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  Today's meditation from  Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living   by Dr. Frederic Craigie. -35-   The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.   Albert Schweitzer   Gratefulness is not conditional. Gratefulness means being aware of and thankful for daily blessings, but thankfulness when things appear to be going well is just a slice of the pie. Gratefulness is a practice, an attitude, and a perspective on your life. Even amid the trials and challenges of your life, isn’t there a foundation—a big picture—for which you can be grateful? You are alive. If you’re holding this book, you can see, and you can read. There is someone, somewhere, who loves you. You have the ability to choose who you are and who you are going to become. This is the reality, and it’s always there in the backgroun...

  Susan Boyle stunned the world on  Britain’s Got Talent —not just with her voice, but with her story. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome as an adult, she had long struggled with social anxiety and bullying. But her passion for music never wavered. Her autism shaped her emotional depth and intense focus, allowing her to master complex vocal arrangements. Boyle’s rise to fame wasn’t just a triumph of talent—it was a triumph of authenticity. She didn’t fit the mold—and that’s why she broke it. Her success redefined what it means to be a star. Post inspired by Colette McNeil's books on autism:  Choice and Structure for Children with Autism .  Entienda el desafino de -no - en los ninos con autismo ,  and  Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism   by Colette McNeil.  Read more posts about Colette and her books  HERE . To purchase copies of any MSI Press book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Wan...

  The e-book edition of  Lessons of Labor: One Woman's Self-Discovery through Childbirth and Motherhood   by Julia Aziz  is on Kindle countdown discount, beginning at 99 cents, from August 24 through August 30. The earlier you get it, the more you save! Book Description What if labor—raw, painful, and unpredictable—wasn’t something to be feared or managed, but something to be  learned from ? What if motherhood wasn't about doing everything the way the experts tell you but about growing as a person? In  Lessons of Labor , Julia invites readers into the intimate, unfiltered stories of her three births and one miscarriage, each illuminating different key turning points in her journey through motherhood. But this is not a how-to guide. It doesn’t offer advice or prescriptions. Instead, it offers something more powerful: an honest exploration of how birth and motherhood, with all their chaos and intensity, can become one of life’s m...