Is your BodyMind Calling out for Healing?

My dad died for a lack of healing in his life!

He received many "cures" which may have prolonged his days but wellbeing or soundness of body, mind, and spirit eluded him.

He endured his first open heart surgery at age 51 as I approached my high school graduation. He retired at that time from his high stress career in grocery store ownership. He stopped smoking after decades of use under threat of death but continued to over eat given his limited exercise regimen.

During the ensuing years he weathered hip and knee replacement surgeries. He was then diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent radiation treatment to drive it into remission. A second heart operation followed. Cancer returned, manifesting in his bladder, which had to be removed. It was not long before it appeared in his bones and his days were numbered.

My dad survived to age 73 but the quality of his life was questionable during much of that time!

I don't know my father's entire story because I didn't grow up with him. He left my mom, and my older brother and I when I was two, and I rarely saw him. From conversations prior to his death, I know he silently carried guilt and great unfulfillment throughout much of his life. He was intelligent, a good businessman, and a hard worker.

However, my dad neglected his physical health, had no spiritual connection, and failed to learn to navigate the highway of the heart in many of the relationships that could have been really rewarding. He didn't know how to communicate love. His heart was blocked in more ways than simply blood vessels.

Fortunately, we were able to overcome the distance and develop a bond in the closing years. Forgiveness and reconciliation with a focus upon God helped to release my father to know healing and receive peace.

Sadly, it was too late to save his life and permit him to know and invest into the life of his grandson. How many other purposes and contributions were left incomplete?

A person asked Confucius, "What surprises you most about mankind?" Confucius answered, "They lose their health to make money then lose their money to restore their health. By thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor for the future and they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they never lived."

Are you suffering with back pain that causes you to miss work or tension in your neck that you can tolerate but is stealing attention from your daily performance? Is sciatica or knee pain threatening to sideline you from playing your favorite sport? Are headaches disrupting your sleep?

The voice of your inner intelligence is speaking an important message to you. Are you listening and seeking to understand?

Have you noticed having less energy or more difficulty focusing recently? Do you have many things to do but lack the motivation and passion that mobilize you into full action? Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Does it seem that there is more friction and less connection with the important people in your life?

When we don't pay attention and respond to the warning messages then problems develop.

Are you taking more medicines in an effort to regulate more body systems that don't seem to work well any more on their own? Have you already been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, or cancer?

Has the problem now progressed into a full-blown crisis?

Is your bodymind calling out for healing?

According to neuroscientist Dr. Candace Pert, "Your body is your subconscious mind."

Are you fortunate enough to hear the call early while it's still only whispering for you to notice your declining function? Or is your inner voice of wisdom already yelling for your emergency attention?

Next month we will contrast healing and curing and look at a patient whose quality of life was saved through chiropractic healing in our office after 17 months of attempted curing had failed!!

More on "Is Your Bodymind Calling Out for Healing?" in Healing Hints below.

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News & Events

1. The first luncheon in a new series entitled "Strong Women Live Well", as part of a new support group for women in business will premiere on Wed. May 18th, 2005 from 11:30-1:00 P.M. at the Piccadilly Inn at Shaw and Van Ness. It is the brainchild of Sherrie Olp of Go Natural Wellness Center.

   I am the featured speaker at this initial luncheon and my topic will be "Dynamic Living Without Pain". I would like to personally invite you to attend. There will also be a dozen vendor tables show-casing a variety of services and products. I believe these events are going to be special and I am excited about what I have to share. Tickets are $18 for the lunch and program.

2. CD's of my recent teleseminar: "What's Blocking You? ­ A Chiropractor's Insights to How You Can Release Energy and Improve Overall Health" are now available and the feedback has been very positive. This program is based upon material from my upcoming book that I'm very excited about. The truths on this recording could save your life or that of someone you love!! Go to my web site http://www.DrMatthewNorton.com to learn more about this powerful message and then call us at (559) 490-9550 to order.

3. Look forward to my next teleseminar on Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 at 7 P.M. Pacific Time. This teleseminar will be free and include the recorded CD and special transcript report. It will address head on; "The Myths and Misconceptions of Chiropractic Healing". Please reserve the date and prepare to join us. More information to come next month.

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Norton Chiropractic Wellness Center (View Map) at 5670 N. Fresno St. Ste. 102 in Fresno, Calif. Call us at (559) 490-9550 or contact us here.

Healing Hints

1. John Ruskin- "It is advisable that a person know at least three things: where they are, where they are going, and what they had best do under the circumstances."
2. Take the first step... An honest self appraisal. Where are you now relative to your body, mind, and spirit wellbeing? Are you getting clues? Do you have physical pains? Are fatigue, concentration loss, or diminished motivation becoming more prevalent? Are you anxious or depressed? Are you trying to cover up the clues through symptom manipulating medication? Are you open to the truth or hiding?
3. Take the second step... Clarify your direction and progress. Are you feeling passionate, energetic and fully free to move ahead? Or are the collisions with people and events in your life blocking you from your full potential?
4. Take the third step... What should you best do under your current circumstances? Determine to resolve your physical health issues through correcting the cause instead of simply masking the symptoms. Explore to verify that you are fully being you in all aspects of your life. Commit to more freely expressing you. Blocked, repressed emotions are probably the single greatest cause of both a subluxated spine/nervous system and chronic illness/disease. What are the true solutions to your primary issues or concerns at this time?
5. In truth, this life is just plain hard much of the time. Every one of us is in the same boat. We have all come apart to some degree and need to be returned to greater wholeness (healing). Life's overwhelming experiences (whether physical like auto accidents or emotional like relational conflicts), create energy and information blockages. They store at the spine/nervous system interface and wreak devastating havoc on long term health but often silently. It is essential and incredibly powerful on all levels to release those physical blocks through precise chiropractic adjustments. This process will enhance your life in so many ways beyond pain relief.

About Dr. Norton

Dr. Norton unites his passion for learning, teaching, and healing with a compassion for those who are struggling with pain and illness or not performing at their peak. He brings to his work a high level of academic achievement and cutting-edge bodymind research. However, he also brings a deeply caring heart transformed by difficult personal life experiences. Read more.