Healthy Insanity, by Dr. Ogi Ressel

Warm hellos to everyone.

I think that most of you know I'm very passionate about Chiropractic
and teaching that we need to practice in a manner congruent with our
innate - with honour, integrity, honesty, and passion for what we do -
that is what your patient expect.
....and lately I've written some "heavy-duty" THOTS along the line of
these principles.

Today, however, I am going to go in a different direction.

BJ once said: "don't take yourself too damn seriously." I'd like to pass
that message onto you.
Let a bit of healthy insanity creep into your life - and watch yourself smile.
Have you ever noticed that when you smile, those you are in contact with smile also?
You see, a smile is very contagious (I'm just waiting for a new vaccine for this)
and those around you cannot help smiling with you.

So...be a bit of a nut and allow the child inside you to shine!

Twenty Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity:

1.  At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and  point
     a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2.  Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
3.  Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
4.  Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN."
5.  Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten
     over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
6.  In the memo field of all your checks, write "For Smuggling Diamonds"
7.  When the waiter asks you if you would like fresh pepper say, "No thank you. I'm driving."
8.  Don't use any punctuation at all.
9.  As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
10. Keep a serious face and order a "diet water" whenever you go out to
     eat .
11. Specify that your drive-through order is "To Go."
12. Sing along at the Opera.
13. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.
14. Put mosquito netting around your desk and play hot flamenco music all day.
15. Tell your patients you have good news. Their new parts have arrived.16. 
      Wave at all motorists next to you at the stoplight.
17. When the money comes out of the ATM, scream "I Won!, I Won!"
18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot,
      yelling "run for your lives, they're loose!!"
19. Tell your children over dinner, "due to the economy, we are going
      to have to let one of you go."
20. And the final way to keep a healthy level of insanity.......Send this THOT
     to those doctors who you know need to lighten up.....and watch them smile!  

Warmest wishes to all of you,
Dr. Ogi Ressel