"Inside the Mind of A Woman and The Soul of A Man"

By Shirley Carter

This book is a non-fiction self improvement book for those that want to build and have a healthier relationship. It will give men an insight into the mind of a woman and how she feels, her interactions with him in building a healthy relationship.

It will also give women a more broad perspective on how and why they place themselves in different type of relationships and why they seem to repeat the patterns, especially in unhealthy relationship.

It also, gives both party the insight of building a solid and fulfilled relationship.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shirley Carter
• Release date: Dec 12, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301335749

Shirley Carter

Shirley M. Carter... PEACE Shirley is a woman that knows the true meaning of “Peace”; peace of mind and spirit. She is the epitome of survivorship, whether it be from domestic violence, substance abuse, breast cancer or lupus. Through it all, Against All Odds, she finds peace in the midst of her storms. With over 20 years of motivational speaking experience, Shirley has captivated audiences with her willingness of openness’ by sharing her life experiences. She has continued to encourage a countless number of people to find break-through in their own lives. While sharing her true passion for the Lord, Shirley continually lives her days with a presence of peace, and love for all. God constantly shows himself strong in her life. She professes her love for the Lord by sharing her gifts and talents in helping others to pursue their dreams and aspiration through her entertainment company Phenomenal Entertainment, Ltd. Formerly CJ Management, Inc. (CJM). In the midst of a broken marriage, Shirley challenged herself and channeled her energy’s to perform the ultimate form of empowerment – she established CJM. The year 1999 was not a time to “Party like its 1999”, as Prince once sang; it was the beginning of Freedom, Independency and a quest for Peace. Simultaneously, Shirley also established her non-profit organization called “Against All Odds” which provides breasts cancer support and information for African American women and their families. Being a two-time survivor herself, Shirley saw the need to offer support and education to empower African American women, and their families, in their quest to regain ownership of their lives. By being an example herself, others are able to see the importance of early detection, and how they can survive with the proper support, both medically and spiritually. Living a fulfilled life is truly possible! She is currently penning her second book, “Life Through the Eye of a Rose”. She is the mother of three beautiful sons, grandmother five over, an entrepreneur, and truly a spoiled child of God.

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Inside the Mind of A Woman

And

The Soul of A Man

By: Shirley M. Carter

Copyright 2012 by Shirley M. Carter

Published by Shirley Carter at Smashwords

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DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my sons; William A. Parker, Jr, Eldred J. Carter, II and Sherrod M. Carter. Thank you for your unconditional love and support; you guys have been my rock throughout the years and relationships I have encountered. I am very proud of you all and know that the love and friendship we share is very special to me.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A special thanks, to my dear friend, Valorie Parker for encouraging me to write this book.

Thanks to my cousin Sylvia Dunnavant for being who she is an awesome woman of God and her commitment and encouragement to me for believing in me and my abilities.

I want to acknowledge and thank my best male friend; Freddie Armstead for his unconditional love, encouragement and support.

A special thanks to Erin Danielle Reddick for the cover concept.

Thank you to my mentor and friend Mr. Les Brown for his words of wisdom and telling me that I have many books inside of me and too often people leave this earth with them still inside.

Thank you to my entire family and friends; for their love and support and their belief in me.

Most of all Thank God for giving me the wisdom and courage to write!

Peace & Blessing,

Shirley M. Carter

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FOREWORD

Life is a journey and once you become a woman of a certain age; you are filled with libraries of life lessons. We’ve all gone through situations in our life that at the time seemingly will break us or even cause us to stumble to the point that we lose our identity and forget who we really are.

This book written by my dear friend who seemingly has lived a lifetime with all the wisdom she has implemented in this book. This book will be a invaluable tool to help you understand yourself and also your mate; in a way you didn’t fully understand. The male species is a strange creature to try to understand and the woman even a greater challenge, as women flow 99% solely on emotion. However, I’ve found that men and women the majority of the times are not willing to put in the time to try and figure it out because the dating arena is such a large cesspool of maybes. But, when it’s true love you love hard. We take the mental, physical, and emotional abuse and use it as a crutch not even realizing that you've both became co-dependent on each other.

Hopefully in the volumes of the pages you will use it to grow forward in your personal relationship, first beginning with Y-O-U. You first have to know how wonderful and magnificent you are. We were born to be Kings and Queens in the earth, and in so being we must get a handle on life and know that the decisions you make today will forever change your life tomorrow.

Always remember as the great Poet Maya Angelou stated, When a person tells you who they are, believe them.

Dr. Valorie N. Parker

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Forward

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Relationships

Chapter 2 - What’s wrong with this situation?

Chapter 3 - Can You See Yourself

Chapter 4 - Online Dating

Chapter 5 - Love or Lust