July 26, 2013
My mommy’s birthday :) Got to have a good chat with her over
the phone. As I get older, I’m realizing what a parallel life we’ve led. I
remember growing up in a variety of businesses that my parents owned, from a
scuba diving store to a restaurant, to a car dealership, to a floral shop. When
I was younger (as were they) the businesses seemed to be fun and an adventure
and they always took time off to travel, take the boat out on the lake and
camp. Around my teen years, I noticed that they got more and more inundated with
the businesses and the traveling and weekend excursions got to be less and
less. After I moved out, my parents delved even deeper into their businesses
and the fun times seemed nonexistent. I wish for them that they take time to
enjoy themselves for the remainder of their years. They deserve it.
I love running my businesses but I also yearn for the
balance that would allow me to take more vacations and explore other hobbies
like growing a garden or just take one day off to do absolutely nothing. Being
forced to slow down and literally do absolutely nothing due to my injury has
brought me to a conclusion: I will not return to working 12-hour days. There is
nothing I do that requires 12-hours of work every day. And if there is, it’ll
be waiting for me tomorrow.
As I was walking in the building where my ortho-bionomy
sessions are held, I noticed how slow I move. Slowing down has helped me to
take notice of things I generally wouldn’t. I said hello to a couple of
gardeners that I would have normally breezed right by. I watched some puppies
play at the doggie daycare next door. Usually, I rush, rush, rush to get to my
next destination. I physically can’t do that now. As annoying as it can be sometimes,
quieting my body and mind is somewhat of a relief.
I had another appointment with Dr. Xiao. I don’t know what
he’s doing to me but it seems to be helping. It is seriously torture every time
I go in but I feel so good afterwards. It seems like he knows right where the
pain is and what to do about it. Hobbling around has really taken a toll on the
left side of my body, especially my ankle. Dr. Xiao went straight for it when I
came in today. The treatments are brutal but he keeps me entertained as I
writhe on the table!
He was an orthopedic doctor back in China and I asked him if
TCM is the main medicine there. Unfortunately, he told me that while many of
the older people in China still use TCM as their method of healing, the younger
people who are busy working (just like all of us in the States) have turned to
Western medicine for the magic pill. Apparently, they take antibiotics for
everything, from the common cold to a small cut. It’s sad to see a culture who
has always believed in healing from the inside-out turn to the quick-fix
approach.
I told him that what he does is the real deal. To help
people facilitate their own healing is better medicine than any ‘doctor’ could
ever do.
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