Have you read Scott Blum's "Summer Path?"

Believe great wisdom can be found in books.

As you’ll recall from my best-selling book, Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom: A Recreational Therapist’s System on How You Can Become Great, I said: “read a book a week."

My recommendation for the week is...

Scott Blum’s Summer’s Path.

This book was originally a best-selling electronic book.
It is NOW available in an expanded-edition hardcover.

I’ve already got my copy of the book as shown in the picture below. I put it on the book shelf in my home-office for this picture.

[regret to say the picture won't upload tonight]


Here is a brief preview of the book:

Summer’s Path presents the remarkable story of Don Newport, an engineer who comes face-to-face with his personal destiny under extraordinary circumstances. After losing his job and his health insurance, Don learns that he has a terminal disease, with only a few months left to live. On his deathbed, he meets Robert, a brazen angel of death who promises to help him with a graceful exit.

As Don prepares to say his last goodbyes to his loving wife, Robert attempts to change Don’s perspective about his mortality and proposes an exceptionally unique option.

Robert leads Don through an astounding meditation of life and death and reveals various healing and spiritual concepts, including walk-ins, embodiment, and soul destiny. On this magical journey of self-realization, Don discovers that it’s never too late to learn profound life lessons about ourselves and our loved ones.

Summer’s Path is the prequel to the best-selling book Waiting for Autumn. I've not read Waiting for Autumn yet. Glad to know that Summer's Path was the prequel so I can read Waiting for Autumn next! It had been on my list of books to read for a while.

I, Danny Pettry, consider myself to be a “Teacher-Healer.” There are many concepts from Blum’s new book that I find fascinating as a teacher-healer. These include:

Healing and spiritual concepts
Animal communications
Soul destiny
Magical journey
Self-relaxation
Lessons for life

This book is chockfull of wisdom. Think you’d be wise to read this book.

You can get it on Amazon here:



Here is a link for his first book, Waiting for Autumn:

Hal Urban's NEW book

Hal Urban is the author of many books, including his new one:

Lessons from the Classroom: 20 Things Good Teachers Do.

Very pleased to say that Hal Urban is going to review my upcoming book on being nice.

Urban had sent me a pdf flyer for his new book and asked me to share it with others.

Regret to say I was unable to upload the pdf flyer.

So, I copied and pasted the main points from the flyer to help spread the word here:

“If future teachers and those already in
the classroom were to read one book
to help them become the best teacher
they could be, they could do no better
than Lessons from the Classroom
20 Things Good Teachers Do.

There’s wisdom, inspiration, and nutsand-
bolts guidance on every page.”

Dr. Thomas Lickona
Author, Educating For Character

“I can think of no book that I
would recommend more highly to
an experienced or novice teacher. It is
simply the best one I’ve ever read for
the teacher who wants to perform
at the highest level, and help his
or her students do the same.”

Dr. Phil Vincent
Author, Restoring School Civility

“This is just plain wonderful! It’s a
one-of-a-kind teaching manual that
shows us some of the important
things teachers can do to make
a difference in their students’
lives... I hope every teacher
in the country reads it and
applies these valuable lessons.

Dr. Michele Borba
Author, Building Moral Intelligence

AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH DIRECT SALES FROM THE PUBLISHER

Not found at amazon.com, in bookstores, in catalogues, or in discount storesSee ordering instructions on the author’s website or call him directly

Online: www.halurban.com

Phone: (650) 366-0882

Student Seeking Rec Therapy Internship

Debbi Hutchins is a professor at Slippery Rock University, PA.

Their school has a good Therapeutic Recreation/ Recreation Therapy program based on the many students who I've met from their school at conferences.

Debbi sent me the following email:

I have a student that is looking for an internship this summer. She lives in the Washington Pa area so we are gathering information on potential sites in the northern West Va area (such as Weirton). I have not been in touch with anyone from this area for awhile so thought you all might be able to give me an update on potential sites in the area with a CTRS. Thanks for any suggestions that you might offer.

Let me know if you're aware of any sites.

Thanks,

Danny Pettry

AZ student seeking internship

Angela asked me to post this information:

She is looking for an internship opportunity for summer 2010 preferably in the state of Arizona. She has been working at an adult daycare and she is curious to see TR in the assisted living/independent living aspect. Angela is open to just about anything. She wants to get the most experience she can in all settings.

Here is her contact information:

adiventi@asu.edu

Please help Angela.

thanks,

Danny

Student seeking internship

I received the following email today:

Good Morning Danny,
I am currently a Recreational Therapy student at Florida International University. In Spring I will be completing my last full-time internship. I have been desperately searching for facilities to do my internship but it seems like Miami's Recreational Therapists are slowly disappearing. I follow you on myspace and I have seen that you network with a lot of other therapists around the country. Can you please help me out in finding a Recreational Therapists here in Miami? It is sad to see how such a great profession is not getting the recognition it deserves. With so many budget cuts and problems I am afraid that the lack of internship sites might put students to start switching careers :(. I really hope to hear from you soon. Thank you
-Vanessa Dibujes

Please email Vanessa if you've got information.
Here is her email: vdibu001 (at) fiu.edu (notice the "@" was replaced to prevent spam)

Thanks,

Danny