With Thanksgiving this month, I wanted to bring focus to what we are grateful for. It’s amazing how this simple exercise of consciously thinking about, listing, writing, and observing what we are grateful for can raise not only the vibration of yourself, but it can also raise the vibration of what you are grateful for.
Is pain or injury something to be grateful for? Is disease? Why would you be grateful for tearing your achilles, your hip pain, or frozen shoulder? Why would you be grateful for your newly diagnosed auto-immue condition or inflammatory arthritis?
Most of the time, when anyone struggles with pain, injury, or disease, they haven’t even thought about that aspect of themselves until there is a problem and from I have personally experienced, and from what I see in my office is that you have to feel it, to heal it.
Alignment: Mind, Body, & Spirit
Whenever there is struggle in your body or in your life, it’s usually to help you accomplish and learn two major things…
What areas deserve more of your attention and gratitude?
What is out of alignment and needs to change to bring in more alignment?
For example, let’s say you’re an athlete that has spent decades pushing your body to its limits time and again. You push push push to perform. You push, you recover, then repeat. Then, one day, you injure your hip. The hip is such an intricate, organized, and necessary part of your biology to not only perform your sport, but to live. Now, you’re forced to feel, to slow down, to heal, and most importantly, to reassess your ways up until this point. It’s quite possible that what you’ve been doing is no longer serving your highest good and the highest good of your hip.
Most of the time when someone injures their hip, or any other body part, then complain and speak negatively of it. Statements such as, “this is my bad hip,” or “my hip wouldn’t let me play basketball.” Most of the time people complain and blame the hip as if it is this separate entity, when in reality it is YOU.
Your Perception and Your Language Matters
If you have a child that is in constant detention and constantly struggles in school, do you call that child the “bad child.” Do you tell all of their teachers that your child is “bad” and to gear up for that? When introducing your children to friends and coworkers, do you introduced one child as the “good child” and the other child as the “bad child?” I HOPE NOT. Hopeful you try to understand why the child is acting out in the first place and offer resources and support to help them.
Rather than speaking poorly of your hip both out loud and in your thoughts, try changing the language and perception of what you’re going through to be more of a phase of healing and support.
For example,
“My hip is going through something that I’m working on figuring out.”
“My hip is screaming for my love and attention, and I hear it and am helping it heal.”
“My hip is going through a phase of healing.”
“My hip is talkin’ today.”
With this language, you are confirming your awareness of your hips' need for love and attention, but you’re not blaming it or criticizing it. You’re supporting it with compassion. You are actively trying to figure out its needs (aka. your needs) because the reality is that your hip has been a great hip for your whole entire life. Your hip has been there for your day in and day out. Also, what have you done for your hips lately? Have you told them you loved them and are grateful for them? Have you blessed them? Most of the time, with any injury or health condition, you have taken that part of you for granted until you can no longer ignore it anymore.
Actions Speak Louder than Words
You can think all the thoughts and talk all the talk, but are you taking action? There’s that saying, “actions speak louder than words.” That’s true when it comes to the body, mind, and spirit, I just preface by pointing out that you have to speak the words too!
Action can look like many things for an injury or illness. Of course Chiropractic care is at the forefront. The average person hasn’t done anything for their spine and nervous system until there is an injury or issue, so that’s number one, but sometimes action may be intentional rest or putting more time towards recovery. This is a great place to start when you're trying your best to tap into your spiritual body and understand the root of the issue.
Sometimes “action” looks like gentle stretching and/or yoga, meditating, and going for a walk out in nature. Sometimes “action" may be contacting a Functional Medicine doctor to get blood work, a Nutritionist to guide your diet, or a Personal Trainer to guide your strengthening. Sometimes action is simply investing in your health by committing to your healing. In my experience, “action” is all of the above along with a lot of acceptance and patience.
Grateful Pumpkins
This month, when you come into the office, please write down one thing you are grateful for and tape it to the front doors. The idea is writing what you’re grateful for and seeing everyone else's, will give you a little vibe boost pre-adjustment, pre-Reiki, Pre- massage. I’ll be sharing them throughout the month on Instagram @CypressChiropractic.
Closing
If there are only 2 things I’m grateful for, it would be my hip (of course) and YOU! Look out for some Black Friday Deals. See ya at your next appointment.
In Great Health,
Dr. Sarah & Team