TNR Happenings, November 13, 2023

LOVE HAS NO COLOR

For the past 20 years a group of humanitarian Chiropractors, NDs, healers, practice members, volunteers, and others have done what has never been done before. We have shown the world the power of love. Not some airy, fairy, Kool-Aid driven endeavor where results are carefully obscured only to be replaced by a cotton candy rhetoric that has the staying power of sand. Love Has No Color is a verb, action; not more empty words and broken promises. I challenge anyone to find documented (not woke censored) examples of drastic reductions of suicide anywhere in the world. We set out to bring hope, health, and dignity to a population that has been the target of genocide from the US. The reduction in suicide (as well as other quality of life indexes) is an effect and not a cause. This is a very unpopular worldview (we are all connected, we are all one people) and consequently, not necessary and not deserving of your time away from your computers. Not one person outside of TNR circles knows this or cares to know this. Like a cure for cancer, it would be welcomed with open arms, right? WRONG! In the world of appearance, suffering, disease, and death are created, encouraged, and accepted with no solutions in sight. For once-in-a-lifetime people like us, having a vision that transcends this is as essential as breathing. Everyone wants to be a part of something bigger than individual gain, but where? Being lectured to once a week, becoming obedient, subservient children, letting others do your thinking, and believing what others say has lost energy and power in our society. Belief is a cheap substitute for truth. Truth doesn’t need nor care about your beliefs. It is independent of your recognition of it. For our newer members, let’s go back to the beginning.

For members and readers unfamiliar with the Big Vision concept, this may seem fantabulous: Green Books, Flesia, Reikeman, Siggi, Reggie, and all of that other nonsense. It all begins with a foundation of principle. It supercharges all endeavors you are involved in and, yes, this includes economics. You see, if you don’t have a transpersonal commitment or a connection to people, you don’t miss what you don’t have. It’s plain and simple. The world of ordinary asks why bother helping people that don’t reciprocate. Like a rescue dog mentality, we have a deep connection to people, known and unknown. Even though they don’t reciprocate (they don’t even know they are in trouble), the wisdom keepers and the purveyors of health keep at it, influencing one person at a time. This is nothing new as we join all the past and present healers, sages, mystics, shamans, and elders who at one time were top of the food chain. Today, they have all been replaced by computers, artificial intelligence, government propaganda, war, and medical dogma.

Going through life just getting by and only paying attention to personal wants and needs is foreign to a Big Vision-driven individual. When my partner at the time, Dr. Ed Plentz, and I bought Renaissance from our mentor, Dr. Joe Flesia, it was not a business transaction only. It was for the betterment of humanity. It was to raise Chiropractic (it’s now grown to all others of like-mind) to heights unfathomed before. It was to transform self-centered doctors to put their arms around the world. As always, it starts with the person at your table. The skeptics and the cynics all say the same thing: it can’t be done. There is no penalty for negativity as it is so welcome and encouraged in the world of appearance. Isn’t that what social media is for? We actually had three doctors from the West Coast that disagreed with out selection of a charity for ‘dirty Indians’ and threatened to drop out of TNR, which they did! Like a parade, we’re not mad at anyone, we just keep going. You can join it or you will be left behind.  

From the Boot Camp/Fun Days to Christmas on the Reservation, the love and recognition is part of creating a collective consciousness of how to care for kids. Even if the kids don’t have individual parents that can love and nurture them, they are reabsorbed into a collective consciousness that can. Kids don’t have a voice. In other countries we see child soldiers as young as 8, trained to be killers. Kids in gangs are initiated into violence, drugs, and crime. We demonstrate love to these kids and to the world. We set an example. We don’t foist our attitudes on anybody. We do what we set out to do. It has been said many times that we are surrogate parents for these kids. The basketball courts, hockey rink, backpacks, toys, sporting gifts, and food are tangible representations of our intent and our love for these kids. It creates lasting change and an increase in resonation for the whole Reservation. The ripples created touch infinity. So many have been touched by our efforts and will continue to be so.  

It is so easy to lose direction with societal expectations, boredom, distractions, excuses, etc. ‘My back, my back’ only pays homage to your own needs. This is no different than any other business. Same ole, same ole. Profit over people. This humanitarian endeavor influences everyone it touches. Each and every one of the Pallis kids is involved with Love Has No Color all year long. I am eternally grateful for this. A question in my head when they were younger and not planning to be DCs was would they be interested enough to help support Love Has No Color? They have all been to the Reservation many times and it left impressions that will be with them for the rest of their lives. They do tithing (checks every month), have toy drives, get monster/tuna/whale donations, have access to Hasbro toys at below cost, etc. Yeah, it’s that big.

Stop your world and re-center yourself on what matters instead of spiraling into the mundane, banal boredom; redouble your efforts for donations this year. Kenny Smoker always asks how my people stay so motivated year after year. It’s because of the spiritual nature and intent of Love Has No Color. It strikes a chord deep inside of us, like an internal tuning fork. You are actually making a huge difference in the lives of others. You are in a position to change the trajectory of these kids. This is just like kids in your office whose lives change the minute they walk through your office door. With a Big Vision we are leaders in solutions, rather than spending the rest of our lives adding our names to the problems of the world like everyone else.