Chicken Soup for the Soul: Reboot Your Life: 101 Stories about Finding a New Path to Happiness

348 Pages·2014·2.68 MB·English

by  Amy Newmark

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Reboot Your Life
101 Stories about Finding a New Path to Happiness
Amy Newmark, Claire Cook
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Chicken soup for the soul : reboot your life : 101 stories about finding a new path to happiness / [compiled
by] Amy Newmark [and] Claire Cook.
pages ; cm
1. Happiness--Literary collections. 2. Happiness--Anecdotes. 3. Self-actualization (Psychology)--Literary
collections. 4. Self-actualization (Psychology)--Anecdotes. 5. Anecdotes. I. Newmark, Amy. II. Cook,
Claire, 1955-III. Title: Reboot your life BF575.H27 C45 2014
158.1 2014943303
101 Stories about Finding a New Path to Happiness
Amy Newmark
Claire Cook
Changing your world one story at a time®
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Contents
Introduction, Claire Cook
1
~Do It Now~
1. Must Love Midlife, Claire Cook
2. Conquering the Giant of Provence, Dawn A. Marcus
3. Life Launch, Kristi Paxton
4. Following My Nephew’s Dream, David Cranmer
5. A Risky Jump, Sioux Roslawski
6. Winters of Solace, Heather Zuber-Harshman
7. Just in Time, P. Avice Carr
8. The Dry Truth, Kathy Whirity
9. A Family Reunion, Peter W. Wood
2
~Follow Your Heart~
10. Run for Your Life, Dean Karnazes
11. Finding “Perfect Love”, Shari Hall
12. Mobilized by Fear, Andrew E. Kaufman
13. Time of Possession, James C. Magruder
14. Happiness Is a Big Loud Garbage Truck, Roz Warren
15. Movie Critic, MD, Tanya Feke
16. Becoming Real, Amy L. Stout
17. A New Operating System, Sabrina Zackery
18. Self-Discovery, Val Jones
19. There Are Writers in There, Shawnelle Eliasen
3
~Take a Chance~
20. A Real Stretch, Rebecca Olker
21. From Corporate to Carrots, Kamia Taylor
22. 365 Envelopes, Karen Martin
23. Jumping Fences, Arlene Ledbetter
24. Laying Myself Off, Sharron Carrns
25. The Life of the Party, Giulietta Nardone
26. Safely Stuck in a Rut, Tanya Rusheon
27. The Tuesday Night Ladies League, Pat Wahler
28. Moments of Clarity, Erin Latimer
29. Moving to Hong Kong, MaryLou Driedger
30. Running Away to Join the Circus, Denise Reich
4
~Find Your Purpose~
31. What’s Your Story? Amy Newmark
32. Making a Difference, Lisa Morris
33. Finding My Happiness, Brenda Lazzaro Yoder
34. A Happiness Throttle, Alli Page
35. Lost and Found, Marijo Herndon
36. Restaurant Epiphany, Robert J. Brake
37. Family of Rejects, Sylvia Ney
38. The Confidence to Change, Angela Ogburn
39. Unexpected Changes, Jane Lonnqvist
40. Express Yourself, Jan Bono
5
~Start Over~
41. A New Model, Jennifer Sky
42. A Long Walk, Christopher Clark
43. I Should Thank Him, Heather Ray
44. The Adventure of Starting Over, Patricia Lorenz
45. Rewriting My Story, Deborah K. Wood
46. Finding Me at Fifty, Liz Maxwell Forbes
47. The Power of Positive Pigheadedness, Lynn Kinnaman
48. Doors Wide Open, Jennifer Chauhan
49. Never Too Old, Kay Thomann
50. Laid Off and Living the Dream, Sean Marshall
51. Meeting Mom, Katherine Higgs-Coulthard
6
~Mind Your Health~
52. Who Would Have Thought? Esther Clark
53. Back in the Saddle Again, Jennie Ivey
54. No Smoking, Elizabeth Smayda
55. A Kick in the Keister, B.J. Taylor
56. Made to Order? Marsha Porter
57. Running for My Life, Melissa Face
58. My Big Wake-Up Call, Lori Lara
59. The Comeback, Brian Teason
60. How I Became a Muddy Girl, Maggi Normile
7
~Overcome Adversity~
61. From Homeless to Happy, Kamia Taylor
62. Jersey Shore Promises, Theresa Sanders
63. The Café de l’Espérance, Cherie Magnus
64. Finding Hope after Despair, Debra Wallace Forman
65. The Joy I Choose to See, Janet Perez Eckles
66. Mirror, Mirror, Sara Etgen-Baker
67. Life Reignited, Jessie Wagoner
68. A Long Hard Fight, Jeanette Rubin
69. Two Sisters, Ann Michener Winter
8
~Listen to Your Friends~
70. The Year of Exploration, Nicole K. Ross
71. How Running Helped Me Heal, Kristin Julie Viola
72. A Journey of a Lifetime, Stacy Ross
73. What Would You Do? Jaime Schreiner
74. Starting All Over, Jay H. Berman
75. Gratitude, Schmatitude, Susan A. Karas
76. I Think I Can, Tyler Stocks
77. Dear Daddy, Paul Bowling II
78. Nose to the Wall, Garrett Bauman
9
~Take Time for You~
79. Doing Nothing Perfectly, Ferida Wolff
80. Annual Reboot, Connie Rosser Riddle
81. Awakened by the Creator Within, Christine Burke
82. My Writing Roller Coaster, Lisa McManus Lange
83. Clean Start, Pam Bailes
84. One Year of Celibacy, Shannon Kaiser
85. Back to School, Angela Joseph
86. A Happy Heart, Terri Elders
87. Second Chance, J.C. Andrew
88. Dancing with a Cane on My Head, Sue Mannering
10
~Adjust Your Attitude~
89. Eight Thousand Miles, Carol Strazer
90. Forgiveness and Freedom, Nancy Julien Kopp
91. Steady the Course, Eloise Elaine Ernst Schneider
92. The Bedtime Ritual that Changed My Life, Dallas Woodburn
93. Best Day Ever, Dorann Weber
94. Picture This, Carol Ayer
95. All Things New, Kathleen Kohler
96. The Relationship Dance, Chris Jahrman
97. Just Drive Warrior, Diana Lynn
98. Pickles, Fallon Kane
99. My Perfect Imperfect Life, Marilyn Boone
100. The Stay-at-Home Mom, L.A. Strucke