Huron-Perth Boomers - Spring 2023
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y Kathie Donovan<br />
HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
well. After loving nudges from her family, she asked<br />
her partner to take her to the hospital. She had a<br />
heart attack in the car and died.<br />
Fortunately, she was revived in just a few minutes by<br />
the hospital’s medical team. This happened twice<br />
more on the same day, for a few minutes each time.<br />
She lights up when she shares her story and now she<br />
shares her joy of living in the moment with everyone<br />
she encounters. She sure shines bright.<br />
We meet people who have moved from other cities<br />
because they recognize the power of having positive<br />
social connections. Initially, it’s scary because it’s<br />
both a geographical move and a shift in lifestyle.<br />
Once settled into their new community, they tell us<br />
it was the best move they could have made. New<br />
friendships are forged and there’s the all-important<br />
feeling of being part of something that feels familiar<br />
yet fresh and invigorating.<br />
Resilience is not something we’re born with, it’s an<br />
adaptive process that can be learned. If you want to<br />
nourish more resilience in your life, here are some<br />
ideas to inspire you.<br />
• Recognize that life’s challenges and setbacks are<br />
temporary and are setups for the next chapter.<br />
• Choose to be optimistic and look for the silver<br />
lining in every situation.<br />
• Recognize that some things in life are out of<br />
your control, and act on things you can manage.<br />
• Participate in new activities.<br />
• Ask yourself what is most important right now<br />
and act on those items.<br />
• Make stress management practices like exercise<br />
and breathing techniques part of your daily<br />
routine.<br />
• Control your thoughts; don’t let them run wild with<br />
worry.<br />
• Make it a habit to help other people.<br />
• Accept help from other people.<br />
One of the greatest gifts I’ve received was from<br />
a woman who said she wasn’t expecting what<br />
she experienced in her adult lifestyle community<br />
and was happy to share with me that she learned<br />
something about herself. I asked her what it was, and<br />
she replied, “I learned that I’m important.”<br />
We are all important and we matter at any age or<br />
stage of life. The beautiful thing about getting older<br />
is that we have plenty of experience and hopefully<br />
lots of wisdom to help us see that connection and<br />
community are important pillars.<br />
Kathie Donovan is a life coach, happiness expert, author<br />
and ambassador for the Wellings 55 plus Communities and<br />
Harbour Hill Retirement Community, in Goderich. For more<br />
on lifestyle tips and ways to thrive while living in community,<br />
visit Mywellings.com and Kathiedonovan.com.<br />
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