November 2016 Events in State College, PA: Cherish the Journey

Each November we turn our attention to Family with our Alive In All Seasons Theme: Cherish the Journey. We have always enjoyed helping our residents chronical their individual life journeys through journaling. In addition to keeping track of the daily happenings in our lives, journaling has surprising health benefits as well. University of Texas at Austin psychologist and researcher James Pennebaker contends that regular journaling strengthens immune cells, called T-lymphocytes. He also believes that writing about stressful events helps you come to terms with them, thus reducing the impact of stress on your health. Other research indicates that journaling decreases the symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Scientific evidence also shows that writing your thoughts down can help clarify your thoughts and feelings, help you to know yourself better, reduce stress, and problem solve more effectively. An additional benefit of journaling is that you are leaving a legacy for future generations. Review your journal together! Reminiscing about the events in one’s life is a way to affirm who they are, what they’ve accomplished in life and relive happy times. So, pick up a pen and Cherish the Journey, the benefits are endless!

Join our journey through November as we honor and celebrate family and the journey of life with our autobiographical journaling. Help us support our greater community with our annual Food Drive and our on-site support groups. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Our fabulous November 2016 events in State College, PA at Juniper Village at Brookline Wellspring Memory Care include our:

§  Veteran’s Day patriotic themed reception following a presentation by guest speaker and veteran, Sergeant Sergio Carmona, honoring our resident veterans for their service to this great country that is open to the public on November 11^th from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. (No RSVP required.)

§  Cherish the Journey Balloon Release because each family has their own unique story to be told, our balloon release will be a wonderful way to acknowledge the special love that bonds your family together as we remember those who passed and cherish those who are still with us, as we write down fond memories and names of those who may have passed, we will release eco-friendly balloons with those memories and forget-me-not seeds inside; the balloons will illuminate the sky and continue on a journey in honor of all the memories made and loved ones lost, and come spring, the forget-me-nots will bloom as a symbol of the memories we hold in our hearts, so join us on November 30^th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

We look forward to sharing our November 2016 events in State College, PA at Juniper Village at Brookline Wellspring Memory Care with you as you Cherish the Journey.