When I first started chiropractic care last fall, I made a point of stopping for jasmine tea on the way back to work from my appointments. The first few weeks of treatment were difficult, and the tea was a small treasure found in the back of a deep, dank cave. It reminds me of the determination to be healthy and to develop a strong foundation – both literally and figuratively. It brings to mind the sights and sounds of dark and wet November days with pink cheeks and steam from my cup mixed with the fog of my breath, and of standing up a little straighter, perhaps just to spite the oppressive chill.