Beyond Chicken Soup

<p>In this thoughtful and inspiring guide Fitzgerald offers a refreshing alternative to the self-focused personal-growth literature that dominates bookstore shelves. Toward moving beyond chicken soup Fitzgerald presents 52 weeks of transformative meditations and daily reflections designed to shift the reader's attention a little more toward 'other' ways of thinking.</p><p></p><p>Each week features a powerful reminder message followed by seven thought-provoking interrogatives that challenge the reader to examine their beliefs choices and priorities. With wisdom that speaks to the soul rather than the ego Fitzgerald addresses topics that range from forgiveness and humility to courage and authenticity all the while promoting the idea that true happiness comes not from self-gratification but from creating meaning.</p><p></p><p>As University of Pennsylvania Professor Michael Zuckerman notes in his foreword this is not an ordinary book but one that keeps company with the seers and sages across time and cultures. Complete with artisan bread recipes that encourage readers to bake three loaves each day; place one in thy larder; leave two in hunger's way this unique volume offers practical wisdom for anyone seeking a life of genuine fulfillment rather than fleeting pleasure.</p><p></p><p>How did Tom Fitzgerald get inside my head and know exactly what I needed to be told?</p><p><strong>RABBI HAROLD KUCHNER</strong></p><p><strong>AUTHOR OF <em>When Bad Things Happen to Good People</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Beyond 'Chicken Soup</em> is a delightfully penetrating book that lays the steps to wisdom at your feet. Reading Tom Fitzgerald is like having your own personal spiritual mentor at your side each day.</p><p><strong>MARTIN J. WETHERILL</strong></p><p><strong>AUTHOR OF <em>Eye of the Storm </em>and <em>You Make a Difference</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Anyone in search of a more rewarding and a more fulfilling life and who is ready to be challenged head on will find real nourishment in these pages.</p><p><strong>ROBIN S. SHARMA</strong></p><p><strong>BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF T<em>he Monk Who Sold His Ferrari</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Beyond 'Chicken Soup</em> reaches out and grabs you by the heart the mind and the soul.</p><p><strong>DAVID A. SHAPIRO</strong></p><p><strong>AUTHOR OF <em>Choosing the Right Thing to Do</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Beyond 'Chicken Soup</em> is like having a mentor a wise elder in our midst. Tom Fitzgerald the mentor who speaks to us has the voice of one who has been through the vagaries of a well-spent life and come through his struggles and triumphs with a gentle helpful wisdom. It is a voice we all yearn for.</p><p><strong>CAROLYN NORTH</strong></p><p><strong>AUTHOR OF <em>The Experience of a Lifetime</em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>If Tom Fitzgerald's philosophy of living were adopted by everyone we would know little of crime or man's inhumanity to man.</p><p><strong>GINNY GOFF GREEN</strong></p><p><strong>AUTHOR OF <em>Watering Wilted Flowers</em></strong></p><p></p><p>A fascinating book for anyone who seeks happiness inner wisdom or simply peace and is willing to look in new places to find it. Thoughtful deep original and useful.</p><p><strong>MARIAH BURTON NELSON</strong></p><p><strong>AUTHOR OF <em>The Unburdened Heart: 5 Keys to Forgiveness and Freedom</em></strong></p>