Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul: Stories of Triumph and Overcoming Life's Obstacles PDF
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Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul : 101 title: Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Life's Challenges author: Canfield, Jack publisher: Health Communications, Inc. isbn10 | asin: print isbn13: 9781558746992 ebook isbn13: 9780585104942 language: English subject Conduct of life, Spiritual life. publication date: 1999 lcc: BJ1597.C45 1999eb ddc: 158.1/28 subject: Conduct of life, Spiritual life. 1 Page i What People are Saying about Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul . . . "This is a very smart book. It understands that no obstacle in life is hardy enough to resist a strong character, a valiant heart and a ready sense of humor." Eunice Shriver founder, Special Olympics, executive vice president, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation "It is known that nothing is more important than persistence and perseverance. Unsinkable Soul is a moving read." James Redfield author, The Celestine Prophecy "Too many of us stuff our bodies and starve our souls. Now straight out of God's kitchen comes Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul. I heartily recommend it for those who've learned that we cannot live by bread alone." Jack Anderson news correspondent "The search for inspiring, uplifting and challenging illustrations for the Sunday sermon has been made extremely easy through the wonderful stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul. The congregation always wants to know the source of the stories. These true-life stories are great encouragement to hungry souls." Dennis G. Wood president, Purpose Ministries "My dreams were dashed at age eighteen; I was completely paralyzed by polio. I eventually achieved my dreams because of encouragement from people like the ones in Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul." Dan Miller motivational speaker and author, Living, Laughing and Loving Life! 2 Page ii "Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul is a wonderful selection of inspirational stories. They tell how you can achieve a meaningful life with belief in yourself, in the greatness of people and the goodness of God." Ruth Stafford Peale chairman, Guideposts, Inc. "Each story in Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul will be read with zest, pondered quietly, and used widelya truly life-affirming accomplishment." Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, DHC, D.D. author, Living When a Loved One Has Died "Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul is a collection of short stories that are inspirational, heartwarming and profoundly meaningful. These anecdotes provide examples of the indomitable human spirit. Open your heart with this book and your life will be forever enriched." Dr. Nilufer P. Medora professor, child development and family studies "Thank you for Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul! Everybody goes through tough times sooner or later. This book shows how others made it and how you can too." Harold H. LeCrone Jr., Ph.D. psychologist and author, Striking Out at Stress "The stories in Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul are incredible! People need a well-balanced dietthis extraordinary Chicken Soup book meets that requirement resoundingly." Ronnie Marroquin president, Rutherford Publishing, Inc. "Here is a book that can give hope to those in search of courage to those who need courage, and fresh insight into how to live every day to its fullest." Venita VanCaspel Harris author, Money Dynamics for the 1990s founder, VanCaspel & Company, Inc. 3 4 Page iii Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul 101 Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Life's Challenges Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Heather McNamara Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield Beach, Florida www.bci-online.com www.chickensoup.com 5 Page iv We would like to acknowledge the following publishers and individuals for permission to reprint the following material. (Note: The stories that were penned anonymously, that are in the public domain, or that were written by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen or Heather McNamara are not included in this listing.) Growing Roots. Excerpted from Front Porch Tales, ©1997 by Philip Gulley. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc. A New Day for Dorothy. By Frances Leslie. Reprinted with permission from Guideposts magazine. Copyright ©1966 by Guideposts, Carmel NY 10512. My Mother's Greatest Gift. Reprinted by permission of Marie Ragghianti. ©1999 Marie Ragghianti. Sensory Deprivation. Reprinted by permission of Deborah Hill. ©1999 Deborah Hill. The Ugliest Cat in the World, The Flight of the Red-Tail, The Ludenschide Connection and Cyclops Stole Our Hearts. Reprinted by permission of Penny Porter. ©1999 Penny Porter. (Continued on page 368) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chicken soup for the unsinkable soul: 101 inspirational stories of overcoming life's challenges / [compiled by] Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Heather McNamara. p. cm. ISBN 1-55874-698-6 1. Conduct of life. 2. Spiritual life. I. Canfield, Jack. II. Hansen, Mark Victor. III. McNamara, Heather. BJ1597.C45 1999 158.1'28dc21 99-28465 CIP ©1999 Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen ISBN 1-55874-698-6 (trade paper) ISBN 1-55874-699-4 (hardcover) 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. 6 Publisher: Health Communications, Inc. 3201 S.W. 15th Street Deer field Beach, FL 33442-8190 Cover redesign by Lisa Camp Book design by Lawna Patterson Oldfield 7 Page v CONTENTS Acknowledgments xi Introduction xv Share with Us xvii 1. Taking the Challenge Growing Roots 2 Philip Gulley A New Day for Dorothy 5 Frances E. Leslie My Mother's Greatest Gift 10 Marie Ragghianti The Ugliest Cat in the World 16 Penny Porter Small Soldiers 22 Rachel Berry Journey Out of Silence 27 William L. Rush The Flight of the Red-Tail 31 Penny Porter Albert 40 Magi Hart The Racking Horse 42 Lori Bledsoe as told to Rhonda Reese Tina's Ten Points 47 Tom Krause Don't Quit 49 Clinton Howell Beat the Drum 50 Carol Barre 8 The Letter 54 Julane DeBoer as told to Bill Holton Just Do What You Can 58 D'ette Corona 2. Living Your Dream New Directions 60 Maya Angelou 9 Page vi Dare to Imagine 63 Marilyn King as told to Carol Kline The Little Girl Who Dared to Wish 66 Alan D. Shultz Perseverance 69 Anne Stortz Never Give Up 70 Jason Morin How to Be New and Different 73 Patricia Lorenz I Was Thirty-Seven Years Old at the Time 78 Erma Bombeck The Secret Behind My Success 80 Carol Burnett 3. The Power of Love No Greater Love 86 Col. John W. Mansur Dharma 89 Deborah Tyler Blais Dear Jesse 94 Paula Bachleda Koskey The Other Mother 97 Diane Payne A Prayer for Children 100 Ina J. Hughs Washing Teddy Bears 102 Jean Bole To Love Enough 105 Cynthia M. Hamond The Angel Who Fetched 108 Susan McElroy 10
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