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September 2011
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 LifeSkills™ from HopeAllianz Inc
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LifeSkills Workshops
Self-Esteem
Thursday · September 15
10 - 11:30 AM
4 weeks
Coping with Change
Thursday · October 13
10 - 11:30 AM
6 weeks
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DBT/ACT
LifeSkills Training
Beginning in September
Call for an Intake
Distress Tolerance
Monday · Sept 12
4-5:30 pm _ women only
Intrapersonal Effectiveness
Tuesday · Sept 13
6-7:30 pm _ coed group
| Boundless
Blessings
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Dr Jody L Friesen Grande
HopeAllianz Inc
11900 Wayzata Blvd
Suite 216G
Minnetonka MN 55305
952 545 6966
952 545 6969 fax
www.hopeallianz.com
Mission Statement
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To inspire and empower you
to create an authentic meaningful life ~ with knowledge and wisdom ~
while promoting mental, physical and spiritual health.
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Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. Read more ... Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. Read more ... A personality disorder is a type of mental illness in which you have trouble perceiving and relating to situations and to people - including yourself. There are many specific types of personality disorders. Read more ... Addiction is one of the toughest problems facing our culture today. The growing problems within the family, as well as many other cultural stressors, make addiction a national and international problem that has grown by leaps and bounds. In the U.S. we have promoted a "feel good right now" mentality that tends to feed the addictive process. Read more ... |
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Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold.
But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that
your most important decision in the day simply consists of
choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.
~ Douglas Pagels ... These Are the Gifts I'd Like to Give to You
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Mindfulness: Life Awareness
In our society we have put an emphasis on work. If you have a job, you can earn money. If you can earn money, you can buy things you need, pay your bills, have a place to live, and basically do things you want to do. Without money, you can't do much.
Work gives us that "feel-good" attitude, sense of contributing to the community becoming a "productive" member of society. But what if you can't work, due to no jobs available, illness, disability, or age? Do you become lost ... do you began to stumble along your journey ...
By working, you can develop new skills, learn new things, and create a record of employment, which looks good on your resume for advancing your career or returning to school. You have self-respect, dignity, and self-worth. You are being responsible and making sure that you can take care of yourself ... you are creating a foundation from which you can build on to have a successful future.
But what if you can't work, due to no jobs available, illness, disability, or age? Are you thrown off to the side ... what are you telling yourself? Do you find the negativity creeping in and you begin to wonder, what is the use?
Ideally, yes it would be nice if we could all have a job, making money, to feel good, self-respect, dignity, and self-worth. But, this is not reality. For what ever reason, there are many people unable to work. Be creative ... fill your time with activities that make you feel good and light your spirit. Volunteer, lend a helping hand to a family member/friend, mentor a young person, go back to school/take some classes that interest you ...
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Work Values
Essential for Authentic Wholeness
Your work values are those things in your work life that you consider to be important. Take time to really think about the things that really matter to you.
Find a quiet place where you can relax and reflect. Look at the values listed below. Make a note of the top ten values which are most important to you.
Independence
Helping Others
Risk Taking Change and Variety Stability Making a difference Prestige and the Social Status Leadership Teamwork Advancement Material Benefits Security Artistic Creativity Work Environment Self-Expression Adventure/Excitement Working Outdoors Recognition Competing with Others Influencing Others Work-Life Balance Sense of Achievement Intellectual Stimulation Challenge Working with Data/Numbers Working with Machines Working Ideas Working with Hands/Tools Structure and Predictability Making Decisions Supervision Public Contact Working Alone Working for a Good Cause Physical Work Traveling Often Beng an Entrepreneur Working in a Fast-Paced Envir0nment Having Regular Work Hours (Structure) Setting Your Own Hours (Flexibility) Location Having Fun at Work Write a few sentences describing "what I have learned" ... how your values translate into your ideal job. Confucious said, "Find a job you enjoy, and you'll never work a day in your life." |
Moving Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Action Occurs in the Present
Acknowledge a need that has gone unmet.
Why is this important to you?
Who are you when this need is met?
What is one thing you can do to work
towards this unmet need?
Opening yourself to change is a risk.
Our actions occur when we can clearly
visualize our success ... think about it :))
Be brave ... this is a substantial change!
In order to grow ... we need to move out of
our comfort zone and take a risk.
Close your eyes and you will see
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September 5th ~ Labor Day
The first Labor Day in the United States was observed on September 5, 1882: a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families.
One-hundred and twenty-nine years later ...
Each year Americans celebrate Labor Day as a national holiday to honor working people. This year, however, is less a time for celebration and more a time for reflection and action on current economic turmoil and hardships experienced by workers and their families ... read more
US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Labor Day Statement
Human Costs and Moral Challenges of a Broken Economy |
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Enjoy your journey and remember to stop along the way to embrace the day's gifts
of love, happiness, harmony, surprise, laughter, energy, strength, and peace.
Jody L Friesen Grande PhD LICSW BCD
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Information provided within LifeSkills™ is of a general nature and is designed for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to replace "traditional" mental health counseling/therapy. If you have questions or concerns about your physical and/or mental health ... contact your family physician and/or mental health professional in your area. In case of a life-threatening emergency ... dial 911 for assistance.
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