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Angrist Chiropractic Wellness Center Newsletter
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May 26, 2009
Choice
I hope you enjoy this motivating story about the choices we make every day.
John is the kind of guy some love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a natural motivator.
If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it!
You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood."
Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.
Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood.
You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."
I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.
After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.
I saw him about six months after the accident.
When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked
He continued, "..the paramedics were great.
They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything 'Yes, I replied.' The
doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'GRAVITY'!"
Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."
He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the
choice to live fully.
Attitude, after all, is everything.
So choose!
OUR PRODUCT OF THE WEEK IS ...
The 'Power Vibe' whole body vibration (WBV) exercise machine. I have just brought WBV into my office for those of you who may be having a hard time motivating yourself to exercise.
The controversy over this form of exercise is that it is hard to believe that all you have to do is stand or sit on it in different positions, turn it on so the plate vibrates and 5 minutes of this is equivalent to 20-30 minutes of exercise.
My offer to you is for you to try it, with no obligation. For $40.00 a month unlimited use, if you are not satisfied you will receive a full 100% money back guarantee.
The upside is there are many studies showing the benefit of this machine along with many patients that have had some phenomenal changes from WBV. Be an educated health care consumer and try it for yourself.
OUR ARTICLE OF THE WEEK IS ...
"Vibrate yourself to a leaner you" Reuters. May 8, 2009.
This new research study out of Belgium shows how Whole Body Vibration can help people accelerate and maintain weight loss.
DR. ARNOLD ANGRIST, WELLNESS CHIROPRACTOR
250 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 722
NEW YORK, NY 10019
Tel: 212-245-2099 * Fax: 212-582-3020
Web: www.angristchiro.com * Email: info@angristchiro.com
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