Letters to Daniel: The path out of chaos in to a life you love. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Letters to Daniel: The path out of chaos in to a life you love

This book is for those who are looking for answers for themselves or for someone they love whose life is in chaos. It is for those of you who have sons or daughters or loved ones who are stuck in destructive behaviors; for those whose lives are far less than what they dream of or for those whose life is spiraling downward rather than getting better. There is a better way to be. The stories and life lessons in this book saved Daniel’s life and they can save yours, too.Inner wisdom and the power of the Spirit shines in Deb Yoder’s story of her relationship to her son through their heart-rending journey. This book is a gift to a world where many families grapple with the effects of addictions and violence in its many forms.Teach me how to do life. Show me what I do not know. There has to be a better way to live. There has to be a more pleasant way to be in the world.” These were so often my unspoken yearnings and sometimes my actual words screaming from deep in my belly out in to the universe. “Somebody, teach me how to do life!” This book is for those of you who may feel like that. It is for those of you who have sons or daughters or loved ones who do not seem to know how to do life well; for those whose lives are less than what you dream of; for those whose life is spiraling downward rather than getting better.I believe in the power of story. The real and raw, true story. Letters to Daniel is the story of how I found my way out of chaos in to a life I love. I needed practical teaching. I needed to know what to think, to do, and how to be. I needed wisdom for living. I needed to know how to help my son. Perhaps you do, too.This story is in three parts. Part one is Teach me: “Who am I?” It is about becoming aware; practical ways to explore your own story, grasping for hope, and discovering your true identity. Part two is Teach me to think: “How do I fix my broken life?” It is about becoming mindful; practical ways to manage your thoughts, your words, and your emotions; establishing what you believe, how to set healthy boundaries, and practicing presence. Part three is Teach me to change: “How do I create a life I love?” It is about becoming wise. We are either forming or deforming. What are the principles and practices of healthy formation? What is love? How do I create a life of joy and excellence?I am absolutely convinced that no matter how messed up a life is, that there is a way out and up. There is a way, a path, ways of being and doing, that will lift a person out of chaos and allow them to do what my three-year-old granddaughter did the other day. She ran through the house with her hands up in the air in pure delight saying, “My life just keeps getting better and better and better!”Praise for Letters to Daniel: The path out of chaos into a life you love"My life has been dedicated to inviting hundreds of people to explore the power of their own story, to take the inner journey of embracing “who I really am” with my shadow and my light, my wounds and my gifts. Deb Yoder’s story is a masterpiece exemplifying the depth of that inner journey. Thank you, Deb. Thank you, Daniel. Your story offers hope to each of us who are willing to take our own inner journey." —Elaine Sullivan, LMFT, LPC, Mentor and Trainer for the Parker Palmer Work“Letters to Daniel is a story of redemption, but the path to getting there as revealed in this son and mother’s story is full of heartache and uncertainty for them, and for all those who love them. Yet if there is a recurring theme, it is a mother’s endless belief in her son, a refusal to quit on him inspired by her belief in an unrelenting, endlessly loving and forgiving God who never quits on us, a belief that nothing and no one is ever beyond God’s transforming reach." — Reverend Barb Harris, MDiv., BCC, former editor in chief, Shape magazine