THE SIGNIFICANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF SYMBOLS

THURSDAY MAY 6TH 6:30

WE ARE IN FOR A SPECIAL TREAT AT THIS THURSDAY'S CLASS WHICH IS BEING TAUGHT BY CINDY PERRY'S GRANDMA, LAURA LEE. AS WE ARE ALL AWARE, LAURA IS A VERY REMARKABLE LADY WHO POSSESSES MANY TALENTS. SHE PRESENTED ME WITH A BRIEF PERSONAL HISTORY OF HER LIFE WHICH I FELT NEEDED TO BE SHARED WITH EVERYONE. (CLICK ON THE ICON IN MY EMAIL). LAURA IS VERY PROUD OF HER INDIAN HERITAGE AND WILL BE TEACHING US THE MEANING OF SYMBOLS. SHE WILL PERFORM AN INDIAN CEREMONY WHICH WILL INCLUDE PLAYING HER INDIAN DRUM AND LEADING US IN AN INDIAN MEDITATION.

LAURA IS ASKING EVERYONE TO BRING A PERSONAL ENDEARMENT THAT CAN FIT IN THE HAND. IT COULD BE A FAMILY HEIRLOOM LIKE A GRANDMOTHER'S BROACH, A STONE, FEATHER ETC. ANYTHING THAT HOLDS A SPECIAL MEANING. THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT CLASS THAT I THINK WILL ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM. GUESTS ARE VERY WELCOME. SPREAD THE WORD.
PEGGY

FRIDAYS CLASS TO BE POSPONED

I HAD SCHEDULED A CLASS THIS FRIDAY DEALING WITH THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MY SISTER, JANIEL WHO ENDED HER LIFE LAST AUGUST. WE AS A FAMILY HAVE DECIDED TO GET TOGETHER THIS WEEKEND TO REMEMBER OUR MOM AND SISTER AND WORK ON THE HEALING PROCESS OF LOSING SOMEONE SO CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS. AS I DO FEEL THAT THESE ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, I WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE.

AT THE TIME OF MY SISTER'S DEATH, MY FRIENDS GAVE ME A TREE WHICH VAL AND I PLANTED IN A MEMORY GARDEN THAT WE HAVE CREATED IN OUR YARD FOR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED. IT IS HERE WHERE WE FIND SOLICE AND COMFORT. I LOVE YOU JANIEL AND THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. YOUR SISTER, PEGGY

THANKS AMY

MANY THANKS TO MY DAUGHTER, AMY WHO TRAVELED WITH HER FAMILY FROM NORTH OGDEN TO TEACH A CLASS ON END OF LIVE ISSUES AS SHE WORKED FOR HOSPICE FOR FIVE YEARS. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN HER INCREDIBLE INSIGHT INTO HER OWN MORTALITY AND SPIRITUALITY. SHE SAID THAT SHE NOTED IN MOST CASES THAT THE PEOPLE WHOS PASSINGS WERE PEACEFUL POSSESSED A DEEP SENSE OF THEIR OWN SPIRITUALITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGIOUS OR NON-RELIGIOUS VIEWS. SHE SAID THAT DEATH IS MANY TIMES VIEWED AS A TABOO SUBJECT BUT BY OPENING UP AND DISCUSSING IT, IT CAN BE EXPREMELY REWARDING AND HEALING. SHE FOUND THAT MOST PATIENTS AT THE END OF THEIR LIVES WANT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES OF DYING BUT THAT FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE AFRAID TO BRING IT UP. AMY SAYS THAT AFTER HAVING THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING WITH SOMEONE AT THEIR TIME OF DEATH HAS MADE HER NOT AFRAID OF DYING AND ABSOLUTELY BELIEVES THAT "LIFE GOES NO".

