Wonder Seeker

“The PERFECT guide to help us slow down and find the beauty and wonder right in front of us.”—Brené Brown Spark your sense of wonder and lift your spirits with this collection of fun, creative activities and ideas to help cultivate daily joy, illustrated with full-color photographs, artful watercolors, and inspiring stories. Do you remember the first time you saw the night sky blanketed in stars? Or that feeling of magic when you found your first sand dollar on the beach? Maybe it’s when you rode a bicycle for the first time and it felt like flying. Wonder taps us into the joy of being alive, opening our eyes to how much beauty there is in the world and how life can surprise us in the most delightful of ways. Wonder Seeker reminds us that no one is too busy (or too old) to experience daily gratitude and delight. Filled with 52 fun, easy, and incredibly creative prompts and activities, this guide to joy helps us to step out of our ordinary lives, even for just a moment or two each day, to witness the magic all around us. Andrea provides simple practices that bridge creativity and mindfulness and allow the imagination to play. These activities can be done anywhere and can be enjoyed solo, or with friends, family, and even strangers. The fun activities and suggestions in Wonder Seeker include: Taking a curiosity walk Writing a banana love note Going on a wonder date Writing a paint chip poem Hosting a bubble flash mob Making a wish tree Choosing a superhero name And much, much more! As Andrea makes clear, you don’t need to be an artist or consider yourself “creative.” All you need is an open heart and a clear intention to find wonder and awe. It will renew your creative spirit, remind you of the marvels around you, and make your soul sing. Reclaim your inner happiness—let Wonder Seeker show you how.

With Polaris, multiple Nebula Award-nominee Jack McDevitt reacquainted readers with Alex Benedict, his hero from A Talent for War. Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, return to investigate the provenance of the cup. Alex and Chase follow a deadly trail to the Seeker - strangely adrift in a system barren of habitable worlds. But their discovery raises more questions than it answers, drawing Alex and Chase into the very heart of danger.

Journey through the night sky on a poetic trip that blends adventure, imagination and science to teach the basics of our solar system. Includes endnotes about the planets, stars, moons, constellations and even a little mythology.

“One of the freshest voices in mental health and wellness.” —Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author of Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul Do you feel like you’re not where you’re supposed to be, off track or simply exhausted from trying so hard to make things work? Your “true self” has an easier plan—and is just aching to show you the way. The relentless pressure to succeed, measure up, and reach for ever higher goals can leave us feeling like we’re just not good enough—or that something’s missing. At the end of the day, after giving it our all, the last thing we want to feel is hopeless, anxious, and disconnected. International speaker and empowerment coach Shannon Kaiser understands why so many of us, despite our best intentions, cling to these patterns. Better yet, Kaiser knows how to get us out of the vicious, draining cycle. Committed to finding meaning, connection, and joy in our day-to-day lives, she’s traveled the world in search of the universal truths and spiritual wisdom we desperately need today. Joy Seeker is her transformational approach to life, drawn from her own life-changing experiences. It is a path to discovering our true self—the hero within. The Joy Seeker plan: • Get unstuck and discover what matters most • Regain hope and faith in yourself, others, and the world • Discover the “poetry within”—that special thing that makes you so unique • Gain the courage to actualize yourself and your deepest desires • Live with more purpose, passion, and freedom The path of the Joy Seeker is an intimate, active pursuit filled with opportunities for journaling as well as “Joy Jaunts”—exercises designed to help us break out of our comfort zone. It’s time to become your best self. It’s time to live worry-free in your wildest dreams. It’s time to be your own Joy Seeker. “Who couldn’t use some more joy in their life? Shannon is an expert in all things happiness, and this guidebook shows us what’s possible when we remove fear and choose love.” —Emma Loewe, Editor at mindbodygreen and co-author of The Spirit Almanac: A Modern Guide to Ancient Self-Care

Do you find yourself living with an ongoing, unquenchable restlessness or passionate curiosity and wondering why this is the case? You can restore your faith in your destiny as a seekersomeone in search of a genuine understanding and experience of home. Seekers: Finding Our Way Home offers a vivid portrayal of seekers as pilgrims questing for home. Seekers are threshold dwellers, and home takes on both an ancient definition of the word a place to linger and an active ideal, involving doing what it takes to make peace with change and therefore with the journey. This exploration presents an account of seeking that strengthens a facility for identifying where to linger and how to move in order to avoid spiritual homelessness. It also offers concrete guidelines for seekers self-care. Strengthen your capacity for presence, imagination, and enchantment, and learn from the example of a heartening illustration of an aging seeker. Encouraging and inspiring, this guide invites you to sustain the faith that seeking was always what you were meant to do.

