Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

Introduction......Page 1
Love: The One Creative Force......Page 3
 All I Remember......Page 4
 Heart Song......Page 6
 True Love......Page 8
 The Hugging Judge......Page 9
 It Can't Happen Here?......Page 11
 Who You Are Makes A Difference......Page 13
 One At A Time......Page 15
 The Gift......Page 16
 A Brother Like That......Page 17
 On Courage......Page 18
 Big Ed......Page 19
 Love And The Cabbie......Page 21
 A Simple Gesture......Page 23
 The Smile......Page 24
 Amy Graham......Page 26
 A Story For Valentine's Day......Page 28
Carpe Diem!......Page 30
 I Know You, You're Just Like Me!......Page 34
 Another Way......Page 37
 The Gentlest Need......Page 40
 Bopsy......Page 41
 Puppies For Sale......Page 43
The Golden Buddha......Page 44
 Start With Yourself......Page 46
 Nothing But The Truth!......Page 47
 Covering All The Bases......Page 48
 My Declaration Of Self-Esteem......Page 49
 The Bag Lady......Page 50
 Response/Ability......Page 51
 The Rules For Being Human......Page 52
Children Learn What They Live......Page 53
 Why I Chose My Father To Be My Dad......Page 54
 The Animal School......Page 59
 Touched......Page 60
 I Love You, Son......Page 62
 What You Are Is As Important As What You Do......Page 64
 A Mom's Life......Page 65
 The Perfect American Family......Page 68
 Just Say It!......Page 71
 A Legacy Of Love......Page 74
 On Parenting......Page 75
I Like Myself Now......Page 76
 All The Good Things......Page 77
 You Are A Marvel......Page 80
 All I Ever Really Needed To Know I Learned In Kindergarten......Page 81
The Hand......Page 82
 The Royal Knights Of Harlem......Page 83
 The Little Boy......Page 87
 I Am A Teacher......Page 90
Make It Come True......Page 92
 I Think I Can!......Page 93
 Rest In Peace: The "I Can't" Funeral......Page 95
 The 333 Story......Page 98
 There Are No Vans......Page 100
 Ask, Ask, Ask......Page 103
 Did The Earth Move For You?......Page 105
 Tommy's Bumper Sticker......Page 106
 If You Don't Ask, You Don't Get —But If You Do, You Do......Page 109
 Rick Little's Quest......Page 112
Glenna's Goal Book......Page 115
 Another Check Mark On The List......Page 117
 Look Out, Baby, I'm Your Love Man......Page 122
 Willing To Pay The Price......Page 125
 Everybody Has A Dream......Page 128
 Follow Your Dream......Page 130
 The Box......Page 132
 Encouragement......Page 135
 Walt Jones......Page 136
Risking......Page 140
 Try Something Different......Page 141
 Service With A Smile......Page 143
Obstacles......Page 144
 Consider This......Page 145
 John Corcoran—The Man Who Couldn't Read......Page 147
Don't Be Afraid To Fail......Page 149
 Abraham Lincoln Didn't Quit......Page 150
 Lesson From A Son......Page 152
 Failure? No! Just Temporary Setbacks......Page 154
 For Me To Be More Creative, I Am Waiting For.........Page 157
Everybody Can Do Something......Page 160
Yes, You Can......Page 162
 Run, Patti, Run......Page 164
 The Power Of Determination......Page 166
 The Power Of Optimism......Page 168
 Faith......Page 172
She Saved 219 Lives......Page 173
 Are You Going To Help Me?......Page 176
 Just One More Time......Page 178
There Is Greatness All Around You —Use It......Page 179
You've Got Yourself A Deal!......Page 180
 Take A Moment To Really See......Page 182
 If  I Had My Life To Live Over......Page 185
Sachi......Page 186
 The Dolphin's Gift......Page 187
 The Touch Of The Master's Hand......Page 189
 More Chicken Soup?......Page 191