was awarded Humanitarian of the Year and Community Impact Leader of the Year. Trapped in the Trade was also featured on CNN. 

Paving the Way, which has directly reached more than 16,000 children and parents in the past four years, launched Lights on for Children, a one-day annual awareness campaign that asks families to install a blue light bulb on their porchlight to raise awareness and shine a light in the dark of this heinous crime.  

For many years, Jan fought the myths that trafficking was an “over there’ issue. She is a force to be reckoned with regarding the urgency of this topic, however, with the recent headline revelations focused on Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and R.  Kelly there is a renewed eagerness to welcome Jan and Paving the Way to deliver this vital message to schools, churches, and youth-based organizations. To know more, go to www.pavingthewayfoundation.org and www.trappedfilm.com 

If you would like your audience an opportunity to learn what they need to know as a parent, teen, educator, or someone who wants to help, interview Jan Edwards. Please send an email with the name of the show, your contact information, a proposed date and time, and the call-in details. She is an engaging, straightforward, and knowledgeable influencer on this topic. Audiences have praised the segments she’s been on as informative and helpful.  

Jan Edwards is the founder and President of Paving the Way Foundation, an organization that is a fierce disruption in the cycle of child trafficking around the globe. This is accomplished through education and training programs that empower communities to break the cycle. Paving the Way has educated over 16,000 youth and adults over the past 4  years. Ms. Edwards has been featured on TV, podcasts and radio shows as an influencer on prevention education. Jan has been awarded Orlando Magazines Women of The Year,  Woman on the Rise Community Impact Leader in 2019, and Non-Governmental Agency of the Year, 2021. She is also the Chairperson for the Seminole County Human Trafficking Task  Force.  

Jan is the writer, co-director, and producer of the award-winning film, Trapped in the Trade,  which won Best Script in the London Indie Short Film Festival and was featured on CNN.

The Formula for Miracles: Where Science Reveals the Secrets of Spirit

In volume two of his new three book series, Amazon.com #1 best-selling author Brent Michael Phillips digs deep into the nature of science to discover how we can actually explain phenomena such as miraculous healings, higher consciousness, and profound life transformations.

To most people, mystical phenomena such as instant healing, intuition, the Law of Attraction, and experiences of higher consciousness such as seeing energy and auras are either considered total nonsense, or are reserved for only a few special and naturally talented individuals.

However, the truth is that there is a simple scientific basis underlying energy healing, mind power, and the ascension of consciousness. Quite simply, what we call a “miracle” is just any phenomena which can’t be explained by our current level of science and technology.

Author, healer, and MIT-trained engineer Brent Michael Phillips has dedicated his scientific training and engineering experience to discovering and demystifying the science behind instant healings, the Law of Attraction, higher consciousness, and even Enlightenment.

By spending many years studying with the world’s best healers, psychics, gurus, masters, and spiritual teachers, he has slowly reverse engineered and figured out exactly what they are doing!

His three-book series The Formula for Miracles: Where Science Reveals the Secrets of Spirit shares the “Formula for Miracles” as a simple set of powerful but simple processes that anybody can learn quickly and easily to perform instant healings, subconscious clearing,

manifestation, and facilitate profound life transformations, even unlocking the shortcuts to Enlightenment.

In his private healing practice, Brent has used the “Formula for Miracles” technology to facilitate over 1,900 genuine miraculous instant healings on all manners of life challenges, including instantly healing many different diseases and physical disorders (including chronic pain and serious and life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and HIV), conquering mood disorders (such as depression, addiction, and emotional eating), finding love, making more money, discovering one’s purpose, and even the ascension of consciousness towards Enlightenment. As proof, you will find literally hundreds of testimonials on his web site from people who have had their lives transformed by his work.

Even more importantly, his students have learned and used these exact same techniques to transform lives and perform their own amazing healings; quite simply, every person who learns and uses the system is guaranteed to see miracles happen.

The way Brent explains it and teaches it, energy healing, mind power, and higher consciousness things that are easy to understand and use for everybody; there is no special talent or training required!

In fact, because Brent had no natural talent for healing or intuition, he had to learn everything step by step by reverse engineering the masters. As a result, he can train his students to quickly become master healers, no matter what their background or natural talent.

