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      Bullying, Labels & Disabilities, Leadership

      The Real Me!

      • Dr Greg Schreeuwer
      • February 12, 2013
      • be yourself, bullied, Bullying, different, empower yourself, hiding away, unique

      Almost 17 years ago, I chose to suppress and repress a part of myself that I perceived wouldn’t be accepted by the people around me. Today, on the 13th February 2013, I have made a decision to show everyone that part of me – what I’ve been hiding all this time. It’s nothing too major, in the big scheme of things. I’m not coming out or anything of that nature. For me, this is actually a big deal and I’m sure for those of you who have felt different in any way, it would be just as challenging to take this action step for yourselves.

      For those of you who know me and have known me for quite some time, you may already be aware of this but for those of you who don’t, this is something I wanted to share with you because of the impact it could have on your lives and even your children’s lives.

      When I was younger, up until 15 years old, I had big ears. I know that the build up I’ve created around this may seem silly, but my ears were a huge issue for me and that made me feel different to the point where I didn’t feel accepted. To some degree, my big ears made me an easier target for ‘bullies’ or ‘challengers’ when I was younger, even though my ‘bullying’ episodes came from much deeper roots.

      In 1996, my family immigrated to Australia from South Africa. I was starting fresh in a new country. I knew what I had been through over the last 15 years, especially when it came to my ears and so I decided, together with my parents, to get my ears pinned back. At the time, I felt this was the right step to take. It seemed appropriate considering this was a new beginning for me and I wanted it to be easier than the last 15 years. So, I chose to fit in with the crowd. I perceived they would accept me better that way. A week before school, I had the surgery on my ears. The recovery was excruciating! I would not wish that surgery on anyone.

      My business, Be Who You Wanna Be, and my personal philosophy is centered around helping children, as well as adults, be accepted for who they are. As you can probably tell, I had a huge void in this area. I perceived I wasn’t accepted for who I was so I felt I had to change myself, physically, in order for people to respond to me, appreciate me and care about me. It’s a shame that we feel so overpowered by the opinions of others, that the opinion we have about ourselves can be diminished to such a degree.

      My reason for sharing this is two-fold. Firstly, I wanted you all to see that I have been hiding a unique part of myself for quite some time and I am just as different as most of you. Secondly I want to show you how easy it can be to sub-ordinate to the opinions of others in order to fit in. No matter who you are or where you are in the world, nothing will bring you greater fulfillment in life than being who you are. We are all so beautiful, special and unique in our own individual ways and just because we may look a certain way, behave in a way that doesn’t fit in with people’s standards or be something other than people’s expectations, does not mean we have to change ourselves.

      I am a big eared guy. It may not look like it on the surface, but I’ll always be that kid. No amount of surgery will ever change who I am. Michael Jackson was a perfect example of this. No matter how much he changed his outer appearance, he was still that kid inside who felt he wasn’t noticed for who he was.

      Be yourselves! Embrace your differences! Stop trying to change who you are to suit the world around you. The world needs to learn how to appreciate and accept who you are, as you are. The only way they’ll do that, is if you stand strong and tall and accept everything that’s different about yourself.

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      Greg Schreeuwer - 13 Years Old.

      Greg Schreeuwer – 13 Years Old.

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      “A Chair is Not Just a Chair” – A Metaphor for the Human Being.

      • Dr Greg Schreeuwer
      • November 14, 2012
      • Appreciation, Beneath the Surface, Bullying, Disease, Empowerment, iMac, iPhone 5, Mental Health, Obesity, Transformation Blog

      A few weeks ago, I went out for dinner with my wife to a beautiful Italian restaurant in Toronto. After about an hour, we started up a conversation about one of her courses she’s been taking, as part of her Interior Decorating Diploma – the history of furniture. This is a course that she appears to be quite inspired by. She came to realise, through her learning, something so obvious, yet mind opening, about the furniture that was made in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They were all one of a kind and, not only that, there was so much that went into creating these masterpieces. She then said something so simple, yet incredibly profound and it got me thinking. Those words came out of her mouth and they literally brought tears to my eyes – A Chair is Not Just a Chair. What a revelation and a perfect metaphor for the human being.

      Inspired by her insight, we continued our conversation about this idea and how it relates to people and the ways in which we could show the world that a ‘Chair is Not Just a Chair’. In other words, there is so much more beyond what you see on the surface. An intense amount of work and detail has gone into creating these and they are all unique – one of a kind. Our discussion went on for a few more hours and into the next day with ideas and the start of a potential project that we could embark upon to help the world truly understand this concept, as it relates to people.

      We so often look at people and make judgements about who they are, what they’re like, how smart they are and so on, purely based on what we see. It is, in fact, the first response we have to our environment. We look before we touch, taste, smell or listen. Let’s take the new iPhone 5 as an example. It’s not a person but this example definitely illustrates the point. The iPhone 5 does not look too different from its predecessor. It may be a little longer and little thinner, but invariably, nothing has really changed. As a result of this perception, there are people who don’t value it, judge it and think it’s a wasted effort by Apple. However, upon doing more research, there is more to this new creation than meets the eye, and it’s all under the surface. I spent about an hour watching the presentation given by Apple, before the official launch of the phone, devouring the ingenuity, engineering feats and inventiveness that brought this device into our hands. It’s actually mind blowing. The amount of detail, focus on design, technological enhancements that impact design and so on really astounded me. My appreciation for Apple increased ten fold when they recently revealed the new iMac. Again, another breakthrough in engineering and technology.

      I recently watched an episode of X-Factor in the U.S., where a very obese man was wheeled onto stage in his wheelchair to perform for the judges. The cameras panned around to see the audience and judges reactions to this person. From the expressions on peoples faces, it was clear that this man was immediately discounted based purely on the way he looked. He was judged before he even had the opportunity to reveal himself. Then he sang. Everyone was surprised that this man somehow had an immense degree of talent inside of him, waiting to be shared. It was evident to me, that he’d been hiding this part of himself for a very long time.

      Human beings have lost the ability to appreciate and value each other beyond what they see. We walk past homeless people on the street, without a blink of an eye. I know I have been one of those people. We look at people with disabilities with feelings of discomfort and fear inside of us. We judge fat people by their physical size, rather than by the potential contribution to the planet they could make, that goes beyond their body size. We toss aside advancements in engineering, technology and design purely because of the way they look or appear on the outside. As a consequence of our actions towards each other, towards our children and towards the world we are the creators of the things we are trying so desperately to change and/or transform. We project our beliefs, our values and our wounds onto others expecting them to be the way we want them to be, the way we want them to look and the way we want them to function. They, as a result, place those same expectations on themselves. Ultimately we’ve landed up with a world of increased obesity, disease, mental health problems, suicides, bullying, economic crises, poverty and so much more.

      So, a chair is not just a chair. A chair is so much more than what we give it credit for. It’s time to look beyond what we see on the surface, what we expect and what we project or believe others should be and allow their true brilliance to be recognised, acknowledged and appreciated.

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