A THOT for a Monday Morning

By Dr. Bruce A. Parker

“Yesterday is History, Tomorrow will be your written Destiny, Today is a gift from God; that is why it is called… The Present.” What you do with this present is a matter of choice, and many times there in lies the challenge. What do you do today?

When I first heard the quote I opened with, it was written, “Tomorrow is a Mystery.” Though I loved the gift of God part, I never realized until recently as I heard it, what an inappropriate quote it was. It may be appropriate for the average and common who do not take responsibility for their lives, and who believe that life is what is handed to them, but it is inappropriate for those of us with mission and purpose. I don’t want to enter my future and hope that happenstance delivers something good. I want a deliberate plan now, which will manifest in the future. You actually are the author of your future. Write a great story, and remember you are the hero/heroine.

As you may have heard me say many times at seminars, scripts are a foundation for communication. But you have to be aware of your receiver. Without understanding context, having acute awareness of your patient, and applying good communication skills, you may say words to a patient (especially one who is subluxated), and they don’t receive your intended message. (Have you ever said something to someone and they acted totally opposite of what you intended? They may have heard the words of what you said, but they didn’t “understand” what you said? No wonder some say they understand, yet quit care a few days later.

It is possible to love your life and rejoice in it everyday. What a pity, those that wake up on Monday and think; OOOHHHH GODDDDD It’s Monday.

As I write this message it is noontime on Monday for me. I just returned from my morning martial arts work out and YAAAA BABY… IT IS GREAT TO BE ALIVE, AND IT IS ONLY MONDAY! WE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH MORE DAYS TO LIVE THIS WEEK. I’m not looking forward to Thursday or Friday, as the end of a miserable week, I’m in to my life today!

The coolest thing I heard this morning was from Sensei Lloyd. She spent the last two weeks in Hawaii and told me she missed being at the Dojo. Her Husband Keoshi Lloyd, (Japanese terms for their level of mastery Keoshi is 7th degree Don, or in lay terms “a guy you wouldn’t want to mess with, and one you want with you in a dark ally”) came back early and she stayed a week later. But the point is she said, “I didn’t really need a vacation, I love being here with my students and I missed them.”

Keoshi said while in Hawaii he looked for places to go and work out, and ended up teaching at a Maui Dojo a couple of days. He said, “I realized on this vacation martial arts is my life, I love it! That’s who I am, it’s what I love and I don’t want to get away from it!” They are blessed, their vocation is their vacation, they love what they are and what they do. What a concept!

We need vacations from business and routine, but do you love what you do so much you want to do it everyday, and aren’t always looking for ways to get away from it? How would your life be if you were ecstatically happy with what you do and who you are? If there are challenges in your life that take the fun away, identify them and learn how to handle them. That’s why they call it practice.

Your assignment for today and the rest of this week, is to write down the future you want. If you need help in thinking of a strategy to accomplish it, feel free to contact me. You can have the life of your dreams, so make that dream a reality!

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Dr. Bruce Parker is a 1976 graduate of Palmer Chiropractic College. He is a nationally recognized leader in the Chiropractic profession. Visit his Parker Professional Management website at http://www.your-success-coach.com/