One of the biggest gifts you can give the world is a healed life.

If you have a headache every Monday morning when it is time for you to go to work, perhaps you're driving the wrong car, perhaps you're taking the wrong route, or you may be in the wrong line of work. Obviously, only you can figure out the message.

My message is "Getting older is inevitable. Aging and deterioration are optional."

As a doctor, let me tell you what self-love does: It improves your hearing, your eyesight, lowers your blood pressure, increases pulmonary function, cardiac output, and helps wiring the musculature. So, if we had a rampant epidemic of self-love then our healthcare costs would go down dramatically. So, this isn't just some little frou-frou new age notion, oh love yourself honey. This is hardcore science.

The more you move toward what makes you feel good, and move away from those things which bring you distress and pain, the healthier you will be.

By becoming mindful of our cultural programming, we can step out of it.

To get to forgiveness, we first have to work through the painful experiences that require it.