This article is not only about the warm water to drink after your meal, but also about Heart Attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

Our minds are continually being manipulated to want, to fear, to change, to hope, to buy, to sell, to hate, to resent, to envy, to admire, and on, and on. Have you thought that if all these geniuses who are doing these manipulations were doing it right and in our best interest, shouldn’t more of us be experiencing a better life than we currently have?

As long as you can retain or work toward resolving your needs and following the practices of the four parts of my Discover Living book, you will move closer to the life you want. There is a life with meaning, purpose, and peace of mind waiting for you. Some may have more or less of one need or another, but understand that you have the capacity to make your life whole wherever you are and whatever the circumstance. As I relate in my book, “Life works out best for those who make the best of how life works out.”

* If you plant honesty, you will reap trust

* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends

* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness

We have all had these moments when the “could have,” “should have,” and “would have” actions are played in your mind trying to figure out how you got into the mess you find yourself. Please understand that your mind and emotions are continually being preyed upon by sophisticated outside forces for you to think, do, and act in ways that are detrimental to your wellbeing. The forces take you out of reality and cause you unnecessary hardships. The quick fix attitude has put many in a bad way in the USA not only financially, but also physically and emotionally.

The world looks to the USA as a superpower. If it is sincere in its quest for worldwide peace, it is time for it to set an example for other nations to follow. For too long the USA has followed the policy of enforcer. It is time we let the world know that peace without force is the only way. No more pre-emptive strikes on another nation. It needs to stop this charade and allow it to really follow its doctrine of a country of, by, and for its people.

We currently have a healthcare system where the patient can see a doctor for the most basic and many times unnecessary reasons. We have a system built around care and not around prevention. It is the quick fix mentality. We have a healthcare system that has turned its back on the values of good nutrition, exercise, rest, and peace of mind. Why aren’t their preventative healthcare programs available for businesses to offer their employees? Why do we allow fast food and soda pop in our schools, resulting in a tremendous increase of child obesity and diabetes? Do we really need a pill or drug for every imbalance in our body? Do we need to be better taught how to become healthy? Do doctors need to know more about nutrition as an offset to their book of drug therapy?

There are three words that you may need to use sparingly. They are the words “hope,” “want,” and the word “try.” When you hear or use these words realize that they are signs of weakness.