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Brandon Walton-Mason

Professor Jizi

UWRT 1104

7 November 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Portman, Tarrell A. A. and Michael T. Garrett. "Native American Healing Traditions."

International Journal of Disability, Development & Education, vol. 53, no. 4, Dec. 2006,

pp. 453-469. EBSCOhost,

In the article, "Native American Healing Traditions", the writers broke off into explaining

different styles and techniques Native Americans often use to heal the mind, body, and spirit.

One of the break off topics was the Guiding Principles of Behavior for Native Americans in

which they talk about how in many Native American traditions individuals practice what is

called "the Way of the Circle". What this essentially is, is teachings of principles and practices

that can lead and guide you on the path to harmony, balance, and content. In this break off in the

article, the writers list out the many different concepts and steps to live happier, and healthier

lifestyles. They began by stating that when we first wake in the morning we should essentially

praise and thank our creator for waking another day. They discuss how we should always look

to help those around us and find the peace and balance in everything. They highlight that we

should not only respect others but their beliefs and ideals as well. These principle teachings are

meant to allow one to live life in honor, humility, and respect.

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This source has been very helpful in my inquiry of how do you find your inner peace and

reflect it onto other aspects of your life. From the Guiding Principles of Behavior, I learned that

rather than ignoring what we see, we should look to do something without seeking that praise,

acknowledgement, and that approval from those around us. From this source, I've learned that if

we have enough to live off then we should help those around us that aren't as well off as us. The

principles suggest that to find our own personal peace and balance, then we should give back and

aid those with less. The principles explained that we need to learn to acknowledge that

everything has some purpose and we must first find our place in all of it. We must know where

we stand in the world and seek to recognize what all we could do from where we stand. By

following these principles, I now have more to go off and be more successful in finding my own

inner peace.

The writers of Native American Healing Traditions, Tarrell A. A. Portman and Michael

T. Garrett, are both well-known writers and both have profound knowledge of Native Americans

and their healing techniques. Together, they have over 90 professional publications that deal

with wellness and spirituality. Records show that Michael Garrett holds a Ph.D. in Counseling

and Counselor Education and a M.Ed. in Counseling and Development from UNC Greensboro

and a B.A. in Psychology from North Carolina State University. Garrett has also authored a

book around finding inner balance titled Walking on the Wind: Cherokee Teachings for

Harmony and Balance. Credentials for Tarrell A. A. Portman cant be found.

Constantino, Tor. 3 Concepts for Developing Inner Peace In a Hectic Life.

Entrepreneur, 27 July 2017, www.entrepreneur.com/article/297783#.

In Tor Constantinos article, 3 Concepts for Developing Inner Peace in a Hectic Life,

Constantino states that many of us essentially base our purpose and level of success in life on the
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false concept of how much money we have. Constantino goes on to explain that we need three

key components to identifying our purpose in life and seeking inner peace. The first being faith,

in the sense that we all have some form of it. Constantino states that from our faith we can

develop a need to put others needs above our own and in doing so take the first step to finding

an inner peace. The next step Constantino identifies is fasting. Constantino holds the belief that

through fasting we can focus better, release toxins from our bodies, and feed our spirit. By

fasting, we can take a step back and realize that we take such privileges, like food, for granted

and that we shouldnt abuse having an abundance of food simply because we can. Constantinos

final key component to developing inner peace is fellowship. Studies have shown that we

essentially thrive off human interaction and going without it we could drive ourselves insane.

Constantino believes that by becoming involved in some form of community and becoming a

part of something, we reduce stress on ourselves and are less likely to turn to suicidal and

homicidal thoughts, reducing the mortality rate by half.

From this source I have gathered a better grasp on how to find my inner peace. Through

Constantinos article, I see that I cant base my level of success and inner peace off money, but

that I can find my inner peace through aiding those around me. This source brought about a new

concept of fasting as a way of finding my inner peace. Before I did not know that there was

knowledge to be gained from not eating. Looking at the topic now, I can see how fasting could

benefit ones soul and create this sense of euphoria or peace. The fact that many of the worlds

greatest leaders, who lived such impactful lives, fasted and changed the world to how we see it

today, proves there is some truth to finding inner peace through fasting.

