Table of Contents To read some excerpts, click on the listings with a * Chapter 1: Perspective   Perspective on Life   Living Life to the Fullest   Some General Principles to Live By   * Slow Down   Silence is Golden   Everything Old is New Again   It Couldn't be Done   Lessons from the Olympics   The Truth about Others' Lives   Ain't it Awful Chapter 2: Acceptance   Unconditional Acceptance   * The Masks we Wear   What's in a name?   The Impossible Dream   What did you expect?   Impulsive Personality   Regrets   Do you hear what I think I'm saying?   Winning vs. Succeeding Chapter 3: Changes   Moving   Timeless Wisdom   Planes, Trains and Automobiles   Economic Turmoil   Worst First   What do you want to be when you grow up?   Changing Old Habits   Daily Routines Hard to Change   What's going on now?   You Can't Go Home Again Chapter 4: Lifestyle   Lazy Days of Summer   Age of Anxiety   Cool Technology   * Maggie and Me   Death and Taxes   Multitasking   Money or Finances   If only I'd known then…   Empowered to Do your Job   Being Responsible Consumers Chapter 5: Pleasure   Laughter Makes us Think   Summer's County Fair   Music Makes the World go Round   Finding Your Play   Road Trips   It doesn't look like the picture   Rainy Days and Sunshine   Too Cold   Obsessed with the Weather   * Sitting on Top of the World Chapter 6: Love   Divorce is not an Option   Make Someone Happy   Inspiring Love Story   * Lasting Love   On Being Loved   Trust can be Romantic   Love Will Keep us Together Chapter 7: Family   A Testament to Fathers   A Remarkable Man   Family First   * We are Family   The Importance of Families   Family Ties of Compassion   The Last Move   Babies Chapter 8: Women   Woman to Woman   * "I'm Sorry"   Capable at Any Age   Women Today   Tribute to Strong Women Chapter 9: Body   Body Maintenance   Taking your Medicine   Dealing with Doctors   Body for Life   Me and my Shadow   Better Health with Dr. Oz   Eat Real Foodress   Born to Run   The Numbers that Really Matter Chapter 10: Mind   Using your Whole Brain   Love that Kindle   Educating all our Children   Our Education System   Information—Knowledge—Wisdom   Education is Powerful Chapter 11: Meaning   The World is Flat   The American Crisis   Politics and Religion   Winning and Losing   Come Together   World Peace   The Best of Times, the Worst of Times   Call to Service   The times they are a-changin'   Fascinating Facts   One World   Where All Things Belong (Revisited)   Beyond Race?—Not yet   Make the World a Better Place   The Message of "Avatar"   Plastics!   The Power of Mother Nature   * What's Wrong with this Picture?   What's Wrong with this Picture?   Only the Good Die Young   One Planet, One People NOTE: Again, I want to quote from Douglas Hofstadter in saying that "I tell many first-person stories in this book...because it provides all sorts of examples that I suspect are typical of most people's lives." I begin most of the pieces with a reference to something from my own experience, then broaden the focus to reflect on the larger issues involved, inviting you to consider how they impact you personally. I again tried to write about issues that are universally relevant or meaningful-because the underlying theme of the book is recognizing and acknowledging the many things that bind us all together as people. It's my hope that these writings will serve as motivation or inspiration for each of you to take time to do your own "musings on life."               —Peggy Vaughan, June 2011 See Another Book Featured on this Site: LifeDesign Workbook Home | About Peggy | Articles | Book: Musings | Book: More Musings | Comments Copyright © 2011 MusingsOnLife.com, All Rights Reserved