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Are you an empath? In other words, do you feel like a sponge that’s always absorbing other people’s pains and energies? If you’re an empath, you feel other people’s pain as if it were your own. You’re extremely sensitive to the “vibe” of a room or person. You’re overwhelmed by crowds. And you’re an easy target for manipulators and energy vampires. But do you have to suffer for the rest of your life? No! There are ways to strengthen your boundaries, cope with overwhelming situations, and deal with energy vampires (no garlic and silver bullets involved).

In prayer we need to be deeply conscious that God is the almighty one, the supreme creator, the ruler of the Universe, that he is infinite and eternal; we need to know that God is the underlying, unchangeable truth, "with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning". God as principle is the absolute good expressed in all creation. When we know God and "worship him in spirit and truth" we recognize him as this great goodness, which is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, ready and willing to guide, to bless, and to uplift.

Are you tired of feeling trapped in unhealthy relationships, where you lose your sense of self and self-worth? Codependent Relationships: 21 Strategies to Break Free from Codependency is your guide to finding freedom and empowerment. This comprehensive book explores the intricacies of codependency, a common pattern of behavior that leads to emotional entanglement, excessive people-pleasing, and a loss of personal identity.

In a world besieged by otherworldly invaders, a diverse group of survivors journeys deep into the heart of the Amazon rainforest armed with a mystical plant's radiant power. As they confront ancient cosmic forces and unveil the secrets of their pasts, their quest for salvation becomes a mesmerizing odyssey from shadows to light.

Lieutenant Peter Bank's Narcotics Unit hit a house looking for dope. What they found was a prototype rifle and a congressman’s son moonlighting as the criminal elite. The paperwork on the arrest isn’t even finished before an army of politicos a come down on Banks and his unit like a thousand-year flood. Everyone wants to make the arrest of a prominent politician’s kid go away, even Bank’s own chief. Normally that wouldn’t be a problem. Most cops follow orders from the chief, most cops have a stake in their career.

In marriage, we have moments when we need to listen, and then there are those times when we are called upon to speak. Communication is a two-way street with each spouse presenting his or her perspective. When we don't listen, we miss the essence of what the other is saying. When we don't believe what our partner has to say, resentment takes hold of our relationship.

Alex and Charlie were brothers born of blood and violence during the battle of Fallujah. Then, they came home and became cops. Charlie couldn’t let go the adrenaline rush of the battlefield, and it showed on the street. Always looking for a fight, he went dark, crossing the line one too many times until he went so far, even Alex couldn’t bring him back. That’s what Alex thought anyway, until a terse message leads him into a gunfight and a recording Charlie left him in case the worst happened.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes changes in an individual’s energy, behavior, sleep, judgment, mood, and ability to function. Individuals with bipolar disorder experience intense mood episodes that can include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). When an individual’s mood shifts to mania or hypomania, they may feel full of energy, euphoric, and unusually irritable. However, when an individual becomes depressed, they often feel hopeless and sad and most often lose interest or pleasure in all activities.

We’ve all been there. We have a project that’s due in two weeks, and we tell ourselves, “I’m going to get this done early, so I don’t have to worry about it.” But for two weeks, we find other things to do. We may even find ourselves doing things that had never crossed our mind before, like cleaning out the fridge or defrosting the freezer. Then, we see the time. There are 48 hours before the project is due. We’ve wasted away all of our time, now we have to rush to get it finished. That last-minute rush to get everything done isn’t the best way to do work.