Audiobooks by David Johnston

Empathy: Turning Compassion into Action Audiobook

The 28th Governor General's most personal and timely book to date: a passionate and practical guide for turning empathy into action. As the world stumbles through the most severe pandemic of the last century, threatened by teetering economies, torn by political division, separated by unequal access to resources, and wrestling with issues as diverse as racism, gender, cybercrime, and climate change, the nations that best adapt and prosper are those in which empathy is fully alive and widely active. Written for a post-pandemic world, Empathy is a book about learning to be empathetic and then turning that empathy into action. Based on the personal experiences of author David Johnston, the book explores how awakening to the transformative power of listening and caring permanently changes individuals, families, communities, and nations. A how-to manual for a world craving kindness, Empathy offers proof of the inherent goodness of people, and shows how exercising the instinct for kindness creates societies that are both smart and caring. Through poignant stories and crisp observations, David contends that "Everyone has power over some things that other people don't. When they learn ways to turn that power into action, they change the future dramatically." With clear and practical focus, Empathy looks at a host of issues that demand our attention, from education and immigration, to healthcare, the law, policing, business ethics, and criminal justice. In each of these areas, Johnston highlights the deeper understandings that have arisen during the COVID-19 crisis, with sharp emphasis on the positive and negative lessons now in crisp focus. Convinced that empathy is the fastest route to peace and progress in all their forms, David ends each short chapter with a set of practical steps the reader can take to make the world better, one deliberate action at a time.

David Johnston (Author), David Johnston (Narrator)

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You Are a High Value Target: When the Good Guys Become the Targets

Are You Valuable?You are not a copy or a clone but an original, a first edition. There is no one like you. No one can ever take your place. You are so important that God Himself, wants you to be forever. Here’s the understatement of your lifetime, “You have high value.” But you need to watch out! Evil is fully intent on killing your dreams, stealing your destiny, corrupting your moral intelligence, and demonizing your life. You are a high-value target. Their sights are trained on you. In You Are a High-Value Target you will learn: • How to identify the many faces and schemes of the enemies, • The early warning signs of enemy activity, • About the areas of your life that are prime targets, • How to recognize subliminal propaganda tactics, • How to protect you and yours, • How to employ the God-given war plan to win, • How to lead others into conquering ability, and much more.

David Johnston, David L. Johnston (Author), Jim Seybert (Narrator)

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How to Have Peace in Difficult Times: Staying Calm No Matter What's Going On Around You

Does It Feel Like Your World Is Spinning Out of Control? We live in turbulent times. Society sometimes seems like it is teetering on the brink of chaos. We often look forward hoping our circumstances will bring us a sense of peace and calm. Unfortunately, we simply can’t control all our surroundings and the events that happen to us. They are often beyond our jurisdiction and power. This book will give you keys to experiencing peace, calm, and composure regardless of what may be occurring around you. David Johnston uses the vetted and verified ancient documents, the Scriptures, to demonstrate God’s unquestionable way to tranquility and true lasting peace. For example, you will discover: • How your heart and mind are vitally inter-connected • How your heart and mind can become sanctuaries where chaos is not allowed to enter • How to live with the absence of anger, discouragement, depression, despair, panic, worry and mistrust • How to rise above all the negative connotations of life • How genuine peace is the basis of wise decision making • How you can spread peace into the lives of others When here, there, and everywhere others may been circled with fear, panic, tension and worry YOU can have the wisdom and power to walk and live in serenity, even in the most difficult times.

David Johnston, David L. Johnston (Author), Jim Seybert (Narrator)

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Why You Were Born: A Blueprint for Discovering Your Life Potential

“There are two important days in your life; the day you were born and the day you find out why!” (Mark Twain) Why are you here on planet earth? Once you know why you were born you will have a new appreciation for your true self, have a known purpose in life and know why you matter. Then, and only then, can you choose a life path, a course of action and eventually a fulfilled life… no disappointments, no pressure to conform to the ideas and expectations of others. You will be free to be you, the real you. In the second part of this book you will learn how to discover your ENA, your Embedded Natural Abilities. How tragic that some will cross the stage of time, be standing at the exit sign, and look back only to see a wasted life of insignificance. None of us can run a good race on the wrong track. “My Way,” only counts if it’s the right way. Read and apply the truths of this book and you will never be a prisoner to your past or the false notions imposed upon you by others. Joy, satisfaction and fulfillment in life will be yours.

David Johnston, David L Johnston (Author), Jim Seybert (Narrator)

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For Every Soldier There is a Time to Kill & A Time to Heal

For Every Soldier There is a Time to Kill & a Time to Heal is a book that helps combat veterans heal after the trauma of war. It is written with specific and compelling truths to help those who have suffered the violence of war come home and prepare for a time of true healing from the true healer. By listening to it yourself, you will appreciate the hell they faced for you. You will understand their long-term exposure to hatred, the psychological beatings they’ve endured, their devastation over the loss of comrades and much much more. But most of all, you, like them, will know the precise steps to healing, for only God can reach the soul of a Soldier making 'old things pass away and all things to become new.'

David Johnston, David L Johnston (Author), Jim Seybert (Narrator)

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How You See Yourself: The source of your struggle and how to conquer it

Ever go to a carnival and look into one of those distorted mirrors, you know,the ones that make you look three feet tall and five feet wide? The image of yourself that you see back is distorted. It can produce a good laugh. But many of us struggle with a similar condition; we don't see ourselves accurately. We are hindered from being the best version of ourselves, the version God intended. We are prevented by this insidious thing called iniquity. Iniquity is mentioned 334 times in the Bible, yet so many remain oblivious to its significant and negative impact on everyday living. Iniquity is the ancient term for narcissism. It's what turned a good angel, Lucifer, into the devil... 'thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee' (Ezekiel 28:15). It's one of the four reason Jesus went to the cross... 'He was bruised for our iniquities' (Isaiah 53:5). It's why Jesus was sent... 'to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities' (Acts 3:26). As you listen through the pages of this book you will not only identify the problems iniquity imposes upon us, but you will also discover the solutions.

David Johnston, David L Johnston (Author), Jim Seybert (Narrator)

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Trust: Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country

From our esteemed former Governor General--and author of the bestsellers The Idea of Canada and Ingenious--a very timely guide for restoring personal, community, and national trust. Trust is a much-needed manual for the repair and restoration of the social quality on which all democracies rely. One of Canada's most revered governors general, David Johnston mines his long life and varied career to give Canadians twenty ways to make themselves, their institutions, and their country more worthy of trust. Many of these habits, attitudes, and approaches stem from his experiences serving as the representative of the head of state in Canada for seven years. Some ways are individual--listen first, never manipulate, be consistent in public and private. Some are geared toward leaders at all levels and of all stripes--be barn-raisers, tell everyone your plans, depend on those around you. And some are societal--apologize, cherish teachers, invite others to dance. As such, not only every Canadian, but also every person who cares about their democratic way of life is wise to heed David Johnston's polite yet pressing call. You can become more worthy of trust. You can spot and encourage this vital quality in others. You can be an instrumental force in restoring trust in your community and country--making them better for yourself and your fellow citizens, and the world better for all.

David Johnston (Author), David Johnston (Narrator)

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