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You will find in these lines some of my most personal views on this beautiful experience we call “life.”

Several things make this work unique, one is that the “filters” rendering the tones of my views are my first hand experience as an immigrant to this great country of ours “the land of opportunity,” which provided me as an adult with a completely blank canvas in which to think and draw my life anew. Another is my natural focus on “logic.” It is not common for a trained Engineer (a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, working for the computer industry in my case) to write about the “softer” sciences in life like human behavior, relationships, health and fitness, psychology or sociology, but this is what gives me a different edge. I can talk about my perceptions based on pure logic and experience in a way that hopefully will make you, my reader, think… “That kind of makes sense…” however, common sense is NOT very common at all.

Also unique to this material is a compilation of past personal experiences helping several people. For whatever reason, it has been my good fortune throughout the years to be there to help people, including family members, battle a lack of well-being. From minor cases of depression all the way to my latest experience with a mid-life adult who had a failed suicide attempt after losing his family, to the hypochondriac young lady who kept looking for a solution to her life problems in a pill. I was able to walk side by side with these people and provide support, friendship and care, and to witness firsthand how they themselves conquered a tough battle with depression similar to that I fought personally way back. Growing up, had my share of stressful and depressing experiences, ranging from battling a very hostile environment at school, losing my Mother to cancer at a very young age, the breakdown of our family circle without her, and later in life dealing with a broken marriage that ended quickly in divorce. We all have to deal with depressing situations through life. I was lucky to find around me the necessary support and clarity to navigate those situations successfully.

This brings to the table the applicability of these lines. In this work you will find one or many ideas that right now, or at some point, will be APPLICABLE TO YOU. Because at one point or another in our lives we all experience depression, or just a lack of happiness and motivation to continue, some of us briefly, others really deeply. At the end of the day, we all can use a “logical” approach to problem solving that is not linked to a commercial interest. I am not writing this book to make a living, and because I am not limited or linked to you by a commercial contract, like a health professional would be, I can provide ideas and suggestions for YOU to take, if you want, and let YOU be the driver in your own improvement.

This work will provide you with a fresh perspective on health, fitness, life direction, real expectations, love and relationships as a source for happiness or as a reason for lack of well being when they are not sufficiently present in your life.

You will find that this work is more of a primer or a handbook than a full fledged book. I acknowledge that your time is valuable and tried to maintain a direct and concrete approach so this document is short in length. It is my style to include known phrases and metaphors to illustrate a point. I hope you find this to your liking.

These lines are written from recommendations of personal friends who, after listening to my ideas in their times of trouble, have encouraged me to put them down and make them available to others who might need them. If you, my reader, pick one concept and put it to work in your life, my effort to make this document public will be worthwhile.