My View of Life - Never Better!

AHEAD FULL

Rhett G. Wintch's Formula for Optimum Health

Physically

Mentally

Emotionally

Spiritually

Socially

As I live this formula, I am made aware of my weakness and tendency to make mistakes.

My answer: no matter how many times I fall, get right back up and try a little harder.

A -- Attitude that's positive: When I was faced with the possibility of dying from cancer, my oncologist told me, "Rhett if you're going to make it through the treatment, cultivate a positive attitude. That day I developed a slogan,"Never Better." And that meant always whether I was throwing up 100 times a day from the radiation, or grieving from the loss of my mother. Deep inside, I would never waver. As the scripture reads,"man is that he might have joy."

H -- Hand washing: As far as I know, every hospital in the country believes that poor hand hygiene is the major cause of infection and illness. I believe so as well. Furthermore, putting my hands in my mouth, eyes, nose, ears or on a sore, may cause infection.

E -- Exercise: Most every journal on health believes that exercise is essential for optimum health. Many advocate that all five of the above mentioned conditions of life are strengthened with a good exercise program--lots of cardio, stretching and some weights.

A -- Anxiously engaged in a good cause: I learned from a renowned speaker, John Bytheway, that engaging ourselves in productive and constructive activity during the time that we could label, "down time," is crucial for optimum health. This is not to say that downtime isn't important--it is. But when the first priority is ever growing and learning, that much needed progress is achieved. For a young parent the bulk of this time is surly raising the children, for others it may be a constructive hobby. For me, it's journal writing, novel writing, and blogging.

Mr. Bytheway also taught, if you're spending your free time watching TV, playing games on your phone, or other related activities, you're building someone else's world. Actively engage yourself in building yourself. Don't worry, it's is not selfish.

D -- Diet: I believe in the old saying, "you are what you eat," and I'm a registered nurse. I'm constantly trying to eat what makes me feel the best.

#1 I only shop the outside of the grocery store. This includes a huge amount of vegetables, some fruits, nuts and some meats and other related foods. Anything sugar, and/or processed is a no-no. This calms down the insulin spikes of the body and the yo-yo of blood sugar from all the processed sugary foods.

#2 I try to just eat the three meals a day in the appropriate portions. Avoiding the grazing keeps the insulin from always having to kick it in to gear.

(Note: these two traits alone keep my weight consistently at my body's optimum weight for my height.)

I'm a witness of how many people struggle to find their optimum health. Every day in the ER I

witness people's suffering with not only physical health in all its detrimental and deadly forms, but also mental, emotional, spiritual, and social illness including depression, anxiety, hopelessness, laziness, addiction and much more.

As the years go by, FULL AHEAD becomes easier to live, and the rewards more manifest. Truly it's blessed my life. I remain very aware of my weaknesses, but now, after all these years, some of them are strengths, and best of all, this effort is now a habit. When people tell me, no, you can't be never better right now, surely you'd rather be doing this or that. I truly feel to say, no, actually I am, truly and sincerely "NEVER BETTER."