1. Super cool thing that happened to me this week…
People are often surprised to know that I see lots of babies and kids in my practice. This week, I was blessed to get to check 5-day-old Francesca. As she lied across her father’s lap, it hit me that I had been taking care of Joe (the father) since he was a baby. Wow! This little girl was a third-generation patient. I was torn later that day between thinking how blessed I have been to have had so many patients trust me with their health over the years… and… how OLD I’m getting. Haha! I have been caring for this family for over 25 years. I was bummed that I didn’t think to get a photo of me adjusting Francesca, but Alie (who works for me and happens to be Francesca’s aunt and Joe’s sister) told me that she took a few pics. Then she found a couple of old pics of me adjusting Joe (the father) when he was little. Looking at those photos stirred some emotions… mostly gratitude, love, and appreciation. I am super grateful for the trust my patients put in me… I LOVE what I get to do every day for a living… and I deeply appreciate the long-term relationships I have built over the past 26 years in practice. To think that here I am, taking care of kids of people who have been patients of mine since they were babies, is so gratifying. Congrats to Joe and Nicole on their incredible baby girl… and thank you for your trust. And congrats to Jo Dee and Pat on their newest grandbaby, and thank you two for starting that trust so many years ago. Note in the pics below that the little boy in the black and white photos is the same dude that’s holding Fancesca. Super cool!
2. Something I spend a good amount of time thinking about…
One of my biggest fears is coming to the end of my life and having regrets. I live in a way that, when I go, I can look back on my life and know that I lived and loved fully, and hopefully made as big of an impact as possible. A good way to ensure a life well-lived is to anticipate coming to the end of your life, and think about any regrets you might have… then act now on those so you DON’T have any regrets. (You can read my blog from this week, titled On Your Deathbed, by clicking here.) Here are the Top Five Regrets of the Dying, from Bronnie Ware, who spent time with many dying people (and has a book by the same title). Read and reflect on these for a moment, and know that you can live your life now in a way that can limit the regrets you might have at the end of your time on this earth. Here they are…
- I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
- I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
- I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
- I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
- I wish that I had let myself be happier.
3. Quote I love…
“Sometimes you are so focused on the future that you don’t realize you’re in the middle of what you used to pray for.”
I came across this earlier this week. Absolutely love it! I read it… read it again… and re-read it at least a dozen more times. I could not find an author to credit.
