Chiropractor Heals His Own Back Pain With Gratitude
Back in 2002 it was gratitude that got me into this work. I was at the tail end of my chiropractic education in Minnesota. I kept having this recurring, chronic low back pain. The pain would happen, I would start paying attention and trying to fix it, I'd get adjusted in the same place as I did every time, the pain would eventually go away, but then it would eventually come back. I realized that it wasn't changing and that I needed to do something different than I had been doing. Some friends suggested I go see this woman who did this Network thing. I thought that what she did was complete voodoo, but she connected with an innocent part of myself that I had pushed to the edges of my being. I stuck around and let her work on me. It was after the 15th session that I walked out of her office one evening and something cool happened. The colors were suddenly more vivid. There was this amazing sensation flowing through my body that was prompting all sorts of thoughts about how great my parents were and how great an opportunity I had at school and how great my girlfriend was, etc... This amazing feeling was connecting me with the possibilities in life. I also became aware of the fact that, if I was having trouble in any of those areas of my life it was because I was being a jerk. I was pushing against life somehow and that was the cause of my problems. A veil had been removed from my eyes. On top of everything, my chronic low back pain had changed drastically in an instant. I thought, "Now this is something I want to share with people." And the rest is history. At the time I didn't know what it was, but looking back I realize that that amazing feeling that was moving through my body was gratitude! Who would have guessed that the solution to my chronic, physical pain was somehow tied to feeling more gratitude? Something to think about this Thanksgiving. I want to thank each of you for trusting me and for giving me the opportunity to give my gifts. It has been an especially interesting year and life has reminded me again that there's something really important about feelng gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Dr. Jay
