Years of counseling have enabled Dr. Henry Cloud to observe people trying to work out the most important issues of life - issues like relationships, career, fulfillment, meaning, pain, hurt, loss, despair, and addictions. And here's what he learned: There are some universal principles, similar to gravity, which are always at work in life. Presented here are nine insightful ideas that reveal the truth about our fears, our hopes, our relationships and, above all, about our potential to grow spiritually.