The author of this source on finding inner peace is Tor Constantino. Constantino wrote

on the topic after the suicide of Chris Cornell, the lead singer of Soundgarden, and he did
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extensive research on the matter of finding inner peace prior to writing his article. Constantino is

a former journalist and regular contributor to Entrepreneur.com, TheStreet.com, and The

Huffington Post. Constantino is the author of an Amazon-bestseller entitled, Question of Faith:

A Simple Question Toward Ultimate Truth. Media Relations: Insider Insights from an Ex-

Journalist, is another of Constantinos work that can be found on Amazon as well. Constantino

holds a B.S. degree from Newhouse School at Syracuse University and an M.B.A. from

Rochester Institute of Technology. What makes Constantino such a credible source is that he

holds no ties to his employers, meaning his work is not influenced by who he is working for, but

simply based off the facts he finds and is presented.

Black, Dale, and Ken Gire. Flight to heaven: a plane crash-- a lone survivor-- a journey

to heaven-- and back: a pilots true story. MJF Books, 2010.

In Flight to Heaven, Dale Black describes how his volunteer missionary trip took a turn

for the worst. Dale starts off explaining the night that his flight went down and crashed killing

everyone else aboard except he and his friend, who later dies in the hospital OR. Dale describes

how after his crash; his memory was like a puzzle with all its pieces mixed together that he had

to sort through. Dale recounts the bits and pieces of his memory at the hospital and realizing that

the nineteen-year-old man he had become was much more selfish and arrogant than that fifth

grader he once was. Dale tells how he would have sudden thoughts and feeling of how he

needed to tell the world about Gods will and how people needed to know Him. From his

experience Dale found himself remembering not only his crash, but when he died as well. He

goes on to live his life through God and spreading the word of God to those he passed. After the

crash, Dale awakes to become a new and changed man but as he remembers his trip to Heaven

he decides to keep it to himself and live it. He tells many of Gods word and tells of how and
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why he decided to volunteer to travel to nearly fifty countries to build orphanages, churches, and

medical centers. He tells why hes decided to live his life as a reflection of God and worked to

help others in life rather than become rich off his story.

Dales story is relevant to my inquiry because he experienced a horrific event that turned

him to finding his inner balance and peace through religion and turned devoted his life to serving

God. Dale could have taken his experience as a dream or something and continued to live his

life the way he had before, but he chose to help others where he could and became someone who

speaks Gods word. From this source I learned that one can find their inner peace through

tragedy and religion. Dale was exposed to a higher power which drove him to his inner peace.

Ive heard of a few similar cases where they experienced such tragedy and then found their inner

peace through the recovery process, but I had never heard of someone coming out feeling as

though they had changed right off the bat, which was interesting to read. Even for those who

dont practice Christianity nor believe in a God, the fact alone that he turned his life to serving

this purpose after such an event is amazing by itself.

The author of this book is Capt. Dale Black. Captain Dale Black was an airline pilot,

now retired, who has flown over 17,000 hours in a course of over 40 years and been a volunteer

missionary pilot in over 50 countries. Since his crash, Dale has looked to improve aviation

safety to reduce the amount of accidents. His story is a first-person narrative and in reading and

listening to Dales story, one should keep an open mind, given the topic of religion to be so

prominent. Dales story is inspiring in the grand scheme of things and should be considered

when one is searching for inner peace and their purpose.

Davenport, Barrie. How to Find Inner Peace. Live Bold and Bloom, 28 July 2017,

liveboldandbloom.com/09/lifestyle/how-to-find-inner-peace.
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Barrie Davenport discusses the steps we should take in finding that inner peace we are all

searching for in her article, 10 Practical Steps to Finding Inner Peace. Davenport says the first

step in finding inner peace is we should have nothing unresolved, meaning we should be sure

that any and every aspect of an unresolved conflict should be addressed and settled. The second

step is to surrender and accept what is, to stop fighting what life throws at you and just take it as

it comes. The third step comes as taking responsibility for how we react to others in difficult

situations and how we shouldnt look to place the blame for our mistakes on others. The fourth

step is becoming aware of and sensitive to feelings rather than ignoring them, meaning that we

should pay attention to how we are feeling because often, feelings reveal more about who we are

than we expect. Telling the entire truth is the next step, we shouldnt go through life holding

back secrets because those secrets will in the end become more of a burden than we thought so

its best to not hide any truths. The next step is discovering who you truly are and knowing your

higher self, not who you make yourself out to be. Davenports next step is to learn to live life

without needing that adrenaline, that we shouldnt become dependent on that thrill to get us

through the day. Davenport suggest that we should know what sets us off and learn to get a

grasp of it by getting to the root of the issue to move past it. She says that we shouldnt ignore

the small details, because they in turn could become more than we originally thought.

