For four years I have mentored a young man, Danny, he is now 18. His mother is an immigrant from El Salvador. He has never met his father. He lives in Wilmington, one of the rougher neighborhoods of Los Angeles. A close friend of his, Alex, was killed in a […]
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In 1969 the Music Center of Hollywood on Santa Monica Blvd was the largest musical instrument store in Southern California. Leo Fender introduced his guitars at this store in the early 50’s and my High School friend, Randy Carlton, became a 1/3 owner of this store. […]
Every child is born bright, inquisitive, creative and very intelligent. Then life happens. Life may not unfold as intended by the parents, but life happens. “Phew, he pooped his pants. He stinks.” (what’s wrong with me? age 2) “Pooping must be secret and wrong” “Children should be seen and […]
Little by Slowly July 1984 I am in Marion Klein’s office for my Hellerwork Series of deep tissue bodywork, dialogue and movement. The “Body, Mind and Spirit” of health care is often ill-defined. The Hellerwork Process is the closest I’ve experienced to including all of the body, mind and […]
“Have you been smoking”, My Mother asked as I opened the kitchen door to grab the half full glass of milk I had left there about an hour ago. I was 14 years old and had been secretly (at least I thought secretly) regularly smoking since I was 11.. At […]
My cousin John and I took a road trip to northern Montana this Memorial day. We drove my Toyota 2862 miles. We slept in the back and took turns driving. And complaining. Years ago, as teen-agers we did a 4 day trip to Kansas and back. We are no longer […]
This is the title of a song by Bernie Dalton. He wrote this as he was dying, at age 42, of ALS. This kind of wisdom is not always obvious. I was publicaly accused of something I did not […]
Doesn’t that sound better than “Stand up straight”? Or “Sit up straight”? Mother Earth really does hold us here and it is a losing proposition to fight with her. And we become much more sensitive to our life when we allow Mother to caress us. […]
I went to Sacramento last Tuesday with the California Chiropractic Association. This was our Lobbying Legislative Day. We met with our elected representatives to share our concerns for our patient’s health and our health care policies. This year we sponsored a bill that would make it required for […]
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 […]