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One of my best words of advice has always been, "Like yourself, because if you do not, then nobody else will." A difficult task, many people question this ability to be your own very best friend. Or worse yet, just as many individuals refuse to ask it at all. Yet each one of us has been given the overwhelming task of caring for a physical body that many treat so carelessly. By the time we age and become advanced in knowledge, only then will we realize this same body we have had over the years is a living entity. Unfortunately, to many it is too late.

Every negative thing we do to our physical body can cause extreme amounts of damage. An analogy would be a journey taken across a body of water in a boat, with the goal of successfully reaching the desired shore. We have prepared for this journey since it first appeared in our mind—preparing the boat and its engine for the journey. This boat symbolizes our body and the journey across the water symbolizes our life. Would we drill holes in the bottom of the boat or pour water in the engine to prepare for the journey? The answer is --only if we were an enemy whose mission was to prevent a successful journey, preventing us from reaching the shore.  A friend would not do such a thing, which brings us to question why we treat our own body in such detrimental ways to bring us harm—drugs, alcohol, lack of sleep or proper nutrition, or allowing abuse to occur—damaging our chances of living a successful life.

When a person begins to realize the mind or mental body is simply a tool that helps formulate feelings, ideas or visions to develop a friendship with not only ourself but others around us, then will this successful journey begins. How many of us choose a friend that we know has destructive traits, promoting separatism? Choosing a life-long friend requires serious concentration, with its cultivation a cornerstone for a life-long commitment whether it is a friendship of ourself or with someone else. Such a friendship is a beautiful thing, compared to a life alone. By becoming our own very best friend, we will never be alone and have taken that very first step toward our future in a progressive manner—a life of becoming mentally, spiritually and physically healthy, in addition to feeling a unity within ourself.

Emotional energy works a thousand times faster than physical energy, plus it has more power. Because of this, emotional energy has the ability to flow into the physical body. Negative energy or positive energy changes our body for the better or worse, with negative energy forming tumors, cancers or ulcers into the body's tissues. But we need to remember on a certain level of our growth and development need survival and protective aspects—a small degree of the negative modes: fear, jealousy, anger, anger or even greed. But as we age, this will change to the higher spiritual qualities.

As the body is involved with these negative aspects, they are usually expressed through our emotions. One example is vanity, a destructive force which has no meaning of its own, so it needs to say it has everything—"I am good", "I am a writer", or "I am the perfect mate". But if truth were known, our actions as a positive person would not require the bragging rights. Vanity is destructive to our friendship with ourself or with someone else, but most of all it is destructive to the mental forces. Wrong answers are given such as, "Is getting drunk better for me?" ….answered by vanity as yes as "I can handle it" or "I never drink much and really deserve a break"…instead of the truthful answer by the mind and body of "No, it is no good for you and may cause damage to the body or to someone else." The mind has the ability to grow and expand on its correct path if cared for properly. Adequate amounts of sleep and the proper nutrition help the body, but needs to be decided by the correct thinking. For this reason, maintaining a good friendship with our body and ourself is necessary for thinking and decision-making, and for healthy friendship and relationships with others.