Tagebücher & Memoiren

Author and historian, Elizabeth (Bessie) Webb, traces her family roots growing up in Tallawudjah Creek near Glenreagh, on the Mid North Coast of NSW, between WWI and II. A prolific contributor to the history of the Glenreagh area, evidenced by eight other historical works she has researched and authored, Bessie shares her childhood memories. Her collection of photographs adds authenticity to her stories. Now 101 years of age, her childhood is of a bygone era, characterised by pioneering timber cutters, bullock wagons and a culture of mateship in the community. Those relationships shine through the pages and many photos, a camaraderia which tackled adversity and the hardship of life head on. But the march of progress is also evident as rough cut, bark lined shelters gave way to dressed timber and corrugated iron; horse back communication with the outside world replaced by a single phone line; and educational opportunities blossomed in the small school. Yet in all of the changes of life, Tallawudjah Creek, flowing just outside the family property, whether in flood or drought, became the constant in her life. Bessie tells her story with heart, giving the reader an insight into not only life at the time, but what it was like to be a young girl growing up in the bush. It's a real Australian story told by a real Australian hero. Bessie was honoured to receive the Centenary Medal in 2003 for "service to the community", and the Order of Australia Medal in 2013 for her "service to the community of Glenreagh".

"A moving account of six former alcoholics and Betty Ford graduates-among them a teacher, a housewife and a gang member-with commentary from Ford herself."-Self"There was a lot of drinking and codependence in my extended family. Sitting in my jail cell, I thought about how many funerals I had attended over the years of family members whose lives had ended in violence or suicide. I never once heard of them getting help. There was never any mention of AA. The only way out of their terrible lives was just to die...It was one hell of a legacy."-LauretteLaurette's story is remarkable, but she's not alone. She is one of six women in Healing and Hope who experienced the pain and devastation of addiction-and managed to break free. Originally brought together by the Betty Ford Center's twentieth-anniversary reunion, these women share their poignant stories in this book. Their combined voices create a groundbreaking and ultimately triumphant memoir that lays bare the destructive power of addiction.

Dieses Buch widmet sich der Analyse der bisher veröffentlichten Lagerkorrespondenz, sowohl der offiziellen als auch der inoffiziellen, die in Form von Sammelausgaben oder einzelnen Briefen vorliegt. Die Autorin betont dabei die hauptsächlich dokumentarische Bedeutung dieser Korrespondenz, die sich auf den Zeitraum von 1939¿1945 erstreckt. Die untersuchten Briefe wurden von polnischen Gefangenen in verschiedenen europäischen Konzentrationslagern verfasst und fungieren primär als wertvolle soziologische Quelle. Mit besonderem Augenmerk auf hermeneutische Methoden hat die Autorin diese Briefe vor allem für Philologen aufbereitet. Das zentrale Anliegen dieser Publikation besteht darin, den Lagergefangenenbrief in seinen theoretischen und praktischen Facetten zu durchleuchten und systematisch zu erfassen. Es scheint, dass der ethische Stellenwert dieser Briefe, der in den Studien zum Erbe des Zweiten Weltkriegs häufig noch unterschätzt wird, von besonderer Bedeutung ist.

With a startling emotional honesty that pulls no punches, Dani Forrest tells the story of a life shaped largely in avoidance.For many people life happens when they're determinedly making other plans. For Marty May, the plans seem to happen despite her efforts to evade them. After fifty-two years, she finds herself standing in the shower wondering how exactly it was that it all went down, and whose plans she was actually living.Each year of Marty's resolutely unplanned existence is presented via a vignette highlighting some aspect of the outside circumstances that just seem to sweep her along. The ongoing dramas of parents, stepparents, siblings, and half-siblings - and then those of husbands and step kids. Education that provides knowledge but not necessarily wisdom. Rollicking serial monogamy that isn't always monogamous or especially rollicking. Jobs that try to turn into careers but never quite make it. All of them stories that seem to be hers but that she doesn't quite manage to fully occupy. Years become decades, culminating with a heartbreak that forces Marty to make peace with the reality that life indeed just...happens.Meditative and honest, 52 Pick Up: Life in Perfect Disorder is one woman's hard look at a life that seems to have chosen her. It's a story that plainly states the costs of not choosing, yet one that also allows for the possibility that there can be a beautiful rightness to being carried along by circumstance. And that perhaps, in the end, it doesn't really matter.

