The Laws of Nature Requires Respect

Schillinger Chiropractic & Wellness Center

Dear Patients & Friends,

I know we're all concerned about the prospect of having to pack up our belongings and evacuate our homes. There is never an easy way to say goodbye to a lifestyle that's allowed us to have everything we need (food, shelter and clothing).

The fire storms are unpredictable and that's causing us even more anxiety than the daily stress we already experience.

Respect Nature

The nature of the universe, including our planet, and our personal lives, involves two forces that are always operating: order and chaos. There are times when order predominates and times when chaos prevails. There are times when both of these natural forces are operating equally at the same time.

That's the way reality operates.

While it's normal to hold onto our ideals of living a life that has no catastrophes, it's not realistic to expect that will actually happen. There are a fortunate minority of people who've not had to deal with intense life challenges.

It's important for human beings to understand that we are an integrated part of reality, and not separated from reality. I think it's crucial that we respect the fact that life is both wonderful and horrible, and everything in-between those two extremes.

Develop Resilience

I've been blessed to visit remote places and observe people who have hardly any material goods, live under harsh circumstances (as seen from our "wealthy" perspective), routinely experience calamity and are some of the happiest people I have ever met.

The people in those cultures, like our Paleolithic ancestors, have developed the skills necessary to adapt to adversity, without unnecessary or ineffective over-thinking or over-emotional reactions.

With the possibility that we'll need to leave our homes, I encourage you all to call upon your primal instinct to survive without succumbing to the excessive emotional drama that television and the internet tend to promote.

Most importantly, we need to model for our children how to remain calm while efficiently getting the right things done.

True,

Dr Mark

PS -A really interesting short book that I recently read is called, Tribe, by Sebastian Junger. It highlights how small clans of people have always banded together to share their resources and to take good care of each other, especially in turbulent times.

I appreciate how the residents of the Bay Area are supporting the unfortunate people who have lost their homes. Just as the book predicts, when times are tough, the virtues of loyalty and bravery naturally emerge from most people, and that's exactly what helpful people are doing right now.

Announcements

Free Conference Call

Thursday, November 2, from 8 - 9 PM. The purpose of this live call is for me to provide parents of tweens and teens with more information about the parenting workshop called, Raising Happy, Responsible & Resilient Teenagers - Guiding Teens in The Age of Digital Dominance.

I'll be teaching the workshop on Friday, November 10, and Saturday, November 11 in San Rafael.

The call-in number is (641) 715 - 3277; access: 564523#.