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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
It's true that success is the combination of belief and time. The more belief you have, the less time it takes.
It's true that success is the combination of belief and time. The more belief you have, the less time it takes.
Missionary Reassignments Due to Pandemic and War with Ammon Hasson.
Our son Ammon Ammon recently had the opportunity to join Caralee Clark Bailey & Anjuli Nielsen Plouzek on their podcast where he was interviewed about the details of his mission serving in Washington D.C., Kyiv, Ukraine, and Berlin, Germany for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arise-with-christ/id1661178504
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Study On Kindness.
When you are kind, your brain’s reward center lights up as if you were the recipient rather than the giver!
Read these facts from a study on kindness to learn more.
Kindness Increases…
Energy.
“About half of participants in one study reported that they feel stronger and more energetic after helping others; many also reported feeling calmer and less depressed, with increased feelings of self-worth” (Christine Carter, UC Berkeley, Greater Good Science Center).
Happiness.
A 2010 Harvard Business School survey of happiness in 136 countries found that people who are altruistic—in this case, people who were generous financially, such as with charitable donations—were happiest overall.
Serotonin.
Like most medical antidepressants, kindness stimulates the production of serotonin. This feel-good chemical heals your wounds, calms you down, and makes you happy!
Kindness Decreases…
Pain
Engaging in acts of kindness produces endorphins, the brain’s natural painkiller!
Stress
Perpetually kind people have 23% less cortisol (the stress hormone) and age slower than the average population!
Anxiety
A group of highly anxious individuals performed at least six acts of kindness a week. After one month, there was a significant increase in positive moods and relationship satisfaction and a decrease in social avoidance in socially anxious individuals (University of British Columbia study).
("Kindness Health Facts," https://www.dartmouth.edu/.../emotional/rakhealthfacts.pdf).
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Panama 2022 - Recap of Amare Global Leadership Retreat
We had an unforgettable experience last week in Panama at our annual Amare Global leadership retreat. One of the highlights was a service project we participated in that was arranged by the company. I know there are MANY companies that do these types of events, and I hope more occur in the future.
We visited a school on the outskirts of the big city and painted classrooms, exterior walls & playground equipment, made improvements to the landscape with new plants and more. We even had the opportunity to sit and do crafts and other learning activities with the children. Afterwards the school children performed several dances with local music and clothing.
The beaches, visiting the Panama Canal, and all the other activities were amazing too, but the time at that school will not be forgotten by any of those who participated.
Friday, November 11, 2022
Veterans Day 2022
On this Veterans Day we fly our American flag in front of our home,
and every day we are grateful for all you vets out there!
And we this week are extremely grateful our son Ammon survived this incident without a scratch and will be able to continue in the Utah National Guard and begin his basic training with the U.S. Army in January. Unfortunately his Toyota Rav did not fare as well during the plunge into the river. Cars can be replaced, people can not. The river in the canyon up to Sundance is a good place to RIP, for a car. (Although he did have it pulled out).
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Fun Feels Good
Our daughter Sarah and her husband Ryan designed and created this new card game called "Fun Feels Good" for kids and they just listed it on Amazon. Great gift for the holidays or anytime. Thanks for supporting their new venture!!
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