Table of Contents
Pain, Power and Promise: 19 Ways To a Bolder, Stronger
and More Resilient Life!
A Moment in Time
Pain’s First Hidden Pearl: Accept
the Paradoxes Inherent in Life
Pain Is a Language Without Words
Pain’s Second Hidden Pearl: Find
Meaning in Our Suffering
There Is Usually Someone Worse Off
Pain’s Third Hidden Pearl: Rise
Above Self-Pity
The Winds of Change
Pain’s Fourth Hidden Pearl: Transform
Natural Anxiety Into Sacred Anxiety
Stop the Merry-Go-Round—I Want to Get Off!
Pain’s Fifth Hidden
Pearl: Allow For a Season of Disruption and Disintegration
A Roadway in the Wilderness
Pain’s Sixth Hidden Pearl: Anticipate
Change and Choose Decisively
Our Network of Support
Pain’s Seventh Hidden Pearl: Seek Healthy
Connectedness
Is There Nothing New Under the Sun?
Pain’s Eighth Hidden Pearl:
Jump-Start Your Initiative!
The Power Tool Black and Decker Doesn’t Make
Pain’s Ninth
Hidden Pearl: Command and Control Your State of Mind
Outrageous God Outside the Box
Pain’s Tenth Hidden Pearl: Expect
Wonders and Trust in Mysteries
Landmines and Wheelchair Crossings
Pain’s Eleventh Hidden Pearl:
Utilize Play, Adaptability and Creativity
Keepers of the Flame
Pain’s Twelvth Hidden Pearl: Fan the
Fire and Find Your Inner Shero
The Gateway to Enhanced Relationships
Pain’s Thirteenth Hidden
Pearl: Enforce Boundaries for Self-Preservation
A Pill Cannot Heal the Soul
Pain’s Fourteenth Hidden Pearl: Stop!
Don’t Medicate Just
Because You Can
Go Forth and Slay Dragons
Pain’s Fifteenth Hidden Pearl: Have
the Courage to Live Out Loud!
Mirror, Mirror On the Wall
Pain’s Sixteenth Hidden Pearl: Combat
Injustice With Righteous Indignation
Unlock the Handcuffs of Hatred
Pain’s Seventeenth Hidden Pearl:
Unleash the Healing Power of Forgiveness
Praise is the Larger Prayer
Pain’s Eighteenth Hidden Pearl:
Put on Gratitude As a Copious Attitude
From Pain to Power & Promise
Pain’s Nineteenth Hidden Pearl:
Pour Forth Your Treasure Unto All the Earth
