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Archive for December, 2008
Drs. Bruce and Molly in the News - The Synchronicity Center as a Movie Set
Posted by Dr. Molly Roberts on December 12th, 2008
How’s this for cool? A feature length movie was recently filmed at the Synchronicity Center! What fun! We got an insider’s view of all the planning and logistics that go into lighting, blocking, special effects, sound, casting - what an intricate weaving of artistry a movie is. The entire film was of a single night’s events, and so our Synchronicity Center got to be the star that we all know she is! We can’t give details quite yet, but we’ll let you know when the movie comes out.
Testimonial of the Week - I Now Have Hope Again
Posted by Dr. Bruce Roberts on December 10th, 2008
Dear Dr. Molly, My test results look as you suspected. I am so truly thankful to you for searching for an answer to try to end my days of pain and fatigue. Thank you for caring. I feel my visit with you was the Lord’s work. I have lived a life with some incredibly stressful events within my family which of course has worsened my conditions and I was beginning to lose hope of ever being well. I now have hope again.
Drs. Bruce and Molly Recommend - Survival of the Sickest
Posted by Dr. Molly Roberts on December 8th, 2008
OK, so this is my new favorite medical book! Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease satisfies two loves for me - my fascination with the miracle of our bodies and my love of history. This book talks about how forces from our past influenced our genetics. He shows how such illnesses as diabetes, heart disease and hemochromatosis were originally methods for our bodies to survive other dangers. Check this out - you will be fascinated and intrigued by the deep intelligence of your body.
LightHearted Musings - Great Necessities Call Out Great Virtues
Posted by Dr. Molly Roberts on December 7th, 2008
These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life or in the repose of a pacific station that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues. When a mind is raised and animated by scenes that engage the heart, then those qualities which would otherwise lay dormant wake into life and form the character of the hero and the statesman.
–Abigail Adams
I love history!
Now, before you are able to form the word, “Ugh!” on your lips, let me explain why. History is so much more than memorizing dates. To me, every history lesson was a story of adventure or drama or comedy or tragedy. I would put myself in the story, wondering how I would have reacted under those circumstances. Would I have been the hero, the villain, the victim or, God forbid, not significant enough for history to record?
I would wonder what thoughts were thought during those episodes. What childhood or other influences were instrumental in swaying a person to one action or another? How does someone become either a Hitler or a Gandhi?
History is the story of people like you and me.
The obstacles they faced and how they faced them were what put them into the history books. When these heroes and heroines faced their obstacles, I’m sure they felt just as badly as when you and I face ours. But the heroes rose above them and the villains as well as the victims did not.
If someone were to write my history (complete with scholastic interpretations), what would they write? And what about you?
What would you want them to write about you?
History is a series of interconnected pictures, moments in time captured by someone who took the time to record it. How that storyteller framed the events often determined the parts each character played. Many of us grew up with the early American pioneers being heroes in our history books only to find out later that their methods of conquering the land from the Native Americans were anything but heroic. Which version was right? Interestingly, the answer is…both. Depending on how the scene was framed, both perspectives are correct. This is not a contradiction, just an understanding that the perspective can completely change the story.
In a perfect world, everyone ought to be a hero in their own life story.
Sorry to break the news, but this is not a perfect world. However, we’re not talking about the whole world - we’re just talking about you. Can you be your own hero? The beautiful and sometimes difficult part about history is that you can’t fall back on the excuse of, “But my obstacles are so much bigger…” No matter where you look, you will find people whose problems were far larger than your own but who became better human beings precisely because of their obstacles.
That’s what I want for myself - to be better because of my obstacles, not despite them. I want to be my own hero. And, I would guess, so would you.
Dr. Molly
Drs. Bruce and Molly in the News - Dr. Molly Talks About Stress in Oxygen Magazine
Posted by Dr. Bruce Roberts on December 5th, 2008
Check out the December, 2008 edition of Oxygen Magazine at your local newsstand, where Dr. Molly Roberts is quoted as an expert on stress reduction in Your Stress-Less Winter Survival Guide: Stay Calm, Cool and Collected with Our Expert Advice.
In particular, check out the two bonus sections, called “Ah, Honey, What Do You Need” and “Are You Stressing?” where Dr. Molly and LightHearted Medicine are highlighted.
Testimonial of the Week - Your Recommendations Changed My Life
Posted by Dr. Molly Roberts on December 3rd, 2008
Dr. Bruce, Thank you for your guidance. I have to tell you that your recommendations changed my life. I know that sounds dramatic, but after all the GI specialists I had seen over the years, I had given up hope that anything would change and thought I was forced to live with my problems that impacted my life on a daily basis. You were the first one to recommend the tests that you did and the problem was finally discovered and solved! My system works great - better than I ever imagined it could. All in all, I have never felt better and I wanted to thank you.
Drs. Bruce and Molly Recommend - The Witch of Portobello: a Novel
Posted by Dr. Molly Roberts on December 1st, 2008
The Witch of Portobello: A Novel (P.S.) by Paulo Coelho is a story of one woman’s quest for meaning in her life, a woman who finds that her message of love, spirituality and individuality sets other people’s hearts on fire. For some, that fire creates the space for these virtues to come into their own lives, and a following develops. For others, this fire turns into a hatred and intolerance that threatens to burn all who come into contact with it. This book has you walk “the path of the witch” through interviews with friends, family and acquaintances. I will leave the ending for you to discover, so check it out!
