Hope, Lessons from a Hummingbird: A Redemptive Adventure of how a regular guy got free from depression and rage

In Hope: Lessons from a Hummingbird, William Cuccia shows readers how to look within their heart and the simplest forms of benevolence to find redemption and faith. This self-empowerment guide is an autobiographical flight of a tiny wan hummingbird into the heart and intellect of one couple that over the course of eight days nursed her back to health, and with the help of a conservation expert, released her back into the wild. The author shares his bittersweet journey in which he walked a dangerous path of self-loathing and denial that jeopardized his marriage, his ministry, and his sanity. It took the fierce courage of something so incredibly fragile to turn his inner demons into flashes of light. With humor and wit, this drama soars like a celebration with a life all its own. At once tender, at times exacting, readers are given a chance to consider their own beliefs, strengths, and ability to hope against all odds.

William Cuccia has spent over thirty years in education and public speaking. As a pastor, he has ministered in Canada, Japan, Cambodia, The Czech Republic, France, and Mexico. Later he became a corporate sales trainer and, presently, he is a chief financial officer for a company in Southern California, where he continues to speak at a number of churches. A songwriter and an artist, He and his wife Nan live in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.