AS MANY PEOPLE WERE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE EASTER WEEKEND, I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT THIS CLASS AT A FUTURE DATE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK ON THIS BLOG. THANKS, PEGGY

FINDING SPIRITUALITY THROUGH HOSPICE

FRIDAY APRIL 2ND 6:30

MY DAUGHTER, AMY IS AN RN WHO HAS WORKED IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE NURSING PROFESSION FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS. SHE IS A CERTIFIED HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE NURSE AND PRACTICED IN THE HOSPICE FIELD FOR 5 YEARS. DURING THIS TIME SHE ASSISTED NUMEROUS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DEAL WITH THE PROCESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF DYING. WHILE OBSERVING THIS LIFE PROCESS IN OTHERS, SHE BECAMED AWARE OF THE MANY COMMON EXPERIENCES THAT DYING PATIENTS EXPERIENCE. SHE ALSO CAME TO REALIZE THAT THE HEALTH OF A PERSON'S "SPIRIT" OR "SOUL" WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HOW THEY COPED WITH DEATH AND ACTUALLY PASSED AWAY. SHE SAYS SHE FOUND THAT THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY AND THAT EVEN THE VERY "RELIGIOUS" PATIENTS OFTEN TIMES HAD A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE DEATH AND DYING PROCESS IF THEY HAD NOT ACTUALLY FACED THEIR SPIRITUALITY.

AMY SAYS THAT WORKING IN THE HOSPICE PROGRAM WAS THE MOST SATISFYING AND INSIGHTFUL OF ANY JOB SHE HAS HAD. IN THIS CLASS AMY WILL BE DISCUSSING HER HOSPICE EXPERIENCES, TAKING CARE OF A LOVED ONE AND THE DEATH AND DYING PROCESS. AS SHE IS TRAVELING FROM OGDEN, THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL 2ND.

THANKS JAN

JAN DID A FABULOUS JOB TEACHING US ABOUT CARING FOR OUR HOUSEPLANTS AND ALSO PROVIDED TIPS FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE. SHE ALSO TAUGHT US HOW TO CREATE A "HORSE MANURE TEA" THAT PLANTS THRIVE ON. MARGE, MEREDITH AND I ARE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND TRY IT. I APPRECIATE JAN TAKING HER TIME TO PREPARE AND TEACH THIS CLASS AS SHE DROVE FROM HURRICANE, UTAH IN A SNOW STORM IN ORDER TO BE HERE. THANKS AGAIN JAN AND ALSO THANKS TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS GIVEN THEIR TIME AND EFFORT IN TEACHING THESE CLASSES. IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTING IN TEACHING A CLASS OR KNOWS SOMEONE INTERESTED IN DOING SO, LET ME KNOW. THANKS, PEGGY

"PREPARING YOUR YARD FOR SUMMER" THURSDAY MARCH 18TH 6:30

PREPARING THE SOIL
PLANTING FROM SEEDS
TIPS ON GARDENING
FERTILIZING
CARE OF INSIDE HOUSE PLANTS

I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS THURSDAY'S CLASS WHICH IS GOING TO BE TAUGHT BY MY SISTER-IN-LAW, JAN MIDDLETON. JAN HAS ALWAYS HAD A GREEN THUMB WITH BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PLANTS. SHE AND HER HUSBAND, VIC MOVED FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO NEOLA A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. AS THEY ARE AVID HORSE LOVERS THEY PURCHASED SOME PASTURE ACERAGE AND MOVED A HOME ONTO IT. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ABOVE PHOTOS, THEY HAVE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED THE LANDSCAPE, FRONT AND BACK WITH A WILD FLOWER LOOK. MOST OF THE PLANTS HAVE BEEN STARTED FROM SEED OR TRANSPLANTED.

JAN HAS ALSO WORKED IN THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT AT DAVIS JUBILEE IN ROOSEVLET WHERE SHE ORDERED AND CARED FOR THE HOUSE PLANTS AND MADE BOTH FRESTH AND SILK FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS. JAN SAYS SHE LOVES WORKING WITH PLANTS AND IS HAPPY TO SHARE HER KNOWLEDGE WITH EVERYONE. AS I STRUGGLE WITH MY YARD, I'M GOING TO BE TAKING LOTS OF NOTES. PLEASE JOIN US AND BRING A FRIEND. PEGGY

THANKS GARY

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GARY MARTIN AND HIS FRIEND, PAUL FOR TEACHING THEIR CLASS ON MEDITATION. THEY HAD SO MUCH GREAT ADVICE FOR THOSE WANTING TO LEARN TO MEDITATE AND THEY GAVE US GREAT POINTERS FOR STILLING OUR THOUGHTS AND CALMING OUR MINDS WHICH EVERYONE STRUGGLES WITH. I APPRECIATE THEM GIVING THEIR TIME TO ALL OF US. THANKS AGAIN, PEGGY