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The word saint refers to all Christians, but this book focuses on Saints with a capital S-those who have been officially recognized by the Catholic Church. To be recognized as a Saint, a few things must happen. First, when a righteous person dies, witnesses provide evidence to the Catholic Church of the person's love for Jesus. The person's letters, diaries, and books are studied. If the Church believes there is evidence to prove he or she lived a holy life, the person is declared a "Servant of God." Then, as more evidence is presented, he or she becomes known as "Venerable," then "Blessed," and finally as "Saint." For clarity, anyone in this book who is in this process is noted as being "on track to become a Saint."Saints may have multiple names, dates, and locations associated with their life. These devotions use only one name to refer to each Saint, include each Saint's approximate lifespan, and mention only the locations relevant to the devotion. Locations are presented as they were known during the Saint's lifetime. A modern name of their location is included if applicable.Many, but not all, devotions are ordered by the Saints' feast days. The devotion dates that do not match the feast days are marked with an asterisk by the devotion date (e.g., January 3*).The life of each Saint inspires us to love Jesus the way that each Saint loved Him. All Saints loved Jesus with everything they had. As you read their stories, remember this: all people (including you!) are called to give Jesus everything.

KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC SURVIVAL PRINCIPLESKnowledge is the basis for almost every successful survival skill. You can get it from reading books, listening to the advice and stories of others, and watching the actions of others. However, the most important way to gain true knowledge of survival principles is trial and error with your own two hands. No method of learning takes the place of hands-on, personal experience. Your options in a survival scenario will ultimately depend on your understanding of basic survival principles that surround shelter, water, fire, and food.INNOVATIVE THINKINGI've often said that innovation is the most important survival skill. Innovation can be defined in survival as creatively using available resources to execute a plan formulated using pre-existing survival knowledge. At the end of the day, the application of survival principles is only limited by your ability to creatively use them.EXPLOITING AVAILABLE RESOURCESAvailable resources are anything natural or manmade, from leaves and sticks to trash bottles and windshield wipers. Everything is potentially a survival resource that you can exploit, with knowledge and creativity, to get what you need. In this book, we explore hundreds of everyday items that can be modified, repurposed, reused, reshaped, rebuilt, or recycled to meet some kind of basic human survival need.THREE THOUSAND FAILURESSome of the hacks featured in this book are tips and tricks I've absorbed throughout my lifelong study of survival; I learned them from other people and from watching others in the field. I've picked up all sorts of hacks from friends, family, students, and other survival enthusiasts. I'm always on the lookout for a fun, new, and creative survival hack.However, many of the following 200-plus survival hacks are also the result of more than 3,000 failed attempts. Some, such as the Make a Fire Pipe hack in Chapter 3, took more than 20 tries to get right. If I had quit working on a hack idea at the first failed attempt, this book would be about five pages long.The 200-plus hacks listed in the following pages are proven to work. I've successfully practiced them all. Each of them is an actionable lesson in survival; you can go into your backyard and practice them right now. Many can be executed in the comfort of your.home or garage, and certainly you can use them on your next camping trip.THE MORE YOU HACKAs you study, practice, and use these 200-plus hacks from everydayobjects, you're bound to learn more about survival principles and howto creatively meet basic survival needs. This knowledge will lead tonew "hack" ideas that I want to hear about! E-mail your hack ideas tocreek@creekstewart.com. Who knows, your hack could make it intothe next volume of Survival Hacks.

Gaslighting Recovery Workbook sheds light on the basics of emotional abuse. This book explores questions like: "What is emotional abuse? "What does gaslighting mean and how do I identify a gaslighter? and "How do I heal from a toxic relationship? It further looks into the effects of abuse and manipulation on your life. If you believe you are the victim of a gaslighter, this book is for you.Part one of the book focuses on understanding the gaslighter. It discusses the concepts of emotional abuse and toxic behavior in depth. It also explores gaslighting in detail, including what the term means, how it originated and how you can recognize it. It looks at the signs, traits, and behaviors that can help you identify whether someone is a gaslighter.This book also explains what narcissism is and how it is related to gaslighting. Gaslighting Recovery Workbook discusses how a gaslighter does not always have to be a narcissist, but a narcissist will always be a gaslighter. Narcissists are self-serving, insecure, and extremely manipulative individuals who will do anything to get things their way. They have no regard for other people and will use and abuse them for their own benefit. This book goes into detail to discuss the consequences of manipulation and gaslighting and the grave effects it has on the victim.The victim of abuse goes through mental and physical anguish that is not always visible. This is why it is important to recognize the signs and get yourself out of the toxic situation as soon as possible.Gaslighting Recovery Workbook looks at how you can exit your toxic relationship. It requires a lot of courage to leave an abusive relationship. Even though it is extremely difficult to escape the clutches of a narcissist, it is not impossible. This book focuses on how you can heal yourself. It explains how, to start healing, you will need to focus and take some time out to understand what gaslighting is and what happened in the relationship. This process is called the grieving process, and it is an extremely crucial part of healing. It helps you mourn the loss of your old self and the time lost. However, there is only a way forward after this.Gaslighting Recovery Workbook then moves on to explore how you can gain confidence and rebuild your self-esteem to move forward. It stresses how important it is to work on your confidence after your gaslighter made you doubt your perception, your sense of reality, and your worth. It also focuses on the importance of establishing boundaries and healing. Creating strict boundaries helps you maintain a safe distance from your abuser is imperative for your self-esteem. This book also focuses on how you can create better relationships in the future and the importance of therapy and counseling.

The book is about the business side of how to turn your love for woodworking into multiple income streams. It can help you whether you are just starting with a few ideas for making and selling wood crafts or if youhave already sold some of your pieces and you want to grow. Growing usually means expanding your product line and/or your market reach. With this guide, you will discover where to get ideas for making wood crafts in demand and scaling your business to the size you want.You will learn how to prepare your woodworking crafts for prime time; otherwise the later chapters on finding more shoppers to get your message in front of will be a waste of time and money. No amount of marketing will make a weak presentation convert browsers into buyers.You will discover pricing formulas used by successful wood artisans that earn you optimal profit margins. You will get tips for transforming your social connections into customers and ambassadors for your handcrafted products. The advice, tactics, and resources here come from my over thirty years of making and selling my handmade products at events and shows, to stores and galleries from Manhattan to Sedona, on Etsy, Amazon, and eBay, and through my gift shop gallery near Santa Fe, New Mexico.Many years ago, a woodworker friend offered me a job because his business was expanding. Through his friendship with an art broker, he got wealthy clients looking for top quality wood furnishings in their milliondollar homes. We built and installed one mahogany door and frame that my friend billed out at $7,000.Years later, when I had my gallery, art and crafts made from wood were among the top sellers because their makers used the marketing tactics you'll find in these pages. We sold lightweight wooden Christmas ornaments for around $15, wood framed jewelry from recycled materials for $150, and cedarwood coffee tables for $750. There is a world of opportunities for selling your handmade products. The guidelines in this book will help you learn how to brand your craft business, price your products, set up for accepting payments, sell online at Etsy and elsewhere, scale up via wholesale, and much more. Let's start at the beginning: gathering ideas for things to make. Get profitable from the start by discovering what buyers want and then making your own versions of what's hot in the marketplace.