Davenports final step to finding inner peace is to prioritize peace before performance meaning

that we should live out and measure our life based off the connections, experiences, memories,

and relationships that we have made rather than the material and tangible items weve acquired

Davenports steps are something to really think about when discussing my question of

how to find inner peace and reflect it by how I live. Davenports methods help me in moving

forward with my inquiry project because she simplifies and explains the basics of coming to find
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inner peace rather than making them out to be these elaborate and unideal measures. Davenport

discussed something that I hadnt even considered beforehand. Davenport brings up the idea that

by one person finding their inner peace, a chain reaction for others finding inner peace can occur.

She talks about this concept of one persons success can influence and bring forth others who are

struggling to find their peace and pass it along to many more.

The blogger behind the article 10 Practical Steps to Finding Inner Peace, is Barrie

Davenport. Davenport is the creator of the Live Bold and Bloom blog, a top-ranked personal

development blog. For more than 20 years, Davenport was a public relations executive and

consultant. Davenport is a certified life coach making her well experienced around the subject of

discovering inner peace and developing as a person. Shas has extensive background knowledge

on the subject and has written a few of her own books, including, Discover Your Passion: A

Step-by-Step Course for Creating the Life of Your Dreams, The 52-Week Life Passion

Project, and The Bold Living Guides.

Kloppers, Mandy. 40 Ways to Achieve Peace Of Mind and Inner Calm. Lifehack,

Lifehack, 9 Dec. 2013, www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/40-ways-achieve-

peace-mind-and-inner-calm.html

40 Ways to Achieve Peace of Mind and Inner Calm is a basic list of activities, plus a

few techniques one could use to calm the body and mind. In 40 Ways to Achieve Peace of

Mind and Inner Calm, they give simple tasks one can perform in order to maintain a healthy

state of mind and live out a calm life. Some of these simple tasks can be going out and enjoying

what nature has to offer by going for long walks to ease the mind after a longs days work.

Other tasks can be listening to whatever music soothes you. Though they each be different in

their own way, each of these simple tasks and rules to live by all have a commonality. They all
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basically inform the reader to live in the moment and not let minute issues get in the way of

enjoying what is right in front of you. The list tells you to slow down and enjoy life in that

moment. It tells you to find acceptance, not acceptance from others but accepting that in life

there are no definite guarantees in life and you must learn that there are somethings that you

cant control. The article tells us to recognize what we have that were grateful for because in

doing so we are able to see the positives life has to offer. The list includes seeing our failures as

opportunities to learn from.

Through this article I have found that much of what we are taught as children to

appreciate, we often need to be reminded of later as adults in order to find that calmness we so

desire. I believe this source was very helpful because it gives me a list of ideals to practice and

from there I can record progress and change within my life to see if indeed I feel lighter and

calmer. In reading this list, I noticed that a few of the discussion topics that we have done in the

past, can be found within the list. For example; enjoying me time, was part of our calendar

discussion, and challenge your shoulds and musts, was another of our discussions. This

source introduced a few different practices that I could apply to my own life to help calm my

mind and body, one of which was be assertive or to look for the everybody wins scenario. I

was a bit shocked to read that this was one way to find inner peace because I already tend to find

that compromise, I just never knew that it was a form of finding my inner peace. Another of the

suggestions that surprised me was to speak your mind. In a way, speaking your mind makes

sense in the fact that if you hide your thoughts from others when asked, then you end up working

against yourself in finding your inner peace because youre bottling up your emotions and

feelings.
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40 Ways to Achieve Peace of Mind and Inner Calm is written by Mandy Kloppers.

Kloppers is a mental health service counsellor/mental health practitioner, with her own private

practice. She blogs about emotional well-being and a variety of different mental health issues.

Being a mental health counsellor, Kloppers has come across many clients who have struggled

with mental illnesses, such as anxiety disorders, and overcame their disorders to go on and find

their inner peace. After the completion of her Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) post

graduate qualification, she went on to and is currently working to complete her British

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (BABCP) accreditation. Given her

background in psychology, Kloppers is an excellent and credible source for discussing how to

find ones inner peace.