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Growing up, Saint Nicholas Day was always a special event in the Ressl household. We would wonder... did Saint Nicholas leave a present or not? Would there be a small gift - or some coal or worse? An old tradition from Eastern Europe, the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day is a time to be grateful for the little things in life and to remember that we are in the season of Advent... a time to prepare for Christmas Day. This year we celebrate by offering a free Mini Mindful Graphics Illustrated Jesus is Born graphic novel. It is only a sample of the complete edition, but it offers an opportunity to experience all the integrated mindful practices that are within every Mindful Graphics Illustrated graphic novel from Penny & Bill Company. Click Here to Download your free Mini Mindful Graphics Illustrated. Print it out - trim the pages - staple - and enjoy! No strings attached, our gift to you for this Saint Nicholas Day 2022!
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It’s been a little while since we posted – and for good reason, we’ve been in the midst of a transformative moment! Yes, we’ve been in conversation with insurance companies, billing services, etc., etc., - setting up our ability to offer teletherapy and on-ground therapy in Brookfield, Illinois. In addition to our other services, we are now happy to offer confidential, HIPAA compliant out-patient behavioral health therapeutic services in the State of Illinois.
Discover all we offer on our website https://www.CenterToAwakenKindness.com Learn More About Our Therapeutic Offerings at Psychology Today: More about Penny Taylor: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/penny-taylor-brookfield-il/1007685 More about Bill Ressl: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/bill-ressl-brookfield-il/1003907 And this is only the beginning… so stay tuned! Peace & Blessings, Penny & Bill #mentalhealth #hope #awakenkindness #therapy #clinicalsocialwork #socialwork #psychologytoday #anxiety #depression #stress We are interested in Graffiti Art – the type you see on train cars 🚃; Prehistoric Art - drawings found in caves; and the images of fossilized footprints 👣 imprinted in mud by travelers from many years ago. In our mind, these abstract symbols from present to past, are theological messages communicating and conveying/expressing the cultural needs, voices, and stories of society. We recently came across such a message in a modern chalk drawing – the symbol of a human heart 💙 asking for kindness - a clear attempt to communicate what is on the minds of modern civilization. If you had a piece of chalk/paintbrush 🖌️ what would your petroglyph or wall art 🖼️ say or look like? What is the important message you would like to spread today? Might your artwork speak out about ending gun violence, climate change, or sharing loving kindness? As an advanced society what are we communicating today? What is at the heart ❤️ of being human here and now?
Our hope is that our mindful breathing exercises and other contemplative tools and practices will help hold stress and anxiety 😟 at bay in order to live enhanced healthier lives.
Now we know that many people think they will never need the services of a social worker. However, the fact is that we all face various life issues, and it is estimated that 90% of us will need a social worker sometime in our life. It could be working with a social worker at school, at work, being discharged from the hospital 🏥 as you place a loved one in a long-term care facility, working with a Hospice Social Worker, and the list goes on. Social Workers are first responders, working in schools 🏫, in child welfare agencies, libraries, churches, and mental health centers. When people are suffering a social worker often help to secure assistance such as in cases of domestic violence, issues associated with poverty, and the list goes on. Giving people the best quality of life is one of the goals of the professional social worker. Social workers help people who are quietly suffering, working with families who don’t have enough food on the table, and the elderly who often have limited resources for daily needs like medication. For additional information please visit a few resources listed below: Discover all we offer at our website https://www.centertoawakenkindness.com/ Check out our Awaken Kindness by DaRevsUSA podcast https://awakenkindness.podbean.com/ Discover the power of journaling with a mindful journal https://www.centertoawakenkindness.com/mindful-journals.html Come join the journey - check us out on your favorite social media network @DaRevsUSA Peace & Blessings, Penny & Bill, @DaRevsUSA P.S. To learn more about social work and all that social workers do explore these links: https://www.helpstartshere.org/ https://www.socialworkers.org/ The season of Lent is upon us. It is truly a time to think about life – Who am I? How do I interact with others? Do I share love with the world or war, hatred, oppression, and anxiety? Each of us has that choice. Do something different – use this mindful breathing video at least once per day for the next 40 days, during the season of Lent that begins today. Lent is a 40-day journey toward Easter Sunday in the Christian tradition beginning on Ash Wednesday (March 2, 2022) when many Christians receive ashes on their foreheads as a reminder of Genesis 3:19: “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Use this Lenten season to begin a journey of love with self and with others. Come celebrate the season of renewal. Be calm. Be refreshed. Be renewed.
