Acknowledgments | p. 11 |
Introduction | p. 12 |
Regaining a Passion for Life | p. 14 |
For Better or for Worse | p. 16 |
Giving Life Your Best Shot Is All That's Required | p. 19 |
Those Early Childhood Dreams | p. 21 |
Nascar in Crowville | p. 24 |
Queenie Was a Redbone Hound | p. 27 |
Still Better to Keep It Simple | p. 29 |
Small-Town ExperiencesùPriceless | p. 32 |
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | p. 34 |
The Circle of Influence | p. 36 |
When Your Light Goes Out | p. 39 |
What's on Your Mind? | p. 42 |
Overloaded or Over Aged? | p. 45 |
The Magic Ingredients | p. 47 |
Root System Key to Every Strong Family | p. 50 |
The Compound Interest on Thinking | p. 52 |
Smiles Add Miles to Life | p. 54 |
Thank You, Daddy | p. 56 |
Take Time to Examine the Little Things | p. 58 |
Standing on the Top Looking Down | p. 60 |
Never Throw in the Towel on Your Dreams | p. 63 |
Learning Lessons from the Natural World | p. 65 |
Momma Knows What Is Good for You | p. 67 |
I Was Addressed as "Dr. Robert Charles Payne" | p. 69 |
Never Giving Up Only Makes You Stronger | p. 71 |
Memories of My Yesterday | p. 73 |
From The Heart | |
Have You Ever Wondered If God Plays Football? | p. 75 |
Getting a Kick out of Life Way Back When | p. 77 |
Stephen King Must Have Been a Deer Hunter | p. 79 |
It's Okay to Tell Dad You Love Him | p. 81 |
True Reality Includes Taste of Failure | p. 83 |
He Was My Best Friend and I Miss Him | p. 85 |
Why I Don't Gamble | p. 87 |
It's the Little Things | p. 89 |
Who Gave You a Head Start in Your Life? | p. 90 |
Time Wasted or Time Invested | p. 92 |
So You Think You Want to Run for Public Office? | p. 94 |
Would You Chase Your Dream for Forty-Five Years? | p. 96 |
Sharing Lessons of a Lifetime | p. 98 |
Toe-Tapping, Hand-Clapping Good Time | p. 100 |
Never Give Up | p. 102 |
It Is Well with My Soul | p. 104 |
The Joy of Discovering the Mysteries of the Universe | p. 106 |
A Very Exciting Late-Night Phone Call | p. 108 |
How Often Do You Go to the Movies? | p. 110 |
Education and Reality Shows | p. 112 |
Laughter Is the Best Medicine | p. 114 |
Walking Is More Than Exercise | p. 116 |
Remember Those Classic Remarks | p. 118 |
Man's Best Friend | p. 120 |
What Happened to Your Dreams? | p. 122 |
Notre Dame, Oklahoma, or Northeast? | p. 124 |
Gold Days and Good Memories | p. 126 |
Remembering Sam Hanna | p. 128 |
Holocaust Faith | p. 130 |
Football Games and a Honeymoon | p. 132 |
"Honor Thy Father" (A Father's Day Article) | p. 134 |
How Old Is Too Old? | p. 136 |
How to Think | p. 137 |
I Believe | p. 138 |
I Want to Know What Love Is | p. 140 |
Is It Ok for Us to Dream? | p. 142 |
It Is Hard to Hide from All of the Fans | p. 144 |
The Moment of Critical Mass | p. 146 |
It Takes a Long Time | p. 148 |
It Takes Only One Idea | p. 150 |
Jack of All Trades, Master of None | p. 152 |
The Wisdom of Proverbs | p. 155 |
Jesus' Temptations | p. 157 |
Life Lessons | p. 159 |
Living Up to a Name | p. 160 |
Lukewarm | p. 162 |
Mentors | p. 164 |
Mind Games | p. 167 |
Mustard Seed | p. 168 |
My Heroes | p. 169 |
A Daughter and Her Daddy | p. 171 |
A Few Words Can Speak Volumes | p. 173 |
Baby Blues | p. 176 |
The Biggest Shock of My Life | p. 178 |
Growing Up a Coach's Son | p. 180 |
In the Still, Small Voice | p. 182 |
Sayings from Life | p. 184 |
Number One Threat to Our Health | p. 186 |
Our Tears Magnify Our Sight | p. 188 |
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