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Hi Everyone,
We hope the year has started off well for you.
To view a listing of current ASC-sponsored events
and other newsworthy happenings, check out the
new Events page in our ASC website:
www.ascdeaf.com/events.html.
It's hard to believe we are already headed into
February - a time when many of us pause to take
stock of the relationships in our lives. Each time we
open our hearts to love someone - a child, friend,
parent, partner, four-legged creature, or whomever-
we open ourselves to the possibility of pain. Like two
sides of the same coin, love and pain are
inseparable. Our experience of one deepens our
experience of the other. When we make room for
pain, we make room for love...and it works the other
way around as well.
We hope you enjoy the articles in this newsletter.
Don't forget to check out the monthly quiz at the
bottom of the Quick Links list. Find out how
connected you are to your partner. Please feel free
to forward this issue to friends and
family.
All our best.
Candace and Sharon
| Thought of the Month |
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Love wasn't put in your heart to stay. Love isn't love
until you give it away.— Reba McEntire
To Live This Thought: Do a kindness for someone
without expecting anything in return.
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| 14 Ways Parents Can Show Love for a Child This Valentine's Day |
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1. Use plenty of positive words with your child.
2. Respond promptly and lovingly to your child's
physical
and emotional needs and banish put-downs from your
parenting vocabulary.
3. Make an extra effort to set a good example at
home
and in public. Use words like "I'm sorry," "please,"
and "thank you."
4. When your child is angry, argumentative or in a
bad mood, give him a hug, cuddle, pat, secret sign or
other gesture of affection he favors.
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| Do You & Your Valentine Share Companionate Love? |
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Valentine's Day is a time when many couples
celebrate and examine their relationship. They
reminisce about the way they met and dream of their
future together. Most relationships begin full of
passion and excitement. They burn brightly, with
both people feeling energized and consumed with
thoughts and feelings for the other person.
Unfortunately for most, this passion is a "limited time
offer." To make the jump from passion to a long-
lasting, successful relationship, a new kind of love is
needed. Dr. Neil Clark Warren has coined the
term "Companionate Love" to describe this healthy,
steady, life-long emotion.
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Letting Your Feelings Flow: Tears |
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How wonderful it feels to give in and let tears flow
when we are overwhelmed with emotions, whether
we are happy or sad. Tears come from the soul, from
our well of feelings rising from deep down. When we
give in to the prickling behind our eyes and the lump
in our throat to let teardrops fall from our eyes, we
allow our feelings to surface so they can be set free.
Find out more....
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