A Piece of Peace

By Adeline Mocca

We could all use a little peace in our lives, whether for getting through difficult times or just daily troubles. When we try to get a quick fix to get through something, it may work for a short time, but it does not bring you lasting peace. Here you will find a little spiritual guidance for peace to flow in you, through you, and only by you. Looking at how to handle yourself differently, you can create your own peace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Sep 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9781449726218

Adeline Mocca

After nine years in Bible study learning about how to find the peace that the Lord so freely gives and helping hundreds of young adults as they struggled with their future, Adeline Mocca presents this book as only the beginning of lessons learned. She has been married for thirty-six years. She has two grown, married daughters, and one grandson. She has buried three children, as well as her parents. Going through these life-changing experiences, she has been able to console many through their own difficult times. She spent thirty-four years in Chicago, where she not only grew up but also lived through most of her tragedies. She has resided in Arizona for the past twenty-five years. She stepped outside the box to a life she had to build from scratch, learning amazing lessons from the Lord along the way. She has worked with autistic children and adults for the past seven years, which has been a humbling yet rewarding experience on a daily basis.

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Adeline Mocca

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ISBN: 978-1-4497-2621-8 (e)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-2620-1 (sc)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011915522

Printed in the United States of America

WestBow Press rev. date: 10/28/2011

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1

A WATCHED POT

NEVER BOILS

Chapter 2

RUSHING TO

THE RED LIGHT

Chapter 3

WHAT COMES AROUND

GOES AROUND

Chapter 4

LOOKING IN

THE MIRROR

Chapter 5

GLASS IS HALF-FULL/EMPTY

Chapter 6

YOU REAP WHAT

YOU SOW

Chapter 7

IT WASN’T MY FAULT

Chapter 8

WHAT IF—WHY NOT?

Chapter 9

OUR TREASURE IS

WHERE OUR HEART IS

Chapter 10

I CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION

Chapter 11

A TIME AND PLACE

FOR EVERYTHING

Chapter 12

ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE

AND WAR

Chapter 13

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

Chapter 14

UNCONDITIONALLY

FREE OF CONDITIONS

Chapter 15

HOW CAN I MAKE

A DIFFERENCE?

Chapter 16

JUMP IN, THE WATER’S FINE

Chapter 17

THE BOTTOM LINE

About the Author

Dedication

To all the people in my life who taught me

these lessons: my loving husband and daughters,

my family, and all those I have worked with

that challenged me to find peace.

Preface

As I write, I realize these are life’s lessons, and how can we live peacefully with them? I know we have all heard these lessons before. Why can’t we live them?

I come from a big family, married into a large extended family, and have always worked in the service industry dealing with a lot of people. It seems so hard for people to put into play the basic rules of how to treat others.

Every chapter will offer questions and examples. They are examples of actions I have witnessed over