Mindfulness, in-the-moment awareness, and being “present,” goes hand-in-hand with being authentic, mental health and wellness. See link to article in Flipboard magazine SEL.
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Productive vs “busy”
Recommended Podcast: Dan Harris interviews Jocelyn K Glei on ABC’s Ten Percent Happier. I came across this in 2019, and listened to it again with my teenage son on January 2, 2020.
I think you’ll like the useful tips for busy professionals. I borrow ideas and tailor some of the advice (giving credit of course) that I learned in this podcast. It’s been especially useful for teachers, educators, social workers, and mental health providers.
Here it is on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1t7wqDRkm0n6ZRElqfvrR9?si=mbbGnS6ASPmIR1hM8ZdDhA
Here it is on Apple Podcasts:
– Make haste slowly (hurry slowly).
– Good advice on wellness and setting limits amid landslide of email, text, iMessages and advances in technology.
– Productivity vs being busy.
– Align your actions with your values and beliefs
– Stand up for equity. There is no “neutral position.”
– Pursue wellness.
– Define who you are vs. who you are not.
– Oh yeah.
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Daruma – Goal Setting
1. Have a resolution, intention or goal for the year.
2. Paint in one eye.
3. Place the Daruma somewhere special in your home or office.
4. When your dream is achieved, paint in the other eye.
5. At the end of the year, reflect on your goals with compassion for yourself and others.
6. Achieved or not, bring the Daruma to the fire on New Year’s Eve.
7. Join with others in your community as Daruma burn together in the fire.
8. Support others to achieve their goals, and ask for support to achieve yours.
It furthers one to have destinations in mind. Establish new dreams and goals each year. Some dreams you share with others, some you may decide to keep for yourself, sharing only after you have accomplished your goals.
When I lived in Japan 🇯🇵 I had the good fortune to join a new year’s celebration in Fujinomiya, at the foot of Mt. Fuji. It was there that I learned about Daruma.
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HOPE Mother & Children
Ah’nesty is age 5. Size 6-7 in clothes, Size 11 in shoes. Ta’noa is age 3. Size 5t in clothes and size 10 in shoes. Their wish list is clothes, sneakers, teddy bears, warm 🧥 coats, blankets, toys of your choice. “We are just appreciative of anything we receive😊. “ Shared w/ permission from mother, Nakía. “Ya gotta risk it to get the biscuit and you give me HOPE.” Nakía is women sizeL. #giveback
Paypal Directly to Mother: Click here to donate:
https://www.paypal.me/MsKBusiness23
Srry, not a nonprofit so no receipt for tax purposes. This is just a family we know who has been homeless (they slept in a car), they now have stable housing (whew). Former foster youth with “invisible disabilities.”
PayPal email: nakiakaisa29@gmail.com
#HOPE Help donation as the holiday season approaches. Every little bit helps.
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We the Future – End Gun Violence
Check out this Future Icon poster spotted at Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE)
James Wogan LCSW 