These small changes will facilitate making you feel stronger and healthier. You don’t need to make significant changes to see positive results. Focus on what you’re trying to add.

Your morning routine could add or subtract years from your life, especially for older adults. 

These habits can enhance your body’s longevity and strength.

When you wake up in bed, practice deep breathing. This means breathing in deeply, holding your breath, and letting it out slowly.

Drink a full glass of water before you have your coffee or tea.

If you’re lifting weights to gain strength and muscle, as you should, add a half-teaspoon of ground Chia seeds and collagen to your coffee, with a dash of turmeric.

Get about 10 minutes of bright light. Of course, direct sunlight is best.

This can be done while balancing on one foot, then the other, to improve your balance.

Have breakfast with some protein. Meat is more easily digested in the morning.

These morning habits may seem simple, but they have positive physical effects. If you need more information, look it up online, and it will corroborate what is said.

Satoru

I apologize for this un-Zen-like blog. The rampant stupidity, incompetence, and actions of Agent Orange and his sycophant administration inspire me to share some facts. Longer wars always favor the defenders. Some examples include the American Revolution (7 years), Iraq (8 years), Afghanistan (18 years), and Vietnam (20 years). In all these cases, the aggressor lost too many men and too much treasure to continue the war. Soon, Russia, both economically and physically, will need to retreat because its infrastructure and economy are being systematically destroyed. The Trump administration does not understand history and does not read books. If you want an interesting perspective, look at the American Revolution and compare it to the administration’s claims about the Ukraine war—it’s ridiculous. Also, consider what General George Patton wanted to do immediately after the war to the Russians (he was prescient and absolutely correct). The good news is that Trump and his administration are failing in many ways and making numerous mistakes across various areas. It’s only a matter of time before a blue wave surfaces, turning him into a lame duck, and new laws and regulations are enacted to prevent this fiasco from happening again. 

The Trump administration tried to create an illegal coin, but it faced too many obstacles. So, they decided to introduce a stamp with Trump’s face. They conducted a survey and sought consensus, but it turned out to be a really bad idea. People didn’t know which side to spit on.

Satoru

All Samurai practiced meditation as part of their code and philosophy. The code of Bushido has seven principles to guide a Samurai, with honor being the most prominent. Though we often live unconsciously, “on automatic pilot,” each of us can learn to be awake. It just takes practice.

Meditation involves opening yourself to an eternal life force, becoming more present in the moment, clearing your mind, and increasing awareness of your body. It’s not about disconnecting from the world, but about opening up to it. You can meditate in any position, making it a regular part of your life. How hard is it to just sit and breathe? This marks the beginning of stress relief, total self-awareness, and a deeper connection with the universe.

Remember, all forms of contemplation carry ethical values. When your perception is clear and you see the world as a jewel, you embody all virtues and positively influence everything around you.

Satoru

There has never been a better time for comedy, for the general feeling of funny, in America than right now. And a big reason for that is how deadly serious everything is. The environment is merrily trying to scrape us off the crust of the planet. Our financial institutions are corrupt, malicious, and in the hands of sociopaths. Our system of government has sputtered to a halt and is grinding metal while the infrastructure rots away. Religion has mutated from quiet faith to mob hysteria. And our attention spans make gnats look like scholars. If you want any say in running things, in being prominent, in being taken seriously, then you’d better laugh at yourself.  

And screw being politically correct.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Devout Hindus say the name of God is truth.

God favors no groups; only religions do that. 

Satoru