1. On love -- Love : the one creative force / Eric Butterworth -- All I remember / Bobbie Probstein -- Heart song / Patty Hansen -- True love / Barry and Joyce Vissell -- The hugging judge / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen -- It can't happen here? / Jack Canfield -- Who you are makes a difference / Helice Bridges -- One at a time / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen -- The gift / Bennet Cerf -- A brother like that / Dan Clark -- On courage / Dan Millman -- Big Ed / Joe Batten -- Love and the cabbie / Art Buchwald -- A simple gesture / John W. Schlatter -- The smile / Hanoch McCarthy -- Amy Graham / Mark V. Hansen -- A story for Valentine's Day / Jo Ann Larsen -- Carpe diem! / Alan Cohen -- I know you, you're just like me! / Stan Dale -- Another way / Terry Dobson-- The gentlest need / Fred T. Wilhelms -- Bopsy / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen -- Puppies for sale / Dan Clark --

2. Learning to love yourself -- The golden Buddha / Jack Canfield -- Start with yourself / Anonymous -- Nothing but the truth! / Dallas Morning News -- Covering all the bases / source unknown -- My declaration of self-esteem / Virginia Satir -- The big lady / Bobbie Probstein -- Response/ability / Bernard Gunther -- The rules for being human / Ch�erie Carter-Scott -- 3. On parenting -- Children learn what they live / Dorothy L. Nolte -- Why I chose my father to be my Dad / Bettie B. Youngs -- The animal school / George H. Reavis -- Touched / Victor Nelson -- I love you, son / Victor B. Miller -- What you are is as important as what you do / Patricia Fripp -- A mom's life / Delia Ephron-- The perfect American family / Michael Murphy -- Just say it! / Gene Bedley -- A legacy of love / Bobbie Gee -- On parenting / Kahlil Gibran --

4. On learning -- Bilding me a fewchr / Frank Trujillo -- I like myself now / Everett Shostrum -- All the good things / Helen P. Mrosla -- You are a marvel / Pablo Casals -- All I ever really needed to know I learned in kindergarten / Robert Fulghum -- We learn by doing / John Holt -- The hand / source unknown -- The Royal Knights of Harlem / Gloria Steinem -- The little boy / Helen E. Buckley -- I am a teacher / John W. Schlatter -- 5. Live your dream -- Make it come true / Dan Clark -- I think I can! / Michele Borba -- Rest in peace : the "I can't" funeral / Chick Moorman -- The 333 story / Bob Proctor -- There are no vans / Anthony Robbins -- Ask, ask, ask / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen -- Tommy's bumper sticker / Mark V. Hansen -- Rick Little's quest / adapted from Peggy Mann -- The magic of believing / Edward J. McGrath, Jr. -- Glenna's goal book / Glenna Salsbury -- Another check mark on the list / John Goddard -- Look out, baby, I'm your love man! / Jack Canfield -- Willing to pay the price / John McCormack -- Everybody has a dream / Virginia Satir -- Follow your dream / Jack Canfield --

The box / Florence Littauer -- Encouragement / Nido Qubein -- Walt Jones / Bob Moawad -- Are you strong enough to handle critics? / Theodore Roosevelt -- Risking / Patty Hansen -- Try something different / Price Pritchett -- Service with a smile / Karl Albrecht and Ron Zenke -- 6. Overcoming obstacles -- Obstacles / Victor E. Frankl -- Consider this / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen -- John Corcoran - the man who couldn't read / Gary Smith -- Don't be afraid to fail / Wall Street Journal - Abraham Lincoln didn't quit / source unknown -- Lesson from a son / Danielle Kennedy -- Failure? No! Just temporary setbacks / Dottie Walters -- For me to be more creative, I am waiting for... / David B. Campbell -- Everybody can do something / Jack Canfield -- Yes, you can / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen -- Run, Patti, run / Mark V. Hansen -- The power of determination / Burt Dubin -- The power of optimism / Alan Loy McGinnis -- Faith / Roy Campanella -- She saved 219 lives / Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen -- Are you going to help me? / Mark V. Hansen -- Just one more time / Hanoch McCarty -- There is greatness all around you - use it / Bob Richards --

7. Eclectic wisdom -- You've got yourself a deal / Florence Littauer -- Take a moment to really see / Jeffrey Thomas -- If I had my life to live over / Nadine Stair -- Two monks / Irmgard Schloegl -- Sachi / Dan Millman -- The dolphin's gift / Elizabeth Gwain -- The touch of the master's hand / Myra B. Welch -- More Chicken Soup? -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments (continued).