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Wellness Trend -- Reminiscence
I'm at the ICAA Conference in San Diego today (speaking in about 2 hours). I'm going to talk about how wellness impacts ALL dimensions of wellness. With wellness directors especially looking for ways to address emotional and spiritual wellness in wellness programming, it is key to know that capturing life stories and bringing people together in GROUPS to share memories and experiences is a very powerful idea.
READ MOREEthical wills are growing in popularity judging by the news
Ethical wills have been in the news lately. Recent news stories in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Fort Myers News Press, and the Naples Daily News describe the importance of an ethical will and different ways of accomplishing the goal of writing down values and beliefs....the treasures of the heart NOT just monetary treasures.
READ MOREThe Gift of Life Stories - catch them while you can
Being surrounded by family the past few days reminds me of the fact that every life is amazingly unique. There is no one else like my Aunt Jane, my mother, or my father. No one like my sister or my brothers either. Their lives are a collection of the many people, places and adventures experienced.
READ MORETeaching Children How to Work: 3 Tips for Parents
It has always concerned me that I ensure my children are hard workers and that they have ample experience doing hard work. In fact, yesterday I was looking at a tree that had been cut down and the wood was left behind near our house. I thought, "Fantastic! My son will now have the excellent opportunity to chop that wood with an ax and carry it a long way. Now that's hard work and good exercise too!"
READ MOREEthical Will: A letter from the heart to your loved ones
Ethical wills are a way to share your love with family and close friends. Think of an ethical will as a heartfelt letter describing what truly matters most in your life. An ethical will passes on life lessons, values, advice, joys, prayers, hopes, and dreams for present and future generations.
READ MOREEthical will: Chuck Jaffe is going to say what matters most
Chuck Jaffe explains how life's priorities changed after a recent health scare. Among other things.... he is going to write an ethical will.
READ MOREWhy capture life stories?
YOU are unique. Every life is a collection of the many people, places and adventures experienced.
READ MOREWhy retirement communities want to implement life story programming
Here are 18 great reasons retirement communities shared for wanting the award-winning reminiscence program from LifeBio.
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Oral History Projects or Autobiography Projects in Libraries
We're hearing from libraries that are seeking ways to capture the life stories of the older members of the community. Libraries are the perfect setting for oral history projects. There can be autobiography classes or online autobiography licenses on writing life stories. There are great ways that intergenerational projects can happen in libraries as well.
READ MOREThe View from 80 by Dr. Richard Morgan...worth reading
Dr. Richard Morgan always has fascinating insights to share. He is honest about life and death.
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