Table of Contents
Introduction xi
From the tropics to the snow 1
An unexpected career path 14
Honesty and surrender 28
Regret 1 I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me 44
Products of our environment 58
Trappings 71
Regret 2 I wish I hadn't worked so hard 87
Purpose and intention 99
Simplicity 112
Regret 3 I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings 127
No guilt 141
Gifts in disguise 157
Regret 4 I wish I'd stayed in touch with my friends 168
True friends 180
Allow yourself 194
Regret 5 I wish I had let myself be happier 207
Happiness is now 221
A matter of perspective 236
Changing times 247
Darkness and dawn 262
No regrets 278
Smile and know 292
Acknowledgements 303
About the Author 304