While at DE last weekend, we heard from a Chiropractor, Jon Shiels during the open mic portion who was in Chiropractic as a second career. He told how he was previously part of the SWAT team that cleared Columbine High School and that after that event he knew that wasn’t him or how he wanted to live his life. Ultimately he became a Chiropractor, but was struggling. He heard one of the DE speakers who invited him to the program. He explained how he didn’t learn Chiropractic in school and that through DE, he did. He was looking forward to growing his practice when he got home.
On Tuesday morning we learned our new friend took his own life.
The hardest part for me, and why I am writing this is, I could sense the pain and the demons inside of him. I think we all could. The only thing I said to him was, “I love you.”
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE NEED TO BE LEAD INTO OUR OFFICE. NO MORE, “I can’t can’t take them by the hand and drag them in here doc.” THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. YES YOU CAN! YOU POSITIVELY CAN DO IT.
People are absolutely DYING because they don’t know what Chiropractic is about. It’s not about treating back pain. IT’S ABOUT SAVING LIVES AND GETTING TO PEOPLE LIKE DR. SHIELS BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. It’s about teaching them the ABOVE-DOWN, INSIDE-OUT principle. It’s about getting them all connected so their life flows with ease. In other words, it’s about the FACT that God IS in control (Above) and he communicates to us if we choose to listen (Down), and that our life flows from within us, that we HAVE, RIGHT NOW, everything that we need and ever will need (inside) touching other people and other lives (OUT).
If you can’t handle that, or if all you want is to simply numb yourself and layer on another mask, find another imitation therapist to treat your backache because we are here for a higher purpose.
With every finger I point, I have three back at me. I’m angry that I haven’t done a good enough job inspiring you to help us LOVE others in our mission to change the way people think, see, view, and feel about themselves and their health. That sucks… but we all have to grow into the person we are becoming in the end. It doesn’t happen overnight.
Health is NOT about how you feel, your backaches, cricks, strains, spasms or other “ouchies” you may get during the day. It’s about acknowledging who is in control (GOD) and letting go and listening to him speak to you. Then all that ails you, heals, regardless of what anyone else labels it.
YES, within that process, regardless of your symptoms, diagnosis, or condition, you will heal. Not because we are treating you, but because that is the natural side effect of Chiropractic. That IS the natural side effect of giving up yourSELF. When you give up yourSELF, you get taken care of.
No more excuses about why you can’t be here… get in.
No more excuses about the other things in your day… make your LIFE a priority.
No more excuses about why your friend won’t come in…INSPIRE THEM.
No more excuses about why you can’t afford it… sell the car and terminate your cable TV subscription before someone else terminates their life…. Better yet, realize, YOU CAN afford it…. You just don’t want to. And when that changes, we’ll be here for you.
What would you rather I did, relieve your backache or release the power of the universe into you? What is that worth to you?
RYF
With love,
Dr. Brian
