What Do You Truly VALUE?

 I think we have lost touch with the word value in our society.  The word value has even crept into the fast food industry-"value menus." Are you really getting a "great value" from that $1 double cheeseburger?

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:

Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.

Money is not "everything", nor is it the "root of all evil."

Money is nothing more than a means of exchange.

However, when we attach TRUE value to that exchange of money for goods, services, etc., it tends to hold more water with us.

Speaking of water, many of us here in northeast Ohio experienced damaging storms which for some of us resulted in flooding in basements (and not always "clean water" if you catch my drift) and loss of contents (things we value-and yes, they can be replaced). With these storms have come many ideas and ways to combat future storms that could potentially lead to REPEAT occurrences. In other words, these ideas/concepts are ways to PREVENT future LOSS of material items we value OR even more so, the loss of OUR HOMES THEMSELVES!

Projects like these cost money. However, the protection of our families and our belongings outweighs the COST/EXPENSE of the projects. The story of The Three Little Pigs comes to mind when I think of these projects. Who is huffing and puffing and trying to knock "your house" (your body) down?!!?

There are many other things we could spend our money on that would bring us more joy, but in this case, these projects are not an expense, but an INVESTMENT.  All too often, we confuse expense with investment! We also need to see the VALUE in the project to understand that in the long run it is an investment. Affordability should not be confused with NECESSITY. Can you AFFORD to keep things the way they are and run the risk of MORE problems (which generally means MORE COST) down the road?!!?

We should look at our HEALTH as an INVESTMENT as well, especially when considering the Dalai Lama quote listed above. The old idea of "Whoever has the most toys in the end, WINS" should be THROWN OUT. It should be changed to utilize the Dalai Lama quote and say "Whoever has the most JOYS IN LIFE, WINS." Take that for what you will, because for each individual, JOY can be something altogether different from person to person.

If having tons of "toys" gives you JOY, then GREAT! If having a family to come home to each night to give love and receive love gives you JOY, GREAT as well! But none of these matter if you do not have your HEALTH. If you have toys like a motorcycle, a sports car, a speedboat or jet ski, etc., but your health is so poor that you can't use them-WHAT DO YOU TRULY HAVE?!?! If you have a wonderful loving family, but your health is so poor that you cannot be with them and do fun things with them-WHAT DO YOU TRULY HAVE?!?!

Consider what you have today and what you value and what you have lost and want to regain that you value and start LIVING LIFE again!

Yours in Health and Wellness,

Dr. Brian Miles
HealthSource of Norton
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