CHOOSE YOUR STATE OF MIND
STRICKLER MEDICAL MONTHLY MESSAGE
April 2020
Choose Your State of Mind
Dear Friends and Colleagues-
As mentioned in my previous posts, that while my everyday travels and sales appointments have been curtailed, I want you to know that I am still working for you. If you need a sample, product information, or trouble shooting, I am available by phone, email, text, Facetime and Zoom.
In the meantime, for the next few weeks, every week I’m going to send you a gift. It will take many different forms, but I hope it will resonate with you and brighten your day. Last week was a Charles Kuralt health in nature flashback. Today, I want to celebrate the power of music and how it can comfort the soul.
After my nature bike ride a few weeks ago by the James River, my lungs paid the price of inhaling all the spring pollen Richmond has to offer. In no short order, I was diagnosed with bronchitis and then developed a low grade fever. C-19 symptoms for sure, right? A quick visit to a Covid hospital testing location in RVA revealed an unconfirmed diagnosis because they did not have enough tests to test me! Still, the health providers suggested I self quarantine for 14 days. Ugh!
My exile was a bedroom where I received 3 square meals per day thanks to the wonderful care from my wife. I also discovered Sonos radio where, eager for all the news, I tuned into CNN and FOX news everyday for the latest on the pandemic. After 3 days, I was barraging my wife with grim statistics on ventilator shortages, positive cases, fatalities by state and unemployment rates. Sleep was difficult to come by as my mind raced with dooms-day scenarios.
After three days, I had an epiphany and figured that my frazzled state of mind was a direct result of the content it was absorbing. I switched stations to a classical music channel and the change in my soul was instantaneous. I was calm, focused, thoughtful. My mood improved and so did my health. I slept well and my body healed. I self discharged after 7 days and am still feeling great. Choosing my state mind made a quantum difference and I hope we are all paying attention to our minds during these challenging times.
Calming Music: https://youtu.be/a1YNhHmMUfY
Be healthy, be safe and know I am thinking of you, my friends and clients, during these uncertain times.
Let’s do some business and let’s have some fun!
Al Strickler
Strickler Medical, Inc.
804-347-1716 cell
als@stricklermedical.com
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