Table of Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 The Tapestry of Life 1
Chapter 2 Always a Solution 7
Chapter 3 Being Validated 11
Chapter 4 "Mummy, Are We Rich?" 15
Chapter 5 Meeting Your Teacher 23
Chapter 6 The Swan 29
Chapter 7 Golden Doors 37
Chapter 8 Saint Joan on the Bus 43
Chapter 9 Bath Time 49
Chapter 10 Keep Going On at All Costs 55
Chapter 11 The Invisible MapQuest 61
Chapter 12 Finding Your Voice 67
Chapter 13 Refraining Success 73
Chapter 14 No Hidden Agendas 77
Chapter 15 A Sabbatical from Men 83
Chapter 16 Taxi! Taxi! 89
Chapter 17 Me, Men, and My Mother 95
Chapter 18 No More Longing 101
Chapter 19 Your Portable Paradise 107
Chapter 20 Change the Channel 115
Chapter 21 A Handful of Nails 119
Chapter 22 The Elephant in the Room 123
Chapter 23 1-800-GO-Inside 131
Chapter 24 You're Just Pretty, You're Not Beautiful 135
Chapter 25 Take Care of Your Capital 141
Chapter 26 There Is Nothing to Fix 149
Chapter 27 Taking Off the Band-Aid 155
Chapter 28 My Conversation with Socrates 161
Chapter 29 The Gift of Forgiveness 167
Chapter 30 It Is Done 171
Chapter 31 Don't Miss the Moment 177
Chapter 32 Coming Home to Ithaka 185
"Ithaka" C. P. Cavafy 189
Acknowledgments 191
Join Us! 195
About the Author 197
Reading Guide 199
