Hands in the air, fingers slightly shaking upwards, and with a smile on his face, my friend Dion Higgins would share the following words of confidence with me when I would ask him a chiropractic-related question: “It’s all in the hands.”
On the rare occasions in my life when I have been on a golf course, they were typically with him. And when I would smack my club on the ground with my pathetic swing, he would give my wrists a quick adjustment so I could line up and try again.
As a chiropractor, Dion truly loved his profession, and he was quite good at making people better. Unfortunately, he died tragically nearly nine years ago when a 21-year-old driver crossed the center line, and both their lives were taken. Sadly, no amount of medical care could change that outcome.
I think of Dion often, but especially when the subject of hands comes up. As I look down at my own hands on my keyboard, I can’t help but notice how they have changed. More wrinkles. Numerous scars. Misaligned knuckles. Arthritic joints. Dion could do a lot of magic, but he couldn't turn back the aging process.
I remember in my younger years when I would look at older people’s hands and wonder when and why they suddenly aged. I now look at my daughters’ hands and see how smooth and pure they are compared to mine. What happened?
I spend more of my time now with pull quotes rather than push mowers, but many of my younger years were occupied with pounding nails, pouring concrete and pitching manure. And I still spend my weekends doing whatever physical labor I can get myself into trouble with. Competing and coaching wrestling for decades took its toll on my body, too, and my fingers and wrists have not been spared.
Meanwhile, I am convinced you can tell a lot about a person by his or her hands. Just ask a palm reader. Your heart line. Your sun line. Your fate line. Your life line. Your head line. It’s all in the palm of your hand.
Palm reading, also known as palmistry, is “the art of analyzing the physical features of the hands to interpret personality characteristics and predict future happenings,” according to allure.com. The article says our hands are considered “portals that shed invaluable insight,” and it provides a beginner’s guide to reading palms. I don't know anything about palmistry, but I am going to give it a try, as I am convinced, now more than ever, that my friend Dion was right.
It’s all in the hands.
Have a wonderful Wednesday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
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