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Breaking the Myths: Debunking the Top Three Myths About Resilience. Resilience is often misunderstood, with many misconceptions that can hinder our ability in developing this very important trait. This report aims to debunk the three most common myths about resilience, providing you with some clarity and truth that is necessary to cultivate true emotional strength […]
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How do I pick up where I left off? That has been my question for the last few months. I thought it should be easy, at least easier to capture all the feelings and thoughts of my experiences in endurance to be a helping hand and of cheerful countenance, to feed words of encouragement to […]
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“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard Some might say this […]
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I miss my people. The people I served with in the trenches and the people we served while in them. Talk about a group that is not seen. Not really. I worked at a senior living facility and during covid my people were locked down. Quickly and with no regret. They were my elite elderly. […]
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I find myself living among the ranks of helping someone with “brain changes.” It is a better phrase for them than the word “dementia”. This time, it’s more personal for me since it is in my own family. Thank goodness for the reminders of my people with whom I worked and associated with. Thinking of […]
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We all want to be around light, become light. But, and sometimes that is a “big but”, we become afraid to shine. “The darkness of the world I fear.” And then we say, we ask – “Lord, with me abide.” Today, is about faith and choosing it. When it’s gone and you’ve used up all […]
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Breaking the Myths: Debunking the Top Three Myths About Resilience. Resilience is often misunderstood, with many misconceptions that can hinder our ability in developing this very important trait. This report aims to debunk the three most common myths about resilience, providing you with some clarity and truth that is necessary to cultivate true emotional strength […]
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How do I pick up where I left off? That has been my question for the last few months. I thought it should be easy, at least easier to capture all the feelings and thoughts of my experiences in endurance to be a helping hand and of cheerful countenance, to feed words of encouragement to […]
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featured posts:
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard Some might say this […]
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featured posts:
I miss my people. The people I served with in the trenches and the people we served while in them. Talk about a group that is not seen. Not really. I worked at a senior living facility and during covid my people were locked down. Quickly and with no regret. They were my elite elderly. […]
READ THE POST
featured posts:
I find myself living among the ranks of helping someone with “brain changes.” It is a better phrase for them than the word “dementia”. This time, it’s more personal for me since it is in my own family. Thank goodness for the reminders of my people with whom I worked and associated with. Thinking of […]
READ THE POST
featured posts:
We all want to be around light, become light. But, and sometimes that is a “big but”, we become afraid to shine. “The darkness of the world I fear.” And then we say, we ask – “Lord, with me abide.” Today, is about faith and choosing it. When it’s gone and you’ve used up all […]
READ THE POST
I work with people to get them out of their fetal positions, to open their chests, stand tall ( or sit) and breathe. I help people stay self-reliant and to become stronger than they think.
As an active senior myself, I learned about fitness for self-preservation in a nano-second world from my IT days. The past 5 years I’ve practiced those principles in the senior living community.
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