Journalist and historian Gaye LeBaron first learned of Thomas Lake Harris and his Brotherhood in the 1960s when the deserted winery, champagne cellars and empty mansion still stood at the old Fountaingrove. She was to learn that there were stories to be told swirling all around that hilltop, including the adventures of a young Samurai that forged "the Japanese connection" with Santa Rosa.Author Bart Casey stumbled on Thomas Lake Harris on the poetry shelves of the Harvard library when he was a student there. Curiosity led him to the many-layered story of Laurence Oliphant, a Harris disciple, and the other "characters" on this journey to Utopia. His book, The Double Life of Laurence Oliphant, was published in 2015.The two authors' first meeting, at LeBaron's archives in the Schulz Library's Special Collections at Sonoma State University, resulted in a five-year collaboration and their mutual effort to tell "the whole story."

In the hustle of our fast-paced lives, "The Hidden Wonders of the Everyday" invites readers to pause, breathe, and explore the enchanting tapestry woven into the fabric of ordinary moments. Through a harmonious blend of personal anecdotes, scientific insights, and engaging exercises, this book serves as a roadmap to unlocking the extraordinary in the seemingly mundane. Championing the art of slowing down, the author shares a personal journey towards mindfulness, providing practical tips for readers to integrate this transformative practice into their daily lives. The exploration extends to the profound influence of our senses, encouraging readers to tune into the symphony of sights, sounds, touch, taste, and smell that surrounds us. Each chapter unfolds a new dimension of appreciation, from delving into the marvel of sight, celebrating the symphony of sounds in a bustling world, to discovering the tactile richness of daily life. Nature's hidden wonders and the unique marvels of urban life are unraveled, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things. "Hidden Wonders" extends an invitation to savor taste experiences, explore the often-overlooked world of scents, and find joy in the simplicity of daily pleasures. The intricacies of human connections are explored, and the delicate balance of ecosystems is metaphorically depicted through the spider's web, reinforcing the interconnectedness of life. The book culminates with a call to action, urging readers to continue their journey of discovery. It suggests ways to share newfound appreciation with others and inspires the formation of a community that sees the extraordinary in the ordinary. With an eloquent and evocative writing style, "The Hidden Wonders of the Everyday" is not just a book; it's an immersive experience. The author's storytelling prowess brings to life the ordinary objects and experiences we often overlook, offering a fresh and engaging perspective on mindfulness and gratitude. Enhanced with stunning visuals, interactive elements, and thoughtful organization, this book is poised to resonate with individuals seeking connection, meaning, and joy in a world dominated by technology and stress. As readers turn the pages, they'll discover that the ordinary is a canvas waiting to be painted with the hues of wonder, and the journey of unlocking hidden wonders is an enriching expedition into the heart of life's extraordinary tapestry.

“Katniss and Tris would approve.”—TeenVogue.com The night Quin Kincaid takes her Oath, she will become what she has trained to be her entire life. She will become a Seeker. This is her legacy, and it is an honor. As a Seeker, Quin will fight beside her two closest companions, Shinobu and John, to protect the weak and the wronged. Together they will stand for light in a shadowy world. And she'll be with the boy she loves--who's also her best friend. But the night Quin takes her Oath, everything changes. Being a Seeker is not what she thought. Her family is not what she thought. Even the boy she loves is not who she thought. And now it's too late to walk away. "This book will not disappoint."-USAToday.com "Fans of Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Marie Lu’s Legend, and Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games series: your next obsession has arrived."-School Library Journal "In this powerful beginning to a complex family saga...Dayton excels at creating memorable characters."-Publishers Weekly “[A] genre-blending sci-fi, fantasy…[with] action-packed scenes.”—Booklist "Secrets, danger, and romance meet in this unforgettable epic fantasy." —Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures & author of Unbreakable "A tightly-woven, action-packed story of survivial and adventure, Seeker is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones." —Tahereh Mafi, author of the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series