A single, female, middle-aged patient came in to get gently adjusted out of her neck and back discomfort. She announced she had just gotten engaged to be married. I noticed she was a lot more relaxed than the last time I had seen her. I congratulated her on her […]
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I attend the Center for Spiritual Awareness in Lakewood on Sundays. This Sunday the leader retold a Franz Kafka short story that struck a personal chord in me. Here is my retelling and paraphrasing of the “Asking Permission” story: Once upon a time, a long time ago, a man, […]
I was 38 years old before anyone touched me that I was not fighting or romancing. My first Chiropractor was also a Bodyworker. Cathy was amazing in what her touch opened up in me. At the time I was a daily, pack-a-day smoker of Marlboros, eating junk food and carrying […]
I had an adventuresome childhood. We lived at 19 addresses by the time I was 19 years old. I continued with this. By age 40 I had lived at 38 addresses and had 37 different jobs. I did not like the jobs, opportunities, my relationships, location, political views or people. […]
Richard Torres and I were best friends in High School. I lived in his home during my senior year in high School. The Torres family took me in. We have stayed in touch now for close to 60 years. Richard went into the hospital for a knee replacement during the […]
The US Marine Corps The US Marine Corp’s birthday is November 10, 1775. Sabatino’s Restaurant on Balboa Island hosts a buffet for Marines who have served our country. The Sabatino family has felt the loss of several sons serving in the Marines. This luncheon is to honor them and […]
I was watching a rerun of The Big Bang Theory. In this scene Sheldon, Raj and Howard are sitting around the living room. Leonard walks through with his head hung low, kind of shuffling and appearing very sad. Raj says, “What’s the matter with Leonard” Sheldon says, “Oh, he just […]
Innate Intelligence The early Chiropractors professed this strong belief in what they called “Innate Intelligence”. This is the beneficial power that has us heal, grow, reproduce and express ourselves to the fullest. The early Chiropractors held that this power is inborn in all of us. Our task is to remove […]
My personal interesting question: Where did those defining internal conversations that we have come from? The internal stories or voices that we call thoughts, or “just the way we are”. These thoughts that have some of us think we must be homeless or criminals or lazy. Or those thoughts that […]
“Nice is what people resort to when everything else has failed”, Vida Winter, a principal character in The Thirteenth Tale novel. Sometimes “nice” is a manipulative ploy to mask some hidden agenda. Sometimes the agenda is simply to get some validating attention. Sometimes authentic “nice” is out of respect and […]