Hands in the air, fingers slightly shaking upward, a smile on his face — that’s how my friend Dion Higgins would answer any chiropractic question, along with the words: “It’s all in the hands.”

On the rare occasions I ever set foot on a golf course, it was usually with him. When I smacked my club into the ground with a pathetic swing, he would give my wrists a quick adjustment so I could try again.

As a chiropractor, Dion loved his work. He was good at it, too. But nearly 13 years ago, a 21-year-old driver crossed the center line, and both their lives were taken. No amount of medical care could fix that.

I think of Dion often, especially when hands come up. Looking at my own now, I notice the changes: wrinkles, scars, misaligned knuckles, arthritic joints. Dion could do a lot of magic, but he couldn’t turn back time.

When I was younger, I would look at older people’s hands and wonder how they aged so suddenly. Now I look at my daughters’ hands and see smooth, unmarked skin. What happened?

My younger years were full of days pounding nails, pouring concrete and pitching manure. Wrestling and coaching for decades also took their toll. My fingers and wrists bear the marks.

I’m convinced you can tell a lot about a person by their hands. Ask a palm reader. Your heart line, your sun line, your fate line, your life line, your head line. It’s all in the palm of your hand.

Palm reading, or palmistry, is “the art of analyzing the physical features of the hands to interpret personality characteristics and predict future happenings,” according to Allure.com. Hands are “portals that shed invaluable insight,” the article says, offering a beginner’s guide to reading them.

I don’t know much about palmistry, but I’ll give it a try. Because now, more than ever, I believe Dion was right. It’s all in the hands.

Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading. 

Shane Goodman
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