Stirrings. "This is it, my pet Pachooch!" / Bonnie Friedman ; "Our irrecoverable time" / Edwidge Danticat ; Illuminations / Marianne Williamson ; Beginning / Lorene Cary ; Girl I was / Kathryn Harrison ; Questions? / Jennifer Krause ; Pivotal moment / Michael Cunningham -- Search. Where do I find my me-ness? / Alain de Botton ; Crystal clear / Helena Andrews ; Best of her abilities / Paige Williams ; Case for thinking big / Mallika Chopra ; Case for starting small / Mark Epstein, M.D. ; My best self / Natalie Baszile ; Who am I meant to be? / Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D. -- Leap! Faith, hope, and Sasquatch / Martha Beck ; Live like there's no tomorrow / Danzy Senna ; A new foundation / Eliza Thomas ; Your life is a story you have lived to tell / Laura Munson ; Tuning in / Ellen Roth ; Give peace a chance / Wini Yunker -- Trials and error. If all else fails.../ Elizabeth Gilbert ; Turn of the tide / Amy Hempel ; It's all about what you do with your breakthrough / Martha Beck ; Trust muscle / Barbara Graham ; Rejected? Lucky you! / Suzanne Finnamore -- Second acts. Never too late / Robin Black ; What's holding you back? / Valorie Burton ; White room / Elizabeth Kaye ; Blame it on the bossanova / Mary South ; Lesson learned / Nanette Terrenal ; Swan's way / Katherine B. Weissman ; Are you listening to your life? / Parker J. Palmer ; Keeping the flame / Patti Smith.