
52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life
Inspirational Reflections for the Christmas Season
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life
Inspirational Reflections for the Christmas Season
About this book
Enrich your holidays with little reminders about the things that matter most in life.
If George and Mary Bailey are annual guests at your home every winter, you already know that It's a Wonderful Life is more than just a holiday tradition--it's a powerful reminder that our lives can change everyone around us, for better or worse. But what can this Christmas classic teach us about our everyday lives?
52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life will change the way you think about this holiday staple, from the lightheartedness of George and Mary's floor-parting dance to the poignancy of a community that rallies to save a desperate man, Bob Welch's 52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life will inspire you to live for the things that matter most.
Welch invites you to revisit the defining lessons in Frank Capra's 1946 classic and discover new dimensions of the film you've seen time and again, including:
- What can we all learn from Mary's quiet contentedness?
- Can George's selflessness make you rethink your own priorities?
- What impact do we have on the people around us?
Join Welch for a close-up of the characters and themes that shape this timeless story of resilience and redemption. You'll be reminded that life's most important work is often the work we never planned to do, that God can use the most unlikely among us to get the job done, and that grace is the greatest gift we can possibly give.
Discover why It's a Wonderful Life is more than just a holiday tradition--it's an inspiration for you to lead a better life, to become a person of honor and integrity, and to recognize what really matters.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Author’s Note
- Lesson 1: God Honors Our “Childlike Faith”
- Lesson 2: Underdogs Matter
- Lesson 3: Sometimes You Just Gotta Dance
- Lesson 4: You Matter to the World
- Lesson 5: Self-Pity Skews Our Vision
- Lesson 6: Life’s Greatest Adventures are about People, Not Places or Things
- Lesson 7: You Can’t Run Away from Your Problems
- Lesson 8: It’s Wise to Seek Counsel
- Lesson 9: Stop to Count Your Blessings
- Lesson 10: There’s No Impact without Contact
- Lesson 11: When Criticized, Consider the Source
- Lesson 12: Find Your Own Bedford Falls, Wherever You Live
- Lesson 13: Trying to Keep up with the Joneses is Futile
- Lesson 14: Perspective Changes Everything
- Lesson 15: Prayer Changes Things
- Lesson 16: Revel in the Accomplishments of Others
- Lesson 17: Don’t Wait to Tell Someone You Care
- Lesson 18: Every Journey Has a Secret Destination
- Lesson 19: Don’t Look for What is, but for What May be
- Lesson 20: It’s in Helping Others That We Help Ourselves
- Lesson 21: Life is Not a Bed of Roses
- Lesson 22: It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
- Lesson 23: Quiet Lives Can Speak the Loudest
- Lesson 24: No Man is an Island
- Lesson 25: God’s Greatest Gift is Life
- Lesson 26: The Greatest Gift You Can Give is Grace
- Lesson 27: There’s Much to be Said for Long-Term Commitments
- Lesson 28: Actions Speak Louder than Words
- Lesson 29: Look for the Best in People
- Lesson 30: Vengeance is Not Ours, Saith the Lord
- Lesson 31: Nobody is Perfect . . . Which Brings Us to Grace
- Lesson 32: The Essence of Life is Relationships
- Lesson 33: What Triggers True Change is True Humility
- Lesson 34: Fame Doesn’t Equal Success, nor Obscurity Failure
- Lesson 35: Bitterness Backfires on the One Who’s Bitter
- Lesson 36: Living Simply Helps Us Appreciate What’s Most Significant
- Lesson 37: High Ideals are an Honorable Pursuit
- Lesson 38: Lost Dreams Can be Found Opportunities
- Lesson 39: All That Glitters is Not Gold
- Lesson 40: People Respond to Honorable Examples
- Lesson 41: Helping Others Requires Sacrifice
- Lesson 42: Look for Friends Who Bring out the Best in You
- Lesson 43: Desperation Can be a Catalyst for Great Things
- Lesson 44: Miracles Happen
- Lesson 45: Age is Insignificant; How You Live is Not
- Lesson 46: The Richest People in Town Might Have Little Money
- Lesson 47: The World Needs more Sentimental Hogwash
- Lesson 48: Pay Attention to the Task at Hand
- Lesson 49: People Can Change
- Lesson 50: Entering a Child’s World Expands Your World
- Lesson 51: It Takes Time for Some Flowers to Bloom
- Lesson 52: Life Revisions Strengthen the Script
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Notes