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In a small town, there were only two chiropractors.

One day, a new patient walked into one of the chiropractors’ offices. She was horrified by the chiropractor’s personal appearance. Even though he was young, he was hunched over and walked in an odd shuffling manner.

“Doctor,” said the woman, “I have to ask — what’s wrong? Did you get in a car accident or something?”

“No,” said the chiropractor, “nothing like that.”

“Well what caused your physical condition then?”

The chiropractor sighed. “You know how they always say that in a small town with two barbers, you should go to the barber that has the worst haircut…?”

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I recently received this story in my email.  I don’t know the writer, but found it very inspiring.

This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end!

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.  The last class I had to take was Sociology.   The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.   Her last project of the term was called, ‘Smile.’   The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.   I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake,

Literally..
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one crisp March morning.   It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.   We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then   Even my husband did.   I did not move an inch. An overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.   As I turned around I smelled a horrible ‘dirty body’ smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.   As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was smiling’.  His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for acceptance.   He said, ‘Good day’ as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.   The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation..  I held my tears as I stood there with them.   The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.   He said, ‘Coffee is all Miss’ because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).   Then I really felt it – the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.  That is when I noticed all eyes in the  Restaurant were set on me, judging   My every action.I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray..   I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand.   He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, ‘Thank you.’   I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, ‘I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope.’   I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son.

When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, ‘That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.’   We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.   We are not church goers, but we are believers.   That day showed me the pure Light of God’s sweet love.

I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand.   I turned in ‘my project’ and the instructor read it.   Then she looked up at me and said, ‘Can I share this?’   I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class.   She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.  In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s, my son,the instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.   I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn:

UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to
LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS –  NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.

Unconditional Acceptance  should be the attitude in your office every day, all day.  You are the “only”  hope in many peoples lives.

Linda

You may have done food drives or clothing drives in your office. Here is a humorous example how one office ran their clothing drive.  Clothing Drive

Ed

If you’re looking for a place to get away for a little R & R, check out  The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.

A friend of mine just returned from an amazing spa weekend with her girlfriend.

Take a peak and see what you think.

The perfect soup for a cold winter day.  And…. healthy to boot!  Why not include it in your next newsletter?

Makes 10 (1.5 cup) Servings

1 cup dried pinto beans
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) no-salt-added whole tomatoes, undrained, chopped
1 medium potato, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup coarsely chopped carrots
1 cup thinly sliced zucchini
4 ounces coarsely shredded cabbage
2/3 cup coarsely chopped leek
1/2 cup coarsely chopped celery
2 cups no-salt-added vegetable juice cocktail
2 cups water
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup small shell pasta
4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley.

1. Place dried pinto beans in large glass bowl; cover completely with water. Soak 6-8 hours or overnight. Drain beans; discard (I followed the quick soak method on the package)
2. Heat oil in large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion is tender.
3. Drain tomatoes, reserving liquid. Add tomatoes to saucepan, mix well. Add pinto beans, potato, carrots, zucchini, cabbage, leek and celery. Stir in vegetable juice, water and reserved tomato liquid. Add basil, sage, bay leaves and black pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
4. Add pasta to saucepan 15 minutes before serving. Cook, uncovered, until soup thickens. Remove bay leaves; discard. Top with Parmesan and parsley.

Nutrients per serving:
Calories – 162
(11% from fat)
Total Fat – 2g
Saturated Fat – 1g
Protein – 9g
Carbohydrate – 29g
Cholesterol – 2mg
Sodium 146mg
Dietary Fiber – 7g

(recipe taken from Easy Home Cooking, No-Fuss Meals)

I don’t know about you, but for me and many others, January and the New Year always brings a sense of having to re-organize our lives, our time and our space. Not necessarily a New Year’s Resolution but a New Year’s Re-Organization.

Having recently helped my sister and her husband pack up thirty years of “stuff” to move from Wisconsin to South Dakota, and now facing the task of packing up seventy+ years of mom’s “stuff”. I feel an increased need to take a look at my own “stuff” and get it organized now.

The same is true for office space. Is your work space efficient the way it is currently organized? Is there “a place for everything and everything in it’s place”?

Whether you feel the need to organize or not, cleaning out the clutter and changing things up in the office can give you a fresh look and attitude towards your work day. Often times patients will even notice the change and enjoy the fresh “makeover”.

Here are some tips to help you get started today: Link

Clinical psychologist Wendy Walsh spoke to Harry Smith about successful resolutions in the new year and gave some tips on how to stick to a changing lifestyle.

Watch CBS News Videos Online

The Chinese use the lunar calendar for celebratory events which includes the New Year. This falls somewhere between late January and early February. The cycle of twelve animal signs originates from Chinese tradition as a way of naming the years. The animals follow one another in an established order and are replicated every twelve years. The rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig are the twelve animal signs. Every animal has particular characteristics and people born in a specific year are believed to take on these characteristics. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of the Tiger, which commences on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011.
Read the rest of the story:http://www.yearofthetiger.net/

You’ve been asked  to bring the turkey for Christmas dinner and doc has you working all week.  What are you going to do?

No need to sweat… this Make-Ahead Turkey recipe  will put you ahead of the game and keep you out of the kitchen on Christmas Day!

Roast Turkey:

Salt and Pepper outside

Fill cavity with:

2 cups chopped celery

1 cup chopped onion

2 tsp. poultry seasoning

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

Roast as usual. (Cooking bags are fool-proof) Let cool.

Put juice from turkey and celery/onion in large roasting pan or in a Nesco. Add 3 to 4 chicken bullion cubes and 3 cups of water. Simmer.

Slice turkey and add to liquid. Refrigerate or freeze depending how far ahead you are making it. Simply reheat to serve.

*This is a GREAT recipe.  The only thing is if you are having a full-blown sit down dinner, you would have to make the stuffing separately and either use a jar gravy or skip it since you’re using the juices for the sliced turkey.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

Santa Claus

Hummmm………Santa looked a lot like daddy, daddy looked a lot like him………

Yep, it’s that happy holiday time of year when all the jolly guys around the world get our their garb and don their red suits and black boots.     Here’s a few we found at Sketchy Santas but none of them seem to look like my dad?  Which one resembles your Santa?