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Hi Everyone,
Welcome to the first issue of the ASC newsletter, a
monthly offering of informative, inspiring writings on a
variety of well-being and mental health topics. We
are excited to share with you ideas for nurturing and
enriching our daily lives.
The holidays have come and gone and with their
passing, the end of 2005. With every ending, comes
a new beginning. In keeping with the New Year’s
theme, this issue includes articles on change,
resolutions, and seasonal affective disorder.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions for
future newsletters. As always, feel free to email us
at asc@ascdeaf.com
Happy New Year and Happy Living,
Candace and Sharon
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All beginnings require that you unlock new doors. The
key is giving and doing. Give charity and do kindness.
— Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in The Empty
Chair
To Live This Thought: It's a New Year. Make a
beginning.
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| A New Approach to New Year's Resolutions |
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The New Year is traditionally a time to reflect on
where we are in our lives and to think about
improvements that we'd like to make. It seems
obvious that the first step in choosing appropriate
New Year's Resolutions should be to define specific
goals for what we want to achieve in the coming
year. I'm a huge fan of goal setting, but I'm no longer
convinced it's the best way to approach this whole
resolution thing.
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| Help for People with Seasonal Depression |
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During the fall and winter months, as days get
shorter and sunlight scarce, some people "get the
blues," and soon recover. But those suffering from
seasonal affective disorder or "SAD" go though a
much more dramatic experience, which is often
difficult to overcome without help.
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Gains in Losses: Making Space for Change |
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We want certain things to change in our lives, but we
fear changes that we don't want. Sometimes we fear
changes that we do want, because the familiar is
more comfortable than the visionary, and because life
is a three-dimensional, interconnected puzzle; if you
change one thing, everything else shifts, too, often
in unpredictable ways.
Find out more....
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