Dr. Dale's Letter for Thanksgiving--- remembering gratitude (I LOVE THIS!!!)

Dr. Dale dressed up as Blues Brother and wife Diane as the Nun (family fav movie)

Thanksgiving Letter from Dr. Dale:

(read to the bottom, great joke at end!)

I trust everyone had a most excellent Thanksgiving this year in spite of all our new challenges to observing and expressing gratitude. At Jacobson Chiropractic we are quite thankful that we are able to stay open and functional for our patients by utilizing simple procedures such as washing hands, wearing masks, and cleaning equipment. This year's stress levels for many folks remains quite high with all the new challenges to lifestyle, and an excellent goal for us to keep in mind is to get as grounded as possible and maintain that grounding. Giving serious attention to the blessings we have in this community, and acting toward them with appreciation is the best approach. While we can often find certain impediments to our happiness, and can often interpret many things to complain about, we must be careful not to be overwhelmed with details. The small black dot on the large sheet of brilliant white paper can take all of our attention. When we can be very quiet and observe what we actually have, rather than a few societal distractions, we can certainly observe that the scales of what we have are still heavily weighed on the side of our abilities and intentions toward happiness. (Now, on the other hand, if your car blew up with your insurance not paid, your house burned down, both your dogs died, your main squeeze ran off with your best friend, all your kids joined the Hari Khrishnas, you were kidnapped by an Amway salesman, and your name is Job, --there is some reason to not be in a generous state of gratitude, and to not go around spouting about all your blessings).

However, the great majority of us need to look more closely at any dark clouds to find the actual silver linings, and to then wait and finally observe the rainbows at the ends of the storms. Strive to get centered with your highest values in life, and always realize it is not really possible to hurt your perfect soul through the misperceptions and misinterpretations of your ego and silly self-esteem.

Take some time to get deep rest to get centered and grounded. Then the externals of your life don’t appear as daunting when you are filled with rest and gratitude. Take that energy and go out and take care of some unfinished business to improve your quality of life. Get in touch with the people you can’t talk to and talk to them. Get in touch with the people you interpret as hurting and abandoning you then allow yourself to forgive them. Forgive yourself for dealing with issues in a way that were not in your best spiritual interests, and actually hurt you in the long run. Dump any large bags of poop that you are carrying around in the shallow ruts of your mind, and then feel the fresh new wind under your wings without the same old smell.

Get grounded, get real, and figure out how to stay on the side of contentment and grace. Then, if you just can’t seem to get to that level because of chiropractic-relevant issues, come to our office immediately, and be treated by Dr. Heather for cranial therapy and functional medicine diagnosis, (maybe your skull function or thyroid gland is wacky), or visit Dr. Evan for extremity adjustments, (maybe your plantar fascitis or old shoulder tendonitis is acting up) and general wellness, or my youngest son-in-law Dr. Patrick for sports and general all around spine maladies. Or just come to gaze at Dr. Evan and Dr. Patrick as they are so young, and dashing and handsome. Or, if you are desperate to have a doctor pontificate about various controversial health topics while you are being treated, come to see the aging but not maturing Dr. Jacobson the old fart-windbag.

In the meantime, strive toward gratitude and appreciation rather than whining about theaters, and restaurants and other amusements being closed for this moment in history. Remember, the definition of “being alone” does not necessarily mean “being in bad company”. Come on in to see us when you need to get a bit of balancing because we are here for you and here to help you on your journey of life, no matter how difficult. We are all here with scrubbed faces, masks and washed hands held high.

So, from all our of our staff at Jacobson Chiropractic, have a valued holiday season, and get out there and make some sad people happy.

Dr. Dale