Table of Contents
1 The Power of Liking Yourself
1 Brick by Brick Sarah Darer Littman 1
2 The Little Voice Harriet Cooper 4
3 Battling My Inner Bully Sara Matson 7
4 The List Monica A. Andermann 10
5 Positive People Preferred, Please Syndee A. Barwick 14
6 Feeling Lucky Diane Stark 18
7 No More Excuses Linda C. Defew 21
8 The Honors Class Jennie Ivey 25
2 The Power of Attitude
9 Making Chicken Soup in Prison! Mickey Sherman 31
10 Feeling Like a Superhero Catherine Mattice 35
11 Bloom Where You Are Planted Annmarie B. Tait 39
12 Easy as A, B, C Doni Olds 43
13 Re-Attaching Garrett Bauman 48
14 The Adventure of Change Gail Molsbee Morris 52
15 Perspective L.R. Buckman 55
16 Strong Enough to Ask for Help Saralee Perel 59
17 Nurse and Patient Sidney Anne Stone 62
3 The Power of Persevering
18 The Strength Gary Duff 71
19 Blind Faith Angela C. Winfield 74
20 Rolling Uphill Sheila Seller Lagrand 78
21 Chutes and Ladders Hollye Dexter 82
22 My Husband the Winner Carine Inez Nadel 86
23 Just Reward Karen Lewis Jackson 89
24 I Named Her Lily Galen Pearl 92
25 Just Finish Sara Cell 95
26 Gardening with My Son Conny Manero 99
27 Taking Time to Listen B. Lee White 102
4 The Power of Relaxing
28 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Pamela Rose Hawken 107
29 The Healing Power of Toilet Paper Toni Becker 109
30 Try a Smile Ferida Wolff 113
31 Eighty-Five Percent Jerri Elders 115
32 Uncovered Tom Kaden 119
33 The Onion Room Sally Willard Burbank 122
34 Becoming the Sunflower Lisa Wojcik 126
35 Being a Positive Expert Shirley Dunn Perry 129
36 The Gift Horses Mouth Sue Henninger 133
5 The Power of Gratitude
37 The Thank You Note Jeanette Hurt 141
38 The Book of Good Things Nina Taylor 143
39 Thanks to CF Allison Howell 145
40 The Journal Audrey Smith McLaughlin 148
41 Celebrate the Small Stuff Linda Jackson 151
42 From Misery to Meaning Rita Bosel 154
43 What's the Worst that Can Happen? Lynn Cahoon 157
44 86,400 Seconds Diane Stark 160
45 Entering the Thankful Zone Jeannie Lancaster 163
46 Charmed Tamara C. Roberts 165
6 The Power of Giving
47 Finish Lines Carol S. Rothchild 171
48 Happy Cancer-versary Sharri Bockheim Steen 175
49 Staff Lunch Pamela Gilsenan 178
50 While 1 Wait Lola Di Giulio De Mad 181
51 What Is the Higher Response? Mark Rickerby 184
52 Baskets Full of Hope Connie K Pombo 188
53 The Strength of Vulnerability Mary Anne Molcan 192
54 Jet's Gift Gail MacMillan 194
55 Looking Out a Window Jane McBride Choate 198
56 Unity in Goodbye Jean Ferratier 201
7 The Power of Dreaming
57 Living Our Dreams Sarah C. Hummell 209
58 I Have It Kerri A. Davidson 212
59 Pinstripe Dreams Kimberly A. Porrazzo 216
60 Open Your Books Liz Graf 219
61 Living the Dream Ange Shepard 223
62 There's No Ceiling On Dreams Sioux Roslawski 226
63 Lessons in Line Pamela Gilsenan 229
64 The Tunnel Aaron Stafford 232
8 The Power of Challenging Yourself
65 Oh Chute Nancy Lombard Burall 239
66 We Talked Good Gunter David 243
67 The Roller Coaster Rebecca Waters 247
68 In the Cards Tom Krause 250
69 Captain Courageous Carol E. Ayer 253
70 How I Got My Wings Allyssa Bross 256
71 Finding Myself on Route 50 John M. Scanlan 259
72 They Said I Couldn't… But I Did Teresa Ambord 263
9 The Power of Self-Improvement
73 Saved from Myself Jay Berman 271
74 Maintenance Required Tsgoyna Tanzman 274
75 The Day I Took Control Monica A. Andermann 276
76 Who Wants Ice Cream? Mary Jo Marcellus Wyse 280
77 How to Do Fine Christopher Allen 285
78 The End of Excuses Janey Womeldorf 289
79 Sock Puppets Randi Sue Huchingson 292
80 Starting Fresh Pat Wahler 294
81 Focusing on What We Have Lisa Hutchison 297
10 The Power of Watching Others
82 Just a Kid Carl Van Landschoot 303
83 We Are Survivors Cindy Charlton 307
84 Two Strong Feet Monica A. Andermann 311
85 The Wounded Healer Mary Varga 314
86 Moving Forward in Reverse Scott Martin 318
87 Lightning Up My Life Dale Mary Grenfell 322
88 Mr. Musau Nafisa Rayani 326
89 What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger Miranda Johnson 329
90 Voice of Reason Michael Jordan Segal 333
91 Dark Victory Amy Gray Light 335
11 The Power of Changing Your Thoughts
92 The Book Shelf H.J. Eggers 343
93 Insomnia, Susan Kimmel Wright 347
94 Fighting Cancer with Attitude Florence Strang 350
95 No More Bad Days Alice Marks 353
96 Adventure and Attitude Go Hand in Hand Julie Lavender 356
97 Yet a Word May Change Your Life… JC Sullivan 360
98 Making Peace Jennifer Lang 364
99 A for Attitude Linda O'Connell 368
100 A Different Point of View Audrey Clearwater 370
101 The Excited Mark Sandy Stevener 373
Meet Our Contributors 377
Meet Our Authors 394
Thank You 396
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 398