I have been through a lot in my life thus far. Some of it due to my lack of wisdom and some at the hand of others. For a lot of it, I did not understand the need nor have the capacity and know-how to process it. I didn't know that I needed to heal or how to begin. Luckily for me, I finally listened to my inner guide and heeded. I took the first step towards my healing. My name is Jennifer Marie Johnson, and this is my story. Well, a part of it. In these pages, you will read about parts of my life that aren't too pleasant, hurt I lived with that turned into self-inflicting pain and hurting others, years of living in trauma, and finally sitting in my shit, facing my brokenness, then coming out on the other side. Life is not perfect and I am still on my healing journey, but I remain committed to the process, because I deserve to live the best of this life that I have been gifted.This is not just a story for me, it is for all of us who have been through it, are going through it, and finally want to get through it.

After experiencing and observing many years of visible and invisible racism, Minnie P. Stewart knew she needed to speak the truth. She and her family, like so many others, had been privately holding onto their family history. This memoir is her retelling and reflection on her and her family as they faced racism and oppression and the help they received from others as they themselves strived to serve.Stewart wrote Hands within the Battle to preserve her family history. It will draw readers in as they learn the secrets of the smiles and the songs on the lips of Black Americans as they battle life's stumbling blocks. It is a moving witness to the power of love and service to sustain a family through hardship.

A touching romantic love story began with a little girl. Valeria could not have imagined that one day this would become a reality. She goes with her son to a small town, where she meets a young man. Mystical forces interfere with the flared love passion of a man and a woman and separate them. Will Valeria be able to survive the tragedy, win and return her loved one?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to talk face to face with God? In this inspiring true story, Joanne Hayward dared to ask God if she could see him. This request radically changed her life forever and showed her more than she ever dared believe. In this must-read book, Joanne shares her intimate life journey about how she received deliverance and victories through the most devastating of life choices and circumstances. From good catholic girl to demon oppressed bad girl, she had lost all hope, until God stepped in. He rescued Joanne from the enemy, and she prospered beyond anything she could have ever thought possible. Within a few short years, God connected her back to her faith and took her from being a broke single mum living in government housing to being a multi-millionaire.Now you too can experience the miracles of God and develop an intimate relationship with him. No matter what things come your way, He is ready to help you and is waiting to meet you face to face!

'I am no superwoman, but I have walked 790 km across the top of Spain. Starting in France, I crossed the Pyrenees Mountains, followed the Camino Frances Way and finished at the Atlantic Ocean. Phew! Ask me how, and all I can say is, I just kept going. Every day, every hour, every minute. Town to town, kilometre by kilometre, step by step. This walk was a confusing combination of confidence, exhaustion, pain, happiness, wonder, tears, elation and resilience. Despite the mix of emotions and physical dilemmas, I spent 32 days marvelling at the wonder of nature and for the first time in my life, I lived, really lived, in the moment.'As Michelle walked, the days of solitude and quiet nurtured her soul, cleansed her spirit, and detoxed her body. Her eyes, dedicated to nature and colour, examined the changing ground she walked on. She admired the creation of forests, rivers and mountains, appreciated the brilliant skies, noticed a variety of plants, trees and animals, marvelled at the formation of clouds, respected the nuances of weather and engaged in deep conversation with strangers along the way. Even though Michelle witnessed incredible landscapes and big views, it was the little things that were brilliantly magnified and highlighted. She walked resiliently in tough weather conditions, but it was the times when Michelle was still, that she felt unexpected emotions fully. The most surprising of all were the times when, in moments of unintended mindfulness, her spirit lifted and her heart filled with pure joy.Humbled by her achievement, Michelle wrote this book to share 'the good, the bad and the amazing' parts of her Camino trek, to inspire others to embark on their own adventure of a lifetime.

