Good morning, shining stars! It’s so good to connect with you. Now that it’s 2 days away, I can tell you that I am so excited about the anniversary party on Saturday!
I thought I was excited before. And I was, but I was also very busy with the planning, inviting, etc, and I wasn’t at the point yet where I could look ahead, beyond the activity and responsibilities.
Now I get to actually clearly envision the most gratifying aspect of this experience BEING with you, in community!
As I often mention, community was the highest vision I had for New Day originally, but I had no idea how beautifully this would all play out, because I didn’t know YOU yet!
Many of you know the story. A little over 5 years ago, I moved here to open New Day. I arrived 1 month and 2 days before I would be taking over the lease on the office space on North Lincoln. Having lived here from 2005-2008, I was familiar with the city and VERY excited about calling the Lincoln Square/Northcenter area home.
However, I only had about 3 friends I knew who were still living here, and really had no family or other connections in Chicago. So I did what any normal person would do– I canvassed the neighborhood, visiting businesses and even knocking on the doors of homes!
I tell you this not to pat myself on the back for my own work ethic, but to convey to you that I was able to do this because I had a very good reason. As I often like to paraphrase Donny Epstein, creator of Network Care, Network Care doesn’t work because your chiropractor is great, or because it or chiropractic is great. Network Spinal works because YOU are great. YOUR INNATE capacity for healing, energizing, and experiencing your body and life in a whole new way is always there. NSA just happens to be an incredible tool for helping access that inherent greatness.
So I had a great idea to inspire me to action. But by telling you all of this I also want to give you a sense of how much things can change in a relatively short amount of time. 5 years– sometimes it feels like forever. Other times it feels startlingly short, as I’m sure you can agree. It sometimes seems crazy to look at the relationships that have been created, and the life and health transformations that have occurred in this short amount of time for so many of us as a result of this care and the community around New Day.
This wall– new home of something special!
YOU, the New Day community, really are the greatest gift of all, not just to me and each other, but to our larger communities. And yes, the planet! We will be honoring you with a special reveal at 1PM this Saturday at the anniversary party. Looking forward to honoring you and being in community then!
