October 4th, National Taco Day. Go to the local farmers market and get some fresh produce to make some Tacos for Dinner!!
October 1st, International Day of the Older persons. Get together with someone older than you and celebrate with humor their being older than you!! ;)
National Coffee Day, surprise someone with a cup of coffee; any kind! Bring a smile to a friend or loved one. What a great way to say, thinking of you! Coffee can be drank anytime of day or night so what are you waiting for?? Support local, grab 1, no 2!
Sept 28th World Heart Day, spread awareness about cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention. This is the perfect day to quit smoking, get exercising and start eating healthy. Get a walking buddy!!
4th Sunday of September is World Rivers Day - increase public awareness while encouraging the improved stewardship of rivers around the world. Hike the Genesee River, pick up any litter on your way. Stop at a local restaurant to support local or picnic!!
One of my favorite meals!! National Quesadilla Day on September 25th encourages us to pull a chair up to the table and eat some authentic Mexican food; satisfies snack cravings while also completing a meal. Support local with your family or friends. Yummy!
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
- Karl Barth
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Oct 16, World Food Day - Visit your local Farmers Market or Restaurant and get your favorite Food to share with a friend or family members!!! World Food Day consists of three tasks: distributing, harvesting and sharing food.
Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart. - George Herbert Gratitude The Heart
The thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress.
- Francis Frangipane
Remember your elderly neighbors! Pick up an extra apple pie or apple cider and donuts for them. Surprise them with a little gift basket, "Thinking of you!" What a great way to cheer them up during a tie they are not venturing out.
Schedule a day trip this weekend - Letchworth State Park. Bring a picnic lunch. There's a 10mile trail and many more! Bring some hot cocoa and coffee. Drive check out all of the beautiful views and see the colorful leaves at their peak!!
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No matter what our circumstance, we can find a reason to be thankful.
- David Jeremiah
Hi Everyone,
https://deathcafe.com/
The holiday season is notoriously a time when the absence of deceased dear ones can feel especially pervasive. Ordinarily, though, living cohorts help to distract us from that reality.
But this year is different. Many of us will be physically alone, unable to congregate in person with cherished family members located hither and yon. The pandemic has rendered substantial numbers of folks isolated and at the mercy of high-tech channels of communication.
So this seems like an ideal time for a pause to summon recollections and reflections of beloved life companions who have died, whether recently or a long time ago. Maybe it’s time to beckon them to our Thanksgiving tables.
You are invited to a commemorative remembrance program at the DropBye Cafeteria from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on Monday, November 23rd. The atmosphere will be quietly calming, a virtual retreat from the societal cacophony that has wreaked turmoil. Each participant will have an opportunity to choose a particular loved one and share with the group selected remarks about that person. However, there will be no obligation to speak; some folks may want to observe the interactions simply in silence.
Everyone will be asked to minimize the light in their rooms and bring a wicked candle to light. Whether or not you speak, a photo of your chosen focal person, either to show everyone or just to place nearby, will likely help summon thoughts. Additionally, any symbolic representations of the individual that are viewable may be useful as emblematic anchors for story telling.
If inclined, tell us a little about your special someone. As the Thanksgiving holiday draws near, the focus will be on gratitude. Consider possible focal points for a brief overview, such as any of these: What do you continue to appreciate about this person? What qualities intrinsic to the individual would you like others to know about? What brought joy to his/her life? How did he/she impact you in positive ways? How do you mirror the person’s characteristics? Might you describe an occurrence you experienced together that lingers as a fond memory?
Or you may choose to confine your commentary to a brief biographical encapsulation.
Amidst the camaraderie of mutual histories of loss, we’ll welcome to the virtual table our loved ones who have not been forgotten and are still a part of our lives. Relevant quotations, verses, or poems will be read as threads to lace together the anecdotal monologues.
The intent of this gathering is to help everyone realize that we are not alone. We have reaped long-term benefits from those who have been here with us in the past. Our recollections and feelings can invigorate us through appreciation. We can nurture connections within the group by way of communal acknowledgements of missing relationships and treasured reminiscence. We can relate reverently to one another in the context of loved ones lost. We can grasp enlightenment through sharing.
So consider this prelude to Thanksgiving an opportunity for cerebral sustenance… a chance to echo wholesome impressions bestowed upon us by individuals permanently embedded in our hearts and minds. Even if there will be few or no family and friends physically present at our holiday meals this year, we can savor the memories of these departed companions whose lives nourished us with goodness and enduring fulfillment.
I will send a reminder notice a few days prior to the gathering and Zoom access information the day before. Please let me know, either now or later, if you plan to attend.
Mary Ellen
The next virtual death cafe is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27th from 7:00-8:30. The Zoom room will be open from 6:30 for anyone who would like to chat socially beforehand.
Upon receiving a reminder notice a few days prior to the 27th, please let me know if you plan to attend. The Zoom access link will be distributed to expected participants a short time before the meeting.
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Secondly, an initiative that has gained steam within the “positive death movement” is the Reimagine organization. It “seeks to spark individual and collective conversations on death, dying, and living - helping to transform how we approach end-of-life experiences and enhance our capacity to live fully all the way through the end.”
This collaborative venture marked by synergy among all sorts of creative contributors has taken root in a few large cities and now during the pandemic, virtually. The program offerings are impressive, as exemplified by the current
New York schedule: https://letsreimagine.org/new-york/schedule
On Tuesday, January 19th from 4:30-6:30, in tribute to COVID victims there will be a memorial program and viewing of the lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool:
“Our online program starting an hour before the lighting ceremony, hosted by Marked By COVID co-founder Kristin Urquiza and a special guest, will center on stories and interviews of who we have lost and communities that COVID has ravished. Open and free to everyone, the program will include participatory elements with communal lighting and a guest musical performer. We will broadcast the lighting ceremony at the Reflecting Pool for participants to witness together.
After the program, we will host an expert panel discussion about the importance of permanent memorials and the need for ongoing memorialization to heal, unite, and move forward.”
To register:
https://letsreimagine.org/76768/reflections-community-event-for-the-national-covid-memorial
Best wishes to all for meaningful moments as this new year evolves.
Mary Ellen
LETSREIMAGINE.ORG
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For our Blessings all year, every day, be grateful!
Send the kids, grandkids out to rake up the elderly neighbors leaves and your too, of course!
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