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The pent-up expectation has become availability: Dr. Haim Omer's much-awaited book, Courageous Parents , was released today! Just what today's modern parents need! The book is available from MSI Press webstore , Amazon , Barnes & Noble , other online booksellers. Brick and mortar stores can acquire the book. Read posts by and about this world-famous parenting expert from Israel HERE .

Today's blog post is provided by Julia Aziz, author of Lessons of Labor. It’s been interesting to watch all the expertise being shared in a situation that almost no one alive today has ever lived through. Yes, decisions need to be made quickly in a crisis, and we have to use the limited information available to make them. Leaders, especially community-minded, heart-centered, intelligent leaders, are genuinely needed to set the tone, and there’s a lot of societal pressure on leaders to speak with the voice of authority. But what I’m not hearing enough of in the general discourse is, “I don’t know.” Read the rest of this very interesting post HERE . Meet Julia Aziz. Listen to Julia (podcast) on March 20, 2020. Read more posts by and about Julia and her book, Lessons of Labor, HERE .

Sadness  Sometimes, living with chronic illness can make us feel deeply sad. It’s okay to occasionally fall apart. Cry if you need to. After a painful and unexpected episode of particularly bad health, I often found myself overcome by sadness and despair. I would be doing the dishes, making the bed, or watching a television commercial, and I’d start to weep. On top of everything else, I then felt stupid. But so what? No one besides you cares if you sob while you wash the dinner dishes! However, if sadness overwhelms you and you can rarely shake it off, you may be clinically depressed. Then you might consider consulting a therapist for counseling or antidepressant medications. Therapy and/or medication won’t ensure your happiness, but they may alleviate the oppressive quality of your sadness. While it’s natural to feel sad, try not to dwell on your despair longer than necessary. Only you know how long you need to focus on your sad feelings. But if you find yourself weeping

Happy Cinco de Mayo! How about reading a book in Spanish today? From Parish Cat Sula -- Dia de Muertos From Fernando Ustman -- Las Historias de Mi Vida El Poder de lo Transpersonal Puertas a la Eternidad

Richard Gentei Diedrichs grew up in Los Angeles. He edited travel and health magazines in Seattle, worked as an editor at the schools of engineering and public health at University of California. Berkeley, and then taught fourth and fifth grades, as well as kindergarten, in public elementary schools around the San Francisco Bay Area.  Richard was ordained a Zen priest in 1984. Currently, he is a Dharma teacher in Hawaii. He has published short stories in literary journals, a short story collection, Spirit of Tabasco , and two novels, Neither Coming Nor Going and Cherry Blossom . He lives with his wife and dog on the west coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.   His MSI book, Living in Blue Sky Mind: Basic Buddhist Teachings for a Happy Life , is available in paperback, hard cover, and e-book formats and has been recognized by the MidWest Book Watch and other reviewers for its quality.  Richard has been featured in many interviews and podcasts and has written a number of articles

Book Authority has listed Colette McNeil's book, Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism , as #34 of the 74 Best Positivity Books of All Time. Congratulations to the author! Read an excerpt from the book on this blog: Communication

The National Museum of Language is something that we just learned about, and it is quite a neat place for linguists, teachers, students, and anyone just interested in languages. According to its website, NML's purpose is to inspire an appreciation for the magic and beauty of language. Just because we just learned about only means that the word has not gotten around--at least, as fasr as us at MSI Press LLC in California. The history, provided at the website, shows that NML has been around for a while: The idea of a National Language Museum in the Nation’s Capital began in 1971 among a group of expert linguists, language specialists, and language enthusiasts who were intrigued by the potential of a unique kind of museum. Over decades of feasibility studies, startup pains, and slow but steady incremental growth, The National Museum of Language (NML) opened its doors in May of 2008, sustained by a nearly all-volunteer governing board and roster of docents.  The physical exh