The Little Book of Everyday MiraclesThere's something about miracles that's utterly enticing. Just to hear about a miracle makes you feel more hopeful. It doesn't matter whether this miracle happened to you or to a complete stranger - it can still delight you. It's a delight that lingers, that leaves you with a spring in your step. Suddenly life doesn't seem so difficult. But where are miracles to be found, and how do they come about? In this beautiful collection of inspiring true stories, everyday people share moments of unexpected courage and kindness, chance meetings and remarkable coincidences, showing us that miracles can take us out of the darkest places and give us the courage to get moving again. They're a divine catalyst, which reminds us that the impossible may just be possible. The perfect book for anyone wanting to experience a little of life's magic. |
Contents
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| 5 | |
3 The Golden Lady | 9 |
4 Daring to dream | 13 |
5 A saint in the making | 18 |
6 The train to Maida Vale | 23 |
7 A day like no other | 27 |
8 A lasting gift | 33 |
28 When miracles dont happen | 124 |
29 Love story | 128 |
30 Look at their feet | 132 |
31 Spontaneous stupidity | 136 |
32 The Pied Piper | 140 |
33 Reality check | 145 |
34 Enough is enough | 149 |
35 They know who they are | 153 |
9 Answered prayer | 38 |
10 A hug from heaven | 43 |
11 Simple act of kindness | 47 |
12 The whisper of wisdom | 52 |
13 Under the Morton Bay fig | 56 |
14 Tie a yellow ribbon | 63 |
15 When time stood still | 68 |
16 Childs play | 73 |
17 Forgotten reverence | 76 |
18 Labour day | 82 |
19 Signs from the other side | 85 |
20 One more hour | 88 |
21 The power of words | 92 |
22 The will to survive | 96 |
23 A thousand paper cranes | 100 |
24 A moonless night | 105 |
25 Forget me not | 109 |
26 If you could go anywhere | 113 |
27 Miracle making | 119 |
36 Chilli pepper roll | 156 |
37 Finding faith | 160 |
38 Owl magic | 163 |
39 Answering the call | 168 |
40 Unravelling | 174 |
41 She watches everything you do | 179 |
42 Two of a kind | 184 |
43 I made a mistake | 189 |
44 Intuition | 194 |
45 Dragonfly stillness | 197 |
46 The closing cadence | 201 |
47 Touched by an angel | 205 |
48 Saving Coco | 210 |
49 Seeding awareness | 214 |
50 The beginning | 217 |
Endnotes | 223 |
Acknowledgements | 225 |
Back cover | 228 |
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