March/April 2013 - The Journey Magazine

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The Roots of
a Self-Satisfied Life
By Dr Lorri A Lankiewicz
o you ever find yourself remembering moments
in life where a seed was planted, yet you did not
actually realize it until the seed began to bloom? In
other words, are you now able to look back in time and
say: “Wow, I did not realize how important that meeting or
moment or person was to my growth in life until now?”
We are all gardeners when it comes to planting
seeds for our own growth and the growth of others. Life
presents us with many “aha” moments that may or may
not germinate into us remembering our “soul” purpose
for living. However, each “aha” is planted with the possibility
of blooming into a gift or talent that helps us to
remember our “contract” or “purpose.” As we remember
our “soul” purpose for living and actually begin to own
and live it, we effectively help to raise the vibrational
level in the universe.
At a very young age, seeds were
planted as I was placed in numerous
situations where I was a caregiver.
These situations made me
aware of the gift of being able to
assist others, both physically and
emotionally, to return to a path of
health.
I am able to recall numerous moments when someone
or something helped me to turn in the direction of
remembering my purpose. At a very young age, seeds
were planted as I was placed in numerous situations
where I was a caregiver. These situations made me aware
of the gift of being able to assist others, both physically
and emotionally, to return to a path of health.
I then sustained an injury to my ankle and needed
physical therapy. While in the therapy clinic I had an
“aha” moment and felt called to move toward the physical
therapy profession. After some research, I decided
to earn a bachelors degree in sports medicine/athletic
training, which then led to both a Master’s and doctoral
degree in physical therapy.
After receiving my Master’s degree, many seeds were
planted that eventually bloomed into me holding different
positions as a physical therapist. I quickly rose through
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the channels at different health care systems from staff
physical therapist, to manager of one clinic, to manager
of the rehab department of a large home health agency
and, as I was being primed to move into hospital upper
management, a new seed fell into the soil and I decided
to return home to my roots to allow it to germinate.
As I was working my way through corporate health
care, I realized a void in my being that was begging to
be filled. I needed to heal wounds that continued to fester
from earlier years in my life. As I embarked on this journey
and stripped myself of the comforts of a healthy salary,
a long term relationship, a home and a lot of “stuff,” I
realized that the only way to fully heal was to take steps
to blend my mind, body and spirit. Through intense work
consisting of energy medicine, coaching, writing, yoga
and other modalities, seedlings began to sprout and the
promise of beautiful blooms was on
the horizon.
I began to offer body work in
the form of massage, chakra energy
healing sessions and “hands-on”
physical therapy sessions. During
this time, numerous people planted
in me
t h e
seeds of
o p e n i n g
a physical
therapy and
wellness center.
The little girl
in me could not
imagine being a
business owner
because I did not
have formal business
training.
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