Table of Contents
Introduction Deborah Norville 1
1 Live in the Moment
1 Facing the Fear Amy Newmark 7
2 A Splash of Perspective Marcus A. Nelson 11
3 A Plague of Joy Heidi Allen 14
4 Positive to the End Matt Chandler 17
5 Notice, Appreciate, Multiply Jude Walsh 21
6 My Basement Nancy Merczel 24
7 The Light in the Produce Section Jodi Whitsitt 28
8 Opening the Door to Joy Kim Johnson McGuire 30
9 A Stone's Throw David Warren 33
2 Count Your Blessings
10 A Change in Focus R'becca Groff 37
11 Thanksgiving x 100 M. Scott Coffman 40
12 Yogurt Jamie Coombs 43
13 Choosing Gratitude Mary Potter Kenyon 45
14 When "Have To" Becomes "Get To" Victoria Otto Franzese 49
15 Reach Out Kathleen Gerard 52
16 My Gladitude Journal Ann Morrow 55
17 The Day Courage Sat in the Barber's Chair Judythe Guamera 58
18 Comparing Lists Vicki L. Julian 61
3 Give It a Try
19 From Dread to Dream Lindsay Detwiler 64
20 The Now Diana Lynn 66
21 A Winning Smile Eva Carter 69
22 The Doctor Is In Donna L. Roberts 73
23 Simple Courage Tracy Crump 75
24 Can't Is a Four-Letter Word Brenda Beattie 78
25 Yes, I Will Jennifer McMurrain 81
26 Seeing with Your Heart Mark Mason 85
27 Just Start Heather Spiva 89
4 The Power of Attitude
28 A New Way of Thinking Big Kerrie R. Barney 93
29 Biking to Life Ingrid Tomey 96
30 Playing All the Angles Darrell Horwitz 100
31 I'm Wonderful! Kristine Byron 103
32 How I Rebuilt My Life Using the Joy Test Joyce Lombardi 105
33 Happiness Is an Inside Job Tom Guetzke 109
34 Right Turn Only S.K. Naus 112
35 Think Like a Winner Bobbie Jensen Lippman 115
36 I Woke Up This Morning Frederick Loomis 118
37 Darkness & Light Jennifer Loomis Kennedy 121
5 The Words That Changed My Life
38 On Roses and Life Dana Drosdick 127
39 A Simple Change Courtney Wright 130
40 The Ice Cream Truck Samantha LaBarbera 133
41 Why Not? Gwen Cooper 136
42 Everything We Need Diane Morrow-Kondos 138
43 Serendipity Suzette Martinez Standring 140
44 Happy Cells Are Healthy Cells C. L. Pryor 142
45 The Can Man Sarah Wagner 146
46 Could I Trouble You? Karen Haueisen Crissinger 148
47 Never Too Old Jen Chapman 151
6 From Lemons to Lemonade
48 A Positive Message from a Time Traveler Nick Walker 154
49 A Little Exercise Class Kristen Mai Pham 157
50 Filling a Need Carole Brody Fleet 161
51 On Hair with 'Tude Ina Massler Levin 164
52 Coffee with Dad Cheryl M. Scott 167
53 Even a Cold Fish Needs Love Wendy J. Hairfield 169
54 Halloween Heroes Diane St. Laurent 172
55 Angelica Melanie Chartoff 174
56 Snapshots Perry P. Perkins 177
7 Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
57 How Losing My Home Improved My Life Lisa Swan 181
58 The View from the Back Seat Joan M. Borton 185
59 The Review Is In Carol L. MacKay 187
60 When the Blind Taught Me to See Cher P. Garman 191
61 More Important than Fear Connie K. Pombo 195
62 Oh, I've Always Wanted to Do That "Sunny" Esther Valenzuela 198
63 Mommy Molly and Magic Stephanie Blank 201
64 Aftermath Leah Cano 205
65 The Lake Weekend Claire Chargo 208
8 Find Your Inner Strength
66 The Miracle of the Potatoes Denise Del Bianco 213
67 Walking Back to Me Amy Michels Cantley 216
68 Creating a New Story Noelle C. Nelson 219
69 What's Next? Linda Ruescher 222
70 Good Morning, Five Toes Glenda Standeven 225
71 That Smile Jim Grayson 229
72 Four Little Words Laura Niebauer Palmer 233
73 Can't Take My Smile Sarah E. Morin 237
9 Make Every Day Count
74 Choosing Joy Lori Ann King 242
75 A Simple Life Lesson Lisa Leshaw 245
76 The Mickey Mouse Watch Arthur Wiknik, Jr 247
77 Hymns of Praise Judee Stapp 249
78 The Bucket List Lori Kempf Bosko 252
79 Think Like a Dog Lauren Mosher 254
80 What My Children Have Taught Me Mimi Greenwood Knight 256
81 You Are More Than You Know Mindi Ellis 259
82 What I Wouldn't Give… Amanda Sue Creasey 262
10 Reboot Your Life
83 From the Depths to the Heights Brian Narelle 265
84 The Dancing Rabbi Sue Ross 269
85 Big Red Divorce Boots Diane Morrow-Kondos 273
86 Never Give Up on Your Dreams Carol C. Lake 276
87 I Don't Have Arthritis Monica A. Andermann 280
88 Dragonflies Celeste Bergeron Ewan 283
89 Born at Age Fifty-Five Barbara Bartocci 286
90 Repairing Brokenness Jody Fuller 290
91 A Little Birdie Told Me Lacey L. Bakker 294
92 The Right Dream Pam Phree 297
11 Make a Difference
93 Mindfulness Matters Adam Avin 301
94 Happy Thankful Thursday! LaTonya Branham 304
95 A Bethany Blessing Elaine Marie Cooper 307
96 Operation Sunshine Jan Hopkins-Campbell 310
97 #MakeaStrangersDay Jodi Renee Thomas 314
98 Warm from the Inside Out Frances R. McGuckin 318
99 Leading the Fire Drill Judy Lee Green 321
100 90,000 Doughnuts Sheena Carach 325
101 A Place to Call Home Jack Byron 328
Meet Our Contributors 333
Meet Amy Newmark 351
Meet Deborah Norville 353
Thank You 354
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 355
