Insightful Book Excerpts

5 Reasons Why You Should Stop Selectively Listening to Children [Excerpt]

Excerpt: If you don’t genuinely listen to children, you might miss this. Here are 5 reason why you should stop selectively listening to children.

The Defining Moment of Mother Teresa's Heroic Life [Excerpt]

Excerpt: Mother Teresa wasn’t born to heroism. She became a hero because of her heroic choices… which all began when she met a dying woman…

How Being Faced with Death Changes our Priorities in Life [Excerpt]

Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from Steven Pressfield’s book, The War of Art that talks about the profound shift that takes place in a person’s psyche when they’re faced with death.

Julie Moss's Inspirational Near-Win in the 1982 Ironman [Excerpt]

Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from The Rise by Sarah Lewis. It is an inspirational story of Julie Moss’s near win in the 1982 Ironman when she lost complete control of her body and how, out of sheer will and determination, she was able to cross the finish line crawling on her knees. It’s a story that will motivate you to push a little harder the next time you go to workout—of that, I’m sure.

How To Eat Mindfully — An Excerpt from Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh

Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh and invites you to join Chef Sati at his house for dinner and a lesson in mindful eating. Enjoy!

How To Stay Calm When Things Break - A Buddhist Teaching

Excerpt: Dr. Carlson shares a short Buddhist teaching that will help you stay calm when things break (because they will) so that they don’t break you!

How To Savor The Food We Eat — An Apple Meditation from Thich Nhat Hanh

Excerpt: Before you go chowing down into your next meal take a minute to read this. Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us how to savor the food we eat.

Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths [Excerpt]

Excerpt: The Buddha offered many teachings to help people end their suffering, the first and most important being the Four Noble Truths.

Finding Hope in a Hopeless Situation — The Story of Antwone Fisher

Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from Today Matters by John C. Maxwell. In it, he shares the incredibly powerful story of Antwone Fisher and how he found hope and changed his life for the better in an utterly hopeless situation. I’ll turn it over to Maxwell to lay out the details. Enjoy.