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How to use this book . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1   
Finding your birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Being, accepting & loving what is already . . 12
Do you see your life has already started? . . .14
Be like the tree trunk . . . . . . . . . . . 17
An opening flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
I can choose. So can you . . . . . . . .24
When was the last time you stopped to smell
the roses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
From the dark to the light. Are you coming too?..32

Are you blocking yourself? . . . . . . . . 35
Trying to heal another. . . . . . . . . . . . 38
How good will you let yourself feel?. .41
You have 2 choices in life. . . . . . . . . 43
Shine or shadow? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Chapter 2
Stop to look around you . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tips for a healthy life (don’t let the weeds grow
too long) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Do we need to wait in the unknown? .58
Are you letting someone else’s shadow dim you
& your brilliance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Sometimes there is nothing to fix . . . .63
Do you ever feel lonely, like you ‘don’t fit in’? .66
Time to let go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
How do I know? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Who are you being now? . . . . . . . . . .73
Going with the flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Finding joy in unexpected places . . . .78
Which path shall I take today? . . . . . . 81
Laying down on the side of the road . .85

Chapter 3
Standing out or blending in? . . . . . . . .92
I need to be different . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Is your climb too big? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
I am alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Too hard to look at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Who shall I be today? . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Peace is in your heart, if you let it . . . 113
There is a fight going on inside of me .116
Do I have to leave my body? . . . . . . . 119
Time for a change? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Is there a way (to be with you)? . . . . . 127
I am enough already . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Holding on to feelings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Chapter 4
Can I remember where my heart is? . 140
Inwards first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Is this my home or someone else’s? . .146
I don’t want to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
You are here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Is there a path? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Why is it the hardest thing? . . . . . . . . .157
Does success have to be conditional? .161
Is there a time for joy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
My son put a sticker on my shoulder this morning.166
Do I acknowledge you? . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
When you are growing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
What is it you want from your life today, sweet-
heart? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183