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07/23/2025

07/22/2025

Facing the truth upfront rather than turning from it will keep your life moving in a forward and positive direction.

Most of us have had the experience of being in possession of a piece of truth that we were afraid to share because we knew it would not be well received. We also may have had instances when we ourselves have been unable to handle some truth confronting us. This might be a small truth, such as not wanting to see that our car needs repairs because we don’t want to pay for them, or a large truth, such as not fully accepting that someone close to us is pushing us away. Usually the truth is evident. We can see it if we choose, but we have elaborate ways of hiding the truth from ourselves, no matter how apparent it is.

For the most part, we avoid the truth because it scares us, or makes us angry, or makes us feel like we don’t know what to do. We often create our lives based on a particular understanding, and if that understanding turns out to be fully or even partially incorrect, we may feel that our whole sense of reality is being threatened. It takes a strong person to face the truth in circumstances like these, and many of us run for cover instead. Nevertheless, we can only avoid the truth for so long before it begins to make itself known in ever more forceful ways.

Ultimately, there is no way to avoid the truth, no matter how painful it is, so the sooner we let down our defenses, the better. When we know the truth and accept that we may have to adjust our lives to accommodate it, we are in alignment with reality. At the same time, we can be patient with people around us who have a hard time seeing the truth because we know how painful it can be. Whatever the truth is, we should make a sincere effort not to close our eyes to it and instead, be grateful that we have access to it.

07/22/2025

Their misfortune is your jackpot. Massage availability @4 today July 22nd

07/21/2025

Bee Aware

🐝 Help the bees, help the planet! 🌼💛
Bees need more than just flowers—they need safe spaces, clean food, and understanding neighbors.

Every small act adds up to a buzzing, blooming future! 🌍🐝

07/21/2025

07/21/2025

What’s Happening Here:

• C7 Nerve Root: This nerve exits the spinal cord at the 7th cervical vertebra (C7), which is part of the neck.
• Pathway: The nerve travels from the neck, down through the shoulder, and continues along the back of the upper arm, forearm, and sometimes into the middle finger.
• Red Area: The shaded red region in the image represents the pain pathway or distribution of symptoms (pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness) when the C7 nerve is compressed or irritated — often referred to as radiculopathy.

Common Causes of a Pinched C7 Nerve:
• Herniated disc
• Degenerative disc disease
• Bone spurs (osteophytes)
• Spinal stenosis
• Trauma or poor posture

Symptoms of C7 Radiculopathy:
• Pain that radiates from the neck to the back of the arm and into the middle finger
• Triceps weakness
• Decreased triceps reflex
• Possible numbness/tingling in the middle finger
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07/21/2025

Experiencing tingling, numbness, or burning in your hands or feet?✋ 🦶 These could be signs of peripheral neuropathy, and they don’t have to be your new normal.

MLS Laser Therapy offers a comfortable, drug-free, non-invasive way to soothe nerve-related discomfort.

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Laser Therapy is available at our Medford location only.
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07/21/2025

07/18/2025

An Experiment in Gratitude

Awareness of gratitude will allow you to savor, and above all, appreciate your life with renewed grace.

Sometimes we forget to take the time to recognize the richness that defines our lives. This may be because many of the messages we encounter as we go about our affairs prompt us to think about what we don’t have rather than all the abundance we do enjoy. Consequently, our gratitude exists in perpetual conflict with our desire for more — whether we crave time, convenience, wealth, or enlightenment. Yet understanding and truly appreciating our blessings can be as simple as walking a mile in another’s shoes for a short period of time. Because many of us lead comparatively insular lives, we may not comprehend the full scope of our prosperity that is relative to our sisters and brothers in humanity.

If you find it difficult to take an inventory of your life’s blessings, consider the ease with which you nourish your body and mind, feed your family, move from place to place, and attend to tasks at hand. For a great number of people, activities you may take for granted, such as attaining an education, buying healthy food, commuting to work, or keeping a clean house, represent great challenges. To experience firsthand the complex tests others face as a matter of course in their daily lives, try living without the amenities you most often take for granted. This can be a great experiment to undertake with your entire family or a classroom. Understanding working poverty can be as easy as endeavoring to buy nutritious foods with a budget of $100 for the week. If you own a car, relying on public transportation for even just a day can help you see the true value of the comfort and conveniences others do without. As you explore a life without things you may normally take for granted, ask yourself for how long you could endure.

The compassionate gratitude that floods your heart when you come to fully realize your abundance may awaken pangs of guilt in your heart. Be aware, however, that the purpose of such an experiment is to open your heart further in gratitude and compassion. This awareness can help you attain a deeper level of gratitude that will allow you to savor, and above all, appreciate your life with renewed grace.

07/18/2025

Are your clients facing an uphill battle with stress right now?

You may be able to help your clients reach a more peaceful state of mind with modalities such as CranioSacral Therapy (CST) that help the body's organs and systems properly function. This article focuses on how CST can free restrictions within the nervous system, as it is the mainframe for most of the events transpiring within the body. Read the full article to fully understand the benefits of this approach to battling stress here: https://bit.ly/2QNoWff or Upledger.com Searchable Article Database