Within this quartet of books that I have titled The Four Seasons of The Heart, I will share the deepest pivotal parts of my journey as a recovering alcoholic/addict and survivor of childhood abuse with you. One day at a time, I have lived clean and sober consistently since 1995. However, allowing myself to emotionally grow by not just giving but also receiving love and to genuinely feel deserving of my life’s hard-earned rewards, has presented many challenges. Please allow me as we journey through these pages together to suggest ways that we can heal our heart, dust off our doubt, intercept self-sabotage and invest in self-respect.

When the Merit Times launched in Taiwan in 2001, Venerable Master Hsing Yun began writing the daily column "Between Ignorance and Enlightenment." With each column, Master Hsing Yun considered different topics from culture, politics, and literature, as well as the common experiences of everyday life to show the possibility to learn and grow in any situation. Now available in English, the Between Ignorance and Enlightenment series collects the very best of this groundbreaking column. Each volume captures the spontaneity and breadth that has endeared Between Ignorance and Enlightenment to readers around the world, and displays the immediacy for which the column is named: that this next moment, this next thought, may be the difference between ignorance and enlightenment.

Italien - Mittelalter - Nahrungsmittel.

If observed properly, the seasonal cycles of the natural world offer tremendous power for enhancing our physical and spiritual well-being. Acclaimed spa owner Peggy Borgman knows that by bringing ourselves in sync with these ancient rhythms through simple health and beauty rituals, we can look and fee stronger, healthier, more relaxed, and more radiant than ever before. Four Seasons of Inner and Outer Beauty shares seasonal rejuvenating regiments that incorporate a variety of European spa techniques and Eastern wellness practices to restore balance and heal both the body and mind. From a "spring cleaning" that detoxifies the body to banishing winter blues with aromatherapy, Borgman's soothing prescriptions include meditations, breathing exercises, and herbal beauty treatments that make this a special, nurturing handbook for cultivating inner and outer beauty throughout the year.