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Dear Readers of "The Thinker's Edge,"

Hope you are all well.

As I've said many times before, don't underestimate the value of reminders, hearing again what you already  know, but may not be living. Sometimes it's just one more repetition that helps turn good suggestions into action.

I hope these reminders work for you.

What one thing...?

If you find this mailing of value, let me hear from you with your most important life reminders.

Two questions were posed recently by a reader of Dr. Roach in his daily medical advice column. He's in the education department of Cornell University, and is or was in private practice. I read him daily. He's informative, speaks plainly, and is not an alarmist. He's so open, he's even shared some of his personal medical history over the years. Medically, he leans conservative.

Question 1: The reader asked, "What one good thing would you do in your life to prolong your life and have good health? The doctor's answer — "Commit to a regular exercise program."

Question 2: The reader asked, "What one bad thing would you recommend not doing because it's very bad for you, and there is no health benefit to it." The doctor's answer — "quit smoking, which probably causes the greatest harm to the greatest number of people."

He goes on to explain, with documented evidence, how quitting smoking, and committing to a regular exercise program can impact the quality of one's life.

In addition to these two suggestions, I propose you add the three additional suggestions that follow.

While you've likely heard them all before, again I remind you, do not underestimate the value of repetition, reinforcement, and affirmation.

1. Stop worrying about what you can't control. 98% of everything people have ever worried about, has never happened, and worrying did not likely prevent the rare occurrences of catastrophes and tragedies. In fact, many of our fears that do manifest, do so because of catastrophizing and worrying, through the principle of "self-fulfilling prophecies."

2. Be grateful and count your blessings. Better yet, make a list of your blessings and read it often. Doing so affords the same benefits as the reading of positive affirmations.

3. Make peace of mind and mental health among your highest priorities. Pay attention to your mental diet. This includes the music you listen to, the movies you watch, the news you read, and the values expressed by the people you hang with, whether friends, family, or life partner.

If you're exposed to depressing and pessimistic attitudes, full of anger, fear, and hate, what do you think that exposure would do to your attitude, your stress, and the quality of your sleep?

The solution, regularly diet mentally on positive, upbeat content. Doing so is the most practical way to neutralize the negative side effects of being exposed to thoughts and ideas that dampen your spirit, and can even gravely affect your attitude and mental health. As the saying goes, "garbage in, garbage out."

Lastly, keep in mind the following, by Author Unknown.

"Attitude is everything. Attitude is the way you think. Your attitude is something other people can actually see. They can hear it in your voice, see it in the way you move, feel it when they are with you.

Your attitude expresses itself in everything you do, all the time, wherever you are. Positive attitudes always invite positive results. Negative attitudes always invite negative results. Attitude makes a difference every hour, every day, in everything that you do for your entire life.

What you get out of each thing you do will equal the attitude you have when you do it. Anything that you do with a positive attitude will work for you. Anything that you do with a negative attitude will work against you. If you have a positive attitude, you are looking for ways to solve the problems that you can solve, and you are letting go of things over which you have no control. You can develop a positive attitude by emphasizing the good, by being tough-minded, and by refusing to accept defeat."

Please share and help me make the world and a kinder, nicer, more compatible place by viewing and sharing the introductory video to my book the, Relationship Compatibility Checklist on the Home Page of my brand new, rebuilt website, TheThinkingPlace.Com. Thank you.

Hippos kill more Africans each year than lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and rhinos combined. While the numbers of killings by each may be disputed, hippos are unquestionably one of the world's most dangerous animals.

• Food Fact

A cashew is not a nut, nor are almonds or pistachios. Examples of true nuts include acorns, chestnuts, and hazelnuts. On the other hand, the fruits of the cashew, almond, and pistachio plants are not true nuts. They are classified as “drupes.” What we consume is the seed of these plants.

• Humor

If you want to be left alone during lunch hour, have an onion, garlic, sardine, and anchovies sandwich.

• Quote for the Day

From my first book, Quotations To Help You  — "Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. The only time you don't fail is the last time you try something, and it works. One fails forward toward success." —Charles F. Kettering

• Relationship Question for The Day

From my book, Relationship Compatibility Checklist — AFFECTION:  How do you feel about  demonstrations of love & affection in public or private?  ➤ (touchy-feely — hand-holding — hugging — kissing — words — poetry — cuddling — walking with arms around waist or shoulder — babying, i.e., feeding — grooming — baby talk — other. — How often do you expect signs of affection, physical, or verbal? — How do you feel about pet names?) — If your partner or potential love interest answered differently, would that be...an NI-Non-Issue — a PC-Potential Conflict — or, a DB-Deal Breaker

Thoughtfully yours,

mel@TheThinkingPlace.Com

PS. May the laws of nature, physics, statistics, and karma bless you. —T.Y.

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