“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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]