My Account

NC Cardinal is currently undergoing maintenance that will impact search results. This may cause incomplete search results in the catalog until the process has completed

Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 1

Chicken soup for the soul : find your happiness : 101 inspirational stories about finding your purpose, passion, and joy

Find your happiness (portion title)

Canfield, Jack 1944- (Added Author). Hansen, Mark Victor (Added Author). Newmark, Amy (Added Author).

Summary: A collection of 101 true personal stories about how people found happiness by pursuing their passions, recognizing their purpose, and finding joy in their lives.

Record details

ISBN: 9781935096771
ISBN: 193509677X
Physical Description: xvii, 380 pages ; 22 cm
print
Publisher: [Cos Cob, CT] : Chicken Soup for the Soul Pub., [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

1 Counting My Blessings -- 1 My Epiphany / Angela Sayers Sayers, Angela 1 -- 2 Great Thanksgiving Challenge / Ruth Jones Jones, Ruth 7 -- 3 Finding My Joy / Debra Mayhew Mayhew, Debra 11 -- 4 My Own Happiness Project / Alaina Smith Smith, Alaina 14 -- 5 Color of Happiness / Heather McGowan McGowan, Heather 18 -- 6 Lucky One / Colonel George R. Smawley Smawley, Colonel George R. 21 -- 7 Happy Book / Jennifer Quasha Quasha, Jennifer 24 -- 8 Asperger's and Friendship / Richard Nakai Nakai, Richard 26 -- 9 Happiness Is Being a Parent / Ray M. Wong Wong, Ray M. 29 -- 10 Happy New Year / Courtney Conover Conover, Courtney 32 -- 11 Happiness-A Study in Contrasts / Jeannie Lancaster Lancaster, Jeannie 36 -- 2 Back to Basics -- 12 Tent / Lindy Schneider Schneider, Lindy 41 -- 13 True Contentment / Georgia Bruton Bruton, Georgia 45 -- 14 An Eight-Hour Drive / John M. Scanlan Scanlan, John M. 48 -- 15 A Miracle / Margie Pasero Pasero, Margie 51 -- 16 Life Lessons from the Lab / RitaLussier 55 -- 17 Wanting Versus Having / Miriam Hill Hill, Miriam 58 -- 18 A Detour to Bolivia / Linda E. Allen Allen, Linda E. 60 -- 19 Living Life Full-Time / Victoria LaFave LaFave, Victoria 63 -- 20 Cupcakes and Karma / Gloria Hander Lyons Lyons, Gloria Hander 67 -- 21 My Little Town / Timothy Martin Martin, Timothy 69 -- 3 Finding My Passion -- 22 Playing Pretend / Alexander Brokaw Brokaw, Alexander 75 -- 23 This Is My Stop / Caitlin McLean McLean, Caitlin 79 -- 24 How I Found My Calling / Jane Congdon Congdon, Jane 82 -- 25 Why I Still Travel to the Wild / Anne Sigmon Sigmon, Anne 86 -- 26 Never Say Never / Judy Harch Harch, Judy 89 -- 27 Antony's Gift / Jenny Scarborough Scarborough, Jenny 92 -- 28 Write Life for Me / Valerie D. Benko Benko, Valerie D. 96 -- 29 Dance Lessons / Judith Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons, Judith 98 -- 30 My Great Escape into Writing / Marsha Porter Porter, Marsha 101 -- 31 A Real Turnaround / Lisa McManus Lange Lange, Lisa McManus 104 -- 4 Attitude Adjustments -- 32Life in the Slow Lane / Betsy S. Franz Franz, Betsy S. 111 -- 33 A Matter of Perspective / John P. Buentello Buentello, John P. 114 -- 34 Reset Button / Pamela Gilsenan Gilsenan, Pamela 117 -- 35 Happy Today / Malinda Dunlap Filfr'ngim Filfr'ngim, Malinda Dunlap 119 -- 36 Career Magic / Larry Schardt Schardt, Larry 121 -- 37 Choice / Trade Skarbo Skarbo, Trade 125 -- 38 Miracle Grow / Teresa Brightwell Brightwell, Teresa 127 -- 39 Coupon Bliss / Megale Rivera Rivera, Megale 131 -- 40 Gift of Change / Nancy Flatten Flatten, Nancy 133 -- 41 Tending Happiness / Kimberly Misra Misra, Kimberly 136 -- 5 Overcoming Adversity -- 42 Happiness Through Forgiveness / Nicole Guiltinan Guiltinan, Nicole 143 -- 43 Don't Treat Me Differently / Craig Wendell Learn Learn, Craig Wendell 146 -- 44 Believing Anna / Abigail Hoejt Hoejt, Abigail 149 -- 45 