¿Hafteffekt¿ war und ist ein Herzensprojekt, dessen Erstellung mich über einige Jahre begleitet hat und an so vielen verschiedenen Orten verfasst wurde. Zum größten Teil ist es in Zeiten entstanden, in denen es mir psychisch nicht gut ging und ich an Depressionen erkrankte. Das Schreiben von ¿Hafteffekt¿ gab mir jedoch immer wieder neue Kraft, genau da weiterzumachen, wo ich in diesen Augenblicken in meinem Leben stand und oft exakt damit haderte. In meinem Buch möchte ich mich für die Thematiken des Burn-Outs, aber insbesondere der Depressionen und deren gesellschaftlicher Akzeptanz stark machen. Vor allem ist es mir wichtig zu verdeutlichen, dass Depressionen jeden zu jeder Zeit treffen können und ernst zu nehmen sind. Dabei ist es wichtig, Hilfe anzunehmen und sich immer wieder vor Augen zu halten, dass genau das keine Schwäche ist, sondern eben eine persönliche Stärke beschreibt. Für alle, die davon betroffen sind, ist ein Umfeld wichtig, das sich diesem Thema und dem Menschen ernsthaft, aber vor allem liebe- und verständnisvoll annimmt. Alle, die an Depressionen, egal in welcher Form, ob leicht oder schwer, ob in einer Episode oder manifestiert, erkranken, benötigen Akzeptanz und niemanden, der ihnen sagt, dass sie sich das nur einbilden würden oder stark sein müssten. Wichtig und unabdingbar ist es ebenfalls, zu verinnerlichen, dass man den Wind nicht ändern kann. Lediglich die Segel kann und sollte man anders setzen.

Siegfried Wagner, geboren 1881 in Westpreußen, entschied sich frühzeitig für eine militärische Laufbahn. Im ersten Weltkrieg diente er als Offizier im Generalstab. Nach dem Krieg war er bis 1928 in Danzig Oberzoll- und Grenzkommissar; ferner organisierte und befehligte er die dortige Einwohnerwehr. 1928 zog er nach Potsdam um und trat dem "Stahlhelm - Bund der Frontsoldaten" bei. Ab 1930 war er als Bundeskanzler des Stahlhelm der dritte Mann neben den beiden Bundesführern. Am 26. April 1933 wurde er seines Amtes enthoben. Im Laufe des Jahres 1934 trat Siegfried Wagner in die Wehrmacht ein. Im Februar 1941 wurde er zum Oberst befördert. Wagner, der schon vor 1933 Hitler und dessen Politik ablehnte, gehörte dem Kreis der Verschwörer um Stauffenberg an. Am 22. Juli 1944 sollte er in seiner Wohnung in Potsdam verhaftet werden. Er versuchte, sich der Festnahme durch einen in Suizidabsicht vorgenommenen Sprung aus dem Fenster zu entziehen. Schwer verletzt wurde er von der Gestapo in das KZ Sachsenhausen gebracht, wo er nach pausenlosen Verhören und ohne adäquate medizinische Versorgung am 26. Juli 1944 verstarb.

In "The Lost Legacy: Uncovering the Hidden Truths of a Family's Past," Sophie sets out on a journey to uncover the secrets of her family's history. As she delves deeper, she discovers a lost legacy of stories and experiences that have been passed down from generation to generation. She uncovers clues, documents, and tangible reminders of the past, piecing together a history that has been hidden for too long.Through her research, Sophie uncovers the experiences and perspectives of her ancestors, gaining insight into their struggles and triumphs. As she continues her journey, she realizes that their legacy is not just a thing of the past, but something that continues to shape and inspire the lives of future generations.But as Sophie uncovers more about her family's past, she also learns about the present and the future. She sees the ways in which her ancestors have influenced and inspired the lives of their descendants, and she realizes that their legacy is not just a historical curiosity, but a source of motivation and inspiration for her own life."The Lost Legacy" is a story of discovery, exploration, and connection. It is a reminder that the past is not just a thing of the past, but something that continues to shape and inspire our lives today. It is a call to document and preserve our own legacies, so that future generations can learn from our experiences and perspectives.

