Yesterday, I Cried

Vanzant, who has inspired millions with her bestselling books and as a repeat guest on "Oprah!, " recalls the turning points in her own life and discusses the universal lessons they teach.

Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Beginning

1. What's the Lesson When You Think You Figured Out the Lesson, and You Really Haven't?

2. What's the Lesson When You Are an Unwanted, Neglected, and Abused Child?

3. What's the Lesson When You Do Not Realize That You Are a Teacher?

4. What's the Lesson When You Don't Realize That Life Is a School?

5. What's the Lesson When You Are Poor, Ugly, and Feeling Bad?

6. What's the Lesson When You Are Raped as a Child?

7. What's the Lesson When You've Been Taught That You Are Unlovable?

8. What's the Lesson When You Don't Reconcile Your Past Before Moving Ahead?

9. What's the Lesson When You Engage in Self-Destructive Behavior?

10. What's the Lesson When You Are a Motherless Child Raising Children?

11. What's the Lesson When You Learn the Lesson, Then Forget It?

12. What's the Lesson When You Begin to Recognize Yourself as Who You Really Are?

13. What's the Lesson When You Lose Someone You Really Love?

14. What's the Lesson When You Have Mastered All the Wrong Lessons?

15. What's the Lesson When You Try to Cheat on a Test?

16. What's the Lesson When You Don't Love Yourself First?

17. What's the Lesson When You Get the Lesson but Don't Know What to Do With It?

18. What's the Lesson When You Let the Past Pass?

19. What's the Lesson When You Do It All Wrong and It Turns Out All Right?

Epilogue