by Dr. Matthew | Aug 7, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
Everything has a cost. The cost may not always come in monetary form, however there will be a cost for benefit. Without always realizing it, we are paying for the things we want on a regular basis. Right now, I am listening to music as I write this post. The cost? I am also being sold products during commercial time. Don’t want commercials? No worries, then just pay a monthly fee for internet or satellite radio.
Let’s see how this works for our health:
Hungry? Choice 1- Visit a local grocery store (pay for the food)
Choice 2- Go to your local fast food establishment (pay for the food, and pay for the poor health consequences later)
Choice 3- Go to a nice restaurant with your loved one (pay more for your food, less for health consequences later)
Choice 4- Grow your own food (send time and energy for growing of food, not to mention water, and proper growing tools for your garden)
What is important to understand is that the cost doesn’t outweigh the benefit. The cost for me to go to a fast food restaurant is initially minimal, however has long term cost associated with it that I am not willing to pay. The cost for me to essentially neglect my health today is way too high to even consider. I know many from my childhood that essentially took this “cheaper” route with their health, and today I can enjoy time with my 3 year old, and know it was because of smarter decisions 5-10 years ago.
by Dr. Matthew | Jul 30, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
Change is inevitable. Change can be seen in all aspects of life, sometimes fast, and other times slowly. A newborn child changes rather quickly. Check this video out of one second of every day over one year of a child’s life: 365 days in 365 seconds
On the other hand, the changing of an oceanic reef takes thousands of years. Still changing, however unnoticeable to the human lifespan.
Here’s the important part of change. I see that we can decide to change, or we can have change thrusted apon us. I have had it both ways in my life. Both ways work, however making the decision to change on your own is much more empowering than changing by force.
What is the one thing that you need to change right now?
by Dr. Matthew | Jul 13, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
Right now my town is in a drought. In fact the rain is so hard to come by, that the city has decided to place us under a moderate water restriction. In fact, I will take a picture of my yard today, and again in 2 weeks. I can guarantee the difference will be considerable.
It’s easy to understand: the less water, the less growth. More importantly: the less water, the more death.
Invariably the first thing that will happen, is that in the sunniest areas (the areas most effected by dryness) will start to turn brown. Then, it spreads like a domino effect. Soon the brown will be everywhere the shade isn’t. It’s not a pretty picture, in fact for a guy from New Orleans, where it rains daily during the summer, it is hard to watch. Everything that I worked so hard to plant, cut and trim will soon turn to dead, loose hay.
I can imagine your innate (that healing power within you) feeling the same way about your cells not getting the nerve impulses properly. Disappointed that it’s not being fed the right ingredients to keep it healthy. Your innate intelligence knows what to do to keep you healthy, and to return you to health, should you get sick. If your innate intelligence could talk, would it say, “Hey there. Remember me? We started out great. I had you working like a fine Rolex…and all you had to do is not interfere with the process!”
by Dr. Matthew | Jul 10, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
It is interesting to me what people remember from the past. When getting together with friends from the “good ole days”, listen to what they remember about those days. What you will find is that while there will be some similarities, most of the information that they remember will differ from the way you remember. This doesn’t mean that someone is embellishing a story (although this does happen with my stories from time to time lol). It means that everyone has a different perspective.
One way that your your life experience is all in your perspective.
If you would like a great life experience, then change your perspective. On a deep, cellular level, your perspective is formed mainly by your brain and nerve system. If you have a poorly functioning nerve system, your perspective will be completely different than someone whom has a clear nerve system.
Don’t like a perspective that a friend may have? Then refer them to your chiropractor!
by Dr. Matthew | Jun 12, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
Have you ever seen the work that goes into a really good cup of cappuccino? I once visited an establishment, and had the best cup that I have ever experienced. Nothing was needed to add, or take away from the 6 oz that was served to me. In fact, adding anything would have changed the creation of the artist. There simply was no way to make this cup of coffee lover’s nectar to a better cappuccino. The artist in this fine establishment was a machine valued at $20,000. That’s right, a machine to create a cup of coffee, cost 20K.Thank goodness they expected the life of this machine to last a while, or my coffee could have been pretty expensive!
It reminds me of the human body. Except, we were not created by a machine. We know that the human body is a complex thing. It can self heal, self regulate, and then produce another. Much more impressive than a cup of coffee! Yet, with this cup of cappuccino I had in my hand, I truly respected the “artist” that could create it’s wonderful taste.
When is the last time that you truly appreciated all of yourself? Better yet, do you respect the artist by not adding, or taking away pieces to try to manipulate a different outcome?
Going deeper into this subject would truly add or take away from the subject manner. I suggest that you take a step back and look at your life, your beautiful body, and decide right now whether there is room for the artist to truly work.