Because he wants to share this knowledge with the people who need it, Brent is making the first volume of this series completely free at http://www.awakeningdynamics.com

Brent Michael Phillips is a most unlikely healer! He grew up fascinated by computers and technology and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he graduated at the top of his class with Phi Beta Kappa honors and received both a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He was admitted to the PhD program and was pursuing his doctorate at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, researching advanced Internet technologies, when the Internet hit the mainstream in the mid 1990s.

Brent left the MIT PhD program in 1995 to be a founding partner in the Jamison/Gold Interactive Agency, a high-end Web design firm that did projects for Fortune 500 clients including Sony, Nissan Motors, and Disneyland. He also founded video game developer Lyra Studios in 1996, where he was the primary designer, architect, and author of the revolutionary online game, the world’s true “metaverse”: a real-time, 3D, persistent state, massively multiplayer role playing game. Both companies grew and prospered under Brent, until his obsessive and driven work habits caught up to him.

The strain of bootstrapping two companies proved to be too much for his body; the non-stop 100-hour work weeks left Brent was devastated by crippling repetitive stress injuries, leaving him in constant pain and unable to work. After years of failed therapies and medical interventions, doctors put him on permanent disability and gave him no hope of recovery. Over the course of several years he tried all manner of conventional and alternative treatments, including surgery, physical therapy, and healers, but nothing worked. Desperate to recover his life, he

agreed to a risky experimental surgery that left his right arm completely frozen at the elbow.

Four months and another surgery later, with his arm still paralyzed, Brent tried subconscious clearing with energy healing. Miraculously, his frozen arm healed in an instant in just one session! Brent was transformed by this experience - truly a miracle - and dedicated himself to mastering the art of energy healing and discovering its underlying scientific principles. Brent founded Science Meets Spirit, Inc. to allow him to share this amazing life-transforming power with the world.

Brent has been a full-time author, healer, elite success coach, and spiritual teacher since 2004, and he has helped many thousands of clients and students around the world. He has also written several books on healing and mind power, taught hundreds of workshops, and performed over 25,000 private sessions resulting in well over 1900 miraculous instant healings hundreds on problems as diverse as HIV, asthma, cancer, childhood abuse, allergies, depression, anxiety, back pain, poverty, and many other injuries and illnesses (including many “incurable” conditions).

He has been a frequent guest on both local and national radio and TV, and has consistently been one of the most popular and in-demand guests for self-improvement, energy healing, and Law of Attraction podcasts and tele-summits.

He has synthesized the “best of the best” of his person experience along with what he has learned from many wonderful systems and masters to create the Awakening Dynamics system and the patent-pending Formula for Miracles® technology.

I've got an interesting topic for you to host: Manifesting through Water!

My bestselling book, Light Memory An Alchemist's Guide to Waterbending just came out and I'm helping people remember how to use real magic to mold matter into being. Specifically, working with the power of WATER as the liquid crystalline supercomputer that it IS innately.

I help people remember practical magic through Alchemy. Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Ether, and how to use natural laws of the Universe to create the life you desire and the world you want to live in. I am a Mystic Geek so I blend Science with Spirituality.

Let me know if you'd like to set up a time to host me. I'd love to be on your show.

Holly Hallowell (Anahata) is dedicated to the revival of practical magic through leveraging Water as the liquid crystalline supercomputer that it is. After remembering her life as a Muan Waterbender, she has been gridding the Water of Gaia with Assisting Frequencies since 2017. Her love of Science and Spirituality add cohesion and physicality to an otherwise nebulous and hypothetical subject matter. With tens of thousands of students worldwide and dozens of Certified Practitioners, Holly’s revolutionary methods are disrupting the Manifestation and Self Development space. This is her fourth published book, and she has many more being written. She lives with her daughter in SW Florida. You can join the Mega-Morphosis.com Universe(city) for additional tools and resources.

