Has anyone noticed how SLOW August can be? The clinics in town seem to be reporting lower numbers than in July, and traditionally do around this time. There is less traffic on the streets. I get fewer and fewer emails as we progress deeper into August. Forums and blog commenting is down. Even Twitter is quieter than usual, particularly Friday-Sunday. I suppose it has to do with vacations and the like, particularly in the US.
Today, August 7, is the first day of the agricultural period 立秋 lìqiū, or “Beginning of Autumn”. Remember : in the most general way of speaking, in the Chinese calendar the energetics precede their material manifestation. I can tell you that on this day, our skies in Oregon are cloudy (in contrast to the way they have been for the last month or so), things feel generally dialed back and moving into harvest mode, and I suddenly have snapped into that deeply productive, yet introspective mood I associate with the Autumn season.
Now, it’s true, we have more sun on the way. Surely, more summer revelry is to come – picnics, backyard BBQs, camping trips and staying up too late. I’d be disappointed if that weren’t the case. I need that relaxed time to help me batten down the hatches for the intensity of the rest of the year. However, I can feel that things have already shifted – and my patients seem to feel it, too.
All of that being said, in honor of this change and the seeming laid-backness of my universe – I’m going to briefly move to a roughly every other day posting schedule until September. This will allow me to focus my energy more firmly on finishing my business planning. However, I reserve the right to post like mad should the mood strike me. Then we will be back to the revised (no weekend) editorial calendar. Hopefully, I can design some snazzy icons between now and then to give you a little something to look forward to. :)
Look for my post, coming soon, about why you should work with a bonafide designer when you create your clinic website, logo and other items of identity. I’ll tell you the reasons why, how to find a good one, and how to work with them so you are a positive contributor to the process.
Eric
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I can’t read the words bona fide without thinking of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
“She’s got a new man. He’s bona fide!”
I’ve been reading a lot of Confucius lately and wonder how that relates in general to Chinese medicine. My sister in law is from Taiwan and she seems to have an elementary understanding with regard to the various herbal remedies for basic illnesses, etc. What is the most helpful idea in Chinese medicine?
Hello
This is my first post. I’m 32. Recently, I wanted to have a children, so I’m interested in a healthy way of life.
I was drinking a lot (And many other things. Trust me, not very helpful)
Please give me an advise from what I should start? I am interested in fast excretion from my body.
I would be very grateful.