It’s been a while since we have had the opportunity to meet and give one another a hug, encouragement, friendship, learn new information, or listen to an informative talk. We’re hoping that we can start up once again, but we need people to help the new board leadership with suggestions of speakers, residents to attend our monthly meetings, and ways of bringing support to those caring for a loved one.
We need to always remember to give thanks for the daily moments of appreciation, joy, happiness, laughter, and positive things that have occurred and continue to occur each day. It’s so important for us to express gratitude as part of our daily living. Why is this important?
Research shows that gratitude has an immense positive effect on physical and mental health. It becomes quite obvious that by reducing emotions like stress, your frustration and anger will vanish while improving your mental and physical well-being. Research also shows that expressing gratitude and appreciation has a direct positive effect on sleep, well-being, depression, and disease.
We encourage you to express gratitude toward friends and family, because doing so profoundly affects emotional and physical well-being. What can be helpful is keeping a gratitude journal. All of these expressions of gratitude have shown that people will more than likely exercise more regularly, have fewer physical needs overall, and feel better about their lives as a whole.
We want to see you at our first meeting of the 2025-26 season on Saturday Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Arts & Craft Center in SaddleBrooke One, Room 4. Our meetings are on the second Saturday of the month from September through May: Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13.
Suggested Resources:
American Parkinson Disease Association, Southern Arizona: 520-326-5400
Alzheimer’s Association, Desert Southwest Chapter: 520-322-6601
Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens: 520-836-2758
Senior Village at SaddleBrooke: 520-314-1042
Please feel free to reach out for help or just to talk. Contact Bunnie Gill at 520-818-1835 or bunniegill@gmail.com.