Life has a way of getting highly intense, busy, chaotic and out of control at times. Would you agree? It’s just the nature of the human condition, I guess…
Well the other day my life hit that moment! Then in the midst of all the tears, as well as the “overwhelm”, negativity and powerlessness that I was feeling, I heard a still, small voice that said quite simply, “Stop”. So that is what I did.
S- Square up, get silent and let go… My Basketball Coach used to tell me, “Square Up, you can’t shoot on the fly! Square up and face the basket, get planted, and then shoot the ball.” All I could hear is Mr. Dreier’s voice, and suddenly it made so much sense…STOP, face my target, get centered, be silent and let it go…regardless of the outcome! If I do this, I will have done all that I can do and the rest is no concern of mine. Besides that, if I do this, the likelihood of me hitting my target and scoring are very high…much higher than if I try to shoot on the fly!
T- Take back control of my time…For months I have been saying that I am so busy and my schedule is so full. Then I asked myself, “Who controls my schedule? Who controls my time?” Wow, I do! That means that I can take back control of my time. And since time is life…that means I can take back control of my life! Yay!!!!
O- Open my eyes to a new way of seeing and doing things…This is not always easy. Why not? Because it means that I have to trust in a power and a perspective greater than my own. Just the thought of that seems so refreshing, but getting to the point of being willing to surrender to it, is another story. For some reason, that refreshing feeling seems to be expressed best with a deep breath. It feels so full-filling and full of inspiration now that I have stopped to take it all in!
P- Prepare for what’s coming…The greatness that lies ahead of me. And not just somewhere out there, but right now…the next step!
Oh my goodness, what a lesson it has been…one that I am still learning! The power of stopping can save your life! Think about it the next time you stop before entering a busy intersection. Without a stop, there could never be a GO. Perhaps this is why they call a traffic light, a stop light and not a go light. The going is easy, the stopping is not.
I think about a World-Class Runner…before they run…. First they stop, get down on their knee and take a deep breath. Perhaps this is the beginning of becoming a Champion!
Don’t get me wrong, sometimes people can get stuck in the stop. This is also very dangerous. If you stop too long at a time and place when you should be moving, you may get rear-ended! Remember that you were innately designed to move and without action, you will get nowhere in life! It’s very difficult to steer a parked car and even harder to follow one that is not moving…so choose who you will follow and choose how and when you will move!
Music is music because of the pauses between the notes. There is a certain rhythm to life…and once you find yours, you will be powerful and the harmony of your life will be infinitely unstoppable!
Healthfully yours,
Dr. Shannon
www.drshannonspeaks.com
© 2009 All rights reserved.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
The Power of the Parallel
It’s always a unique moment when I drive downtown and need to park…the dreaded “parallel park”! Wow, once again I did it! But today something was a little different…
I pulled up next to the car that I would be parking behind. This was the moment of “The Parallel”…if I did this properly, as well as the steps to follow, it would be a perfect park! As I was recalling what Mr. Peterman taught me in 9th grade Driver’s Education, I lined my front seat up with the front seat of the parked vehicle to my right. Lesson #1: If you are going to get behind someone, first you must get beside them. Then I began to back up and angle myself 45 degrees to the curb. At that point, I thought what I always think at this step…”This is totally not going to work”…”Oh my goodness, I hope no one hits the front of my truck that is now sticking out into the street!”…. As the front of my truck cleared the back bumper of the car in front of me, I began to steer the front end back in, while thinking…”Oh my goodness, am I going to drive up onto the curb? (Well, it wouldn’t be the first time, nor will it be the last!)”…I realized that I, in fact, was in the midst of a Perfect Parallel Park!
It was then that I realized, Lesson #2: No matter what things look like, what you think, or what you feel, if you just follow the proven-effective steps that work (if you follow them), you WILL BE successful!
I backed right into that spot with no problem. It was a perfect and profound parallel park! It pays to follow the steps, it pays to get along side someone you want to get behind, and it pays to back in one step at a time. Best of all, when I checked the parking meter, I found out that because it was the weekend, I didn’t have to pay one penny for these valuable lessons!
