This collection of true, uplifting stories shows how tapping into twelve, powerful, inner gifts can bring extraordinary moments into ordinary days and enrich all areas of life. Bestselling author Charlene Costanzo has been gathering what she calls "touchstone stories" since her "Polished Stone" Book Tour in 1999-2000 when she lived in a motor home; visited schools, shelters, churches, and prisons throughout the United States; and discussed The Twelve Gifts of Birth with thousands of children and adults. "Looking for evidence of the gifts in others and in my own life has become a daily practice, a quest on which I invite you to join me," says Charlene. "The examples of healings, triumphs, and transformations within this book can encourage us to stay open and "in touch" with our gifts whenever fear, hurt, or anger has closed our hearts." These stories are also intended to spark memories, recognitions, and appreciations of times we used our gifts, which can lead to increasingly abundant living.