This book has provided me a precious opportunity to recount my personal healing journey. Along my path, countless guides have shared their love and wisdom with me—to these souls I am deeply grateful.
I wish to express special gratitude:
To the wonderful team of dedicated people who have made The Chopra Center for Well Being a spiritual intensive care unit;
To my extended family at Infinite Possibilities International for their commitment to an enlightened world;
To my dear friends and colleagues, Jude Aluce, Margo Anand, Donna Anton, Brent BecVar, Bruce BecVar, Brian BecVar, Bija Bennett, Rama Birch, Ginna Bragg, Ray Chambers, Mallika Chopra, Rita Chopra, Heidi Clark, Diane Cook, Manjari Ehrlichman, William Elkus, Rebecca Flynn, David Frawley, Annie Frensdorff, Jeremy Geffen, Tom Gegax, Becky Hanson, Carol Hyde, Jan Kinder, Paul Johnson, Sunil Joshi, Vasant Lad, Karen Martin, Mary Maskell, Sarah McLean, Paige Megna, Chuck Meier, Catherine Miller, Vidya McNeill, Muriel Nellis, Richard Perl, Candace Pert, Carolyn Rangel, Tom Rautenberg, Marcia Ross, Adriana Silva, Sylvia Sepielli, Deepak Singh, Geeta Singh, Ira Strongin, Clara Toro, Francis Warner, and Barbara Wheeler for their unwavering dedication to our shared vision of healing the world;
To my adored tribe of infinite possibilities co-dreamers, Stephen Bickel, Arielle Ford, Debbie Ford, Danielle Dorman, Roger Gabriel, Nan Johnson, Adriana Nienow, Gayle Rose, and Kimberly Wise;
To Mitch Sisskind and Peter Guzzardi for their resolute pursuit of excellence;
To Deepak for his inspiration, wisdom, and vision;
To my divine parents, Myron and Lee Shirley, for their boundless nurturing and for instilling in me the values of service and integrity;
To my beloved Howard, Dana, and Samantha for their constant love and support;
To my dear Lori, Bruce, Judy, and Al for their loving acceptance and caring;
To my cherished son, Max, for his extraordinary courage and spirit; And, to my darling, Pam, for her unconditional love and acceptance.