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December 2020 / January 2021 / Holiday Issue

Salon Vi•va•cious & Day Spa Standing, left to right: Adela, Ellen, Pat W., Camille, Katrina, Pat S., Megan, Liz, Amanda, Kaylee Sitting, left to right: Heather, Bertha, Barbara, Fatima, Maria, Eli, Lynn

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4 Salon Vivacious & Day Spa 8 Business Spotlight

13 Ashley's Voice:

"One Conversation Can Change a Life."

21 Dow Decorating Business Spotlight

Florida Gun Safety Classes, Inc.

Letter from the Publisher Pastor Mike's Corner

10 Holistic Health by Joanne Augusto 12 Law Talk by Leonard S. Villafranco, Esq.

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Dear Readers,

appy December! “Let the Good Times Roll.” As I prepared to write to you this morning, that is the song that played in my head. I don’t know about you, but, that sure is music to my ears with the many challenges of 2020. The great news; we now have vaccines, prophylactics and treatments for COVID-19. I pray that we can move past the way we have been living the last nine months stat! I shift my sights on preparing for Thanksgiving this week and then Christmas with my family. Olivia & Wyatt (my grandkids) are spectacular and always on my gratitude list! I intend on celebrating and enjoying the holiday season with the simple things. This year I will get a bigger Christmas tree. I know that God is working miracles all around, for He gave us the greatest miracle, the birth of Jesus Christ.

is the season of gift-giving. Does that mean it comes in a wrapped box? We can think outside the box and give of our time. Especially to others who are alone or could use a friend. I think it is wonderful that we have so many good-hearted people and non-profit organizations here in our county. I don’t believe in accidents. I was recently contacted by Lisa. We did an article on behalf of her daughter Ashley four years ago. It is called “Ashley’s Voice.” Lisa saw my name on one of my listed properties and decided to contact me. We had lunch and caught up with each other. As we spoke, it was clear that as we are currently facing an increased suicide rate, it was time to re-run her article. People helping people. I believe in it! I hope that you enjoy all the goodies throughout our Holiday Issue. Our advertisers are open and here to serve you. Anticipating the hope of the new year and a vision for all things to be made right.

“Don’t be impatient for the Lord to act! Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you, giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.” Psalm 37:34 Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas & a Blessed, Happy New Year to you and your family! See you in 2021 In Joy,

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“The Lord gave the word; Great was the company of those who published it” PSALM 68:11 Please remember to support your local small businesses.

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ow, Wow, Wow, What a crazy year this has been. Between the Corona Virus, Social unrest, Presidential Election, a record amount of Hurricanes, Social Distancing, Mandatory Mask, it’s no wonder we are exhausted and can find ourselves overwhelmed. This normally is a time of year where we find ourselves excited with anticipation of Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the celebrating of the coming New Year, spending time with family and friends. I know that I will be glad when all of this confusion and chaos is behind us. I am reminded in Psalms 46:1-10 where the writer says, “Lord you are my refuge, you are my strength, when life looks

unbearable and I see no way out from under all the pressures, Lord you are my river of life in the time of drought, I need to be still and know that You are God”. As we go into the up and coming holiday season, my hope is that we would focus on the Reason for the Season. We are about to celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. I pray for protection against this pandemic and that this New Year would open the doors of opportunity for us as a nation to come together and remember that we are “One Nation Under God”. He is our refuge, our safe place and our source of strength. Lorraine and I are wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Resolutions to Keep Each year we are faced with the defeating task of making our New Year’s Resolutions. This year many of us are just happy to have survived 2020! In the recent past I have heard many people say that they wouldn’t bother making the dreaded list just to fail once again. Unfortunately, statistics show that only 8% of Americans who make New Year’s Resolutions actually keep them all year. Studies show that many of us fail because our resolutions are too big or not specific. I am hoping that these resolutions will help everyone improve their mental and physical health. Please remember to be kind to yourself and be patient.

1. Breathe: The average person takes 960 breaths an hour. We need to make each breath count. Your breath is crucial to your immune system, and with each breath our body creates superoxides which helps fight against bacteria and viruses. So, breathe thru your nose, and deeply. I stress make breathing an exercise routine.

Before you get out of bed each morning take 10 deep breaths only using your nose. Repeat this before each meal and bedtime and you will notice more energy and better health. 2. Intermittent Fasting: The word fasting does not do this term justice. It is time-restricted eating. The most popular time ratio is where you do not eat anything for 16 hours and eat all your meals in an 8-hour window. Studies have shown significant weight loss and maintaining muscle at the same time. I find that sleeping 8 hours definitely helps and just skipping breakfast. Coffee and tea are allowed during the fasting period. Besides weight loss many people report anti-aging benefits. Many doctors believe it works so well because it gives the body a chance to rest and repair. 3. Grounding: also called earthing, is a therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that “ground” or electrically reconnect you to the earth. One study that was published in 2015 discovered that Grounding appears to improve sleep, normalize the day-night cortisol rhythm, reduce pain, reduce stress, shift the autonomic nervous system from sympathetic toward parasympathetic activation, increase heart rate variability, speed wound healing, and reduce blood viscosity. I love going bare foot when I can and sometimes you can catch me hugging a tree! Happy New Year everyone! I wish all of my readers abundance of health and love.

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Ashley's Voice The increase with mental health issues has been tremendous during the pandemic. people are struggling in so many ways.”

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f you’re lucky you have not known anyone personally who has committed suicide, but more likely you have had a relative or friend take their own life, have known of friends of friends, and you’ve heard others who have talked about it. You experienced the full spectrum of emotions – shock that they are gone, sadness and disbelief as you realize you are not going to see them or talk to them again, then questions - What role did I play? What could I have done better? Did I tell them why I love them, why I need them, why I want them to be around? Lisa Pettey-Coogan has a powerful message – hopefully making these questions unnecessary. She speaks out for suicide awareness and prevention. “This is something that is near and dear to my heart and needs all the attention. It is so very important that people become more aware of what is happening around us and try to make a difference.” One keyway she does this is promoting the Out of the Darkness Walks for suicide awareness organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Suicide prevention doesn’t get anywhere near the funding given to other leading causes of death. By registering for the walk or making a donation you can join the cause to change the conversation about mental health and put a stop to this tragic loss of life. Lisa, whose daughter Ashley committed suicide three years ago at the age of 30, also reaches out to the community in her movement to prevent suicide. “I want to tell people my story and be very open in talking about how families are destroyed. After losing my daughter to suicide, I gave up for a long time and then I realized Ashley wouldn’t want me to do that. After a year of not working I decided to get involved by speaking up.” Lisa has “probably talked to 1000 people in the last two years and what I hear is “This is the only way out” or “I wanted to make it all go away.” But, Lisa emphasizes, “I truly believe that there is a moment of clarity where they think they do not want to do it.” Lisa relates how her story touched one of her listeners. “After hearing me speak about life without Ashley, how hard her birthdays are, spending Mother’s Day missing her, being sad at Christmas, and explaining that it is 10 times harder to go on living without her, this young woman told me that for the first time she realized she hadn’t thought of what it would be like for her family and that she could see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.” Lisa’s is also creating Ashley’s Voice Foundation with one of her goals being to travel around the country visiting schools “speaking for Ashley since she can’t.” “People don’t like to say the word ‘suicide’. I am open and honest about what happened. I know of two kids I have saved – after listening to my story they got themselves to clinics where they could get needed medical attention and also express their feelings and work through them.” MAGAZINE

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