The Treasure Within 15

Once Upon a Time … 19

The Colors of the Rainbow 23

PART 1: RAIN OUT OF BLUE SKIES 27

â Taking Leave and Finding the Strength to Go On 30

â Setting Boundaries 45

â Divine Order 56

â Breaking Free 57

â Shades of Hopelessness 59

â My Way 63

â Moving On and Letting Go 66

â Self-Acceptance: We Are Worth What We Think We Are Worth 69

â One Step at a Time 72

â Quiet Time 74

â The Hunt 75

â The Lighthouse Perspective 77

â Courage 78

â Quality, Not Quantity 79

PART 2: THE GUIDING MOON 81

â My Hero 84

â Being Human 86

â Prejudice and Perception 93

â Slipped Back 95

â Relaxation in Industrialized Style 96

â The Cinderella Complex 101

â Things Are Not Always as They Seem 102

â Take a Minute: Thinking and Acting 104

â Quietness 105

â What Money Cannot Buy 106

â Other People’s Lives 107

â You Are Not Perfect: So What? 109

â The Great Value of Little Things 110

PART 3: THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE STARS 113

â Immediately Please 114

â Individuality 116

â Hoping and Guessing 117

â To a Good Friend 120

â Between Yesterday and Tomorrow 121

â The Chat 124

â Soulmates 125

â Keep the Thought 126

â Agree to Disagree 128

â For Better or Worse 128

â Those Who Have It All 130

PART 4: THE WARMTH OF THE SUN 135

â The Greatest Gifts of All: Time and Compassion 137

â New York 138

â Home in the Garden City 140

â On Punctuality and Other Promises 142

â After All Those Years 144

â The Christmas Tree 145

â As Time Goes By—The Millennium 146

â Forgive and Forget 147

â Listen to the Silence 151

â Money Rules the World: What Rules Your Life? 151

â Attitudes 153

â Gratitude 154

PART 5: COLORS OF THE RAINBOW 157

â Country of a Thousand Rainbows 160

â Cherish the Day 160

â It’s Over 162

â Setting Priorities 164

â Time Changes—We Change 165

â Dedication and Choosing the Right Cause 167

â Earth and Eden 169

â Careful What You Wish For 170

â What We Own Tells Us What? 173

â Unfinished Business 175

â Jia: Fresh Wind from China 176

â Liberty 177

â The Magic of a Kind Heart 180

â Times and Timing of Life 181

TREASURE THE MOMENT 184

The Colors of the Rainbow 185

Bibliography 187

Acknowledgements 189