Brilliantly researched and impassioned with real life experiences, Life Is Too Short to Be Anything but Happy and Healthy is filled with stories, remedies, and recipes that will touch your heart and your health. Take a deep breath and exhale slowly as Deanna shares her enjoyment of life over food and drinks with family and friends. Deanna has a personal expression and sincerity about her, always curious about all the possibilities but continuously looking for a positive outcome. Her words are spirited and direct, empathetic and vulnerable. Deanna's unwavering commitment to her faith, her honesty, and her gratitude are immediate and encouraging, begging the reader to ask, "Who am I in love and loss in all my conversations, friendships, relationships, conflicts, and resolutions?" Her frank style and delivery waste no time, getting to the heart and soul of life experiences that we all may share in one way or another. So moved by her personal story and life decisions, it would be a shame not to mention her steadfast conviction from beginning to end. She always radiates "that something," a unique gift of seeing something bigger than herself in every situation, never believing in the impossible, and seemingly putting all the pieces together, no matter what life hands her. Thank you, Lord, for your wonderful gift of life and for my dear friend and author, Deanna Mitchell. Thank you, Deanna, for granting me the greater perspective, the greater good, by being your friend for life. Aloha Pumehana, Kimo