Metaphors (Chapter 1)

The author introduces and highlights two very different images in this chapter that can be seen as connecting metaphorically to important events and situations about which he is writing. Based on the content of this chapter, how do you think the references to “Precise Time” and to the destruction of the “Forever Wild” house relate to what you know so far of the author’s story?

Having a Purpose (Chapter 2)

How has “having a purpose” made a particular difference in your life – or, more specifically, at a period in your life when you were experiencing significant stress, or difficulty?

Solace (Chapter 3)

The term “solace” is essentially a synonym for “comfort.” What, in your experience, has been the most effective type or situation of solace, or comfort, that you have experienced? How relevant is it, do you think, that someone offering comfort have a similar experience...