Down-to-earth poetry about life and love in the city. Poems for people who think they don't like poetry (and those who do.) Poems as compelling as your favourite song lyrics.- Commended, Best Designed Young Adult Book, Australian Publishers Association Design Awards, 1998.- Winner, REACT Top Young Adult Read, 1998. - Nominee, Age Book of the Year, 1998.
Kalea is failing eighth grade. She lives on the South Side of Chicago and moves through her life day-to-day dealing with uncaring teachers, unhelpful police, and an unsupportive family. Then mysterious noises start to play in her ears-sounds from far away of a very different life. A life on the sea, with dreary sun-drenched days, howling storms, and the scourge of the Caribbean Sea, pirates! How is this strange connection to another place happening? What does it mean for Kalea and her life? And who is the exotic foreign girl on the other end of this connection?
Stargazing is a lovely cross-generational activity - who wouldn't be fascinated by the sheer size of the universe? This is a guide to what we know and how we know it, and a range of activities, ranging from star charts to Star Bingo and a design-your-own-alien sticker game.
Mindfulness is so much more than a set of routine timed exercises; it’s the transformative practice of conscious living we can nurture by being mindful of the moment. Mindful Thoughts for Walkers explores through a series of succint meditations, how walking is an opportunity to deepen our levels of physical, and spiritual awareness. Adam Ford is an enlightening guide to how mindfulness and walking can help us face the existential questions of ‘Who am I?’, ‘Where have I come from?’, What am I doing here?’, and ‘Where am I going?’ From a gentle daily stroll to a brisk hike across the mountaintops, this is a powerful reading companion for rural and urban walker alike.
Noticing and appreciating the awesome nature of birdlife is a spiritually affirming activity–reconnecting us to the natural world each and every day. Mindful Thoughts for Birdwatchers presents a meaningful flock of enriching thoughts on the interconnectedness of nature in this delightfully illustrated little book. From learning to deeply listen to nature’s songsters to discovering hidden birdlife in the city, author Adam Ford is an enlightening guide to why birdwatching is vital for a flourishing ecosystem and conscious wellbeing.
As an Anglican priest and former Priest-in-Ordinary to the Queen, a lecturer in Buddhism, and a devoted walker, Adam Ford is an inspiring guide with a refreshingly eclectic viewpoint. Contemplating the concept of a purposeful walking, he applies the notion of mindfulness to walks ranging from a simple journey to work to a personal odyssey in the Australian outback. Exploring the idea of the walk as both medium and metaphor, and considering ideas of pilgrimage alongside the notion of the walk in literature, he draws on his personal experience of both spirituality and walking. This book celebrates and enchances those moments: both for the hardened hiker and those who like to contemplate past walks from the comfort of their armchair.
Seeking Silence in a Noisy World explores our existential search for mindful solitude, what it can mean, and how we can all benefit from peaceful solace.
Over half the worlds population already live in cities, and the proportion is rising all the time. The author takes you on a journey through the city, absorbing the historical, cultural and philosophical realities of universal urban life, offering his experiences and insights alongside meditative practices to change our view of urban living.
Adam Ford beschreibt in seinem Buch, wie Wandern in der Natur ein neues Lebensgefühl vermittelt und als meditative Übung dient. Er zeigt, dass Spiritualität nicht als Flucht, sondern als Bereicherung des Lebens verstanden werden sollte. Wandern hilft, innere und äußere Landschaften in Einklang zu bringen.
