THIS IS YOUR LIFE
LIFESTYLES
By Del Mattioli
CHAINED TOGETHER
We can improve our health physically and mentally
by giving back! Besides feeling good about
yourself for doing something for others there is a
“high” from helping others!
Does anyone remember the days…when
competition was honorable?...when people
competed in the workplace to be the best?...
when the children were so excited to get to school early to volunteer
with decorating the bulletin boards, cleaning up their classrooms,
laughing together in the cafeteria, playing outside until the school bell
rung because getting to school early was so exciting to laugh with your
friends? There were no iphones, ipads, ipods---it was a time for WE—
not all “I’s”. WE had a chain that was not broken!
Are we now a generation of “I’s”? Everyone does their own thing silently
with minimum conversations and still checking the “I” at the same time!
This action indicates not being connected with the moment.
Everyone was so friendly and everyone felt a part of their team, family
time, sitting together communicating, playing games that were
interactive without us “I”—ing the you really didn’t meet a stranger.
Growing up was fun—without all the “I” stuff.
There were tight deadlines and everyone set attainable goals and did their
work before play. The teachers could say any and everything to students
and parents without feeling “they said something wrong”. They cared
about the students as if they were their own children.
Teachers today do care about our youth. We can do more to encourage
all of our youth to respect, listen, follow instructions, be extra ordinary and
volunteer to assist teachers, educators and leaders. One problem is lost
communication with the teachers and the students.
We can encourage our youth that we all can communicate, behave
properly in the classrooms, disagree and deal with conflicting thoughts
without rivalry.
We must keep the chain linked together!
Contact: Del Mattioli with information for Free Life Insurance
(underwritten) to be used for educational purposes for our youth.
Del Mattioli
Del Mattioli, MBA, LUTCF, CLTC; Mattioli and Associates/Mass Mutual Financial Group, www.
massmutual.com/lifebridge; Telephone: 919 -201-2404; email: [email protected]
AUTHOR’S NEW BOOK HELPS READERS FIND
HOPE AFTER THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE
DURHAM, NC - What do you do when someone you
love dies, and you are left behind to figure out the rest
of your life? In her new book, Lessons From the Heart:
How I Found Meaning For My Life From My Dying Mother,
author Angie Steele shares the story of how she went from
struggle to triumph after the death of her mother to colon
cancer in 2007.
Growing up in a small town in eastern North Carolina,
Steele was a part of a close-knit family that shared
everything, including a strong set of family values. So
when faced with losing her mother, the woman responsible
for creating that tightly-connected family culture, Steele realized she had some real
soul searching to do in order to figure out the rest of her life. After her mother’s death,
Steele began to journal about her feelings and what it all meant. During that process,
Steele discovered that her mother
had imparted to her everything she
needed to continue life’s journey
without her dearly beloved mother.
In Lessons From the Heart Steele
reflects on the relationship she
enjoyed with her mother, a rich
relationship that included the
sharing of wisdom, life lessons,
and lots of character building
constructive criticism. Lessons
From the Heart takes its readers
on a heartfelt exploration of
discovering the real purpose of
their lives and the role their loved
one played, all in an effort to help
shore up the self belief and self
confidence to successfully navigate
the journey that lies before them.
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