The last few weeks where I live, in California, have been a challenging time. Wildfires raged in Southern and Northern California, taking lives and destroying so much (including my beloved childhood summer camp, Hess Kramer) and causing us to stay indoors or wear masks due to the unhealthy air quality.
Through it all, I found myself coming back to the lessons on choosing gratitude in this “Revisited” episode with Nancy Netherland and the dedication from my friend Lizzy Russinko. Just over a year ago, challenged by another wildfire in Sonoma County, Lizzy found reprieve in the connection and hospitality of a neighbor and made a commitment of her own to reach out.
If you, like me, are getting ready to gather with family or friends, I encourage you to find some time to listen to this episode with Nancy, to think about where you can find magic and meaning during even the most difficult times, and to join Lizzy in her commitment to pay forward kindness in some way to those who are suffering right now.
In Northern California, much needed rains have come and the air has been clearing. I’m grateful for many things…. to breath a little easier, for my family, for women like Nancy Netherland and Lizzy Russinko who inspire me with their own E.P.I.C. life stories, and for the opportunity to reflect on the meaning in my own life, with members of the Mother’s Quest community like you.
Feeling thankful for so much and sending wishes for you to “choose gratitude” today too.
XOXO,
In This Episode You’ll Hear About:
- Lizzy’s story of connection and commitment amid the wildfires last year
- Resiliency and mindfulness during traumatic events
- The importance of creating magic in our lives
- “Gratituding” as a verb and how to “choose gratitude”
- Nancy’s favorite book “Man’s Search for Meaning”
- Advocating for your children’s health
- The importance of community, especially as a caretaker
- Building deep relationships with people of differing viewpoints
Resources Mentioned:
- Gratitool
- Choosing Gratitude
- Hepatitis C information
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- Commonweal – where Nancy learned her framework for self-care
- Clinical Trials a site that is open to the public to find life saving clinical trials
- UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
- These Inspirational Notecards that Lizzy and her family will be passing around to her community
This Episode’s Challenge “Revisited”
Building on Nancy Netherland’s story, this challenge came last year from Lizzy Russinko who committed to leave note cards of encouragement and hope around town for her neighbors to find and give, as their community in Sonoma County coped with the wildfires last year. This was their little way of injecting magic and meaning into a time of significant adversity and change. Lizzy invites us to do something special to bring comfort in our neck of the woods.
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