Although it sounds a bit ominous to refer to life as "short," Dr. Margaret lightens up the journey with interesting ways to observe yourself and to practice positive thinking. She points out the many milestones along the way that give you joy and peace of mind. She shows how she was able to turn negative comments about her lack of talents into incentives to be creative and inspired to overcome doubts about herself. She became a prolific writer after suffering the slings and arrows of judgement from some of her earlier teachers. She turned childs play with