REALIZING POTENTIAL IS HIGHLY SATISFYING—AND IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE PROCESS

“But success? What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one’s ideal.” –Anna Pavlova 

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A THOUSAND YEARS OF ACCUMULATED KNOW-HOW

Merriam-Webster defines the word process as “a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.” A process directs and guides, efficiently transmits know-how, and is necessary for successful transformation. It operates in the background and is often not readily apparent, becoming visible only in the achievements it facilitates. Using better processes leads to better results.

I have recently read three books about utilizing the right process to achieve the best result: Fewer Better Things, by Glenn Anderson, Tiny But Mighty, by Hannah Shaw, and Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening, by Peter Burke. The first examines processes for transforming wood, stone, metal, and other raw materials into durable, attractive masterpieces. The second details the steps required to ensure that fragile, vulnerable rescue kittens will grow into healthy, well-adjusted cats. The third articulates a fail-proof method for growing fresh vegetable sprouts indoors. All three books present what author Glenn Anderson describes as “a thousand years of accumulated experiment and know-how,” something I felt compelled to learn and try. 

I already loved the idea of kittens running through the house, but despite my ongoing search for nutrient-rich foods, I had not yet tried growing indoor vegetable sprouts. “Sprouts, while inexpensive and easy to grow, afford one of the most concentrated but truly natural sources of vitamins, mineral, enzymes and amino acids (protein) known,” writes Ann Wigmore, one of the visionaries responsible for sprouts in our diets today. With this in mind, I decided to learn how to grow vegetable sprouts indoors using author Peter Burke’s tried-and-true process.

BETTER PROCESS, BETTER RESULTS

“The most appealing aspect of [growing] sprouts is the downright simplicity in getting started,” Burke writes. He recommends an easy-to-follow, stepwise process for transforming seeds into early versions of vegetables or sprouts, some which contain fifty to one hundred times more nutrient content than they do as fully grown vegetables. 

My vegetable-growing process formerly consisted of planting un-soaked seeds outside, adding a little water to the soil, and hoping for the best, which yielded dismal results. Following Burke’s directions unveiled details of a hidden but highly effective process—one that certainly would have enhanced the success of my prior efforts outdoors. I began growing indoor sprouts in small trays following a process that included soaking seeds in water to activate them, placing them in darkness to facilitate metamorphosis, supplying sunlight for visible plant growth, and ultimately transforming the inert seeds into harvest-ready, edible sprouts that we enjoyed eating, admiring on the windowsills, and feeding to our cat Cleopatra. 

I have grown house plants, office plants, and outdoor plants in my years of gardening, but Peter Burke’s understandable, inexpensive, and fast process allowed me to achieve the best and most satisfying results thus far. Best of all, I’m proud of the results and have gained a lot more confidence in my overall gardening ability. 

THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF EXPERTS' KNOW-HOW IN THE HIGH HEALTH NETWORK

Maximizing inherent potential is a goal of all nature-directed or human-derived processes. Whether transforming dormant seeds into dynamic plants, scruffy kittens into sleek cats, raw materials into beautiful masterpieces, or even building high health, these processes may share similar steps that consist of activation, development, nourishment, and growth.

We all have the potential to build high health. Created by experts, the High Health Network’s reliable process helps people successfully build high health. It is a process where members are activated when they gather with like-minded people in an engaging and supportive community. Like growing indoor sprouts, early development of health-building skills is invisible. Visible growth is nourished through mentoring, and progress is sustained by encouragement and recognition. In addition, members feel confident, powerful, and in control as their energy and well-being grow.

It is an enormously satisfying experience when our efforts pay off at a high level, whether those efforts are for growing sprouts or building high health. Supplying an effective process that enhances members’ efforts is a key objective of the High Health Network—one that is also highly satisfying when achieved. Health is something that we build—not lose. The High Health Network makes it possible and satisfying. Do yourself a favor and visit the Network today.   

Joyce M. Young, MD, MPH
Managing Director, Advanced Wellness Systems

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"Any transformation of one person invites accommodating transformations in others." –R. D. Laing 

Sincerely,
Your colleagues at Advanced Wellness Systems