This video is a guided journey through three mindfully contemplative exercises. Experience Mindful Breathing - inhale for a count of 4 - hold for a count of 4 - exhale for a count of 4 - repeat as needed or return to daily life. Experience Musica Divina as you listen to the music and to your breath as you breathe. Experience Visio Divina, use the visual element of a deepening of color for “Divine Seeing” - seeing the Sacred in the imagery of color. Use this perfect pick-me-up anytime and anyplace – at home or work – day or night. Available on AwakenKindnessNetwork.com From the @DaRevsUSA, the Rev. Dr. Penny Taylor, LCSW and the Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl, LCSW from the CentertoAwakenKindness.com Have a Blessed Lenten Season, Penny & Bill DaRevsUSA Everyone needs to take a deep mindful breath. The 21st century demands hope and peace – not war and destruction. If we are to survive as a species, let us end the foolishness of war and demand civility grounded on hope and peace of all world leaders. If we are truly a civil humanity that loves and cares for another, let us make hope and peace the standards of our existence. Let it begin… here and now. Take a minibreak - breathe mindfully and watch as hope and peace come alive. Experience mindful 4-4-4 breathing - inhale for a count of 4 - hold for a count of 4 - exhale for a count of 4. Repeat as needed.
Available on the AwakenKindnessNetwork.com from @DaRevsUSA, the Rev. Dr. Penny Taylor, LCSW and the Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl, LCSW at the CentertoAwakenKindness.com #kyiv #ukraine #kiev #hope #peace #love #DaRevsUSA Wishing you and yours a Happy Valentine's Day! Please enjoy this Red Rose 4-4-4 Mindful Breathing Exercise as our gift to you - use often and please share the joy. Be Refreshed. Be Renewed. Find Meaning. Begin the Journey Today Here and Now...
Discover all the mindful contemplative tools we offer at CenterToAwakenKindness.com Buy, Rent, and Subscribe to all our 12 Second plus Reset Mindful Moment 4-4-4 Breathing Exercise Videos at our Awaken Kindness Network... AwakenKindnessNetwork.com Happy Valentine's Day! Peace & Blessings, Penny and Bill DaRevsUSA at the Center to Awaken Kindness
Today is World Kindness Day – a global day to promote the importance of being #kind to each other, to our self, and to the world. Know It. ❤️ Be It. Live It. That’s our positive mantra for #WorldKindnessDay 🙏 Take time to be kind to self, be kind to others, and to the world. This is a day not only to think about compassion and #selfcare it is a day to share resources of #kindness and being kind to one another. I remember while going to seminary my friend Wilma would send me #cards of kindness. It was such a blessing to know that someone cared. Share God’s #love and kindness this day and every day. Thank someone for all their kindness ✨ with gifts from CenterToAwakenKindness.com Shop cards, journals, face masks, baseball caps, yoga mats 🧘 and more mindful products.
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Know It. ❤️ Be It. Live It. Peace & Love, Penny & Bill, @DaRevsUSA ☮️ Celebrate International Day of Peace - observed worldwide on September 21. The 2021 theme for the International Day of Peace is “Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable 🌎 world” with a focus on a 24-hour day of non-violence and cease-fire. 💡 What would 💭that day look like to you?
We might explore how to help one another through 🙏 🛐 prayer, working toward a more just and equitable 🗺️world that is concerned about 🌱 sustainability and the environment, as well as ✊🏿 one another. How might the 🌍global society function with lifesaving vaccinations and ⚕️ medical treatments for all? Let’s imagine 🕊️ peace from Covid-19 by getting 💉 vaccinated and helping the one 🗺️hundred countries that are still 😷waiting for a single dose. What might our world look like without ⚔️conflict? Laying down the 🔫 guns, focusing on ☮️ peace and ❤️ love. That every person has 🍗 🌽 🥣 food, 🚰 water, and 🏠 shelter while living in ✌️peace. How might each of us provide relief for those suffering from ✊🏿 discrimination and 😠 hatred, for those recovering from 🌪️ 🌧️devastating storms, 🥣 food insecurities, and 🥺 poverty. What can we do to prevent ⛈️climate change or the devastating carbon 👣footprint on the world? Choose today to 🧍♀️🧍🏾🧍🏼stand up for compassion, 🦋 kindness, ☮️ peace, 🕊️ hope and ❤️love. As an online 📚 🎧 educational social media organization, the Center to Awaken Kindness is focused on social justice and 🤗 kindness. We value ✌️ peace through education. We believe it begins by 💡 learning to believe in something 🐘 bigger 🏞️ than ourselves. We invite you, your 🤝🏽 neighbors near and far to visit our website at 🌻 CenterToAwakenKindness.com and explore 🦋 kindness! Create some small act of 💌 🤟🏻 ❤️ love and awaken kindness today - then continue carrying it forward and expanding it to 😷 the entire week, month, and throughout the 📆 year. Peace & Love, 😎 Rev. Dr. Penny Taylor, LCSW & 😎 Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl, LCSW 🕊️ Cultivate Self-Care & Love ❤️@DaRevsUSA 🦋 @DrsOfTheSoul 🛀 Self-Care Experts 🎧 Courses, Podcasts, Videos 👇🏽 LEARN MORE CenterToAwakenKindness.com #peace #love #kindness |
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