At some point in our lives, we all face the question: Do crisis and pain propel us forward or put our lives on hold? In this intimate memoir, Jacqueline Camacho Ruiz shares the eight hidden secrets-the fig factors, as she calls them-of discovering true awareness and embracing life's big sky possibilities, even amidst our greatest struggles. The Fig Factor is an emotionally-charged story spanning two countries and three decades. We begin in Jackie's homeland of Mexico as her mother prays to give birth to a little girl. Eventually, we see the good that came from the arsonist's...