CONTENTS
Contents
Foreword by Priscilla Shirer
Acknowledgments
An Open Letter to My Reader
PART 1: Fight for Your Life
1. Break a Leg . . . or Two:
You Are a Masterpiece
2. Full-Blown Ugly Cry:
You Are Okay
3. Get out of the Middle of the Road:
Own Your Story
4. Good Girl . . . His Girl:
A Chapter from My Story
5. Hershey and the Highway:
The Anatomy of a Drift
PART 2: Look at Your Life
6. An Episode from Adolescence:
You Are a Soul
7. Double Blue Lines:
Chronicle of a Collision
8. Precious Cargo:
Carry Your Contents Carefully
9. GAIN Perspective:
Look and Listen
10. Wake Up and Drive:
Participate in the Process
11. Follow the Yellow Crumb Road:
You Don’t Have to Know It All
PART 3: Embrace Your Life
12. Sleeping by the Window:
Nurturing Your Soul
13. A Labor of Love:
Finding Purpose in Your Pain
14. Rockin’ Hot Chocolate:
Do What You Can with What You Have
15.
An
Answer, Not
the
Answer:
The Process of Your Progress
PART 4: Develop Your Life
16. Dig Deep:
Focus on the Finish
17. Analysis Paralysis:
Make a Decision
18. Forty and Fat:
Maintain Your Direction by Paying Attention
19. People, Places, and Things:
Use Discernment
20. A Gift You Give Yourself:
Exercise Discipline
21. Five to Seven Yellow Lines:
Just Keep Going
PART 5: Encourage Your Life
22. Be Your Own Best Friend:
Coach Yourself
23. The Monster in Your Mind:
Coach Your Head
24. Swim against the Current:
Coach Your Heart
25. Put a Little Sugar on It:
Coach Your Hands
PART 6: Choose Your Life
26. Practice an Attitude of Gratitude:
Choose Celebration
27. Run Your Race:
Choose Freedom
28. The Great Cover-Up:
Choose Honesty
29. The Sister Circle:
Choose Community
30. The Butterfly Effect:
Dare to Believe Change Is Possible
Closing Thoughts for My Reader
Gain a New Perspective: Personal Assessment
Notes
Guide
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