JANUARY 2018 | SARASOTA SCENE 13
TIME FOR A Reset?
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Did You Know?
According to statisticbrain.com,
44.3% of us make self-improvement
or education-related resolutions
and 32.4% make weight-related
resolutions. Unfortunately, 42.4% fail
at their resolution each year.
from the executive editor
“Write it on your
heart that every day
is the best day of the
year.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING SARASOTA SCENE’S ANNUAL
EDITORIAL CALENDAR, it always seems fitting that we start off a new year
with our Health & Wellness issue. After all, don’t we all have grand plans for
new beginnings? We may be eager to lose some weight, change the way we
eat, exercise more, finally get rid of a chronic condition, discover our “inner
self,” or have a cosmetic procedure we’ve always wanted. Yes, it’s a new year
yet again, so what are you going to do?
My 2017 ended with a real bang - literally. A computer cord, which was
unplugged during Hurricane Irma, was errantly placed under my desk
chair after the power went back on. I looked at that misplaced cord for two
months, all the while thinking I’d better move it before I trip on it. Too late.
While taking a giant step as I got out of my chair, my foot caught under the
cord and I could not control my fall. I hit the corner of my file cabinet very
hard and put a big hole in my forehead. Now as bad as that was, I have to
tell you that I know how blessed I was. It could have been my eye.
As a relatively healthy person my whole life, I was a bit down because this
fall took a lot out of me. The forceful hit caused a concussion, which is not
an easy thing to deal with when you are a magazine publisher and you’re on
your computer all day long. I suffered through the concussion funk for some
time, only able to work short periods, unable to play sports, and lying in bed
in the dark for what seemed like an eternity. I was beginning to feel sorry for
myself. But despite my brain funk, I know my problem pales in comparison
to the real illnesses that so many people deal with every day of their lives. So,
no more woe is me!
But what this accident did do for me is make me realize how being stationary
and unable to do the things I love to do changed the quality of my life. So
many times prior to the fall I would come home at night too tired to take a
walk, take a class, or pursue a hobby. No more. For the first time in my life
I now know what it is like not to have these options at all, and I hated every
minute of it. So I am hopeful my 2018 will begin with a better outlook on
what I need to do.
Given my concussion, I did some research on who is doing interesting work
locally for neurological conditions. I discovered the new RE3 Innovative
Neuroscience Institute in Sarasota. The Institute is combining the latest
academic research advancements with the most sophisticated technological
advancements in neuroscience. Treatment includes a whole mind, body and
spirit approach. You can read all about the Institute in this issue.