Who has not experienced passages in life during which it seems there is no place to turn for courage or comfort, for guidance or compassion. Alone with our pain, it's tempting to surrender to despair. Yet these same moments can bring us profound opportunities for life-transforming clarity and inner strength if we learn how to embrace them. This collection of readings, meditation thoughts, and affirmations will help readers recognize and nurture their own innate strengths and gifts. Practical insights and sensitive reflections will be welcome guideposts as they make their way through difficult times. Unlike many meditations books, this one does not follow the calendar year, rather it allows readers to dip into the book at their own leisure. This a repackaging of a bestselling classic that has become a mainstay in recovery and support groups, as well as in psychological circles.