Chicken soup for the soul: 101 stories to open the heart & rekindle the spirit

1. On love --

Love : the one creative force / Eric Butterworth --

All I remember / Bobbie Probstein --

Heart song / Patty Hansen --

True love / Barry and Joyce Vissell --

The hugging judge / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen --

It can't happen here? / Jack Canfield --

Who you are makes a difference / Helice Bridges --

One at a time / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen --

The gift / Bennet Cerf --

A brother like that / Dan Clark --

On courage / Dan Millman --

Big Ed / Joe Batten --

Love and the cabbie / Art Buchwald --

A simple gesture / John W. Schlatter --

The smile / Hanoch McCarthy --

Amy Graham / Mark V. Hansen --

A story for Valentine's Day / Jo Ann Larsen --

Carpe diem! / Alan Cohen --

I know you, you're just like me! / Stan Dale --

Another way / Terry Dobson--

The gentlest need / Fred T. Wilhelms --

Bopsy / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen --

Puppies for sale / Dan Clark --

2. Learning to love yourself --

The golden Buddha / Jack Canfield --

Start with yourself / Anonymous --

Nothing but the truth! / Dallas Morning News --

Covering all the bases / source unknown --

My declaration of self-esteem / Virginia Satir --

The big lady / Bobbie Probstein --

Response/ability / Bernard Gunther --

The rules for being human / Chérie Carter-Scott --

3. On parenting --

Children learn what they live / Dorothy L. Nolte --

Why I chose my father to be my Dad / Bettie B. Youngs --

The animal school / George H. Reavis --

Touched / Victor Nelson --

I love you, son / Victor B. Miller --

What you are is as important as what you do / Patricia Fripp --

A mom's life / Delia Ephron--

The perfect American family / Michael Murphy --

Just say it! / Gene Bedley --

A legacy of love / Bobbie Gee --

On parenting / Kahlil Gibran --

4. On learning --

Bilding me a fewchr / Frank Trujillo --

I like myself now / Everett Shostrum --

All the good things / Helen P. Mrosla --

You are a marvel / Pablo Casals --

All I ever really needed to know I learned in kindergarten / Robert Fulghum --

We learn by doing / John Holt --

The hand / source unknown --

The Royal Knights of Harlem / Gloria Steinem --

The little boy / Helen E. Buckley --

I am a teacher / John W. Schlatter --

5. Live your dream --

Make it come true / Dan Clark --

I think I can! / Michele Borba --

Rest in peace : the "I can't" funeral / Chick Moorman --

The 333 story / Bob Proctor --

There are no vans / Anthony Robbins --

Ask, ask, ask / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen --

Tommy's bumper sticker / Mark V. Hansen --

Rick Little's quest / adapted from Peggy Mann --

The magic of believing / Edward J. McGrath, Jr. --

Glenna's goal book / Glenna Salsbury --

Another check mark on the list / John Goddard --

Look out, baby, I'm your love man! / Jack Canfield --

Willing to pay the price / John McCormack --

Everybody has a dream / Virginia Satir --

Follow your dream / Jack Canfield --

The box / Florence Littauer --

Encouragement / Nido Qubein --

Walt Jones / Bob Moawad --

Are you strong enough to handle critics? / Theodore Roosevelt --

Risking / Patty Hansen --

Try something different / Price Pritchett --

Service with a smile / Karl Albrecht and Ron Zenke --

6. Overcoming obstacles --

Obstacles / Victor E. Frankl --

Consider this / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen --

John Corcoran - the man who couldn't read / Gary Smith --

Don't be afraid to fail / Wall Street Journal - Abraham Lincoln didn't quit / source unknown --

Lesson from a son / Danielle Kennedy --

Failure? No! Just temporary setbacks / Dottie Walters --

For me to be more creative, I am waiting for... / David B. Campbell --

Everybody can do something / Jack Canfield --

Yes, you can / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen --

Run, Patti, run / Mark V. Hansen --

The power of determination / Burt Dubin --

The power of optimism / Alan Loy McGinnis --

Faith / Roy Campanella --

She saved 219 lives / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen --

Are you going to help me? / Mark V. Hansen --

Just one more time / Hanoch McCarty --

There is greatness all around you - use it / Bob Richards --

7. Eclectic wisdom --

You've got yourself a deal / Florence Littauer --

Take a moment to really see / Jeffrey Thomas --

If I had my life to live over / Nadine Stair --

Two monks / Irmgard Schloegl --

Sachi / Dan Millman --

The dolphin's gift / Elizabeth Gwain --

The touch of the master's hand / Myra B. Welch --

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