Things that keep you healthy

I give workshops a lot of time on forgiveness and things that can keep you healthy and happy, not holding grudges against people, things like that.

Sometimes I give a breakfast workshop on the weekend. We all meet for breakfast and have a little workshop, and everybody enjoys it.

The quality of life is the key to this - not "old age" - to this mellow, golden age.

It is important that we go to our level every day and take care of ourselves.

It is important that we stay active. As they say, Use it or lose it. That goes for both your body and your mind.

Our relationships with other people are so important to our physical and mental health. That's why we need to forgive people, to let go of resentment, to have peace within ourselves.

It is important to help others whenever we have the opportunity, and to seek out opportunities to help others. It gives us a purpose beyond ourselves; it gives us a reason to live, to be healthy, to be happy, to feel good about ourselves. As Jose Silva has said many times, it is the reason we were sent here.

Trying new things will help to keep you young. My friends tease me. They say that whenever anybody suggests that we try something new, I reply: "Oh, that sounds like fun. What is it?" I guess I've always had that spirit of adventure.

As long as there is something new to discover, as long as there is somebody I can help, as long as I am able to be of service, I will continue my journey.

(This is based on the workshop that Becky Hickman presented at the 1998 Silva Convention in Laredo.)

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