I spent many years of my life attempting to heal countries and 
regional conflicts. A friend once told me:  "When the Secretary 
of State sneezes, you catch a cold."

I drilled into political quagmires and designed projects to make 
the world a safer place.

I warned about looming water shortages and forged plans for water 
peace.

But just when I felt secure in my niche, confident that my 
mission was worthy and right -- I heard a tiny but audible chord 
from within heralding a new journey.

A CNN reporter was conducting an interview in my home on a 
Saturday morning.

The journalist was intense and sincere. She looked at her notes 
-- and then over my head into the camera. The film was rolling. 
She asked a question about acute water sharing shortages in 
Israel and Jordan. I was confident that my soundbite reply would 
be understood by the viewing audience.

But while responding, I was also aware of a competing desire from 
my heart: to change the subject.

My friendships and interests had changed over time, almost 
without notice. Most of my friends were in alternative health 
professions.  News, in their view, was mostly noise.

Instead, they shared rich, riveting information about natural 
healing.

They told me about exciting possibilities for human vitality and 
joy.  About healing secrets lost over the ages.  I journeyed in 
my mind to the temples of ancient Egypt, to the curative caves of 
the Dead Sea and glided alongside the wisdom of history's 
greatest water travelers, the Phoenicians.

I found myself drawn to the Bible as a resource on water and 
health.

King Solomon reminds us that where water is scarce, water is 
wealth:  "I constructed pools of water to irrigate a forest 
springing up with trees...Thus I gained more wealth than anyone 
before me in Jerusalem."  In Chronicles it is written, "The Lord 
God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David...by a 
covenant of salt."

I learned that without a proper cellular balance between water 
and salt, our bodies cannot survive.  Even the richest or most 
powerful among us is not stronger than the irrevocable alliance 
between water and salt -- a simple fact that is inexplicably out 
of reach for most people.

Several months following the CNN interview, I was invited to New 
York for a meeting on my proposal for a Mideast Water Trust.  I 
flew in from Washington, arrived at my hotel at 8:30 at night and 
was assigned to a room on the 12th floor.

The room reaked of smoke.  I called the desk and was told that an 
11th floor room was available.  The hotel porter reversed course 
with my luggage.  We headed back to the elevator for a 30 second 
trip to the floor below.

He pushed the 11th floor button, but the elevator did not stop 
at the 11th floor.  It bounced down to the 11th floor, and 
thereafter the 10th floor and every floor thereafter, until we 
hit the lobby.

With the press of an elevator button, the universe jolted me 
into a vastly different journey -- how to heal a neck injury that 
was to become my new companion!

Healing, health, wellness, wealth -- all lead back to a common 
source.

One cannot be IN wealth if body, spirit or home is in pain or 
under stress.

I no longer deal with intractable conflicts.  I focus only on 
hope and victory.

The journey of renewal transported me finally to the most ancient 
waters on earth -- the Primal Sea -- and to true remnant of these 
pure waters: the healing Salt Solution.

I discovered How to Heal Myself!

I hope that my personal voyage can also help others discover true 
Wealth.  

Dr. Joyce Starr (JoyceStarr.com) - Author and Radio Personality 
Natural Wellness Lecturer and Branding Expertizer -- helps 
Wellness Seekers create a healthy body, spirit and home/home 
office environment.  She also advises small businesses on 
building a successful alternative health brand. Joyce is author 
of a dozen books, special reports and ebooks, including, 
Himalayan Salt Crystals:  Your Dynamic Wellness Guide 
http://www.HimalayanCrysals.com. ISBN-1-59975-093-7.  She also 
offers free wellness tips through her monthly ezine, "The 
Wellness Coach Says..." at http://NaturalWellness-Solutions.com