Sometime back we explored the benefits of gratitude in this column—how being grateful can emotionally, mentally, and physically help us stay healthy and positive about life. Recently, I have been seeing more blurbs about gratitude and found another intriguing study that reinforces the advantage of focusing on positive, grateful thoughts. Found at www.greatergood.berkeley.edu, the article […]

With food and good nutrition being a big part of what the Community Center provides back to our local community, it’s customary for guests and staff to partake in conversations about nourishment, diet, and how to maintain great health through eating good food. Recently, the Center received a donated box of large, whole potatoes. While […]

It is beneficial and practical to live during a time when both natural health remedies along with traditional medical treatments are promoted for our good health. This truth was brought home to me recently when my 89-year-old mom received a strong medication typically used by Parkinson’s sufferers. Although she does not have Parkinson’s disease, she […]

Most Sedona and Village of Oak Creek residents know about Meals on Wheels and know that the Sedona Community Center is the local source of these services. Because Meals on Wheels is such a critical service, it’s encouraging that people know what the ‘brand’ means—generally speaking, home-delivered meals. Often, when I began to describe the […]

As we ready ourselves to celebrate the 243rd anniversary of our country’s independence, you may be interested in learning a few fun facts that go along with the story of our break from Great Britain. Did you know— Jefferson crafted the Declaration of Independence on a ‘laptop’ of the time. A wooden tray/panel that could […]

While much news is sobering and sad, there is some from time-to-time that makes me smile. One such report was a recent article from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that warns us, “Don’t kiss backyard poultry, or snuggle them…” There aren’t many backyard farm animals around here, but it is definitely a […]

An interesting quote from an enormously gifted individual goes something like this—‘While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.’ –Leonardo Da Vinci. Death, while a fact of life, is a topic usually only skirted around in conversation and speaking only for myself, always seems to surprise […]

Tea has always been a part of my life. As a child, I remember my mom having a fresh glass of iced tea nearby as she worked, sometimes brewed as ‘sun tea’ when that fad hit. Sweet tea at restaurants—now a national trend—used to only be found in the Southern States. Tea grows best in […]