It's Just A Ride!

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" George Orwell

Last week saw the UK release of the movie "American: The Bill Hicks Story".

Bill Hicks enjoyed being equal parts crude, shocking, controversial and funny. But regardless of your opinion of him he was also considered a free thinking activist against corporate and government greed, corruption and individual disempowerment. Bill regularly ended his show with a section about the point of life which particularly strikes me.

"The World is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real, because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round, and it has thrills and chills and is very brightly colored, and it's very loud. And it's fun... for a while.

Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they've begun to question, 'Is this real, or is this just a ride?', and other people have remembered, and they've come back to us and they say 'Hey, don't worry. Don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.' and we.... KILL THOSE PEOPLE.

"Shut him up! We have alot invested in this ride! SHUT HIM UP! Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account, and my family. This just has to be real."

It's just a ride.

But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that. You ever noticed that? And let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter, because ... It's just a ride.

And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear wants you to put bigger locks on your door, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead see all of us as one.

Here's what we can do to change the world right now, to a better ride:

Take all that money we spent on weapons and defense each year and instead spend it feeding, clothing, and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we can explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever ... in peace."

"All great truths begin as blasphemies." ~ George Bernard Shaw

From Little Things Big Things Grow

Two of my favourite musical artists are The Waifs and John Butler. Listening to the most recent Waifs live album, “From the Union of Soul” last week, I was struck by a collaboration between the two: ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’.

Originally written by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody, this song tells the story of Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji Aborigines in Australia. Lingiari led the Gurindji in an 8-year long strike (the wave-hill walk off), eventually leading to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act in 1976 which enabled the Aborigines to reclaim the title to their traditional homeland.

An inspiring story, the tale and song also reminded me of a few important health lessons.

The health we have and the health we desire is definitely a big thing. Yet it results from the many small things we say, think and do on a daily basis. One small change you make today can have massive implications for the future.

The health you have ultimately results from your daily habits. Apparently minor changes to diet, posture, activity, thought processes or spinal alignment can result in major changes in your health expression, both for the better and the worse.

A cancer cell is a small thing. In fact cancer cells form in your body every day. Perfect human function relies on the cancer cells being destroyed. Cancer cells are a small thing, but if they go undetected and destroyed, they can become a big thing –a cancerous tumour.

A vertebral subluxation is a small thing. The effect it can have on the body, particularly over time, is a big thing.

A Chiropractic adjustment is a small thing, but the freedom, life and change it can create for your body is a big thing.

The developer of Chiropractic B.J. Palmer wrote about this idea in 1944, calling it the biggest idea he knew...


When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no "I'll start tomorrow." Tomorrow is disease.
Terri Guillemets