TY  - BOOK
AU  - MacDonald,Gordon
TI  - A resilient life: you can move ahead no matter what 
SN  - 0785271511
AV  - BV 4597.58 .R47 M23 2004 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Nashville
PB  - Nelson Books
KW  - Resilience (Personality trait)
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243); Resilient people are committed to finishing strong: Quitting is not an option -- "Walking" is unthinkable -- Building resilience is a daily pursuit -- The face of aimlessness -- The face of a champion -- Resilient people run inspired by a big-picture view of life -- Resilient people have a sense of life-direction -- Resilient people foresee the great questions of life's passage -- Resilient people prepare to answer the great questions of life's passage -- Resilient people cultivate christian character -- Resilient people listen for a call from God -- Resilient people are confident in their giftedness -- Resilient people intend to live generous lives -- Resilient people run free of the weight of the past -- Repairing the past -- Resilient people respect the power of memory -- The power of memory -- Resilient people practice repentance -- Resilient people are quick to forgive -- Resilient people overflow with gratitude -- Resilient people squeeze the past for all its wisdom -- Resilient people train to go the distance -- Resilient people prepare themselves for the "emergencies" of life -- Resilient people know exactly what has to be accomplished -- Resilient people keep themselves physically fit -- Resilient people grow their minds -- Resilient people harness their emotions -- Resilient people trim their egos -- Resilient people open their hearts to the presence of God -- Resilient people run in the company of a "happy few" -- The value of lingering -- The peril of the solitary life -- How friendship works -- There are certain people
N2  - Whose heart doesn't leap at the sight of a beautifully conditioned runner, effortlessly gliding along, stride-by-stride, mile-by-mile? And what runner gets to this place without a thankless-and often lonely-regimen of strategy and self-denial? Isn't this the perfect metaphor of what your heart is longing for-running life's race with intentionality and grace? With strength and focus?
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