Take a minute to be grateful for all you have, and all you have experienced. Nam myoho renge kyo.

Now consider that there may be infinite paths of living the rest of your life. Common sense really, as there are thousands of choices we all make everyday, from meals to words to driving directions to investment decisions.

Finding nature is TRANSCENDANT for Health, Happiness and Longevity. And it saves the planet, reduces animal suffering, and improves finances.

Start by eating a rice ball. That and pickles are all I’m eating for the next four days.

Rice Balls

• Brown Rice
• Umeboshi Plum
• Nori Seaweed
• Rice Vinegar

Soak 1 cup rinsed brown rice for 4-12 hours. Pressure cook in 1.5 cups water or boil in 2 cups water, with a pinch of seasalt. Add 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup rice vinegar to a large bowl. Cut toasted nori sheets into quarters. If you have large plums, tear into three parts, one with pit (remember!). Then add hot rice to bowl and cool for a few minutes.

Grab a handful and shape into a ball. Then poke a hole with your finger and place ume plum bit into it and cover with rice. Now grab a 1/4 sheet of toasted nori and cover the ball. Then take another and rotate it 45 degrees from the first. Makes almost a perfect cover. Smooth over and place on a platter.

In a few minutes, revisit balls and add bits of nori to repair any bare spots. Enjoy the rolls instead of a full meal, for a picnic, as a hearty (SAT) breakfast, or anytime you need nourishment. Chew well. A pickle (I prefer saurkraut) completes the meal.

There is no better meal for health and enlightenment. Imagine peace.

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Sadly, the way we live dictates that some live in fear, and that all of us must be prepared at any time for it, or worse, a terrible day.

If you enjoy liberty, it has a price. If you enjoy buying stuff, it has a price, particularly if it comes at someone else’s suffering (gas, dairy, meat, eggs, owning real estate, etc.)

When we die, it is the end of fear. We are separated from money, belongings, friends and loved ones, and attachment to ideas.

So how can we take fear out while we are alive? The answer is to just accept everything as it is, and not have expectations of how things should be. If you have hearing or legs or money, enjoy and be grateful. If someone calls for your help, do it, and with a minimum of complaint. All it does is take your enjoyment away from you, and give you less opportunity.

Increase love every day, and there will be less terror. Compete and be petty, and there will be more terror. We are all complicit, and we are all able to fix it.

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Ways to turn your day around include:

• Help someone
• Do something on your To Do list
• Listen to music
• Write a poem, or in your journal
• Have someone tell you a joke
• Eat a vegan, low-sodium meal (at Masao’s Kitchen in Waltham, or any Japanese restaurant)
• Meditate
• Take a nap
• Buy a gift for someone
• Go to an inspiring seminar or web site
• Take a nature walk

The important thing is to do something, and to remember the sun is always shining somewhere, and that you are loved, and it’s going to be okay.

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The truth is, we all need to find inner peace before we can have peace on Earth.

Here is a book that can help you get there…

The World Peace Diet, by Will Tuttle, Ph.D., will surprise you, motivate you, and help you.

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I appreciate this sunshine, and although I know the world needs change, and I’m a big part of that change, I am also feeling like everything is okay:

My relationships can be challenging, particularly with my wife and my parents, but I am willing to be flexible so they can be comfortable, and forgive them as any hurt I detect may be my oversensitivity.

This winter is mild. Could be so much worse. And Spring’s coming!

The Patriots could go to the Superbowl, the Red Sox are actually rebuilding, and the Celtics look like they may be turning the corner. If the NHL ever gets its act together, I don’t worry about the Bs.

My health? I definitely have issues—my hip, my shoulder, my lungs, my skin, but I think they are all related to white flour, sugar and overeating. So far so good today, I’m committed to January being a very healthy month.

This site means a lot to me. Could you possibly write a comment for me today, let me know what you are thankful for, and perhaps how this site could be helpful to you.

Peace…

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What will it take to eliminate these events which are happening almost weekly?

I believe men need to take a good look at themselves and admit if they have character issues, or anger issues, and do two manly things:

• Get help
• Give back the guns

Peace to all for the holidays

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12/12/12 for me personally has been a challenging day. Son missed the bus, daughter forgot her lunch, father-in-law had a health emergency but will be okay, and I am having one of those days where I needed to go to the bank to deposit money three times to stop the bleeding. But it is only a test of my context of  “everything’s perfect,” and it is.

How are you doing today? What is your context for today? Please send me your context as a comment below, and get a free eBook or placemat, a $5 value.

Peace and good health to all.

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But we also are idiots sometimes. We tend to:

• Anger quickly
• Forget things too easily
• Not show our feelings
• Ignore that women want to be listened to, not answers (sometimes anyway)
• Try to do everything ourselves
• Underestimate the value of friends
• Occasionally lose our way

Please use this site to help you bridge the gap to improve your life.

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