Destination: Best Health. Life Goals. Symptom Goals.

North Star of personal and symptom goals help us operate at peak performance. Stay Well. Get Over It. Live the Best Life Possible. Try it. Makes a difference.

Proem (Preface)

I build most of my podcasts around conversations with my guests. Although I try to craft the story while I prepare, the chat can go anywhere, often in unexpected directions. Then I extract the story after completing the recording during editing. I use the Proem (Preface) and Reflection as vehicles to shape those stories. Sometimes I have no guest, just me talking to you about whatever’s on my mind. These shorter episodes allow me to experiment, with music, word jazz, pilgrimage of sound. Today, I take inspiration from my podcasting buddies, especially, Curtis Cates, who has an amazing series about the fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. He’s had conversations with himself for twelve episodes and he’s only on the third sentence of the fairy tale. Check him out in the show notes. So, here goes, a conversation with myself about the Journey Toward Best Health.

Peak Performance or Bust

Health Hats: So, Mr. Danny, you often talk and write about your health journey. What does that even mean? Where are you headed?

Danny van Leeuwen: I’m trying to operate at peak performance as much as I can — the best physical, mental, and spiritual health at any given moment, considering my conditions, circumstances, environment, and routines. I want to do what I want to do as much as possible. I call that Best Health.

Health Hats: What’s the big deal. Doesn’t everyone want Best Health — able to do what they want to do?

Danny van Leeuwen: Some people never think about where they’re headed. Yet, they’re still traveling — consciously or not, inching forward, one day after another. For me, the journey toward best health is a purposeful activity requiring periodic focus on the destination and the journey. On any journey, we have a destination. We’re going somewhere. We’re going to work. We’re going to the grocery store. We’re going to go visit our in-laws or going on vacation. We’re headed somewhere alone or with people. We’re making decisions along the way. We’re always making decisions. Do we need fuel, a break? Do…