View from Within: Spiritual Pathways To Happiness

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What does it mean to access the divine? To be a person of faith? To be connected to the spiritual realm. What does it mean to find true happiness? The tenets of religion and spirituality vary in innumerable ways. The way in which we seek connection to a higher power presents itself in seemingly endless variations, played out in how people practice their faith. Despite these differences, there are unbreakable ties that bind each of us on our spiritual journey. No matter your faith, your creed, or your religion, there is much to learn from one another, and more that draws us together then sets us apart. When we find those connections, when we tap into the collective divine, the quest for happiness becomes not just a process of seeking, but the journey home. This gorgeous photo book is a journey. Follow us around the world, through the dazzling sights, insights, and teachings of over twenty different practices. Immerse yourself in the beauty of the world around us - both what surrounds us in the physical realm, and what holds us close in the spiritual. Finally, settle your soul into the truths that tie us all together. Truths such as the power of forgiveness, the value of silence, the universal need of belonging... and so much more. Let yourself be carried away, and carried home, with The View from Within: Spiritual Pathways to Happiness This book is ideal for many audiences. Happiness Seekers: Without love and connection, happiness eludes us. Further, spiritual concepts are known to give vitality to relationships, deepening love and connections. Begin to climb out of loneliness as you learn a pathway to true happiness. Spirituality Seekers: We embrace the wisdom of all traditions as beautiful. This book is for the seeker in all of us, and serves as an introduction to how our varied and subjective experiences can illuminate a sacred dimension present in our lives. Integrative Medicine Practitioners and Patients: When confronted with adversity, pain, and suffering, one can turn to the spiritual tenets of optimism, hope, faith, and love. A spiritual practice can ease suffering and help with life's transitions. This book is an excellent companion to integrative medicine treatment. Self-Help Readers: Self-help books often offer temporary and fleeting support. Conversely, this book is for those seeking long-term solutions through spiritual edification. The Travel Photography Enthusiast: This book takes the reader on a dramatic, majestic and poetic photographic journey of the spirituality within the wisdom traditions around the world. This book will embrace the sense of sight and stir the soul as well as your imagination.

Donna Martire Miller, www.HappilyEverActions.com a Connecticut-based business that caters to the whole person. The skills taught are universal. The mission is to enable people to engage in and live a life worth living. Happily, Ever Actions is a business that applies cutting-edge research in positive psychology creating concrete tools that will increase your happiness and wellbeing in all areas of life. Donna holds a master's degree in Counseling and Organizational Human Resource Development. She is a graduate of the Positive Psychology Program (the Science of Happiness) at Kripalu/ Wholebeing Institute and has worked as a teacher's assistant to WBI and Tal Ben Shahar, the renowned Harvard Professor, and author. She is also post master's certified in Positive Psychology Coaching and Teaching for Transformation, Mindfulness, and Strength-based practices, as well as certification in Women's Wellness and Meditation. Donna has an adjunct professorship where she teaches Wellness, Perspectives of Happiness, and other Human Services-related courses. Donna held The Executive Director position for 30 years at HELP FOR KIDS a positive parenting, family system-strengthening Center where she recently received a lifetime achievement award for strengthening over 10,000 families. She claims most of her knowledge in parenting from raising her 5 kids and 7 grandchildren! She is an international keynote speaker, trainer, and workshop presenter. She is an expert in positive parenting education but will be the first to tell you that everything she has learned was from her wonderful children and grandchildren! She is a happiness, well-being life coach. Donna finds joy in singing rhythm and blues and teaching let your yoga dance! She is a published author, included in Transformation 2020, A ladies Power Lunch Anthology which has reached bestseller status on Amazon. Currently her book The View From Within- Spiritual Pathways to Unshakeable Happiness is available for order from the website www.happilyeveractions.com. which is the first in a trilogy on sustainable happiness. She is collaborating and authoring the next two books in the trilogy with her team of professionals working together towards Unshakeable happiness, by applying science-based Happily Ever Actions (TM) Joseph Bologna became interested in photography watching his father take pictures of the family and developing them himself at home. He purchased his first camera in 1964 when he was 13. His thought was to photograph life extensively in order to freeze time. He was also an avid reader. As he grew into his teens, he discovered that he had two things that piqued his interest, reading about worldwide travel and music. He honed his photography skills while embarking on a career as a rock and roll performing artist. He captured the events as he toured the country with name acts. His love of photography became more aesthetic when he became a father in the '80s. He embraced a new system of image creating that captured a more intimate portrait very detail-oriented. His work was beginning to be noticed by many people in the community. He became an event photographer for schools, the Housatonic Counsel in CT, for weddings, portraits, and the like. In 2005 he began his travels around the world as a photographer. His first trip was to Acapulco Mexico. He is meticulous in his approach to his art form. He would learn the lay of the land, the people's interests, their cultural norms, and etiquette. Joseph began to love the people he met. He would find that the stresses of everyday life would disappear as he engaged in his photoshoots and captured the spirit of those he met along the way. To date, he has visited 26 countries and has taken over 90,000 photos. He has had a gallery on National Geographic. His work can be seen in travel magazines, private companies, and businesses. He was an instructor and has held photography classes. He has been peer awarded over 9,000 times and is considered a top 10 popular photographer in View Bug and has held that position since his enrollment as a member in 2016. He won the summer of 2020 People's Choice award, the 2020 Top Shot, and the Elite award. He has co-authored an Amazon bestseller Redefining Masculinity and is currently collaborating on a 3-book series featuring selected photographs and original writings.