Tagebücher & Memoiren

'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.

Now in paperback, a remarkably frank, deeply moving, and inspiring memoir by Jai Pausch, whose husband, Randy, wrote the bestseller The Last Lecture while battling pancreatic cancer."Jai is such a giver that she often forgets to take care of herself," Randy Pausch wrote about his wife. "Jai knows that she'll have to give herself permission to make herself a priority." In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family while coping with her own grief, and running a household without a partner. Jai paints a vivid, honest portrait of a vital, challenging relationship between two strong people who faced a grim prognosis and the self-sacrificing decisions it often required. As she faced life without the husband she called her "magic man," Jai learned to make herself a priority to create a new life of hope and happiness--as she puts it, to "feel a spark of my own magic beginning to flicker." Dream New Dreams is a powerful story of grief, healing, and newfound independence. With advice artfully woven into an intimate, beautifully written narrative, Jai's story inspires the readers who made The Last Lecture a bestseller, as well as those embarking on a journey of loss and renewal themselves.

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.

Erich Mühsam schrieb seine "Unpolitischen Erinnerungen" zwischen 1927 und 1929 als Auftragsarbeiten für eine Zeitung. Erst 1949 erschienen diese als Buch unter dem Titel "Namen und Menschen".Er führt die Leser durch die Kneipen, Kaffeehäuser und Kabaretts, beschreibt die geheimen Gesellschaften, Freundeskreise, Stammtische und Wohngemeinschaften verschiedener Städte und stellt die Künstler der Boheme vor. Diese Umgebungen und diese Menschen sind die Brutstätte kultureller Innovation - hier spielt sich die Moderne ab, hier entstehen die Rahmenbedingungen und Voraussetzungen für die Literatur des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts.

Lisa Marie Presley, Tochter der amerikanischen Musiklegende Elvis und aufgewachsen in Graceland, erzählt erstmals ihre ganze Lebensgeschichte. Eine einzigartige und ungeschönte Autobiografie, die von ihrer Tochter Riley Keough aufgeschrieben wurde. Ende 2022 bat Lisa Marie Presley ihre Tochter Riley Keough, ihr bei der Fertigstellung ihre lang erwarteten Memoiren zu helfen. Nur einen Monat später verstarb Lisa Marie überraschend - und konnte ihre Geschichte, die sie in ihren eigenen Worten erzählen wollte, nicht mehr vollenden. Ihre Tochter Riley fürchtete, dass nun niemand die vielen Seiten dieser liebevollen, lebensfrohen und fürsorglichen Frau kennenlernen würde, um deren Tod sie nun trauerte. Doch Riley erhielt die Tonbandaufnahmen, die ihre Mutter während der Arbeit an ihrem Buch aufgenommen hatte. Sie legte sich in ihr Bett und lauschte Lisa Maries Stimme, die eine Geschichte nach der anderen erzählte: wie sie als Kind in Graceland mit Golfwagen Unfälle baute, wie sie die grenzenlose Liebe ihres Vaters spürte und wie die beiden sich im ersten Stock des Anwesens vor der Welt zurückzogen. Darüber, wie sie schreiend aus dem Badezimmer gezerrt werden musste, in dem sie den leblosen Körper ihres Vaters gefunden hatte. Über ihr Leben in Los Angeles mit ihrer Mutter, die Reihe an Schulen, von denen sie wieder und wieder flog, wenn es Ärger gab. Über die einzigartige, lebenslange Bande zu Rileys Vater Danny Keough und über die Ehe mit Michael Jackson. Darüber, was es heißt, Mutter zu sein. Über den Schmerz, der sie nie verließ. Riley wusste, dass sie der Welt die Memoiren ihrer Mutter, so herzzerreißend sie auch waren, nicht vorenthalten durfte. Dass die Welt ihre Mutter endlich kennenlernen musste. Dieses außergewöhnliche Buch vereint die Stimmen von Lisa Marie und Riley in einem Gespräch zwischen Mutter und Tochter, das den Tod und den Schmerz überwindet. From Here to the Great Unknown - Von hier ins Ungewisse ist tief berührend, erschütternd und intim - das letzten Zeugnis des einzigen Kindes einer wahren Legende.

HOW IT ALL STARTED:TUESDAY JANUARY 1,1952THE MELBOURNE SUN'BABY STOPPED MOTHER'S FUN'Mrs Vida Willmott of Brighton went to a New Years Eve party with a group of friends but she did not stay till the end. At 11 o'clock Mr Willmott drove his wife to hospital and at 12.15 their son Garry was born.

WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE YOU ARE HEADED¿¿¿Real talk about friends, family, work, and communityYou are more than the sum of your parts. You are also more than the tasks you can perform for your boss at work. As hard as you may try to keep your personal life out of the workplace, it is impossible because we are all human. That's what this book is all about; bringing humanizing concepts of empathy, recognition, and understanding to where we spend the most of our time, our workplaces. This project started as a love letter to Shannon's husband but it soon became something much more profound. The author has been applying Air Force's core value of "Integrity First," "Service Before Self," and "Excellence in All We Do" to the civilian sector for over two decades, and 95% of the companies she has worked for didn't measure up. So she paused her life to write it all down, and in so doing shines a light on how and why most leaders fail their employees. The author uses her memoirs as a way to traverse the American, post-COVID landscape through candid stories. These are lessons that we can all use to become empathetic and inspired advocates for change. It's what American employees are demanding and it's what our culture needs to become. Empathy is what is lacking in the American workplace.

What do you think dietitians do? Far from the stereotype of helping people lose weight, Evelyn's career journey shows that you couldn't be further from the truth. Working in prisons, alongside professional football teams and at the heart of Whitehall, she has also travelled extensively throughout her career. Meeting and sharing with dietetic colleagues in India, Iceland, Ireland and Europe, her unique journey has been far from conventional.She has worked with many inspirational colleagues and patients, in a great variety of clinical and national settings. But she nearly didn't get past first year at university. Funnily enough, it was nothing to do with her academic ability. She says, "I worked really hard to even be pretty average".Read about the surprises and pitfalls of working in out-patient clinics and enjoy the funny anecdotes and hilarious hiccups along the way.From Rochester prison to the notorious Ryker's Island in New York state, follow the ups and downs of Evelyn's prison healthcare experiences. "Give me male lifers any day!"We follow Evelyn's digital coming of age and all the challenges of working remotely with 150 people waiting to join my webinar, Evelyn notes "I looked as the sky turned very black, wondering if my temperamental internet connection would hold up".It is a story of determination, courage, innovation and success from a multi award-winning retired clinician. Be encouraged to be open to all possibilities.

Bold, funny, and shockingly honest, Ambidextrous is like no other memoir of 1950s urban childhood. Picano appears to his parents and siblings to be a happy, cheerful eleven-year-old, possessed of the remarkable talent of being able to draw beautifully and write fluently with either hand. But then he runs into the mindless bigotry of a middle school teacher who insists that left-handedness is "wrong," and his idyllic world falls apart. He uncovers the insatiable appetites of a trio of neighboring sisters, falls for another boy with a glue-sniffing habit, and discovers the hidden world of adult desire and hypocrisy. Picano exits his boyhood sooner than most, but with this sense of self intact and armed with a fuller understanding of the world he is about to enter.

In this New Edition with additional stories, Vonnie aged 10, a shining little star is growing up on the dusty edge of West Texas. These compelling stories give a true and tender account of a child's constant fear generated by Preacher Higgins and his fiery sermons of Hell. Although resilient, this scrappy 10 year old, faces difficult odds balancing her natural joy and exuberance with a strict religious church.Vonnie's parents buy her and her Sissy an old piano for $50. Her great passion and love of the piano and spirited gospel singing, offer her a reprieve as she tries to figure things out for herself. Could she somehow be excused from Hell?

The Amazing "Auto" Biography of Peggy Hurst and Her Vintage VW Van.The fifty-year true story of two forceful souls that merged into a single immortal being: GOOD CAR, MA is the tale of a fearless woman who kept driving and never quit; she never doubted, she never took no for an answer. Read this book, and you won't ever look at your car the same way again. You won't ever look at your life the same way either...You'll get off your butt and do what you always wanted to do. No excuses, no fear, no regrets, no brakes - just the open road and your wheels on the ground. She's a good car, Ma!

This is not a Fiction book; this is actual and factual occurrences. Observations of true life lives and religious events.

The story of the Kelker family begins with a tragic 1743 transatlantic voyage from Switzerland to America and continues through ten generations to the 21st century. It is told from biographies of family members whose lives are in some manner distinguished, some by accomplishment and a few others by failure or misdeeds. The immigrants settled in Pennsylvania Dutch country where they farmed the land and set about establishing a new life. Their Swiss-born son Anthony, who arrived at age ten, lived a distinguished life as a soldier in the revolutionary war, a county sheriff and a Pennsylvania state legislator. His descendants over the centuries include an innkeeper, an iron worker, a saddler, businessmen, a politician (Governor, Mayor, U.S. Senator and Secretary of War), historians and a traffic engineer who built the first subway in Chicago. Recent generations are represented by NASA space scientists and a soap opera star. The narrative follows the sweep of American history as the family grows in number and spreads throughout the country.