Rick Bell – författare

Have you ever wondered, What am I supposed to do with my life? Or Why is my life such a mess? Or Where did I go wrong? Rick Bell shares his story of how an answered prayer changed his entire life. Through Gods answer to Ricks prayer for a suitable partner to share his life with, an amazing thing happened. He began an intimate journey with the most powerful being in the universe. This became a turning point to a deeper understanding of his relationship with God. This book takes readers on a spiritual and motivational journey to the future, where times of crisis create opportunities to reinvent ourselves. By looking where you have been, you may see where you are going. This journey can be taken at any stage of life, allowing time to evaluate our lives and rethink our path to the future. Discovering our God-given talents gives us the passion to pursue an extraordinary life.

This collection of poetry has been 35 years in the making, spanning time from the author''s adolesence to mature middle age, through love, marriage, divorce, personal loss, and death. It is comprised of a variety of subjects and themes that cover most of the emotional aspects of life that are experienced by all human beings. There are unique poems of humorous and mystical context, as well as some moving descriptions and metaphors on nature. The author believes there are strong common reference points which readers will enjoy and relate to. It reads easy and does not require any formality of poetry structure to be able to appreciate. There are many short poems, and a few longer ones, with both free verse and rhyming schemes. You are invited to come along on this journey of turning pages that reveal the experience of life well lived

This collection of poetry has been almost 40 years in the making, spanning time from the author''s adolescence to mature middle age, through love, marriage, divorce, personal loss, and death. It is comprised of a variety of subjects and themes that cover most of the emotional aspects of life that are experienced by all human beings. There are unique poems of humorous and mystical context, as well as some moving descriptions and metaphors on nature. The author believes there are strong common reference points which readers will enjoy and relate to. It reads easy and does not require any formality of poetry structure to be able to appreciate. There are many short poems, and a few longer ones, with both free verse and rhyming schemes. You are invited to come along on this extended journey that reveals the experience of life well lived.

In the wake of the Occupy Wall Street movement, leading planers and social scientists examine public space today and freedom of assembly. The Occupy Wall Street movement has challenged the physical manifestation of the First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. Where and how can people congregate today? Forty social scientists, planners, architects, and civil liberties experts explore the definition, use, role, and importance of public space for the exercise of our democratic rights to free expression. The book also discusses whose voice is heard and what factors limit the participation of minorities in Occupy activities. This foundational work puts issues of democracy and civic engagement back into the center of dialogue about the built environment.Beyond Zuccotti Park is a collaborative effort of Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, City College of New York School of Architecture, New Village Press and its parent organization, Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility. The book is part of an open civic inquiry on the part of these organizations. The project was seeded by a series of free public forums, Freedom of Assembly: Public Space Today, held at the Center for Architecture in response to the forced clearance of Occupy activities from Zuccotti Park and public plazas throughout the country. The first two recorded programs took place on December 17, 2011 and February 4, 2012.

In the wake of the Occupy Wall Street movement, leading planers and social scientists examine public space today and freedom of assembly. The Occupy Wall Street movement has challenged the physical manifestation of the First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. Where and how can people congregate today? Forty social scientists, planners, architects, and civil liberties experts explore the definition, use, role, and importance of public space for the exercise of our democratic rights to free expression. The book also discusses whose voice is heard and what factors limit the participation of minorities in Occupy activities. This foundational work puts issues of democracy and civic engagement back into the center of dialogue about the built environment.Beyond Zuccotti Park is a collaborative effort of Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, City College of New York School of Architecture, New Village Press and its parent organization, Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility. The book is part of an open civic inquiry on the part of these organizations. The project was seeded by a series of free public forums, Freedom of Assembly: Public Space Today, held at the Center for Architecture in response to the forced clearance of Occupy activities from Zuccotti Park and public plazas throughout the country. The first two recorded programs took place on December 17, 2011 and February 4, 2012.