On Saturday, a man told me a lovely story. He said he owned a French restaurant in Philly. It was he and his wife’s favorite. They loved it so much they bought it. And as I reveled in this gorgeous story, I saw his left hand without gold as he hit on my friend and asked to take us to a club. And THAT is why I have never been in a hurry to get … Read more
1. Cry your eyes out, if you need that. 2. Roll your eyes at it, if you need that. 3. But for Pete’s sake, spend the rest of the time LAUGHING your eyes out about it. Call me if you need me for steps 1-3. 🙂
Today, I worked side-by-side with an orthopedist,whose patient she referred to me for movement retraining. This is not a war. This is about the patient. Show what you can do, and it unfolds. This is not a competition but a symbiosis. Now, let’s get people well.
“Dr. Dooley, I’m in zero pain. I can’t even believe it. I tried to get my friend to come to you, but she doesn’t think it will help -despite what I tell her.” And THAT is when you give your personal cell phone. No greater call I could ever receive.
You have a ton to learn? Yeah, me too. That doesn’t mean you don’t have something to TEACH. That’s WHY you are learning. Go Doolinate your day. 😉
I’m not too busy. I’m not too tired. Those are illusions. I’m not going to encourage patients to do things I’m not doing. So let’s do this. Lead by example.
I complained for a single moment – out loud – about being tired, and my friend and colleague said, “No one said it’d be easy being a superhero.” This one is for you, Doc. No more complaints.
Please folks – don’t swing kettle bells with people who aren’t RKC certified or a movement specialist. I watched a crap show in the gym just now. That woman paid $100 an hour for her trainer to injure her.
Days come that kick you in the teeth. 5/30/2012 came and is going – if not for my best friend, it would have been abysmal. He reminded me that I only know how to Doolinate. He said, “Jo, the gym might help.” He was right. Here’s to best friends and days that kick you in the teeth, and here’s to not just getting up but doing Turkish get ups.
Instead of getting addicted to drugs, I wish people would get more addicted to education. Education costs me a fortune, but you get SO much out of it Learn, un-learn, re-learn. Regress to progress.