Stories Short and Longer / Jonathan Schiesel

2nd November 2017

Stories Short and Longer, A Summary

5th December 2016

Jenny's Sounds

Jenny’s Sounds: Jenny’s drifts into a reflection of what it will be like to be a woman, and the sadness that it causes. Jenny hears the sound of the ancients, the grandmothers and listens to them in the silence of her mind. She listens to their voices share the history and the loss of the path once traveled. Jenny seeks the vision of generations of women who live wisely for the welfare of their families, and the sisterhood that guided,

5th December 2016

Bali

Bali: My trip to Bali to connect with artists living their art within the cultural presence of their Hindu experience. The trip evolves into a journey into a clearer understanding of myself as the result of a crisis of consciousness.

5th December 2016

Dawn

Dawn: The early morning walk with the dogs, and the feelings of wonder for nature, and the sadness of the homeless that in their anger at society trash the land.

5th December 2016

Jack

Jack: Jack takes his morning walk with Buster, and as the dog runs freely, so does Jack’s mind as he explores his perspectives on belief, what happens when someone really shares, what’s really happening with school, a look at math and music and perfection, and the loss of humanity within the poorest choices for the application of science.

5th December 2016

The Other Story

The Other Story: A variant view of culture and its need to expand in order to remain vibrant, and yet it simultaneously seeks to eliminate outside influences in order to maintain its identity. This conflict is seen through the experiences of Josh, a fifteen year old and Jonathan, a man of life, as Josh explores the conflicts inherent within personal growth and the seeking of maturity.

11th November 2017

Homeless at Home

My experience as a Therapeutic Behavioral Coach with eight clients in mental health treatment and their families who are in such a crisis that each of the children are on the verge of being removed from their home to be placed in residential treatment. This book shares my effort, sometimes successful and other times not so much, of finding a means of providing the family with the support that will allow them to develop skills to maintain the child within the home.