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From 2011 through 2017, after 28 years of publishing The Pivot Review, Dr. Strauss  instead began blogging thoughts and articles. We hope you are stimulated, challenged, and inspired by this collection of of over 1000 thoughts and articles.

The Light Spectrum

You do not see in a ray of light all the components (colors). Similarly you do not see all the qualities, characteristics, effects and the aspects of a chiropractic adjustment in every situation.There is always a better expression of innate intelligence’s forces but you never see it… “Chiropractic results” like color depends upon “absorption”, (what ... Read more
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Conflicts Clarify

While it is true as BJ said that Conflicts Clarify, it id also true that clarifying causes conflicts.
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Q&A#64, Speculation versus Deduction

A speculative premise only gives you a speculative conclusion. That’s called induction. Does that mean our Major Premise is a speculation?
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What is the difference between Adaptation and Ease?

Ease- a state of perfect coordinated function. DIS-EASE- a state of less than perfect coordinated function. In other words, the forces of the innate intelligence of the body are not being expressed 100%. Adaptation- one of the 5 signs of life along with assimilation, excretion, growth and reproduction. As long as the innate intelligence of the ... Read more
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Quote

Here we stand. We can do no other.-Martin Luther
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Experience is Highly Overrated

I’ve recently been studying the life of David, the king of Israel, in preparation for teaching a course in chiropractic leadership. From his life I’ve learned that experience, especially in the area of leadership, is not really that important. David was a young shepherd with no military experience when he met Goliath an enemy that the ... Read more
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A Facebook Response

Recently, on a Facebook thread, there was some negative discussion about my former “box on the wall” fee system. I offer the following in response: I may have made only as much money or even a little less than the average chiropractor but I lived as well as I desired (better than most of the ... Read more
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Q&A # 63

Why does the logic of chiropractic appeal to so many of the public, the thousands of practice members that come regularly for care and not be grasped by so many chiropractors?
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Chiropractic and Patio Sets

Chiropractic is outside the box of medicine, the treatment of disease. When we address disease in any manner we step outside the chiropractic box and back into the therapeutic outside-in medical box. In doing that, as chiropractors, we run the risk of inadvertently dragging chiropractic back in there with us. While we work with matter ... Read more
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Thoughts (9)

Sometimes my thoughts get weeks ahead of my opportunity to post them. In an effort to try to catch up I am posting some seemingly unrelated thoughts. Comments, discussion and disagreement are welcomed and encouraged. They really do help to clarify. If you are commenting on a particular one please identify it by the letter ... Read more
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