The word, "Meditations," has a few meanings that is often misunderstood or confused. There is meditation, or meditating, which is the act of meditating (which I recommend), and there is a meditation, which is the act of writing or thinking on a subject. This book is based on the latter definition. The following "Meditations" are short essays about life, health, mindset, and effectiveness in the pursuit of being a better human being. Because you are reading this book, I'm going to assume that you care about becoming a better person. If you don't, then this isn't the book for you and you should give it to someone who is interested in becoming better. The beginning of each Meditation starts with a quote. Some time in the near past, I developed the habit of writing short essays by starting with a motivational quote that moved me in some way. After finding a quote, I would just let it flow and wrote whatever came to me. I would never know where the writing would take me. At first, this bothered me. I liked having a plan and knowing what my main point was. But I soon learned that my best work always came when I just let it rip. I now know that this is how inspiration works: it's unpredictable and rarely tamed. So I decided I would embrace this new writing practice and now you have the book in your hands because of it. So why am I telling you this? Well, as par for the course, I am again starting this introduction without having much idea of what I wanted to say. And as it goes, I figured it out after I started. I want you to open your mind to what you are about to read. I think the best writing is writing that gets the reader to think, to ask questions. I've never liked "preachy" writing, or writing that left little to the indignation. To me, writing is an exercise of the mind with the most benefits coming as a result of the places the mind goes on its own. I hope you will embrace your mind's desire to go down different paths. If you are inspired, write it down or you will lose it. Convert that inspiration into a form of action. Then take that action (more on this later). I have succeeded if you take-away one positive idea or benefit that applies to your life. I hope you take action on any of the ideas that come into your head while reading this book. If you do, I will have succeeded.