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Are You Seeking Information or Affirmation?

In the age of information, are you actually seeking information or are you seeking affirmation?  When you accept something as truth, do you seek out other sources that may question that truth or do you seek out outlets that continually affirm your truth?

Functional Medicine Colorado Springs“If they would just be informed.”  I hear this statement often from people that are on a health journey and want the people in their closest circles to jump on board with them.  The statement should actually read something like this.  “If they would just accept my truth as their truth, they would then be affirming all the time and energy I have put into seeking out and creating this world view.  Whom do they think they are for not agreeing and affirming my views?”

I especially see this with diets.  Whether it’s vegan, paleo, keto, or the ‘hell no’ diet.  It’s easy to then seek out references and data points that back up your view point.  Seriously, how many 300 page books do you have to read that end with the same conclusion that gluten is bad?

If that is you (me included), you are practicing seeking affirmation, not seeking information.  The information you do seek regarding the other view point is often to show those supporters NOT how your view is right but how their view is ultimately dangerous.

If there’s something more annoying than arguing with a person seeking affirmation, it’s arguing with a person seeking affirmation through fear motivation.  This is our current presidential race right now.  If so and so is elected, look at all the ways our country will crumble under their leadership.  Relax, we will all be ok.

In honor of seeking information instead of just affirmation, I have a few challenges for you. [Read more…]

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#ALSIceBucketChallenge, what about the real victims?

I have been away from the office for a good 10 days.  By away from the office, I mean I didn’t have cell reception (I still have a dumb phone) and our GPS wouldn’t even spot our vacation spot.  I did have some spotty WiFi connection with my iPod at the vacation spot to check things online once in a while. 

ice bucketOne message I received was that I was challenged to the ALS Ice Bucket on the head thing.  My first thought was ‘not me, not now.’  My second though was still a big, fat, ‘no.’  It was an easy decision not to participate.  Why?  Because it’s not going to do anything to cure the disease.

How many walks, rides, 5ks, and community events do we have to raise awareness and research dollars to end a disease?  If you live in a city big enough like Colorado Springs, you can probably find one every weekend.  A ton of time, effort, and resources go into making these events successful and what do we have to show for it?

Back in the 60’s, Nixon fired up the nation to raise $1 billion to end cancer.  The next decade we needed another billion, and every decade after that, it seems that we need more money to do more research.  It’s not just cancer.  You name a diagnosis, there’s a fundraising effort to support research to cure that disease.  Billions upon billions have been raised in the name of cures and research and we get sicker and sicker.  It’s not working.

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