每个人的人生道路不可能都是一帆风顺的，都会有困惑彷徨、失意痛苦的时候。说得更直接一点儿就是，从我们每个人出生的那一天开始，就注定了要背负起经历各种困难折磨的命运。每当我们困惑、失意的时候，心灵就要承受着巨大的压力与打击。

本书系“心灵鸡汤”之《不屈的灵魂》，书中收录了一些清新隽永的小故事，这些故事经典耐读，流传广泛。当你心烦意乱、困惑彷徨的时候，请打开这本书，相信你会得到最及时的指点、最细心的呵护。

Introduction

1. TAKING THE CHALLENGE

 Growing Roots

 A New Day for Dorothy

 Small Soldiers

 Journey out of Silence

 The Flight of the Red-Tail

 Albert

 The Racking Horse

 Tina's Ten Points

 Beat the Drum

 The Letter

 Just Do What You Can

2. LIVING YOUR DREAM

 New Directions

 Dare to Imagine

 The Little Girl Who Dared to Wish

 Perseverance

 Never Give Up

 How to Be New and Different

 I Was Thirty-Seven Years Old at the Time

 The Secret Behind My Success

3. THE, POWER OF'LOVE

 No Greater Love

 Dharma

 Dear Jesse

 The Other Mother

 Washing Teddy Bears

 To Love Enough

 The Angel Who Fetched

 Ben

 Heaven's Very Special Child

 Lavender Roses

4. THE POWER OF SUPPORT

 The Day I Finally Cried

 The Sound of One Hand Clapping

 The Joy of Usefulness

 The Writer

 Tzippie

 Sharing Beauty

 Mama's Visit

 Margaret of New Orleans

 Bridge Builder

 The Yellow Ribbon

 And,And,And

5. INSIGHTS AND LESSONS

 A Lesson in Cloud Recognition

 A Story to Live By

 Sensory Deprivation

 The Birthday Present

 Mrs. George

 A Bowl of Humility

 Wind Beneath My Wings

 How I Came to Terms

6. ON COURAGE AND DETERMINATION

 The Best Advice I Ever Had

 The Victim's Voice

 Barriers or Hurdles?

 A Tribute to Courage

 Riley

 Superman Learns How to Ride

 A Father's Advice

 Ask Creatively

 Never Say Quit

 Struggle and Victory

 Mothers of Disabled Children

7. ON ATTITUDE

 Third-Place Winner

 Challenger Baseball

 Don't Worry,Be Happy

 The Wake

 The Power of Forgiveness

 Happy Birthday

 Manners

 Born to Live,Born to Love

 Table Manners

8. A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE

 Big Willy

 Just Playing

 The Cracked Pot

 A Flight of Geese

 Sledding

 The Hill

 The Halfway Point

 I Talk to Me

 Obstacle Illusions

 What Should I Fear?

9. ECLECTIC WISDOM

 What's Wrong with Your Dad?

 Cyclops Stole Our Hearts

 An Act of Faith

 Benny's Balloon

 Mother's Hands

 The Game

 Hussy Sunsets

 Two Brothers

 At Wit's End