When life challenges us and we find ourselves at a loss, where do we find the strength and insight to give our lives a new perspective? The resources of the soul are diverse, provided we give it the necessary space and pause to allow the forces of an experience to unfold. Whether in the wondrous multiplication of bestowed trust, in the humbling confirmation of self-awareness, in the music of Claude Debussy, the novels of Charles Dickens, the monumental creations of Michelangelo, or the surprising turn in a psalm, in the wisdom of fairy tales or the quiet voices of the stars – ten authors highlight the various resources of the soul in thirteen contributions.