What to Do With the Rest of Your Life

by Miller, J. Keith; Miller, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780824521394
• ISBN10: 0824521390
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-15
• Publisher: Crossroad Pub Co

Summary

Based on Miller's tested techniques for discerning our creative desires, this story highlights and guides the reader through a process of self-discovery and discernment.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
A Brand New Day!	p. 11
The End of the Runway	p. 15
The Guide	p. 25
Surprise Contact with an Inner Ally	p. 29
Summary of Steps for Awakening Your Personal Dreams for the Rest of Your Life	p. 35
The Alchemy of Transforming Dreams into Concrete Goals	p. 36
The Plan: Hologram or Blueprint?	p. 43
Steps for Changing a Dream into a Specific Goal and Investigating Its Feasibility	p. 50
A Mouse in the Punch Bowl?	p. 51
Get Ready, Get Set...	p. 56
Making and Using a Dream Book	p. 62
Go!	p. 63
Dream Killers - and Angels	p. 65
Sharing Dreams with Your Partner - Scary!	p. 71
Ground Rules for Sharing Dream Lists and/or Specific Goals (or Problem Issues) with Another	p. 78
Intimate Surprises for the Adventurer	p. 79
A Daily Interpersonal Communication Process for the Journey	p. 83
A Daily Interpersonal Communication Process	p. 88
Intimacy 101: Listening and Loving, Interrupted by Life	p. 89
Born in the Ashes: A Dream Team	p. 93
Birthing a Non-Business Dreamers Group	p. 96
A Ten-Minute Ice Melter Process for Almost Any Kind of Group	p. 104
An All-Pro Rookie	p. 105
Second Honeymoon and an Invitation to the Launching Party	p. 108
May Day! May Day! Fire on the Launch Pad!	p. 112
Time Out for Repairs	p. 120
Beginning the Guided Tour through the Engine Room	p. 123
Evicting Ancient Father Feelings	p. 129
You've Got to Excavate the Positive	p. 137
Locating Buried Personal Assets	p. 141
Locating Buried Character Assets	p. 146
Business on the Fast Track	p. 147
Why Would My Inner Wisdom Sabotage My Own Deepest Desires?	p. 152
The Search for the Hidden Motivator That Can Bushwhack Our Goals - and Lives	p. 157
Being Playful - with Fire	p. 163
Till Death Us Do Part	p. 167
Unmasking the Inner Wisdom	p. 174
Facing and Confronting the Hidden Controller	p. 180
Locating and Confronting a Hidden Motivating Controller	p. 185
Is There Any Help Out There? A Probe	p. 187
Cracks in the Armor?	p. 193
A Simple Organizational Communication Structure	p. 196
Some Surprise Witnesses Take the Stand	p. 198
Discovering Denied Personal Defects	p. 206
Discovering Buried Personal Defects	p. 215
Learning an Inner Dialogue	p. 217
A Ten-Minute Listening Meditation	p. 226
Responding	p. 227
A Way of Silent Interaction with God	p. 231
An Abdication - Or Two?	p. 232
Just Below the Bottom Line	p. 240
Community Building	p. 247
Exercises	p. 248
Notes	p. 250
An Autobiographical Word from the Author	p. 251
A Word from the Editor	p. 253
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