What with visual illusions and misinformation, positive mindsets and negative thoughts, social anxiety and personal constructs, the modern landscape of the human mind is an intriguing place to explore. But how are you expected to navigate this hidden world?
Nearly thirty years after the decision to allow the ordination of women to the priesthood, Edgewise collects the thoughts of nine lay women in the Church of England, asking what it means to be committed to being 'lay' in the contemporary church and world. For more than twenty years, the writers have been part of an Anglican lay women's 'cell group', meeting, sharing and reflecting together. This book collects their individual perspectives on being a lay woman in the church since the opportunity for ordination became a reality, with some common threads and themes and others unique. The result is a fascinating, thoughtful snapshot of several lives and diverse experiences which presents rich material for reflection by all in the twenty-first-century Church of England.
In Clicket Cricket Joins a Band, there isn't anything Clicket Cricket wants more than to share his love of music. But he is too shy to do anything about it because he has a stammer that makes him very nervous to speak in front of people - let alone sing! But with his friends' help, his dream could finally be in reach - if only he has the courage!
We meet Perm Worm who struggles with every day life. You see, Perm Worm has autism which is something that just makes it a little harder for him to cope when anything changes in his day to day life. One day, Perm Worm has a very hard day and he struggles to find a way to show it. Luckily, with the support of his family, there may be a way forward.
A road map for change that uses the lessons we can learn from survivors of trauma to make a dramatic difference in our own lives, to transform ordinary into extraordinary.