This story is my testimony of how, after suffering great personal losses-five family members in two and a half years, including the loss of my spouse of thirty-one years, which was the most devastating loss of all-I was resigned to end my life. My story takes the reader through the darkest moments in dealing with grief and quest for our purpose in life. I wanted to give a raw, honest account of my feelings so I held nothing back. My story will take you through my heartache, pain, and thoughts of suicide with many twists and turns. It also is a story of how God came to me through my grieving process a year and a half after my loss and saved me. Through my testimony, I hope to help others, who have suffered deep, emotional losses, understand that there can be meaning, purpose, and yes, even joy to life with a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

Faith and religion-based: keep your faith in God, who gives you strength even when it seems impossible at times. God is our refuge and provides for all our needs.

The author of reflective, funny, and thought-provoking articles and stories exploring life as an African American woman raised in the south. Kimberly, native of Jacksonville, Florida mother, wife, marketer and stylist has received numerous awards to include the APTA Innovation Award for Best Comprehensive Marketing Campaign. She Is currently a featured author on the Hallmark Mahogany platform.

This frank and revealing true story leave its readers inspired with a speechless sense of wonder. Bipolar Firsthand is a gift to humanity.People with manic depression are like the epicenter of an earthquake; no one nearby is left untouched. Living and breathing within these pages, the author shines light on her soul's darkest hours and highest highs. She states that bipolar illness can be a learned condition, not necessarily a genetic, inherited disease.In Patty's own words, she says this:The day I was born, I hit the ground running; so fast, so awake, so alive, I literally vibrated with excitement. I was given beatings, medication, guilt, and psychiatrists in an effort to calm me.I fought back. I kicked and screamed and finally went crazy. I was diagnosed with manic depression, convinced my teachers were right. After all, there were so many of them, all looking out for my best interests. They said there was no hope for me, so I gave up. I wanted to die.This book is about my journey back to life.I am at peace after being beaten bloody as a child, experiencing the raw emotion of gang rape, having been married and divorced eight times, and attempting suicide more times than I can count.Today, I am a healthy, happy, and powerful person. Everyone can be. An unimaginable amount of deep work has saved my life. Falling down is inevitable. Getting back up is divine. Bipolar Firsthand tells the story of how I did it.My greatest hope is that you become willing to see your innocence and that you come to love your life as much as I love mine. I anticipate that the people who love us will better understand us and come to know that we chose this life before we were born and that they chose this dance with us. We are all here to advance the evolution of our souls. We are quite literally one.Patty's frank and revealing book, Bipolar Firsthand, has been reviewed by the board of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We find it to be a brave and inspiring work that few people who have gone through a life like Patty has, are able to pull up the courage and persistence it takes to write about it. Thank you, Patty. Well done!Aurora William, MPA NAMI Board President and Support Group Facilitator Mental Health Advocate San Luis Obispo, Ca.Transitions Mental Health Association is proud to announce their endorsement for Patty Hansen's new book, Bipolar Firsthand. It's a brilliant example of the naked emotions connected with Bipolar Illness and its many challenges. Who could spend 7 months in a state mental institution, get married and divorced eight times, attempt suicide four times and then bare her soul, showing the world there's hope of peace and freedom from depression? Patty, now 73, lives a happy, fulfilling life and shows us how she did it.Angela Alvarez, Clinical Director at Transitions Mental Health Association, San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Diese persönliche Erzählung entführt Sie in die bewegende Lebensgeschichte des Autors, von seiner Kindheit in der DDR bis zu den gesellschaftlichen Umbrüchen in Ostdeutschland. Dabei beschreibt er nicht nur seine eigenen Erfahrungen als sehbehinderter Mensch und seine Schulzeit, sondern teilt auch seine politischen Ansichten und wirft einen kritischen Blick auf die aktuellen Gegebenheiten der öffentlichen Verwaltung, die ihn zur Verfassung dieses Buches veranlasst haben. Tauchen Sie ein in eine faszinierende Lebensreise voller Herausforderungen und Reflexionen.