Specializing in authentic Texas barbecue with a uniquely Latin American twist, Davila's BBQ in Seguin’s mesquite-smoked beef brisket, pork ribs, lamb ribs, and more highlights and shares the flavors as well as the stories of the Tejano community. Adrian Davila, award-winning third-generation pitmaster, continues to honor his family’s legacy and the traditions of Mexican-American cooking, all while exploring his own unique identity.

Adrian is a third-generation pitmaster, barbecue chef and restaurateur at his family’s acclaimed Davila’s BBQ in Seguin, Texas. He continues to honor his family’s legacy and the traditions of Mexican-American cooking, all while exploring his own unique identity. His grandfather, Raul Davila, opened Davila’s in 1959, and passed the secrets of his smoked barbecue to Adrian’s father, Edward. The family is proud of their commitment to creating the best barbecue in Texas.

Adrian still practices those skills today, and has since created his own unique recipes for the restaurant as well as its extensive catering business. He has also taken some of those creations on the road to special events across the state in the restaurant’s food truck. He continues to expand his culinary knowledge and skills through research and travel, most recently throughout Europe, with a special stop in the city from which his family once hailed, Avila, Spain. In 2018, he finished his first book, Cowboy Barbecue, working alongside noted culinary author Anne Volkwein, and has promoted the book across the country. Adrian has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Man Fire Food, as a judge on the Travel Channel’s American Grilled, as a contestant (and first-place winner) on the Food Network’s BBQ Blitz “Texas Takedown,” as a guest chef on the Food Network’s The Kitchen, as a judge on the Food Network’s BBQ Kids Champion, and on Tastemade. He has recently completed filming in Food Network’s newest show, “BBQ Beatdown,” soon to air. 

New Book Offers Refreshing Alternative to Organized Religion 

What if Jesus Were a Coach provides a new perspective on spirituality to inspire everyone to connect with a higher power. 

Stafford, TX, Jan. 8, 2022 — Texas Life Coach Michael Taylor has thrown a lifeline to individuals looking to kickstart their spiritual journeys and self-discovery in his new book, What if Jesus Were a Coach?

“There are many people who are hesitant to pursue their spiritual journeys because of strict religious doctrines surrounding Christianity that don’t coincide with their personal views,” Taylor said.

Data released from the Pew Research Center supports Taylor’s position, with surveys showing that the number of religious “nones” has grown by nearly 30 million over the past decade. 

Touted as a refreshing take on spirituality and religion, What if Jesus Were a Coach? aims to inspire readers to find their own truth about God. The author shares his personal experiences and delves into the teachings of Jesus to help readers realize that there is more to spirituality than rules and restrictions. 

A former Atheist, Taylor once had an aversion to organized religion until he undertook extensive research about world religions to determine if God existed or not. 

“My research ultimately led me to my own ‘truth’ about God, which has allowed me to create an intimacy and connection to a power greater than myself,” he said. “In this book, I share my experiences and how I was able to do that.” 

What if Jesus Were a Coach offers valuable lessons that will benefit even those who do not believe in God. Readers will come away with a refreshing viewpoint and newfound wisdom on connecting with a higher power and achieving their dreams. 

And the book is already having an impact. One reader had this to say: “The message is beautiful and heartfelt — with explicit personal experiences. For me, it is like coming out of the deepest, darkest hole and into the light for the first time. It is not just a guide, but also a light to guide you along the way to your spiritual awakening. It is an ultimate guide when you’re searching for the truth in your spiritual journey.” 

Coach Michael Taylor is an entrepreneur, author (10 books), motivational speaker, podcaster, and radio and TV show host who has dedicated his life to empowering men and women to reach their full potential by transforming their lives from the inside out. He knows first-hand how to overcome adversity and build a rewarding and fulfilling life, and he is sharing his knowledge and wisdom with others to support them in creating the life of their dreams.

Michaela Renee Johnson, bestselling author of Empowered: A Motivational Journal for Women, became a top iTunes podcaster by prompting people to look for the positives with her perennially upbeat strategies featured in her Be You Find Happy podcast. Not anymore.

