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Meetings with a Plummeta Doctor that schedule almost every day. Now this routine usually starts with us simply getting up in the morning. Whatever time that may be, we all get up and start our day. Most people get up and go to the bathroom, or brush their teeth, or make the bed. “But, no matter how we start it, we start it – and that is usually in the bedroom, if we are wealthy enough to have a house with a bedroom in it. So, at this moment, we have already developed habits that will be exhibited upon our rising. For example, how many of you make your bed as soon as you get up?” He waits for a show of hands. There are not many people in the audience who eagerly participate in this, because, after all, we are just kids at heart and we don’t want to give a wrong answer. He smiles and waits. “Well, making your bed as soon as you rise up in the morning is a good habit. Why? Because it says that you are ready to start the day. You have made up your mind that you will not get into a bad habit of being lazy and going back to bed. It says that you are organized, thoughtful, and diligent. These are all good habits to get into, not just in your own home, but as a student or employee. And, these habits start right in your bedroom. But what else do you do in the bedroom that is the cause of bad habits? Well. How about watching television? Or working on your computer? If you moved these distractions to another room, you would soon see that the bedroom is really the place where you relax, meditate, and review or start the day. “The second room that helps us build good habits is the bathroom. This room really teaches us the fundamentals of healthy living. When you look at yourselves, you see what the condition of our health really is! Do you have a good complexion? Are you taking too much medication? Or using too many cosmetics? What is happening with your digestive system? You also discover just how clean you really are! Are you main- taining a clean and organized environment, one that is focused on healthy living? You should call this a room for self-maintenance because this is the room that should be sanitized and free of germs… just like your minds should be clean and free of pollution!” He laughs. “Now the third room that is important for your good habits is the dressing room, or perhaps the room you use for getting dressed and ready for the day. In our modern age, clothes have become more revealing and more sensual. People spend much too much money on the clothes that they wear in order to compete with other people for the atten- tion of the opposite sex. This leads people to become dissatisfied with themselves, with their economic status, and with their emotional well-being. This is like a roller-coaster