Photo by Megan Morgan, Manouche Photography Barbara Sturm, DC feature Back to Basics Living your ‘Happily Ever After’? appiness and wellness are very intercon- nected. Let’s ingest some nuggets of life nutrition together. “Happily Ever After” intersects all of our lives. Some of you reading this may say, “But, Dr. Barbara, you don’t understand my life…you don’t understand my circumstances …my ‘story’ is awful...Happily Ever After is just a fairy tale and only comes true in the movies.” Perhaps it’s time to take a closer look at your life. Many don’t see the greatness in their own “sto- ry.” Let’s look at four ways to bring Happily Ever After into your life. H 1. LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Let me ask you, what is etched on your heart about life? “What does the worker gain from his toil? ...I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink and fi nd satisfaction in all his toil - this is the gift of God...and will endure forever; noth- ing can be added to it and nothing taken from it.” –Ecclesiastes 3:9 How does healing happen within the human body? Do you recognize these bro- mides: “Remove the interference and allow the body to heal itself,” or “The body needs no help – it just needs no interference.” You’re all familiar with those, right? Guess what, doc; these apply to our lives and businesses, too. What interference is in your life that needs to be removed? What are the sources of interference in your business that must be eliminated before success can take root and grow? Let’s not forget what we tell our practice members over and over again: regardless of everything else they do for their health, until and unless they remove the interference – that is, correct the cause – all of their other attempts will fail. Hey doc, it’s time that we heed our own recommendations. Miracles happen in our offi ces every day, because of an adherence to our philosophy and work. We see that re- moving the interference, and then giving support, can usher forth full potential. Guess what? The same strategy works in our own hearts, too. Listen to your heart and take action! Seek to remove the interference first and then let the show begin! Dr. Barbara Sturm is the Head Coach and Dean of Achievement at Chirocollege.com. She and her team help chiropractors and their support staff,worldwide,to achieve their practice goals. 2. LOOK INTO YOUR STORY We all have a story. Many of us have several stories that have octopus-like arms that squeeze joy, happiness, and confi dence right out of our very existence. Are your stories serving your abundance, or fuelling the areas where you’re lacking? It’s your choice to give yourself the gift of living in the present! Go ahead...unwrap the layers and expose the gift that you are…stripped bare without the stories. As you know, awareness always precedes change. Begin to notice what feeds you – what enhances your energy and what zaps it. Our state of being determines our success. Acceptance, enjoyment, enthusiasm, passion and optimism are the states of being that allow congruence. Your current situation was fi rst created in your thoughts, then those thoughts took on form and became your reality. These skills are transferable. The same process that created your story can also be used to create a new story. The steps and elements of the Continued on page 35 30 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | MAY 2009 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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