Life Is Like Miniature Golf

I took my six year old niece to play miniature golf yesterday which is a lot of fun for her. She and I go by ourselves so she can have girl time away from my son who is 3 1/2 and drives her crazy with his "boy-antics."

I knew it would be a quick game. We don't even keep score because we break all the rules of taking turns and moving the ball ahead just to make it easier. I remember playing with my friends as a teenager and we were terribly competitive watching each other like hawks to make sure we were all being honest. Can you picture it?

Playing with my niece, we took a lot of short cuts. I soon realized if you play with the wrong person, you are in for a miserable time. If someone likes to keep score and see how much he has improved over time, it will seem boring for someone who likes to volley the ball for simple entertainment. Tiger Woods would never play with someone just looking for a ride on the golf cart and some alcoholic beverage consumption. To him it is not a past time, it is always a time of concentration and self improvement doing something he is truly passionate about.

Eighteen holes of miniature golf provides a variety of challenges, much like life. Some force us to stretch out of the comfort zone while others are very simple and straightforward. Thank goodness for variety. We should always have some easy days thrown in every now and then. Luckily for us there is great scenery to look at along the way from cute little windmills and school houses to clowns and waterfalls.

Sometimes the ball doesn't get far and we have to practice for a while. Practicing is the art of honest self evaluation making changes until we find what works for us. My niece likes to call just about every turn she takes a hole in one. She is only six years old and its fine for her, but many of us have moments in which we refuse to accept the truth. From the Advanced Chiropractic perspective, continual practice allows us to interrupt the negative, less healthy patterns and establish new ones in our minds and bodies.

So, whatever your purpose is when you start your game of mini-golf, be clear about it and make sure the players you have chosen to join you have the same idea. And don't forget to go for ice cream afterwards. That's the part that makes you want to do it all over again.
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Hiking Lesson

Wake Up & Create the Life You Want, by Debra Moorehead

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Hiking Lesson
I took Eirne and his cousin, Lydia, to Taughannock Falls State Park to go hiking with my sister and his 2 other cousins. It was a fun day, but I it was real work walking a trail that was barely on an incline. As I walked, I thought back to a time when I ran every other day and made exercise a major activity in my life. This hike would have been boring to me!

It has been said, "Use it or lose it!" I realize now what I am missing. It's easy to go by the wayside when family and other responsibilities are an immediate priority. But it doesn't have to be pushed all the way back to that last burner.

During the hike, the four cousins handled their trek differently. Although they were different ages, the city kids were no match for the country kids' energy levels. Physical activity must start in childhood so healthy habits become unshakable habits, so when they become responsible adults (like us...) they realize the value of these habits.

I realize it now. I want the old "fitness" me back. It's going to take motivational work. If I say it is going to take work, I've lost the battle already. No one likes work. If it is perceived as a motivational way to challenge yourself, it can be successful.

The biggest gain is the new excitement and pride you have in yourself, regardless of the challenge. If it is the Numbers Don't Lie Diet, improving your relationships, getting fitter, or finding the career you adore, the best reward is the power and control you feel over your life.

We all wish for power and control over our lives. It is the greatest gift we have that also allows us to give back because we can do wonderful things with our personal power and control.

There are immediate priorities and then the regular priorities and then the other things. How you divide your time demonstrates how you respect your own power and control. Decide how you want to take care of your priorities and feel the power and control it creates.

Homic Advanced Chiropractic will help you with this daily challenge. Coming soon, the DNA adjustment will be incorporated into your chiropractic care. DNA stands for Dynamic Neuro-adaptive Adjustment. Since advanced chiropractic is all about advancing your life, it's time for an adjustment program that reinforces the whole philosophy behind mind-mobility and the chiropractic life-style. Stay tuned for more highlights!!

Wellness on Auto-Pilot

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Wellness on Auto-Pilot with Advanced Chiropractic

My goal for you is to receive wellness on auto-pilot. We're can't truly be on auto-pilot all the time because we should always be working on something good about ourselves. But, don't forget, our innate intelligence is on auto-pilot. We just have to nurture it.

Get the most out of your chiropractic care. That is step one. Set a goal to treat yourself well and get your weekly adjustment. Everything falls into place with more ease when your nervous system is boosted with an adjustment.

You are no good to anybody if you are not healthy and well. Take care of your health. Take care of your nervous system. Chiropractic helps you do this in the most unique way.

Always work on your mind. Always work on your body.
Get into a mind-body mobility routine with Advanced Chiropractic.

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During the month of August we will be covering more topics related to mind-body mobility...set yourself free!!!

Your human potential is waiting to be untapped. Don't let it go to waste. Tell your friends and loved ones not to suffer needlessly. They too can take a look into a world of mind-body mobility.

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Human potential and your personal
development:
How is chiropractic related to your personal development?

