A Blessing in Disguise: 39 Life Lessons from Today's Greatest Teachers

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Penguin, Jan 2, 2008 - Self-Help - 336 pages
Today's greatest luminaries generously share personal stories about their most challenging experience-and provide the healing wisdom that helped them emerge fortified with inner-peace, strengthened faith, and a deeper understanding of life.

Features pieces by:
Dean Ornish
Rachel Naomi Remen
Bernie Siegel
Joan Borysenko
Harriet Lerner
Belleruth Naparstek
Stephen Levine
Martha Beck
Dharma Singh Khalsa
Daphne Rose Kingma
David Whyte
Anne Wilson Schaef
And Others
 

Contents

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
1
The Symphony Within 24
24
Saying YES to Breast Cancer 377
37
Resources
43
What Einstein Knew
49
To Die in One Life Is to Blossom in Another
62
The Sun
68
Reflections
75
Resources
151
Earth and Sky
154
Of Love and Forgiveness
161
If You See Buddha on the Road Say Vrooooooom
167
Embracing Fear Surrendering and Finding New Trust
174
My Guru
180
Resources
190
Love Is the Only Thing That Matters
196

Resources
86
A Familys Journey from Mourning to Celebration
94
Honesty
101
Waking Up within Lifes Mashugana Dream
107
Death and Dying
115
Resources
124
You Are the Gift
134
We Are Never Too Young for Lifes Lessons
144
Matthews Story
197
Why Throw Your Life Away?
210
Intimacy
227
Half Life
241
Contributors
265
About Andrea Joy Cohen M D
287
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