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  title : A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul : 101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

  author : Canfield, Jack

  publisher : Health Communications, Inc.

  isbn10 | asin :

  print isbn13 : 9781558743809

  ebook isbn13 : 9780585103419

  language : English

  subject Spiritual life.

  publication date : 1996

  lcc : BL624.A13 1996eb

  ddc : 158/.12

  subject : Spiritual life.

  Page i

  "Chicken Soup for the Soul has the unique ability to change people's consciousness and make a difference in each of our lives. It certainly touched this ocean lover's soul."

  Wyland

  ocean artist

  "The first two Chicken Soup books have enriched my life in a powerful fashion. It's hard to imagine, but A 3rd Serving tastes even better than the first two. Go ahead, indulge yourself."

  Pat Williams

  general manager, Orlando Magic

  "Chicken Soup for the Soul is also a treat for the mind and a lift for the heart."

  Norman Lear

  television producer

  "A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul is a veritable gold mine of insight and inspiration."

  Thea Alexander

  author, 2150 A.D.

  "A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul may or may not cure your cold, but it will surely open your heart. These inspiring stories are just what the doctor ordered to reduce your stress, lift your spirits and connect you to healing wisdom and the power of optimism."

  Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

  author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and Fire in the Soul

  "This is another outstanding collection of powerful, heartwarming stories, full of ideas and inspiration for life and work. A 3rd Serving is easily the best book in the Chicken Soup series."

  Brian Tracy

  author, The Psychology of Achievement

  Page ii

  "Congratulations, chefs! Your latest dose of Chicken Soup has all my favorite ingredients: wit, wisdom, insight and inspirationall blended perfectly. I want another helping, and another, and ..."

  Bob Moawad

  chairman and CEO, Edge Learning Institute

  Page iii

  A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for The SoulÔ

  101 More Stories To Open The Heart And Rekindle The Spirit

  Jack Canfield

  and

  Mark Victor Hansen

  Health Communications, Inc.

  Deerfield Beach, Florida

  Page iv

  We would like to acknowledge the following publishers and individuals for permission to reprint the following material. (Note: The stories that were penned anonymously, that are public domain or were written by Jack Canfield or Mark Victor Hansen are not included in this listing.)

  (Continued on page 348)

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  A 3rd serving of chicken soup for the soul: 101 more stories to open the heart and rekindle the spirit / [compiled by] Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen.

  p. cm,

  ISBN 1-55874-380-4 (hardcover). ISBN 1-55874-379-0 (trade paper)

  1. Spiritual lifeAnecdotes. I. Canfield, Jack, (date). II. Hansen, Mark

  Victor. III. Chicken soup for the soul.

  BL624.A13 1996

  158'.12dc2096-6104

  CIP

  © 1996 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

  ISBN 1-55874-379-0 (trade paper) ISBN 1-55874-380-4 (hard cover)

  All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher.

  Publisher: Health Communications, Inc,

  3201 S.W. 15th Street

  Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190

  Cover re-design by Andrea Perrine Brower

  Page v

  Stories are Beings. You invite them to live with you. They'll teach you what they know in return for being a good host. When they're ready to move on, they'll let you know. Then you pass them on to someone else.

  A Cree storyteller

  With love we dedicate this book

  to the over 5 million people who have

  read and shared the Chicken Soup for the Soul books with their families, friends, business partners,

  employees, students and congregations; and

  the over 5,000 readers who have sent us stories, poems

  and quotes for possible inclusion in

  A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

  Although we couldn't use everything you sent in,

  we were deeply touched by your heartfelt

  intention to share yourselves and your

  stories with us and our readers.

  Love to you!

  Page vi

  Page vii

  CONTENTS

  Acknowledgments

  xi

  Introduction

  xv

  1. On Love

  A Secret Promise Kept

  Brian Keefe

  2

  A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy

  Mary Sherman Hilbert

  8

  The Most Caring Child

  Ellen Kreidman

  12

  Information Please

  Paul Villiard

  14

  Two Nickels and Five Pennies

  The Best of Bits & Pieces

  19

  The Ice Cream Girl

  Marion Schoeberlein

  20

  How Magic Helped a Blind Girl See

  Michael Jeffreys

  23

  The Horai Box

  Kathleen Podolsky

  26

  Manuel Garcia

  David Roth

  35

  A Taste of Freedom

  Barbara Rogoff

  38

  Compassion Is in the Eyes

  The Sower's Seeds

  43

  Warm in Your Heart

  Scott Gross

  45

  An Act of Kindness

  The Best of Bits & Pieces

  49

  Two Families

  John Sherrill

  51

  Guests in the Night

  Robert Gass

  53

  Appointment with Love

  Sumalith Ish-Kishor

  61

  Whoever Finds This, I Love You!

