A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit - Softcover

Jack Canfield; Mark Victor Hansen; Barry Spilchuk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558744215 ISBN 13: 9781558744219

Publisher: Health Communications, 1996

Synopsis

Sometimes you only have time for a cup of soup. With that in mind, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Barry Spilchuk give you this collection of brand-new stories in a single-serving volume. Now you can enjoy fresh Chicken Soup for the Soul whenever you have a few spare moments.

A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul is the perfect gift for readers who love the original Chicken Soup for the Soul. It's great for businesspeople on the run, young people in need of inspiration, individuals with limited reading time, or anyone looking for a quick pick-me-up.

Enjoy A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul and share its goodness with your loved ones.

About this title

About the Author:

Barry Spilchuk joins Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, have dedicated their lives to the personal and professional growth of others. It was Barry's idea to take Chicken Soup, shrink it down and call it CUP of Soup.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

One Moment Please

"So, how do you develop a relationship?" This question was asked of me when I was doing a Relationship Service seminar for the YMCA. I have to admit that the question caught me off guard for a brief second. We had been talking "theory" all day and this woman wanted some concrete methods for developing client or, for that matter, any relationship.

After pausing for a minute to collect my thoughts, I stated that the only thing I could do was tell her the truth from my experience. Somewhat shyly, I began to tell her the story of how my wife and I saved our relationship. My mind flashed back to a time when Karen and I were at a State Fair and I won two red velvet hearts as a consolation prize in one of the midway games. I broke apart the two hearts and gave one to Karen and kept one for myself.

We had been married 10 years and we were going through a bit of a "flat spot" in our relationship. We still loved each other, but something was missing.

Karen did not want the "flatness" to continue so one day she came up with a plan. She took one of the hearts and hid it in my towel while I was taking a shower. When I went to grab my towel, the red heart spilled out. As I bent down to pick it up, I was overcome with a rush of emotion that made me flash back to the time when I won the red hearts and the love we felt for each other at that moment.

I then hid the heart in her sock drawer. She hid it in my underwear drawer. I hid it in the refrigerator. She wrapped it in plastic wrap and hid it in the peanut butter. Hiding the heart became as much fun as finding it. Each time we hid or found it was a moment to be treasured, like the first moment we fell in love or the first moment we kissed or the first moment we looked into our child's eyes. Each is a cherished and precious moment.

How do you develop a relationship? One moment at a time!

Barry Splichuk

¬1996. All rights reserved. Reprinted from A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul® by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Barry Spilchuk. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 SW 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.

About this edition

• Publisher: Health Communications
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1558744215
• ISBN 13: 9781558744219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214