Foreword
by Heidi Krupp xiii
Introduction 1
How It All Began
by Jack Canfield 3
1. On Love
My Soul Mate
by Mark Victor Hansen 13
The Spirit of Love
by Deepak Chopra 22
Love: The One Creative Force
by Eric Butterworth 27
All I Remember
by Bobbie Probstein 29
Heart Song
by Patty Hansen 31
True Love
by Joyce Vissell 33
The Hugging Judge
by Mark Victor Hansen 35
It Can't Happen Here?
by Jack Canfield 39
Who You Are Makes a Difference
by Helice Bridges 42
One at a Time
by Mark Victor Hansen 45
The Gift
by Bennett Cerf 47
A Brother Like That
by Dan Clark 48
On Courage
by Dan Millman 50
Big Ed
by Joe Batten 52
Love and the Cabbie
by Art Buchwald 55
A Simple Gesture
by John W. Schlatter 58
The Smile
by Hanoch McCarty 60
Amy Graham
by Mark Victor Hansen 63
A Story for Valentine's Day
by Jo Ann Larsen 66
Carpe Diem!
by Alan Cohen 69
I Know You, You're Just Like Me!
by Stan Dale 74
The Gentlest Need
by Fred T. Wilhelms 77
Bopsy
by Mark Victor Hansen 79
Puppies for Sale
by Dan Clark 83
2. Learning to Love Yourself
My Inner Physician
by Kris Carr 89
There Is Nothing Wrong with You
by Robert Holden 93
The Wise Monk
by Mastin Kipp 96
My Sister, My Friend
by Lori Deschene 100
The Golden Buddha
by Jack Canfield 103
Start with Yourself, Anonymous 106
Nothing But the Truth! Dallas Morning News 107
Covering All the Bases, Source Unknown 108
My Declaration of Self-Esteem
by Virginia Satir 110
The Bag Lady
by Bobbie Probstein 112
Response/Ability
by Bernard Gunther 114
The Rules for Being Human
by Chérie Carter-Scott 117
3. On Parenting
Training Camp
by Darren Hardy 123
See the Miracle
by Eric Handler 126
Children Learn What They Live
by Dorothy L. Nolte 130
Why I Chose My Father to Be My Dad
by Bettie B. Youngs 132
The Animal School
by George H. Reavis 139
Touched
by Victor Nelson 141
I Love You, Son
by Victor B. Miller 144
What You Are Is as Important as What You Do
by Patricia Fripp 147
The Perfect American Family
by Michael Murphy 149
Just Say It!
by Gene Bedley 154
A Legacy of Love
by Bobbie Gee 157
4. On Learning
Controlled Arrogance
by Mehmet Oz 163
I Am Happiness
by Robert Holden 166
A Light in the Darkness
by Nide Ortner 169
A Visit with Grandfather
by don Miguel Ruiz 172
Bilding Me a Fewchr
by Frank Trujillo 175
I Like Myself Now
by Everett Shostrum 176
All the Good Things
by Helen P. Mrosla 177
You Are a Marvel
by Pablo Casals 181
We Learn by Doing
by John Holt 182
The Hand, Source Unknown 183
The Little Boy
by Helen E. Buckley 184
I Am a Teacher
by John W. Schlatter 189
5. Live Your Dream
My Own Destiny
by Tory Johnson 195
I Think I Can!
by Michele Borba 198
Rest in Peace: The "I Can't" Funeral
by Chick Moorman 200
The 333 Story
by Bob Proctor 204
There Are No Vans
by Anthony Robbins 207
Ask, Ask, Ask
by Mark Victor Hansen 211
Did the Earth Move for You?
by Hanoch McCarty 214
Tommy's Bumper Sticker
by Mark Victor Hansen 216
If You Don't Ask, You Don't Get-But If You Do, You Do
by Rick Gelinas 220
Rick Little's Quest, Adapted from Peggy Mann 223
The Magic of Believing
by Edward J. McGrath, Jr. 227
Glenna's Goal Book
by Glenna Salsbury 228
Another Check Mark on the List
by John Goddard 231
Look Out, Baby, I'm Your Love Man!
by Jack Canfield 237
Willing to Pay the Price
by John McCormack 240
Everybody Has a Dream
by Virginia Satir 243
Follow Your Dream
by Jack Canfield 245
The Box
by Florence Littauer 247
Encouragement
by Nido Qubein 250
Walt Jones
by Bob Moawad 251
Are You Strong Enough to Handle Critics?
by Theodore Roosevelt 255
Risking
by Patty Hansen 256
Try Something Different
by Price Pritchett 258
Service with a Smile
by Ron Zenke 260
6. Overcoming Obstacles
The Blank Page, MK Asante 265
Obstacles
by Viktor E. Frankl 268
Consider This
by Mark Victor Hansen 269
John Corcoran-The Man Who Couldn't Read
by Gary Smith 272
Don't Be Afraid to Fail, United Technologies Corporation 276
Abraham Lincoln Didn't Quit, Source Unknown 277
Lesson from a Son
by Danielle Kennedy 279
Failure? No! Just Temporary Setbacks
by Dottie Walters 283
For Me to Be More Creative, I Am Waiting for…
by David B. Campbell 287
Everybody Can Do Something
by Jack Canfield 291
Yes, You Can
by Mark Victor Hansen 294
Run, Patti, Run
by Mark Victor Hansen 296
The Power of Determination
by Burt Dubin 298
Faith
by Roy Campanella 300
She Saved 219 Lives
by Mark Victor Hansen 302
Are You Going to Help Me?
by Mark Victor Hansen 305
Just One More Time
by Hanoch McCarty 307
There Is Greatness All Around You-Use It
by Bob Richards 309
7. Eclectic Wisdom
In a Heartbeat
by Anthony Robbins 315
To Connect, Must We Disconnect?
by Michael Bernard Beckwith 319
How to Give Up Bad Habits
by Gabrielle Bernstein 321
The Two Saddest Words
by Amy Newmark 323
You've Got Yourself a Deal!
by Florence Littauer 326
Take a Moment to Really See
by Jeffrey Michael Thomas 328
If I Had My Life to Live Over
by Nadine Stair 331
Sachi
by Dan Millman 333
The Dolphin's Gift
by Elizabeth Gawain 334
The Touch of the Master's Hand
by Myra B. Welch 336
Afterword
by Amy Newmark 338
Meet the Contributors of the New Stories 343
Meet the Contributors of the Original Stories 347
Meet Our Authors 357
Thank You 360
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 361
Permissions 363