Lessons from Barbie

Maybe you loved the movie, maybe you hated it, maybe you had no idea there even was a movie. Maybe you played with Barbie 10 years ago, maybe 50 years ago, maybe never. No matter, Barbie has things she can teach us about ourselves and about our world. In the 2023 movie, Barbie has an identity crisis, and the ultimate lesson of the movie may be how important it is to value yourself. She wants to be human and claim her own personal identity; and rightfully so, because there is power in knowing yourself and BEING your own unique self.

The problem is, too often, we focus on what’s wrong with us instead of what’s right with us. Think about all the different people in the world…8.1 billion! That’s a lot of people! And yet, there is only ONE like YOU. One amazing you!! And it’s not just things like your personality, life experiences, and talents that make you different from everyone else. You are different physically, inside and out.

Most people know that there are things unique to a given person like their fingerprints, tongues, and teeth, but those aren’t the only things like that. One of the amazing things that is unique to you, and you alone, are the ridges, bumps, and shape of your outer ear is so unique it may soon be among the best ways to identify you. Imagine, your outer ear is not like anyone else’s!

The same is true about the patterns in your iris (the colored part of your eye.) The little dots and flecks that you see in the colored part of your eye when you look in the mirror are not only unique to you, but they are also different left to right! How amazing is that!

Also, unique to you is the way you walk. In fact, the way a person walks is so unique that both humans and computers can identify a person based solely on their gait! Eventually, no one will be able to rob a bank because cameras will be able to identify the their eyes, ears, and the way they walk! Amazing!

Other things in our bodies may not be completely unique but vary greatly between people, for example, the heart. You may think, “ The heart is pretty important, how different can be from person to person?” Well, for starters the difference between male hearts and female hearts is significant. The male heart has greater mass, volume, and output, while the female heart has great ejection fractions and heart rate.

More than that; and regardless of gender, the heart comes in, not just one, but a variety of shapes including elliptical, conical, round, valentine, and trapezoidal. All completely normal. Different but normal. Similarly, the major vessels coming off the heart can vary. For example, the aorta typically is on the left, but in some people it is on the right. Again, different but normal; in fact, unique and amazing!

All of this to say that you are one of a kind in many ways. You are unique and you are amazing just the way you are. That is the lesson Barbie had to learn, and when she did, she found confidence, joy, and contentment. One of the most unique things about you is your nerve system. It too is unique, completely different than anyone else’s. That’s one of the reasons why it is so important that your spine be in good alignment. Misalignments of the bones of the spine can distort the nerve system and keep you from being your most amazing you! Seeing Dr. Miller regularly will help you with that.

Remember, you will always find what you are looking for. You are designed to be amazing and there are so many examples of how amazing you truly are. You just need to look for them!

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Wishing Jace the very best in his future endeavors—who knows, we may just be inspiring a future chiropractor!

Any future mamma’s out there? Trying the stretch above can help:

🔹 Open the pelvis – Helps create space for baby positioning and easier labor.
🔹 Relieve lower back & hip tension – Eases pressure on the sacrum and SI joints.
🔹 Strengthen pelvic floor muscles – Supports better stability and postpartum recovery.
🔹 Encourages optimal fetal positioning – Works with chiropractic care to balance the pelvis.
🔹 Promotes flexibility & circulation – Reduces discomfort and improves mobility.

When paired with regular chiropractic adjustments, this stretch supports a smoother, more comfortable pregnancy! Always practice with proper form and support when needed.

1. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts : I recommend trimming the breasts of any fatty pieces or the weird cartridge/vein pieces that can sometimes be on them. 

2. Garlic Parmesan Sauce : This is a bottled sauce and many different brands make it. Sweet Baby Ray’s has a yummy one, Great Value brand, or Buffalo Wild Wings. Some bottles are larger than others (12 ounces to 16 ounces) so just pick your favorite and if you want the pasta extra saucy then use a larger bottle of the parmesan sauce. 

3. Parmesan Cheese : Use the cheaper, shelf-stable parmesan cheese or buy some refrigerated pre-shredded or grated parmesan cheese instead. Freshly shredded parmesan cheese from a wedge will also work well. 

4. Cream Cheese

5. Whole Milk : The recipe says to pour the milk into the sauce bottle (after you pour the sauce out) and then shake it. This is an important step because it gets all that extra sauce that’s leftover in the bottle, that way you don’t miss any of the flavor! I prefer using whole milk but any milk will work just fine – 1%, 2%, or half and half. I don’t recommend using heavy cream as it’s too thick.

6. Rotini Pasta : This is the best one to use because of the spiral shape that holds all that creamy sauce in it. If you want to use another pasta then use one of similar size like penne pasta or ziti pasta. But I recommend using the rotini pasta only. 

1. Spray the insert of the crockpot with nonstick cooking spray. Add the chicken, parmesan sauce, parmesan cheese, and cream cheese into the crockpot. 

2. Fill the empty parmesan sauce bottle with the milk and shake it really good to get the remaining sauce out of it. Pour this over the chicken and other ingredients in the crockpot.

3. Cover with the lid and cook on LOW heat for 6-8 hour or on HIGH for 3-4 hours. 

   Shred the chicken with two forks and stir everything together well. 

4. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions (to your preferred preference – al dente pasta or softer). Drain the pasta but do not rinse it. Stir the cooked pasta into the parmesan chicken mixture until well combined.

Enjoy!

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