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  Introducción  Cada vez que alguien escribe sobre un tema, de alguna forma escribe sobre sí mismo. Mi nombre es Nelson Fernando Ustman S., y durante este breve espacio en nuestro planeta tierra, he sufrido, he vivido, he reído, he llorado, he cantado, me he caído, y me he vuelto a levantar. He vivido toda clase de decepciones y he convivido con todos los aprendizajes en los fríos inviernos de esta estación de la vida que me tocó transitar. No escogí a mi familia, ni a mi raza cuando llegué a este lugar de nacimiento. Quizás desde ese momento y lugar me tocó arañar la tierra con todas mis fuerzas para poder tener derecho a un espacio de convivencia y acercamiento con los demás. No fue fácil, fueron muchos los tropiezos antes de poder levantar mi cabeza y prepararme para la nueva estación. No es tan sencillo llegar a una familia donde no te están esperando y mucho menos donde no te han invitado. Razón más que suficiente para ser abordado por la soledad, y el abandono.

  To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, we suggest you dip into one of our books in Spanish: Día de Muertos (Sula, Gata parroquial) El Día de Muertos es una celebración muy importante, popular y solemne en San Juan Bautista, California, y en la Antigua Misión de San Juan Bautista, una de las misiones establecidas por los frailes franciscanos cuando se fundó California, y hogar de la gata parroquial, Sula. La comida, la oración y el recuerdo son parte de la celebración, al igual que las procesiones al cementerio. Sula es la gata muy querida de la Antigua Misión de San Juan Bautista, California, donde ministra a los feligreses y visitantes diariamente, una labor divina. Este libro es su sexto. El Poder de lo Transpersonal (Nelson Fernando Ustman) En lo Transpersonal todas las cosas se conectan y nada está suelto ni es independiente, igual las palabras de este libro están unidas las unas a las otras como los hechos de nuestra vida para poder lograr una alianza entre la razón y la emoción, entre l

  Today's blog post is the next in the series of book back stories and is the story behind Puertas a La Eternidad by Fernando Ustman. From the publisher -  This story is quite simple, really. One day, Fernando, simply knocked at our San Juan Bautista door, sent there by his brother, a priest, who knew us. He had two books in hand, Las Puertas a la Eternidad and El Poder de lo Transpersonal . Both had been published in Colombia, his home country, and were popular. Now, he had moved to San Diego, and wondered if his books could appeal to the US Spanish-reading community. Well, to us they looked like they could, and so we took a chance on publishing them. From time to time, they have popped up on best-selling lists, which validates our confidence in publishing them.   Comment from a reviewer: Es un hermoso libro Yo lo recomiendo Si deseas un crecimiento personal y espiritual Y también es fácil de entenderlo gracias Nelson Fernando Ustman Paperback copies of Fernando's books can

  Fernando Ustman is a consulting psychologist from Colombia, now living in San Diego. He holds a master’s degree in transpersonal psychology from the South American School of Transpersonal Psychology as well as an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He has studied in Argentina, the United States, and Spain. He specializes in levels of consciousness, holotropic respiration, dynamic meditation, and archetypal psychology – applications that improve the quality of life — and conducts workshops and lectures on these topics. He also has produced videos on Neurolinguistic Programming. He has published three books through MSI Press:   Las Puertas de la Eternidad ,   El Poder de lo Transpersonal , and   Las Historias de Mi Vida .  For more posts on Fernando and his books, click HERE .

  www.allthingsmindful.org I came across an excellent post recently about personal development on the All Things Mindful website. The article says, quite rightly, that change starts with embracing transformation, not from rote applications of suggestions of coaches and books. Take a look at this great article, "Maximizing Your Personal Growth and Development," and then, when you are ready, check out MSI Press books, by experts, that can help provide you guidance as you leap from pillar to pillar, gaining strength and agility at life itself. A Guide to Bliss: Transforming Your Life through Mind Expansion (Tubali)   A Theology for the Rest of Us (Yavelberg)   A Woman’s Guide to Self-Nurturing: How to Build Self-Esteem by Being Nice to Yourself (Romer) El Poder de lo Transpersonal (Ustman)   How My Cat Made Me a Better Man (Feig)   How to Get Happy and Stay That Way (Romer)   How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity

Just released: the audiobook edition of  Las Historias de Mi Vida  by Fernando Ustman.  Fernando's books can be purchased at discount from msipress.com/shop. Use code FF25 to get 25% off any of them.      For more posts about Fernando and his books, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us? Turned away by other publishers because you are a first-time author and/or do not have a strong platform yet? If you have a strong manuscript, San Juan Books, our hybrid publishing division, may be able to help. Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know whe

    From the editor -- Las Historias de Mi Vida  is the third book Fernando Ustman published with us.  It is a good story about how authors actually get contracts. Just like book sales, many come via word of mouth. Fernando had published two books ( Las Puertas de la Eternidad and EL Poder de lo Transpersonal ) in Colombia, his home country, and wanted to publish second editions of them. Not in English, but in Spanish. At the time, we were not publishing in Spanish. However, Fernando's brother was a good friend, a priest from Colombia who had been assigned to our diocese for five years. So, we plunged into the task. Now, we have published other books in Spanish -- Fernando set us on that path. For more posts about Fernando and his books, including excerpts, click  HERE . Fernando's books can be purchased at discount from msipress.com/shop. Use code FF25 to get 25% off any of them.                                    Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on