Richard W. Biek, MD, MPH, Chief Consultant, Biek Public

Health Consulting, LLC,  is a past Board

Member and a member for over 40 years.  He shares the

following wisdom. Dr. Biek's bio and the story of how he
developed this is available at: http://aaphp.org/Positive_Health_Promotion

Positive Health Promotion

 

First, write down a number to record how well you are doing. You

are the world's greatest expert on your own life and health. Use a

simple 5-point scale for how happy, healthy and satisfied with life

you are at this moment. 1 = very unhappy, 2 = somewhat unhappy,

3 =  not sure or no answer, 4 = somewhat happy, 5 = very happy .

Score healthy and satisfied the same way. The total score is from 3

to 15. If at or near 3, prompt professional help may avoid danger.

At or near 15 may mean you are in excellent shape. If your total

score stays the same or increases, you are probably doing the best

you can. If it begins to drop steadily, you may need to find and build

upon the greatest good you can discover, especially deep inside.

 

Second, write down all the good that spontaneously and readily

comes to mind that you have ever experienced or observed.  After

the thoughts stop coming, select the best one so far and consider

inwardly how to take the greatest possible advantage of it for the

greatest possible good right now.  Keep adding to the list, use it first

whenever in difficulty.  No need to seek other help if what's needed's

already listed

 

Third, focus on your  #1 concern, or if #1 does not come to mind,

choose any concern, relax, close eyes, imagine a neon sign of word or

two about that concern, continue to focus only on that sign, expect to

receive spontaneous suggestions of the next step to take for that concern.

Ask a trusted person to write down key words of each suggestion

received you say aloud -- while you go ever deeper inward -- so you

won't have to try to remember them. The deeper inward you go, the

better the suggestions become. When suggestions stop coming, open your

eyes and select the most promising next step to take regarding your

concern. Take that step to discover the real life experience it creates.

 

At any moment, we have only 3 choices: do good, do harm, or waste time.

Choose to do good, and virtually everything seems to work together for

success, if not on the first step, on the second and even better one. Good

intentions, even when compassionate, are not enough. Good outcomes

should be confirmed by increasing wellness numbers. Taking in real life one

best step after another and integrating the real life experience, you can keep

doing ever better. Life seems designed for this purpose.

 

Here are the 11 human deeds with eternal value. Loving service. Unselfish

devotion. Courageous loyalty. Sincere fairness. Enlightened honesty.

Undying hope. Confiding trust. Merciful ministry. Unfailing goodness.

Forgiving tolerance. Enduring peace.