  Author Unknown

  65

  An Afternoon in the Park

  Julie A Manhan

  67

  The Little Boy and the Old Man

  Shel Silverstein

  69

  What's Really Important

  Author Unknown

  70

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  Not a One!

  Dale Galloway

  71

  Teddy Bear

  Dale Royal, Tommy Hill, Red Sovine and J. William Denny

  73

  2. On Parenting

  Pace, Come Home

  Alan Cohen

  78

  Tommy's Essay

  Jane Lindstrom

  79

  Barney

  Author Unknown

  81

  Almie Rose

  Michelle La
wrence

  82

  Why I Wear a Plastic Dinosaur

  Dan Schaeffer

  84

  The Coolest Dad in the Universe

  Angle K. Ward-Kucer

  90

  Workin' Man

  Ed Peterman

  93

  It's How You Play the Game That Counts

  Danny Warrick

  95

  No Charge

  M. Adams

  100

  Recognize Your Winners

  Don Martin

  102

  Courage of the Heart

  Patty Hansen

  104

  Legacy of an Adopted Child

  Author Unknown

  106

  What It Means to Be Adopted

  George Dolan

  107

  Class Reunion

  Lynne C. Gaul

  108

  The Gift

  Renee R. Vroman

  110

  3. On Teaching And Learning

  To Beth's First-Grade Teacher

  Dick Abrahamson

  114

  Mr. Washington

  Les Brown

  117

  Faith, Hope and Love

  Peter Spelke

  121

  The Shoes

  Paul E. Mawhinney

  125

  Bonehead

  Larry Terherst

  130

  Footprints on My Heart

  Laura D. Norton

  134

  4. On Death And Dying

  The Golden Crane

  Patricia Lorenz

  140

  If I Had Only Known

  Jana Stanfield

  143

  A Trucker's Last Letter

  Rud Kendall

  150

  For the Love of a Child

  Thea Alexander

  155

  The Last Dance

  Rick Nelles

  159

  My Daddy

  Kelly J. Watkins

  164

  Page ix

  Where Do the Sparrows Go When They Die?

  Casey Kokoska

  167

  The Courage Not to Fight

  Denise Wicks-Harris

  170

  Please Dress Me in Red

  Cindy Dee Holms

  176

  Don't Worry, It'll Be Alright

  Janice Hunt

  178

  The Eternal Optimist

  Beth Dalton

  182

  To Remember Me

  Robert N. Test

  184

  Keep Your Fork

  Roger William Thomas

  186

  There Are No Wheelchairs in Heaven

  D. Trinidad Hunt

  189

  5. A Matter Of Perspective

  Christmas

  Author Unknown

  196

  The Cookie Thief

  Valerie Cox

  199

  The True Story of Arbutus and Sea Gull

  Louise Dickinson Rich

  201

  Lady, Are You Rich?

  Marion Doolan

  205

  The Flower in Her Hair

  Bettie B. Youngs

  207

  Avalanche

  Robert G. Allen

  211

  You Very Good; You Very Fast

  Kathi M. Curry

  215

  Make a Wish

  LeAnne Reaves

  217

  The Accident

  Robert J. McMullen Jr.

  220

  From the Mouth of a Small Boy

  Elaine McDonald

  223

  The Edge

  Kathleen Louise Smiley

  225

  6. A Matter Of Attitude

  Our Deepest Fear

  Marianne Williamson

  232

  Whiners

  Maya Angelou

  233

  Great Value in Disaster

  The Sower's Seedso

  235

  Good News

  The Best of Bits & Pieces

  237

  Rolesand How We Play Them

  Marie Curling

  239

  When We're Alone, We Can Dance

  Beth Ashley

  240

  Johnny

  Barbara A Glanz