 Did you know that in addition to Valentine's Day, February is also American Heart Month--a time when all people, especially women, are encouraged to focus on their cardiovascular health and Black History Month--celebrated in February to honor African American achievements and history, started by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926? That is a lot of good things to celebrate and remember. I would like to share a couple of resources that you, your significant other, and your family can use to create more connection, communication, and celebration. First: There is a movement to switch the focus in February from Valentine's Day to "Generosity Day." It is an excellent way to keep it from becoming too commercial, focusing on candy, gifts, and cards. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, teacher, or friend, you can bring kindness to the forefront. "Doing Good Together" is an online resource for raising children and adults who care and contribute. They have a February 28 Day Kindness Challenge with suggestions for families to do something for others each day. You can discover more about this movement and simple ways to incorporate more kindness and generosity in your family here: take-valentines-day-to-heart.html Second: How you ever wondered how much time should you and your spouse spend together? How much time should you spend separately, doing your own thing? Like so many things in life, it’s all about balance. There’s no perfect equation, and every couple is unique. The sense of balance you find during one season of life may also look a lot different during another – that’s normal! So what happens when you know you’re out of balance? Recognizing you need more “me” or “we” time is one thing, but how do you make the necessary adjustments, in a practical sense? Check out this article from Prepare Enrich to learn some practical tips to help you fit just a bit more “me or we” time into each day. www.prepare-enrich.com/blog/me-time-or-we-time-squeeze-more-into-each-day/ Third: Join the "Self-Care Isn't Selfish" webinar on Saturday, February 14, 10 am PT/1 pm ET. Our presenter, Kendra Stein will guide us to understand and use essential tools for connecting with true respect, uncompromising honesty, and ever-deepening love during her presentation "Fierce Intimacy, Part 2", based on Terry Real's book by the same title. Bring your partner or another family member to the zoom call. To register and get the zoom link: tinyurl.com/Feb-14-Self-Care To view the previous webinar, "Fierce Intimacy, Part 1": youtu.be/WvvOTPD0gLU?si=WkOLPrbooDQqMcl4 For more on Kendra Stein and her work: www.apathtofamilyhealing.com/home  Comments are closed.
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