Bøger af Philip J Bradbury

45 stories on and for men. Men are understanding if you can understand them ... if they can understand themselves. Men have served our civilization well - they have discovered new worlds, tilled the soil, defended their people, invented great machines, formulated healing medicines, created beautiful and uplifting artworks, fathered gifted and happy children, inspired and soothed us with their songs and their writing, provided for and protected us in our daily lives. These things have not always been done the way you wanted, but they were done and they were done the best way men knew how. Most people on this planet are not evil and will do the best that they can, from their current level of understanding. You will look back on events of your life and know that if you had your life to live over again, you would do it differently, better. This is not to excuse the men of this world who have raped, destroyed, murdered, disempowered, abused and lessened in any way. They have done these things and we must not walk away from that truth. They have, however, also done many great, inspiring, creative and loving things and we must not walk away from that truth. For whatever reason, the actions of men are generally more public than those of women - men are usually the more "out there" of the species and in times past, their achievements have been lauded loudly from high places. The time seems to have come when the balance is restored and when the evils of men are being lauded loudly from those high places. This is the time we are living in at the moment and it is, therefore, a time that many men are feeling very unwelcome and uncomfortable as participants in the human race. This is not altogether healthy for the growth of our Earth family, for we were created with two sides, two sexes, and one cannot grow without the other. Most of the stories are articles written for magazines. Some are about a real men (Ordinary Adventures and The Old Git In The Corner, for example) and the rest came out of my head, somehow. These stories are an attempt to help explain (not to excuse) the ways of men. In that understanding, I seek to help us all to grow in love and strength, and to all run this race, this human race, together. The other reason is that I just love writing stories.

We're a story-telling lot, us humans. Sometimes it's an earnest actor in a white lab-coat or a black suit, trying to convince us that his toxic fluoride toothpaste is good for our health or that his party's million-dollar spend on weapons is for peace. And they do it with such a straight face! Sometimes the story's presented with a chuckle and we know another fiction is on the way: "did you hear the one about ..." And, sometimes, just sometimes, there's a story parading as nought but itself - a clear fiction - and you're in it. The real, non-fictional you. That's why the authentically fictional stories - fables, proverbs, legends - outlast us all and are told down the centuries ... we're in them; parading our best and worst, our most silly and most sublime. The universality of stories is the unity of humans. We're all strangely, uniquely alike and we can all see - if we so choose - our reality in the unreality we closet ourselves with round the fireside, in schools, churches and pubs and in our quiet, solo moments. Stories are the comforters we carry in our hearts and minds and our own particular stories are the way we initiate and create friendships and relationships. These stories, my friend, are my offering of friendship and may they provide balance, smiles, tears and insight when no other exist for you.

206 luscious pages of amusement for anyone who likes a laugh and some thoughtfulness. Gathered from hundreds of unsolicited emails over eons of monitor-staring pleasure, these tid-bits of nonsense, sense and otherwise gritty, pithy and rather silly jottings of so many scribes, most called Anony Mouse, cannot go unheralded.For anyone with microseconds and micro-breaks, this is the perfect book to pick up, put down and read in between. Perfect for people in doctors' waiting rooms (to hit coughing patients with), coffee tables (under a broken leg) and for the car to amuse when stuck in traffic. Try it, you'll like it ... no, you'll love it and wonder why you hadn't bought it before as it will make you the perfect party-joker and you'll never be lonely any more.

What makes Philip’s book different, and a cut above the average, is not that it is based upon his personal experience, or even that he suggests that “we find out who we are by being who we really aren’t”, but that he provides practical exercises - he shows readers how to apply the insights and techniques that have proved helpful to him and others in their efforts to reclaim their freedom. Philip does this with an astute sense of humour, wisdom and encouragement.Philip suggests that our primary purpose for being here is to discover who we really are. Most of us are pretty confused about this - we have been programmed to believe that other people know our hearts better than we, and for the sake of being loved by others, we adopt the perceptions they have of us. These perceptions, suggests Philip, are usually based on fear. Self-empowered people cannot be enslaved by fear however, because they know what their own rules are. They know this because they have learned to listen to the whisperings of their own hearts.Philip suggests that thoughts only affect us emotionally if we choose that they should, and invites readers to observe rather than react to their thoughts. If the thought feels right, thank it, and give it the power of manifestation, i.e., express the thought and act upon it. If not, thank the thought for the opportunity it gave you to make a choice, and allow it to pass. Once we have taken this first brave step, says Philip, the universe will magically step in to synchronise events, people and assistance. At the same time he suggests that we always check our own inner knowing before embarking on the bus to somewhere, especially when someone else is driving.

53 SMILES is about life – your life, my life, our lives – and its tiny stories address the big questions of the human condition and tell of our simple greatness, our foibles and how to let go of the need to be something for somebody else. This book, then, has many uses:· For daily meditations,· For personal/spiritual development workshops,· For teaching children (of any age) life lessons,· As a coffee table book· For table topics for Toastmasters· A conversation starter, and· To remind you of who you are each day – simply great

He was born with a defect he could not change. He was different and could never be like other boys, other men, other people. His disfigurement eventually drove him from his family, from the village and out into the world as a troubadour, a teller-of-tales … well, more precisely, a listener-of-tales. In solitude, with his trusty horse, he found a softer world without sniggers and demands and a world of peace and the silent whisperings of his soul. However, the solitude never lasted for long. The more he searched for that softer world, the more the sharp and abrasive one encroached upon him … till, one day, he met someone he didn’t want to turn away, someone who yearned for the disfigurement he had …In a world that demands conformity, he was lost. Shunned by a society that cared not, he wandered - not lost but lonely and curious - till he found talents he couldn't express in constriction. In freedom, his true self arose, along with connection with the same-hearted ones. A tale of long ago for those confused today.

This book has many uses:An exquisitely simple gift,For daily meditations,For personal/spiritual development workshops,For teaching children (of any age) life lessons,As a coffee table bookA conversation starter, andTo remind you of who you are each day – simply exquisite! I’ve collected the images appealing to my twisted sense of humour, over many years, and the words came about a little weirdly too ... in 2015 I heard about a local (Brisbane) competition for flash fiction, something I’d never heard of before. It was for the best short story under 50 words. I didn’t win the competition and, knowing that nothing is wasted and everything counts, I asked my muses why I had done this. Three days later, the thought occurred that I could write a book of short stories. Since I was born in 1953, I - or was it my muses? - decided to write a book of 53 53-word stories ... and here they are for your enjoyment, matched with the image that best fits each story.Enjoy!Short and to the point yet insightful. The stories within can be read at face value but if contemplated at depth can provide insights to the spirit of who we are as humans. Like the signposts in life hopefully the stories contained in 53 words can help you move in a direction and place to finding joy. Some are comical some are not but all provide the reader with a plethora of ideas to ponder.~ Julian Harvey, career consultantA collection of 53 smiles, just as the title promises. Some make you think, some have endings which surprise and others make you laugh out loud. In today’s world of constant hustle and bustle, this is a short and thought-provoking read. The stories are written with care, creativity and utilising strong descriptors which immediately draw in the reader. An enjoyable collection of stories! ~ Tia Mitsis, author of A Greek Odyssey.This book is thought provoking to the reader and causes them to question what is happening for them. The wording is poetic and beautifully written. This book is best delved into rather than being read from cover to cover and is less about being entertained and more about being challenged to grow personally. The writer shows understanding and maturity.~ Anna Louise, life coach at www.annalouiselifecoaching.com