After 150 episodes of Be You Find Happy, and on the heels of the pandemic, Michaela started to research root causes of unhappiness. Her findings? That more growth actually stems from what is not making us jump for joy. The licensed psychotherapist is kicking off 2022 by challenging audiences to dive deeper into creating a fulfilling life with her new narrative-shattering podcast, But…Why?, and later, her new book, Growth Mindset Workbook for Adults: Empowering Insights and Exercises to Turn Challenges Into Opportunities and Achieve Your Full Potential.

Michaela Renee Johnson, bestselling author of Empowered: A Motivational Journal for Women, became a top iTunes podcaster by prompting people to look for the positives with her perennially upbeat strategies featured in her Be You Find Happy podcast. Not anymore.

After 150 episodes of Be You Find Happy, and on the heels of the pandemic, Michaela started to research root causes of unhappiness. Her findings? That more growth actually stems from what is not making us jump for joy. The licensed psychotherapist is kicking off 2022 by challenging audiences to dive deeper into creating a fulfilling life with her new narrative-shattering podcast, But…Why?, and later, her new book, Growth Mindset Workbook for Adults: Empowering Insights and Exercises to Turn Challenges Into Opportunities and Achieve Your Full Potential.

Michaela Renee Johnson is a best-selling author, licensed psychotherapist, and host of the top iTunes podcast, Be You Find Happy which encourages people to speak their truth with grace and live a courageous life of authenticity. Her initiative, Be You Find Happy, holds workshops and conversations on finding happiness in spite of life's setbacks and has landed her speaking opportunities across the nation.

She is an avid adventurer and aviator having traveled to over 20 countries. She always has a book and a journal within arms reach and has a soft spot for inspiring quotes. She is an endless horizon lover who lives in Northern California where she hikes, kayaks, and spends time in her garden while continuing to work toward a sustainable life with her family and farm full of animals.

Bachelor's of Arts in Journalism Communications, Master's of Arts in Psychology. California State Licensed Psychotherapist #90280.

Connect with her at www.MichaelaRenee.com

Overcoming Awkward Aims to Help Introverts Thrive in the Workplace Some people are electrified by the idea of business networking events, cold-calling and striking up conversations with total strangers. But for introverts, new people, new places and new challenges can trigger a knee-jerk reaction to run and hide. 

To thrive in any industry where success hinges heavily on an ability to build relationships, an introvert must break free from crippling shyness and social anxiety. Here to help is bona fide introvert master marketer Monica Parkin. 

In her ground-breaking new book, Overcoming Awkward: The Introvert’s Guide to Networking, Marketing, and Sales, Parkin shares actionable strategies to create connections, build relationships, and establish loyal, repeat customers.

“How did a shy, socially awkward introvert like me turn into a master relationship builder?” Parkin asks. “Well, the answer is that you can evolve. … I was making myself crazy with all the social cues I did not understand and wondered why this comes so naturally to some people but was so impossibly hard for me. Today, I love the opportunity to go to events, meet people, hear people's stories and build relationships. I can have the best of both worlds now, and so can you.” 

Part memoir, part instruction guide, Overcoming Awkward reveals Parkin’s private struggles, shared with candid honesty and vulnerability. Her “one step at a time” approach, punctuated with personal anecdotes and humor, is easy to follow and implement. 

In Overcoming Awkward, readers will learn:
- How to overcome social fears; 
- How to build relationships effortlessly; 
- Effective social media marketing;
- How to sow seeds for organic growth;
- How to win over angry clients;
- How to expand their comfort zone;
- The value of expert mentorship;
- And so much more.

“This is the definitive guide you've been waiting for,” Parkin adds. “Gone is the advice to introverts that they must learn to take on a persona that is light years away from who they really are. You will finally be free to just be you and will discover that your vibe attracts your tribe.”

Monica Parkin is a licensed mortgage broker and successful serial entrepreneur. She is an award-winning international speaker and the host of the Juggling without Balls podcast. She is also a self-professed introvert and crazy goat lady who lives on a small farm with an assortment of furry creatures. She loves to hear feedback from readers and looks forward to opportunities to speak on topics that empower others to feel more connected, confident and successful. 

Overcoming Awkward: The Introvert's Guide to Networking, Marketing, and Sales 
ISBN13 ‎ 979-8773835998 
Available from Amazon.com, BN.com and Goodreads