Take the Leap by Beck, Heather McCloskey -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction Part One: Leaping into Our Lives

1. The Leap

A Tale of Possibility and Calling

2. If Our Tale Be True 3. Musings

What Did I Want to Be? A Different Path Forgetting Our Plan Our Birthright

4. The Purpose of Life

Turning Point Moving into the Leap Creating Essence into Form What Is the Purpose of My Life?

5. Calling 6. Genius 7. Octaving and Streaming

Octaving—Deepening the Joy Streaming

8. Creativity

The Emancipation of a Stick-Figure Artist

9. Framework, Resistance, and Mediocrity 10. When We Don't Do What We Love

Our Creative Challenge

11. What We Need

Part Two: The Alchemy of Creating a Life You Love

12. The Process 13. It's All About You

Self-Nurturing Your Voice Inside The Negative Chatter AFFIRMATIONS—Your Voice Inside My Affirmations Taking Care of You PRACTICE —Starting Your Day PRACTICE —Follow-Up More Thoughts for Taking Care of You Closing Thoughts

14. Clearing Out the Clutter

PRACTICE—Clearing Out the Clutter

15. Tending to Mind, Body, and Spirit

Avoidance Taking Care of Our Mind, Our Body, and Our Spirit PRACTICE —Simple Meditation for Calming the Mind PRACTICE —Surrounding Ourselves with Positive People EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2

16. Creating Time to Be Alone

When We Begin to Change Creating Quiet PRACTICE —Creating Quiet and Stillness—the Art of Not-Doing PRACTICE —Solitude in Motion: The Art of Quietly Doing by Yourself

17. Doing What You Love

18. Fifteen Minutes a Day—Creating Time We Don't Think We Have

Fifteen Minutes a Day to Do What You Love PRACTICE —Fifteen Minutes a Day Creating Time What's Next?

19. Answering the Call

Signposts Along the Path Putting It All into Motion PRACTICE —Identifying Your Calling Our Results

Part Three: Into the Future

20. Crossroads 21. Tip and Turn 22. Back to Center 23. One Voice, One Heart 24. Closing Thoughts

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