A Time to Care (Being There For Another During Their Time of Need)
About this ebook
How Does Healing Happen? What Is It That Needs To Be Healed?
So often we want to be of help, but find ourselves uncertain about how to proceed, especially during a time of need. What is really needed of us then? How can we offer it?
Martin Buber tells us that what is needed most urgently during a crisis is "a Presence through which we know that nevertheless there is meaning."
A Time to Care is an updated version of a book which was written for caretakers of all kinds, as well as those in need of care. The book is based upon years of working with patients, hospital staff, ministers and chaplains. It offers a different look at how healing happens, and what is required for true connection and conversation to take place.
Combing the principles and practices of Eastern and Western psychology and philosophy, the work provides unique insights on how to be truly present for both yourself and others during a time of need.
Along with discussion of many issues, the book includes simple, creative exercises and practices which allow the reader to integrate the information and utilize it in their everyday lives.
As they do so, it becomes easy to see what is truly needed of us, and how to offer it.
SOME OF THE TOPICS EXPLORED INCLUDE:
The Nature of Real Kindness
True Giving and Receiving
The Gift of Presence
True Conversation and Connection
ENDORSEMENTS
"Dr. Shoshanna's words are wonderful,"
Marrianne Williamson,
Brenda's work is so simple and clear. You hear what she says, you know it is the truth and then there is no more commentary. It is all unpretentious, genuine and true. Thank you, Brenda, for making us feel so comfortable."
--Jon Mundy, Ph.d. Author, "Living a Course in Miracles," Executive Director, All Faiths Seminary, New York City
"Wisdom, tears, smiles, consoling hands and spiritual guidance. The most important work I have read in the last years. And the most beautiful one, too.
--Judge Amnon Carmi, Editor/Chief Medicine and Law, Haifa, Israel
About the author
Psychologist, author, speaker and long term Zen practitioner. Dr Brenda Shoshanna's work is dedicated to integrating Eastern and Western principles and practice and showing how to make them real in your every day life. Her work opens your mind, lifts your spirit and makes everyday worthwhile.
Along with providing many cutting edge audio books, Brenda also offers two weekly podcasts, Zen Wisdom For Your Everyday Life, and Your Best Self.
She is the author of numerous books in the spirituality, zen, mindfulness, psychology and relationship genres. Some of her books include FEARLESS: 7 PRINCIPLES TO PEACE OF MIND, THE ANGER DIET: 30 DAYS TO STRESS FREE LIVING (listed as one of the best books of the year by Spirituality and Health), ZEN PLAY (INSTRUCTIONS ON BECOMING FULLY ALIVE), ZEN AND THE ART OF FALLING IN LOVE, ZEN MIRACLES, (HOW TO FIND PEACE IN AN INSANE WORLD), JUST GRAB THE DUST RAG, (CONFESSIONS OF A DELUDED ZEN STUDENT), and more.
Dr. Shoshanna's books combine spiritual wisdom with psychological insight and practical advice. She has received wide critical-acclaim for her work with excellent reviews from publications such as Tricycle, Publishers Weekly, Body & Soul, Deepak Chopra, Spirituality and Health and others. She has won the NABE Award for the Best Book of the Year in the Category of Health. Her books have been translated into 18 languages, and she appears frequently on national television, in national print, and in major venues online. Brenda has spoken and taught at many universities and has offered over 500 talks and workshops nationally on all aspects of psychology, spirituality and living life to the full. She also hosted her own radio show on the Gary Null network, which offered her a weekly platform to address a wide range of issues dealing with spirituality and self-help.
Please visit her website at www.brendashoshanna.com to learn more.
You can also find her podcasts and audiobooks at:
www.zenwisdomtoday.com
www.bestselfbooks.com