Healthfully yours,
Dr. Shannon
www.drshannonspeaks.com
© 2009 All rights reserved.
I pulled up next to the car that I would be parking behind. This was the moment of “The Parallel”…if I did this properly, as well as the steps to follow, it would be a perfect park! As I was recalling what Mr. Peterman taught me in 9th grade Driver’s Education, I lined my front seat up with the front seat of the parked vehicle to my right. Lesson #1: If you are going to get behind someone, first you must get beside them. Then I began to back up and angle myself 45 degrees to the curb. At that point, I thought what I always think at this step…”This is totally not going to work”…”Oh my goodness, I hope no one hits the front of my truck that is now sticking out into the street!”…. As the front of my truck cleared the back bumper of the car in front of me, I began to steer the front end back in, while thinking…”Oh my goodness, am I going to drive up onto the curb? (Well, it wouldn’t be the first time, nor will it be the last!)”…I realized that I, in fact, was in the midst of a Perfect Parallel Park!
It was then that I realized, Lesson #2: No matter what things look like, what you think, or what you feel, if you just follow the proven-effective steps that work (if you follow them), you WILL BE successful!
I backed right into that spot with no problem. It was a perfect and profound parallel park! It pays to follow the steps, it pays to get along side someone you want to get behind, and it pays to back in one step at a time. Best of all, when I checked the parking meter, I found out that because it was the weekend, I didn’t have to pay one penny for these valuable lessons!
Healthfully yours,
Dr. Shannon
www.drshannonspeaks.com
© 2009 All rights reserved.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Power that Made the Body…Heals the Body -Part 3
As a Chiropractor with over 14 years of experience, I have had the privilege of witnessing countless miracles of healing! There is no greater reward than helping someone take back their health! Why do I say, take back versus receive their health? Because recovery is exactly that, “taking back” that which has been either taken from you or given away by you. In essence, it is getting back that which you’ve lost…or misplaced. The great news is health is never lost as long as life is flowing through you! As long as there is life in you, there is hope for healing and recovery. You see, health/wellness resides on the inside of you…it’s just whether or not it’s being expressed that matters most! Are you expressing the greatness that is on the inside of you? Are you manifesting the health that’s in you? Are you fully experiencing the abundant life that IS you?
Life flows through you from above (brain), down (body), inside (you), out (life). This is how health flows as well. Because what is essential for life is essential for health! So if you are seeing signs of ill-health (symptoms) being manifested in your body or your life…it is time to remove whatever is interfering with this flow of life/health from above, down, inside and out! Perhaps it is a mindset; perhaps it’s an unhealthy habit…or perhaps it’s a vertebral subluxation (spinal bone out of place, interfering with optimal nervous system function and your body’s ability to heal itself)?
There are many things that can interfere with 100% life flowing through you from above, down, inside and out. The key to unlocking the life/health that is in you is removing that interference, and allowing the power that is in you to be fully expressed, not only in you, but in your life! Because YOU are life!
Healthfully yours,
Dr. Shannon
www.cornerstone4life.com
© 2009 All rights reserved.
Life flows through you from above (brain), down (body), inside (you), out (life). This is how health flows as well. Because what is essential for life is essential for health! So if you are seeing signs of ill-health (symptoms) being manifested in your body or your life…it is time to remove whatever is interfering with this flow of life/health from above, down, inside and out! Perhaps it is a mindset; perhaps it’s an unhealthy habit…or perhaps it’s a vertebral subluxation (spinal bone out of place, interfering with optimal nervous system function and your body’s ability to heal itself)?
There are many things that can interfere with 100% life flowing through you from above, down, inside and out. The key to unlocking the life/health that is in you is removing that interference, and allowing the power that is in you to be fully expressed, not only in you, but in your life! Because YOU are life!
Healthfully yours,
Dr. Shannon
www.cornerstone4life.com
© 2009 All rights reserved.
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