I think these are perfectly reasonable and attainable goals, you know. I don't know what it's like in your area, but it's not too difficult to make a living as a massage therapist and yoga instructor up here. In can take up to a year or so to develop a good client base for the massage practice, but once you're well-established and if you're good -- which I've no doubt you would be -- then the word-of-mouth would rocket you along.
And it's too early to say this, but I've always thought that my massage therapist should pre-book monthly appointments for her clients that are on insurance plans. My plan would cover about 10 massages a year, but I only ever go when I'm in pain -- maybe 2-3 times a year. She could easily get twice or three times as much business from me though, if she were more proactive about booking. And I know that's not in many therapists' natures, but it'd be better for their bottom line if they did that... :)
Good goals, sweetheart -- you should totally start moving towards them. I agree with you about the modern medicine thing too, even though my wife is a conventional physician. I especially think that the way modern medicine deals with normal end-of-life issues is fucked up. All those patients in the ICU dying from multi-organ failure that would have died naturally months earlier but who keep getting resuscitated and ventilated just because the technology's available and nobody's talking to them meaningfully about how they want to die... All that stuff -- we need a culture shift about death, I think.
well, when it comes to death the default setting is to save now, ask questions later. this isn't bad, neccessarily, until we get to the point you described- going through the motions repeatedly just so this poor bastard with the twelve tubes coming out of him doesn't end up with a toe tag (today). when i work in the neuro ICU, and occasionally i've the pleasure, it's always one of the most difficult days. it is true, though, that people can pull out of these states and "miracles" do happen. BUT what rate of suffering are we willing to allow for the possibility of one miracle?
thanks for your support for my holistic healing entrepreneurship. maybe i'll book you for one of those additional massages.
And it's too early to say this, but I've always thought that my massage therapist should pre-book monthly appointments for her clients that are on insurance plans. My plan would cover about 10 massages a year, but I only ever go when I'm in pain -- maybe 2-3 times a year. She could easily get twice or three times as much business from me though, if she were more proactive about booking. And I know that's not in many therapists' natures, but it'd be better for their bottom line if they did that... :)
Good goals, sweetheart -- you should totally start moving towards them. I agree with you about the modern medicine thing too, even though my wife is a conventional physician. I especially think that the way modern medicine deals with normal end-of-life issues is fucked up. All those patients in the ICU dying from multi-organ failure that would have died naturally months earlier but who keep getting resuscitated and ventilated just because the technology's available and nobody's talking to them meaningfully about how they want to die... All that stuff -- we need a culture shift about death, I think.
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thanks for your support for my holistic healing entrepreneurship. maybe i'll book you for one of those additional massages.
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