Battle Scars / Chelsey Colleen Hankins Hankins, Chelsey Colleen 153 -- 46 Up in Flames / Jennifer Gauthier Gauthier, Jennifer 155 -- 47 Not Your Average Joe / Ian McCammon McCammon, Ian 158 -- 48 Happiness Found / KT Banks Banks, KT 161 -- 49 Purple Candles / Sharon Dunshi Vermont Vermont, Sharon Dunshi 164 -- 50 Basket Case / Julie B. Cosgrove Cosgrove, Julie B. 168 -- 51 Making My Day / Monica Quijano Quijano, Monica 171 -- 6 Joy of Giving -- 52 A Deed a Day / Shannon Anderson Anderson, Shannon 177 -- 53 It's What We Do / Shawnelle Eliasen Eliasen, Shawnelle 180 -- 54 A Friend in Need / Linda Burks Lohman Lohman, Linda Burks 184 -- 55 Always Something to Give / Shinan N. Barclay Barclay, Shinan N. 188 -- 56 New York City's Greatest Underground Secret / Maureen C. Bruschi Bruschi, Maureen C. 192 -- 57 Just One Loaf / Sarah Bergman Bergman, Sarah 196 -- 58 It Was Nothing / Deborah Shouse Shouse, Deborah 200 -- 59 Feeling Better, Bag by Bag / SaraMatson 203 -- 60 Finding My Mantra / Carolyn Roy-Bornstein Roy-Bornstein, Carolyn 206 -- 7 Finding My Purpose -- 61 I Don't Quit / Leah Shearer Shearer, Leah 213 -- 62 Filling a Need / Robin Pressnall Pressnall, Robin 217 -- 63 Finding Me / Betsy S. Franz Franz, Betsy S. 219 -- 64 A Ride on a Carousel / Shawn Marie Mann Mann, Shawn Marie 222 -- 65 Too Dumb to Be a Nurse / Carol A. Gibson Gibson, Carol A. 225 -- 66 Hugs, Hope, and Peanut Butter / Marsha Jordan Jordan, Marsha 229 -- 67 Listening to My Heart / Danielle M. Dryfee Dryfee, Danielle M. 232 -- 68 You Go Girl! Janice Flood Nichols 235 -- 69 Reclaiming Myself / Ruth Spiro Spiro, Ruth 238 -- 70 My Detour to Destiny / Michelle L Smyth Smyth, Michelle L 241 -- 8 Simple Pleasures -- 71 Small Things / Michelle Vanderwist Vanderwist, Michelle 249 -- 72 No-Share Zone / Deborah Shouse Shouse, Deborah 251 -- 73 Treasure Hunting / Laurie Leal Leal, Laurie 254 -- 74 Returning Light / Michael D. Gingerich Gingerich, Michael D. 256 -- 75 Everyday Miracles / Faith Paulsen Paulsen, Faith 258 -- 76 A Remodeled View / Donna Paulson Paulson, Donna 262 -- 77 A Perfect Ten / Jamie Anne Richardson Richardson, Jamie Anne 265 -- 78 Pockets of Happiness / Patrick Sepe Sepe, Patrick 268 -- 79 Authentic Happiness / Erika Hoffman Hoffman, Erika 272 -- 80 Sometimes Bliss Is a Place / Jeannette de Beauvoir Beauvoir, Jeannette de 275 -- 9 Making the Best of It -- 81 From Illness Comes Strength / Tracey Miller Offutt Offutt, Tracey Miller 283 -- 82 Seeing My Purpose / Janet Perez Eckles Eckles, Janet Perez 287 -- 83 Here I Stand / Diana DeAndrea-Kohn DeAndrea-Kohn, Diana 291 -- 84 Listening to My Inner Passion / Karen Griffard Putz Putz, Karen Griffard 294 -- 85 How I Talked My Way to Happiness / Lisa McManus Lange Lange, Lisa McManus 297 -- 86 A New Best Friend / DinaA. Leacock Leacock, DinaA. 300 -- 87 Peter Pan / CM. Downie Downie, CM. 303 -- 88 No Longer Waiting for Godot / Jeannine Ouellette Ouellette, Jeannine 307 -- 89 Girls on the Bus / Nancy Julien Kopp Kopp, Nancy Julien 311 -- 90 Palm Tree / Carolyn L. Wade Wade, Carolyn L. 314 -- 10 Jumping Off the Hamster Wheel -- 91 What If You Won the Lottery / JC Sullivan Sullivan, JC 321 -- 92 New Rewards / Carrie O'Maley O'Maley, Carrie 324 -- 93 Rewriting My Future / Rebecca Hill Hill, Rebecca 326 -- 94 Last Call / Maureen Flynn Flynn, Maureen 330 -- 95 When I Grow Up I Will Be a Professor / Gary G. Osborne Osborne, Gary G. 333 -- 96 I Chose Love / Rita Bosel Bosel, Rita 337 -- 97 A Paltry Price for Personal Peace / Annmarie B. Tait Tait, Annmarie B. 340 -- 98 What Do You Do? Sheri Gammon Dewling 344 -- 99 Ripe for a Change / Martin Walters Walters, Martin 347 -- 100 My Secret Love Affair / Shannon Kaiser Kaiser, Shannon 351 -- 101 A Final Word / Angela Sayers Sayers, Angela 354.