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a positive and innovative wellness approach
to celebrating the individual and strengthening the family
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to celebrating the individual and strengthening the family
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SUMMER - FALL 2009
We are very excited about "Celebrating the Individual..." at our Fall Women's Wellness Weekend at Palm Key in South Carolina. While you are dealing with all of today's concerns, it is important to stop and take some time to replenish and re-energize yourself! October 9-11 will be a time to do just that. Please go to our Wellness page to read more about this program.
And if you can't make it to Palm Key in October, we will be offering this program in other venues, particularly in Scottsdale, Arizona. Melanie Lee will be joining Barbara to present Women's Wellness Days. For more information, watch this space or contact us by email at Barbara@patchworkfamily.com.
And if you can't make it to Palm Key in October, we will be offering this program in other venues, particularly in Scottsdale, Arizona. Melanie Lee will be joining Barbara to present Women's Wellness Days. For more information, watch this space or contact us by email at Barbara@patchworkfamily.com.
LIFE LESSONS
Periodically, I like to do a life review to see where I've been and where I am in the "gap" between the past and where I'd like to be. Looking at what I don't want gets me nowhere, but sometimes that's where it all begins. The sorting process has led me recently to identify some life lessons.
I think I'm in charge of my life. How about you? We make decisions about where to live and how to live and with whom to live. Generally, these choices are made after considerable thought, especially if they are big decisions. But what about the unexpected diagnosis of an illness, or the divorce your partner asks for, the pressures of family concerns, or today's financial worries?
Charles Swindoll said, We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. If this is true, have I missed some great opportunities? Certainly, enough 'brilliant disguises' have shown up in my life! A day on a lowcountry porch gave me time to review.
Life Lesson #1. I'm not really in charge of my life after all. What I do own is my attitude and the way I respond to whatever happens. This is my greatest learning. And it's a lesson that continues to be a challenge. Can you let go of total control?
Life Lesson #2. Don't fear the unknown. Name your fears and counter-act the negative thoughts with possible solutions. Even if mylilfe is threatened, I can refuse to live in fear. This is the old "fire-drill" theory. If you know what to do and where to go when there's a fire, you have less to worry about. Taking action is a healthy response. Acknowledge your ability to problem-solve.
Life Lesson #3. Be happy. Someone once told me that where you shine your flashlight is where you focus your energy. Do you enjoy wallowing in woe-is-me thinking? I'd rather look out across the tidal marsh at all the beauty in its ever-changing scene. Am I on the right track? Last week nature responded with the wonderful appearance of an almost-extinct Woodstork. Will yu take time to experience wonder in your life?
I think I'm in charge of my life. How about you? We make decisions about where to live and how to live and with whom to live. Generally, these choices are made after considerable thought, especially if they are big decisions. But what about the unexpected diagnosis of an illness, or the divorce your partner asks for, the pressures of family concerns, or today's financial worries?
Charles Swindoll said, We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. If this is true, have I missed some great opportunities? Certainly, enough 'brilliant disguises' have shown up in my life! A day on a lowcountry porch gave me time to review.
Life Lesson #1. I'm not really in charge of my life after all. What I do own is my attitude and the way I respond to whatever happens. This is my greatest learning. And it's a lesson that continues to be a challenge. Can you let go of total control?
Life Lesson #2. Don't fear the unknown. Name your fears and counter-act the negative thoughts with possible solutions. Even if mylilfe is threatened, I can refuse to live in fear. This is the old "fire-drill" theory. If you know what to do and where to go when there's a fire, you have less to worry about. Taking action is a healthy response. Acknowledge your ability to problem-solve.
Life Lesson #3. Be happy. Someone once told me that where you shine your flashlight is where you focus your energy. Do you enjoy wallowing in woe-is-me thinking? I'd rather look out across the tidal marsh at all the beauty in its ever-changing scene. Am I on the right track? Last week nature responded with the wonderful appearance of an almost-extinct Woodstork. Will yu take time to experience wonder in your life?
COME BACK SOON FOR MORE LIFE LESSONS
Contact us at Barbara@patchworkfamily.com
Contact us at Barbara@patchworkfamily.com
