Table of Contents
Foreword Dolly Parton xi
Dream with Me xiii
It's Never Too Late to …
Chapter 1 Begin Again 1
Chapter 2 Share Your First Love 5
Chapter 3 Never Give Up 11
Chapter 4 Tell the Truth 17
Chapter 5 Redeem What Goes On Behind Closed Doors 23
Chapter 6 Remember How It Started 31
Chapter 7 Say I'm Done 37
Chapter 8 Make Sparks Fly 45
Chapter 9 Change the World 49
Chapter 10 Sing at the Super Bowl, Battle Sweatshops, and Save Your Marriage 55
Chapter 11 Let Go 63
Chapter 12 Leave a Good Thing 69
Chapter 13 Seek the Truth 73
Chapter 14 Make a Toast 79
Chapter 15 Celebrate 83
Chapter 16 Have Beautiful Feet 89
Chapter 17 Make a New Friend 97
Chapter 18 Go to the Holy Land 101
Chapter 19 Sing Again 107
Chapter 20 Commiserate with Sting in a Stairway 113
Chapter 21 Have a Party 117
Chapter 22 Write a Movie 123
Chapter 23 Change the Ending, Then Change It Again 129
Chapter 24 Stop Yelling 135
Chapter 25 Discover a Godwink 139
Chapter 26 Meet an Angel 143
Chapter 27 Write an Oratorio 147
Chapter 28 Get Weirdo 153
Chapter 29 Forgive 159
Chapter 30 Play a New Game 163
Chapter 31 Move Away from Home 169
Chapter 32 Discover the World's Greatest Soul Singer 175
Chapter 33 Go on Your First Date in Thirty-Three Years 179
Chapter 34 Keep Up with the Kardashians 183
Chapter 35 Applaud with the Audience and Cheer On a Friend 193
A Pulse and a Purpose 197
He Made Us Laugh 201
One Final Thought 205
I Want to Matter 207
Acknowledgments 209
Notes 210