The writings in my life's journey are an examination of events with some of the people, places, and experiences I remembered, fitting them together and appreciating how they influenced who I was. So much time, choices--good and bad--mistakes, failures, and achievements.I had difficulty concentrating and retaining data in school, until I started taking private music lessons my first year in high school. I was learning to study and memorize music, which started to carry over into my high school classes. My life through graduation was disjointed, but I was making progress and retaining minimal data to enter engineering studies. I struggled through college and upon graduation with my BSEE, was on to a fifty-year professional career. My career gave me freedom of choice in engineering and marketing, both domestic and international.As you follow my path, you will see that I essentially learned to make choices based on data and conditions, void of impulse. Many times, I had no choice, confronted with unanticipated events. But even then, I would stop, analyze, and attempt some acceptable outcome. My decision to study engineering and complete my degree lacked any preparation or plan. I was strapped with financial burdens and changing work conditions, which I did not manage well. On top of this, I needed to live and grow personally with a philosophy for life, continued music studies, art and culture, and social development. Plus there was the added pressures of the selective service to be considered.If you have the opportunity, before you start a life's goal, make a plan with reasonable milestones, allowing for unforeseen events. If it takes years, allow for your being a human being, and if you require a companion, find one who will share your life in a loose relationship with love and respect, where you both understand it is not forever. No controls. Conflicts are not what you require in life.If you are lucky and have a memory where you remember almost everything, enjoy it!

Nothing in Deborah Jones's formative years could have prepared her for life in the Us Organization. She, like many of her generation, was Black and Proud before the phrase became popular. She believed-and still believes-in the principles for which the organization stood. But her life took a horrific turn on Mother's Day, 1970, leaving her in trauma and in silence. In this never-before-told account, Jones tells her inspiring story.

Invest your energies in your dreams, not your fears. The author was born in Petting, Germany, in 1946. At aged eighteen, he was looking for a new home in Canada. The young man's life was full of events, adventures, and varied experiences. He did not shy away from change or letting go. His energy and positive attitude allowed all his dreams come true. Ambition, discipline, and perseverance are the qualities that helped him to great success. He is telling his touching story, how the emigration came about, how doors opened for him, how he overcame obstacles, and how he is now looking back on his life. After thirty-four years, he was drawn back to his old country and to his new love.

Follow the journey of Tanita Allen, a courageous Black woman confronting the challenges of Huntington's Disease. We Exist documents her harrowing two-year struggle for a diagnosis while living in a toxic NYC apartment that triggered the early onset of her condition. Learn how she wages an impossible, decade-long legal battle against those responsible, unveiling the staggering barriers faced by marginalized communities in both medical and legal systems.But this story is not only about hardship. It's a narrative of strength and tenacity, a powerful testament to determination and faith in the face of systemic neglect and personal adversity. We Exist is a beacon of empow- erment, offering guidance and advice to individuals navigating their own seemingly insurmountable odds. It's a call to action, advocating for oneself not just in healthcare and justice but in life. Through her own resilience and refusal to succumb to fate, Tanita Allen demonstrates the possibility of a fulfilling life despite overwhelming challenges, inspiring others to take charge of their destinies.

Narrow escapes from confused cobras, belligerent cockroaches hell bent on trying to take over bathrooms, buffaloes who seem to actually see red! Join the author as she meanders down childhood memory lanes in the company of family and friends, humorously recounting tales of interaction with critters having paws or claws and even those without either! Get absorbed in tales of playful dogs, nutty squirrels, inquisitive lizards and vengeful monkeys. Appreciate the small miracles of nature to be found in your own backyards and recapture your forgotten joys through her account of tree-climbing school days and romps through the neighbourhood. Share her glimpses into the human and animal psyche ... observations gleaned while travelling in a pack ... two-legged and four!

März 2018, ein Abschied, der keiner war, beim Tod ihres Mannes Günter. Ausatmen? Einatmen, ein Hineingehen, fast Hineingleiten in ein neues, unbekanntes Land. Eine Sinn- und Sinnesreise, die die Autorin zur Niederschrift ihrer Tagesgedanken anspornte. Die Leser und Leserinnen werden miteinbezogen in die Ereignisse und Beobachtungen dieser auch von der Pandemie bestimmten Zeit. Sie werden eingeladen nach da und dort, in und um ihren Wohnsitz Arnbach im oberbayerischen Wittelsbacher Land, wo sich nicht nur Fuchs und Has, sondern auch die Amper und sanfte Hügellandschaften begegnen.