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Growth
GROWTH HAPPY HABITS
Steps to Grow Your Happiness
Happiness is circular. Happy people have happy habits, which, in turn, makes them happier. Here’s a list of habits that have a high chance of giving you a happiness boost. 1. Savor the moment. Look around your
environment and take note of one thing that you often take for granted. Bring mindful attention and awareness to it. Try to engage all your senses. Notice the positive feelings and associations that go with it. 2. Connect with others. We are inherently
social and have a basic need for belonging. Having social support is a buffer in times of stress. Connecting with others can also help put problems in perspective; others can give you useful feedback. 3. Resolve conflicts proactively. Treat
emotional issues as temporary and solvable. Realize you can be kind without having people walk all over you. 4. Share gratitude and love. Express
gratitude to those who have made a difference in your life. Send a card. Write a letter. Visit in person. 5. Have fun and laugh. Laughter has been
shown to lower blood pressure, reduce certain stress hormones, defend against respiratory infections, increase memory and learning, improve alertness, and increase creativity. 6. Simplify. Too many things, too many activities, too many choices—really too much of anything—can cause stress and decrease happiness. 7. Don’t compare. Remember that we
all have joys and sorrows. Too often we’re comparing how we feel on the inside to how someone else looks on the outside.
8. Live an authentic and meaningful life.
Be true to yourself and live in line with your values. Ask yourself, What do I want in life? What small steps can I take to move in that direction?
AAA SENIOR PLACEMENT AZ
A Message from Sue Royer
“I was born and raised in inner city Chicago, the sixth of eighteen children with fifteen brothers. Being the oldest daughter, I was always a caregiver which I believe influenced me to pursue work in the healthcare industry. Today, I have three daughters and five grandchildren. Years ago, I volunteered for hospice and knew immediately that helping seniors was my calling. I was soon employed by hospice but I felt something was missing. I realized it was the limited time I was able to spend with my clients. Having my own business allows me to provide the intimate hands on service needed in our community. I am committed to our seniors throughout their lives and I thank the community for the opportunity to serve.”
Sue Royer - Director
Serving Valleywide
About Us
Since 2002, AAA Senior Placement AZ has been offering FREE services helping seniors find safe, affordable and loving assisted living. When it becomes too difficult for you or your loved ones to safely manage daily living and/or manage medical needs, call Sue Royer for help navigating the many options available. We are specialists in all levels of assisted living care resources with referrals to Arizona’s best: • Group Homes • Assisted Living Communities • In-Home Primary Care Physicians • Home Health Care Therapy • Transportation • Private Duty In-Home Care • Respite Care • Alzheimer’s Care • Memory Care • Hospice • Support Groups Assisted living resources accepting: • Private pay • Arizona Long Term Care-ALTCS • Medicaid • VA Benefits
6 Reasons You Should Call AAA Senior Placement AZ
• We are well known and respected in the medical community. • All clients are given a thorough assessment to determine proper placement needs. • There is never a fee charged to the senior or their family for our service. • We are NOT contractually bound to any outside business. This allows us to serve our clients with only their interests in mind. • Years of knowledge and experience in the field of senior care. • AAA Senior Placement AZ is family owned, allowing us to give you quality, personalized service.
Serving Arizona Seniors and Their Families Since 2002
A Service That Makes a Difference, A Name You Can Trust
Serving Valleywide
IMPACT WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
Complete this happiness worksheet
What type of person are you today?
Describe the person that you want to become using three verbs. 1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________ 3. _________________________________
I’m happiest when I . . .
I am most unhappy when . . .
Three things that instantly put me in a great mood. 1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________ 3. _________________________________
One person that makes me feel motivated and inspired.
Two things that make me laugh. 1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________
ACROSS 1 “Arrivederci --” 5 Jazzy style 8 Wild guess 12 Slender 13 Piercing tool 14 Brownish purple 15 In -- veritas 16 Corp. boss 17 Desertlike 18 Nowheresville 20 Saint Patrick’s Day event 22 Hide-hair insert 23 Nine-digit ID 24 Engrossed 27 Promptly 32 Wedding words 33 Expert 34 Granada gold 35 “Wonder Woman” actress 38 Remain 39 Beer barrel 40 Stolen 42 Alpine home 45 Casts out 49 Opera set in Egypt 50 Guffaw syllable 52 Lavish party 53 Espy 54 Reuben bread 55 Kismet 56 Sparkling Italian wine 57 German conjunction 58 Lean-to
DOWN 1 Answer an invite 2 Hodgepodge 3 Behave 4 Quantity 5 Scenic route, often 6 Have bills 7 Fall into a chair 8 Meager 9 Puccini opera 10 Battery fluid 11 Eliot’s “Adam --” 19 Rejection 21 Bat wood 24 Predetermine 25 Oklahoma city 26 Bikini pattern 28 Sgt., for one 29 Tied down 30 Mouths (Lat.) 31 Playpen item 36 Trattoria desserts 37 Candle count 38 Refuses to pay 41 Symbol of strength 42 Juanita’s home 43 Swinging joints? 44 Drive- -- window 46 Wife of Jacob 47 Diminutive suffix 48 Burpee buy 51 Novelist Rand
Solution on page 35
SPORTS QUIZ
1. What Atlanta Braves outfielder won consecutive
National League MVP honors in 1982-83?
2. What pro golfer, turned TV analyst, mistakenly left a check for $40,000—his prize for winning the 1975
Pleasant Valley Classic—behind in a bar?
3. Former Philadelphia Flyers head coach, Dave
Hakstol, was named as the first head coach in the history of what NHL franchise?
4. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris caught the famous “Immaculate Reception” in the 1972 AFC divisional playoff game, but who was quarterback
Terry Bradshaw’s intended receiver?
5. What WNBA franchise, one of the league’s original eight teams, folded after the 2006 season?
4) John “Frenchy” Fuqua 5) The Charlotte Sting 1) Dale Murphy 2) Roger Maltbie 3) The Seattle KrakenANSWERS:
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