September, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Why are the juiciest blackberries always the far side of the deepest ditch? Why does it seem that those patients with most to gain, are the same ones least likely to comply with the advice given by therapists they pay? Why does it seem that those people with the most health problems are the same ones who want someone else to make them better?

The harvest, be it farm produced or Gods gift from nature, has to be worked for. You have to go into the fields and collect it, slipping down ditches to reach the juiciest berries. Never forget to include the farmers sweat and skill as part of the reason for a good harvest. Never forget that the patient is the one most able to improve their health. The practitioner can help and advise. Magnets can improve blood and energy flows, massage, Shiatsu, aromatherapy and acupuncture; all play a part in helping but the patient must be committed to activity that is directed towards improving the health. It is not a passive process.

JUST WISHING

Compare it to Spiritual growth. No one seriously expects that they will find enlightenment and spiritual awareness, just by wishing for it. So why wish some one would make them better? Having said this, wishing for it is ONE of the main ingredients in getting started. Without initially wishing for better health- or spiritual growth- no one can start seeking. Once started then comes directed activity. So many stop at this point, too lazy or more probably, too conditioned; to realize they have to make the effort that is needed in future. The therapist can direct that effort, advise and assist, the therapist can say what magnets and where and how they are to be used, but it is the patient who has to make the actual effort of use. It is the patient who has to work on their own flexibility and general physical fitness, it is the patient who has to eat better and the patient who has to comply with the advice they have paid for. The conclusion is that you should TRY the magnets and FOLLOW the advice, not just wish for something that works.