WARRIOR TRADER – MASTER CLASSES 2025
PAULA T. WEBB, PHD
SUMMER THIRST
Ok. It’s here, summer. The long-dreaded days of triple-digit temperatures that we all hesitate to think about, and wish would end quickly. And during these very hot days of summer, we are reminded to drink lots of fluids to keep our bodies replenished. I am from the Midwest, and even after eight years here in Arizona, I still do not drink enough water. Coming from the Midwest where the humidity is pretty high most of the time, the need for extra water consumption was little. I guess old habits die hard, and there are days I have to force myself to drink several glasses of water to hydrate my body.
Which brings me to the point of the article. Since I don’t seem to be “thirsty” enough to automatically drink tons of water here in Arizona, could it be that I am thirsty for something else? Something less physical? As I thought about this, I had to ask myself, during these long hot, dry days, what is it that I thirst for? What is it that you thirst for?
I could say I thirst for a vacation in a cooler climate or by the ocean. I could say I thirst for more consulting clients. I could say I thirst for…well you get the idea. But after making my list, I found that all the things I was thirsty for were material things. And when I really thought about it, I realized I was more thirsty for a more esoterical thing an ethereal concept what I really had was a thirst for a higher relationship with my idea of God.
What exactly does that mean? It just means that I am thirsty to “know” the Big Guy upstairs more personally. I am thirsty to have a “one-on-one” relationship with Him. I am thirsty to “know” that He is there listening. So how do I go about accomplishing that?
By drinking water.
What is water? From the most ancient of times, the people of this earth have honored water, respected water, and believed in its purifying effects. Dr. Masaru Emoto wrote several books recently, including the best-selling “Hidden Messages in Water” about the benefits of talking or praying positively over water bringing modern thought to an ancient tradition.
So, I ask tell you to ask yourself – what are you thirsty for? A new home, a better relationship, a higher-paying job, a happier life ask yourself just what you thirst for. And, then, go drink a glass of water. But! Before you take that first sip, tell that glass of water that you believe in it, that you know it will benefit you and your body and then sip it leisurely, as if it were a glass of fine wine, or 20-year old scotch, or your favorite type of tea or coffee, or any other beverage and enjoy the process.
In Buddhism it is stated: “It is you who must make the effort through waters.” In the ancient faith of Zoroastrianism it is taught: “True religion is to cleanse oneself; cleanse oneself with pure thoughts, pure words, pure deeds, and pure prayer in the waters…” And in the Book of Timothy: “Train yourself in Godliness through immersion within the waters….”
So, as we enter into our weeks of high heat – or any other time of year as well, treat yourself! Drink water! And take yourself back to the Original Thought of all our ancestors and immerse yourself in cleansing, renewing, and quenching your thirst.
WARRIOR TRADER – QUOTES
- “The world is a garden, the Lord its gardener, cherishing all, none neglected.” Sikhism
- “Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.” Desiderata
- “Let us live happily, though we call or have nothing much to call our own. Let us be like God, feeding on nothing but love.” Hinduism
- “I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping green spirits of trees, the blue true dream of sky, and for every thing which is nature, which is infinite, which is yes.” e.e.cummings
- “Those who do not see God in everything, see God in nothing.” Conversations with God
- “Lord, take me where you want me to go, let me meet who you want me to meet, tell me what you want me to say and keep me out of Your way.” Fr. Mychal Judge, Chaplain NY Fire Department (died in service 9/11)
- “Remember, every blade of grass has an angel that bends over it and whispers “Grow, grow!” The Talmud
- “…the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers. If this is Paganism, then at present, at least, I am a Pagan.” Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) Dakota Sioux
