Hope is Essential in Chiropractic – Part 1
October 4th, 2010 // 7:00 am @ Thomas A Owen III // No Comments
I was greatly saddened recently to hear of a chiropractor that I personally knew had taken his own life. Unfortunately it has not been an uncommon occurrence within the chiropractic profession. It breaks my heart to hear these stories and it makes me stop to ponder what kind of hopelessness drives someone to do this. This most recent loss struck me hard because I wanted to know what more could I have done to help. From the outside this doctor would have appeared to be rich in life. He had a wife with 5 kids and one on the way. For those that think that it may have had something to do money during this widely covered recession, all I can say is that it didn’t appear to be the case because the doctor had a very stable practice. The fact is that we will never know for sure but it is a wake up call for us to remember one of the most powerful principles in life.
The principle I am referring to is that “HOPE is Essential”. There are three powerful motivating factors in life. The first is love. Love is precious to us all. Fear deters us from that which can harm us but fear can and should be eliminated from our lives. Then there is hope. A life without hope is dead. Hope is that factor that ignites the inner man or your spirit for that which is good and promising.
Have you ever actually seen someone who has lost hope? It is one of the saddest sights to see. I liken it to a dog that has beaten so much that the beatings have actually destroyed the dog’s spirit. The dog will cower to anything and anyone. The same goes for the man or woman that has lost all hope. Their spirit man literally gives up inside and when that happens then events like our recent loss become more common. Hope is essential to the well being of others that is why as chiropractors that the most powerful thing you can give to your patients is HOPE. On our next visit we will expand on how to do just that. Let’s not let our recent loss go in vain. Let’s learn from it so we in turn can avoid others in the future. We never know what someone is going through in life especially a patient in pain. Until next time. God Bless–
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