Every so often, when it comes time for my turn to write a blog, I have no idea what to say. Sure, I can write more about chiropractic and how I believe with every fiber of my being that every single person can benefit by receiving regular adjustments. I can explain in different ways how the adjustment helps remove interference within our central nerve systems thereby allowing our bodies to express our full potential, not only in terms of health, but also in terms of who we really are and who we really can be. You’ve heard us all talk about how a chiropractor is locating a subluxation, which is a distortion within the spinal structure that can cause a lock in the central nervous system. This distortion, this lock in the central nervous system can significantly alter the expression of life within us; the expression of we who are. In the words of one our professions biggest mentors, James Sigafoose “When we make an adjustment and there is an expression of life through matter over the nerve system to the level of the tissue cell…..we have life again”.
I could write until I’m blue in the face that chiropractic is not about pain or pain relief, but it’s much, much more than that. It’s about releasing the power of innate within each individual. In the words of DD Palmer, chiropractic is about “Uniting the man the physical with man the spiritual”. I could write about all the experiences I’ve had on mission trips to foreign countries, where there are language barriers, yet hundreds of people come to get adjusted, not for pain relief, but because they experience a change within themselves to a level that is beyond description.
Every so often in my life I experience this deep restlessness, this deep feeling that I’m not doing enough to make a change in people, to make a change in humanity. I find myself wanting to counteract all the negativity in the world with positive, loving actions. I find myself believing to a deep level that there is good within humanity. I know that right now in the world there is an unspeakable amount of heartache, loss and terrible things going on. It’s times like this that awaken that restlessness within me, that make me want to do more to spread love within humanity (call it cliche, but it’s how I feel). I am a Chiropractor and I choose to spread love and life through each and every adjustment I give; so yes, when I adjust you, I am not doing it to relieve a pain you may have. I am adjusting you to help your ‘physical body’ unite with your ‘spiritual body’ and grow into a more beautiful expression of who you are.
I want to share with you the trailer of a movie called “Love Bomb”. It was made by a fellow Chiropractor and is in the first few months of being released. I feel connected to the message this movie brings, and I hope you all do too. The world could definitely use more “Love Bombs”!
If video doesn’t play, click on the link to watch – http://youtu.be/4Y_1t4WfoSQ