Inspiration

As we have alluded to in past articles the most effective way to create confusion within a profession and ultimately lead to its destruction is to eliminate the use of its characteristic language and replace it with language that contradicts the original intent. The saying about “barking up the wrong tree” could be relevant here when it comes to a chiropractor’s focus. Is it on the finite or is it on the infinite? Let me explain. There is a medical…

The most effective way to create confusion within and ultimately the destruction of a profession is to eliminate the use of its characteristic language and replace it with language that contradicts the original intent. In this series I am considering some of the many commonly misused words that have diluted chiropractic over the years and especially lately. It seems that many of the words that chiropractors have adopted are the domain of the medical profession. Whether this is by specific…

The most effective way to create confusion within and ultimately the destruction of a profession is to eliminate the use of its characteristic language and replace it with language that contradicts the original. In this series I am considering some of the many commonly misused words that have diluted chiropractic. It seems that all of the words that chiropractic has adopted that are the domain of another profession (medicine). By adopting them we lose the original meaning and take on…

Meaning one thing, saying another and doing yet something else is as confusing as it sounds. Yet, this is what we are doing as a profession. As we typically duck for cover in this time of unprecedented attacks from the medical profession we have a great opportunity to take a critical look at ourselves. We can ask whether the track we are on will lead to the ‘promised land’ of acceptance and adoration of government, medicine and media or will…

The Babylonian scholar and rabbi, Hillel, warned us about 400 BC to guard our thoughts because they become our words, and then, in turn, our words become our actions, our actions become our habits, our habits become our character and our character becomes our destiny. I suggest that your words are an essential link in that chain of manifestation and have created the destiny that you and when it comes to chiropractic, the profession in Australia and around the world…

The chiropractic profession is under intense external scrutiny in Australia – most would call it vicious attack. At the same time the divisions within the profession are no less vindictive and divisive than the disgusting campaign of hatred being orchestrated from outside. I contend that we are a profession that has been progressively weakened by a substandard education system over many years and we have finally come to a time of reckoning. We are at a time where we must…

This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise”. I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice.   Theme – Surround yourself with people who expect more of you.   My thought goes to an experiment in education that was conducted…

“The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn How often do you fail to inform a person on the relationship between their spine, nerve system and health? How often do you not recommend optimum frequency of care for a person? How often do you not recommend appropriate care beyond symptoms for your people? How often do you not take the time to explain to…