My Story Part 2

       

Two weeks ago I wrote about how chiropractic changed my life. I discussed the physiological changes that my body went through as a started having my spine checked and adjusted. If you need a refresher please read “My story part 1.”

 

Chiropractic has meant much more to me then just symptomatic changes. The greatest gift chiropractic has given me is its philosophy. Before we begin to discuss chiropractic we need to explore why accepting a philosophy is important in the first place.

 

Every human being on the planet whether they know it or not (most don’t) has accepted a philosophy on life. This philosophy guides our thoughts, actions, and emotions. For example Allopathic medicine’s fundamental universal truth is that the human body is weak, and without human intervention it will suffer and perish. Now whether they know it or not M.D’s have accepted this philosophy. That is why they attempt to artificially change the biochemical composition of the human body via prescription medication or want to remove so-called malfunctioning body parts via surgery.

 

I will save the discussion of the chiropractic philosophy for another day. It is very simple and beautiful but there is far too much information to digest in one simple blog post. All you need to know for now is that the underlying truth of chiropractic is that the human body and nature are intelligent.

 

The single most important change that I have underwent since accepting the chiropractic philosophy is moving from a fear mind set to a mind set of trust. I can’t begin to explain how paramount that was for me.  I no longer worried about when I was going to “get sick” during the winter. I didn’t worry anymore about my cancer “coming back.”

 

I started to trust my body, and I started to feel empowered!

 

I began to trust my body’s natural genetic ability to heal and to be healthy. My body would begin expressing symptoms and my first action would be to avoid medication. I began to think, “If my body is intelligent why is it causing this symptom to happen.” I let my intelligent body follow its course of action. This would mean resting when I had a fever, coughing when my body needed to cough, and vomiting when my body needed to vomit. I began healing quicker, and more completely. I started “getting sick” less often, until I was barely “getting sick” at all. It was awesome!

 

The idea of being in control of my health started to translate into other parts of my life. I began to think that if I could control my own health, maybe I could control my happiness as well. A simple idea (my body is intelligent) started to permeate all aspects of my life.

 

 I would love to see more people step out from under the shadow of fear and doubt and bask in the sunshine of trust. It is a process that takes a lot of patience and courage, but the journey is well worth it.