1. You need your health before anything else can be achieved.

2. You need to believe you are an achiever.

3. You need to believe in your creativity.

4. You need an efficient nervous system and limbic system to maintain your connection with universal intelligence.

5. You need to recognize the tools available to assist you in your endeavor.How are you nurturing your mind and body mobility?

Don't Break A Habit...Reestablish It

So, you want to change something about you. You want to make improvements. Break a bad habit. Why do we have to be so negative? Bad habit. Break it. Breaking it sounds so seriously pessimistic.

The more we think about breaking it, the more difficult it becomes because so much energy is spent on anger and disgust. What if we treated the undesirable habit like an old friend we've drifted away from? It's time to let you go old friend. Part ways because we have grown apart. When you recognize the need to change, you are growing.

It can be tricky. There's no denying that so it's a good time to look for lots of support. There is a Stuart Lichtman audio I recently listened to online that touches on this topic. He noted there are three parts of the brain that are "rooted" in instinctual patterns while one part of the brain is open to new things. He called it "3 against 1" and this is why it is difficult to instill new habits. You can listen to it here. He talks about ways to get all parts of the brain to team up and go for the healthier, desired new pattern.

If you've ever said good-bye to an old friend, you probably thought it over very carefully and made the decision to let go telling yourself you can get beyond it without feeling bad. Say good-bye to the old and hello to the newLetting go of a habit allows the opportunity to establish a new an improved pattern to take its place.

We can enlist the help of the spine since limbic system cells are at every level of the spinal cord. By keeping the spine in balance, a greater sense of well being is achieved so the new habits take a strong hold in your life.

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Science, Spirit, & Freedom

Happy Independence Day to my readers and practice members.



Today is a quiet time to reflect on the freedoms we have achieved as a country and as individuals always committed to reinforcing the benefits of wellness. Our freedoms do not last if we close our eyes to them. B.J. Palmer spoke about the art, science, and philosophy of chiropractic and to not take it for granted. "Guard it well," he warned which is important advice when it comes to life and opportunity. It is the perfect day to rearrange the Create Purpose website and make sure this message is reinforced before every adjustment I deliver.



I spent most of the day redoing the website. I wanted to make it more inspirational and less cluttered. I tend to add to it until it is too full of information.



I did find a good quote from one of my favorite books to add to the website:



"I have come to believe that science, at its very core, is a spiritual endeavor."

Candice Pert, PhD from Molecules of Emotion.



If you have read the book or understand where Dr. Pert is coming from, share your insights in the comments.



See you at the table...the adjusting table.



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How Much Limitation is Acceptable to You?

Wellness is a mind-set that moves you to make certain choices.
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I hope you say you don't accept any limitations. Why would you ever expect less? It just means you don't really value you. This chips away at self respect.

I used to say, "I have low expectations so I can be pleasantly surprised when things turn out well." This is suppose to be some kind of twisted positive thinking. If you have a similar dialougue like I used to have, dump it right now!

Does anyone make a plan B just in case things go incredibly well?

My grandmother used to say she'd take an aspirin tonight just in case she had a headache tomorrow. Runs in the family, huh?

Chiropractic gives us a great reason to be excited. We have a great inborn healing system that already knows what to do to take care of us. It works all the time. Chiropractic promotes this inborn healing system so we can be confident in how the body works.

When did your mother tell you to settle for less? We may have done it at least once in our lives, but now we know better.

Give your body what it needs. Give it chiropractic.

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Would You Like A Cup of "Potential Tea?"

Chiropractic is not a procedure; it is a process of living an extraordinary life!
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So, what is potential tea?

It is a mnemonic I use to remind us how to make the most of your chiropractic adjustment. You can use this in all parts of your life

T....thoughts
E....emotions
A....adjustment, and your action

T - Thoughts. Everything starts with a thought, why did you decide to do anything today?

E - Emotion. The emotion you place behind your thought determines your comitment. Often we go through our day in a daze. It's all routine, and a rut.

A - Adjustment. The adjustment is the first part of the action process. We re-energize your nervous system, then you go out into world and take the actions you choose to help you reach your goals.

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So today was a beautiful Saturday. I had a long list of "to do's" today. I didn't start a single one until about 4 PM. Instead I was strangely motivated to take down all the curtains and wash them. I put up some blinds in the kitchen so more light would shine in during the mornings. I gave the house a mini makeover. It really changes your outlook. I feel relaxed and more energized. I did cross off some of my to do items by 9 PM. Now I can cross "newsletter" off today's list. Always leave some "wriggle room" in your to do list so you don't panic when you get off track for a bit.
I'm considering starting the painting on the office walls. But.....we'll see. It's not on my to do list---yet.
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The extra chapters have now been added to the Numbers Don't Lie Diet E-Book. If you've been keeping in touch with your most recent email address, you new copy is o it's way.
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Wednesday Night Human Potential Series:

• Heal Your Habits
• Suicide Prevention Education/Mind-Body Approach
• Interpret Your Emotions

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