Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's Soul: Amazing Sea Stories and Wyland Artwork to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

265 Pages·2003·2.09 MB·English

by  Jack Canfield

Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover’s Soul
CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE
OCEAN LOVER’S
SOUL
Amazing Sea Stories and Wyland
Artwork to Open the Heart and
Rekindle the Spirit
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Wyland
with Steve Creech
Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
www.hcibooks.com
www.chickensoup.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Chicken soup for the ocean lover’s soul : amazing sea stories and Wyland artwork to open the heart and
rekindle the spirit / [compiled by] Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Wyland, Steve Creech.
p. cm.
eISBN-13: 978-0-7573-9400-3
eISBN-10: 0-7573-9400-0
1. Marine animals—Anecdotes. 2. Human-animal relationships—Anecdotes. 3. Ocean—Psychological
aspects. I. Canfield, Jack date. II. Hansen, Mark Victor. III. Wyland, date. IV. Steve Creech, date.
QL121.C45 2003
508.3162—dc21
2003051125
© 2003 Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher.
HCI, its Logos and Marks are trademarks of Health Communications, Inc.
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
3201 S.W. 15th Street
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190
R-11-06
Original paintings on cover and insides by Wyland ©2003
Cover design by Larissa Hise Henoch
Inside formatting by Dawn Von Strolley Grove
W
e dedicate this book
to ocean lovers everywhere . . .
T
o our parents who taught us lessons of life among
the beaches, tide pools and rolling waves . . .
T
o the scientists who have guided us . . .
A
nd, finally, to the writers, poets and
artists who remind us that as much
as we know, the sea will always remain,
first and foremost, a place of
infinite beauty and mystery.
Warm Tropical Paradise
Original painting by Wyland © 2003.
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1. LIVING IN HARMONY
Raising Cecily Nan Lincoln
Surrogate Mom and Pup Roxayne Spruance and Michelle Staedler
Hooked on Mahogany Mike Lipstock
Picasso of the Sea Wyland
The Blind Diver Joycebelle Edelbrock
In Harmony Martha Gusukuma-Donnenfield
Encounter with a Sperm Whale Gaie Alling
Swimming Surprise Joseph Hallstein
If You Could Touch a Whale Paula McDonald
Back to Sea . . . the Story of J. J. Jack Hanna
Keiko the Whale Wyland
Angus Florian Graner
Sound Behavior Abby Murray
2. THE POWER TO HEAL
Anna’s Miracle Linda Schnecker Erb
Manatee Tranquility Paul Dragon as told to Steve Creech
The Art of Healing Wyland
A Signal Is Worth a Thousand Words Linda Schnecker Erb
The Fishermen Stephen Byrne
A Day on the New Hampshire Shore Nicole-René Rivette
Guided Tour Nathan S. Woods
A Forever Ocean View Liz Zuercher
3. CELEBRATING THE BOND
Crab Lessons Jennifer Zambri-Dickerson
Ebb and Flow Eve Eschner Hogan
The Friendly Isle Tal Aviezer with Jason Cocovinis
Dream Vacation Jennifer Lowry
Letters Michael Geers
Goddess Danette Rivera
The Guide Wyland
Octopus’s Garden Eve Eschner Hogan
I Found a Tiny Starfish Dayle Ann Dodds
After the Beach Nancy V. Bennett
Sea Dog Jon L. Rishi
What Do You See? Gary Riedel
4. OCEAN WISDOM
A Lesson from the Sea Walker Meade
A Prayer for the Ocean Wyland
The Perfect Shell Jennifer Zambri-Dickerson
The Day at the Beach Arthur Gordon
Octopus Odyssey Mike Lipstock
The Sea and the Wind That Blows E. B. White
The Driftwood Queen Anne Carter
A Sign of Love Warren Iliff
Sand Castles Max Lucado
Sea of Curiosity Dr. Sylvia A. Earle
5. FRONTIERS OF THE SEA
Who’s Watching Who? Joe Moran
The Jonah Factor Mark Conlin
Strange Discovery Steve Creech
Close Encounter of the Squid Kind Mark Conlin