*List several of your favorite "play" activities, that you either do, or did at one time in your life. Now, note when you last engaged in each of these activities. Celebrate, or contemplate what you've (temporarily) let go of in your life. Have fun reclaiming it!

Even with these tenets there is no concrete wellness formula. You have to discover what works for you. Take them not as rules, but as modern folklore gathered by one who has walked the wellness way for a few years.

Author's note:"The Ten Tenets of Wellness" was published in Wellness Management , the newsletter of The National Wellness Association, in 1994. Response to the article has been enthusiastic. The following takes the "Ten Tenets" text and integrates new information emphasizing applying the tenets to living a wellness lifestyle.