Life begins and ends with miracles

Media release

Australian chiropractor Dr John Hinwood has an unusual way of changing people’s lives.

For the past 21 years the 62-year-old Casuarina Beach (NSW) resident has been handing out a small white card to almost everyone he has met. The card has just three words written on it: “Expect a Miracle”

Dr Hinwood’s story is similar to that of Arthur Stace, a recovering alcoholic and born-again Christian who spent 40 years writing the word “Eternity” all over the streets of Sydney to prompt people to think about eternity and their own mortality.

The difference is Dr Hinwood is prompting people to think about their own miracles; the small seemingly insignificant events and moments in people’s lives that open the doors to a sense of wonderment and opportunity.

Last Christmas marked the 21st anniversary of his crusade. He estimates he has handed out almost 70,000 cards to people from all over the world. Dr Hinwood is an international speaker and regularly presents to chiropractors and other practitioners all over the world on the importance of love, care and compassion in the healing process.

He once stood in the foyer of the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel acting as a “love magnet” and handing out Expect a Miracle cards which instantly saw a large queue form, before security moved him on.

Dr Hinwood has lived his own personal miracle. He suffered dyslexia as a child but overcame his learning difficulties, won a scholarship, completed a Doctor of Chiropractic and established a successful chiropractic practice.

He adopted three older illiterate children from Chile in 1985. In 1998 the Hinwood family returned to Chile and found their kids’ biological parents.

Last year Dr Hinwood and chiropractor wife, Judy were awarded the International Humanitarian Award from the Parker Seminars of Dallas, Texas USA for their “unselfishly helping others around the world”.

The Australian edition of Dr Hinwood’s book, You Can Expect A Miracle has just been released. In it are chronicled extraordinary, believe-it-or-not miracles experienced by those who have received his cards.

“Henry David Thoreau said most people lead lives of quiet desperation. People need to believe they are worthy of a miracle because that thought alone can change a life,” says Dr Hinwood.

MEDIA CONTACT: To arrange an interview with Dr Hinwood or someone in his book contact Michael Walls 0407 783 413.
Visit the website at: www.expectamiracle.com