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DECEMBER 2017

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Hospice of the Valleys would like to send an enormous thank you to The Rainsford Foundation for generously donating 8,000.00 and becoming our Title Sponsor for next year's Wine & Chocolate fundraiser.
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Notes From Friends

Hospice of the Valleys serves hundreds of patients each and every year. We honor them by sharing their stores. They remind us every day of the meaning and purpose in our work and that human connection is at the heart of the hospice experience

The following are notes Hospice of the Valleys has received from the families of patients that we have been privileged to provide hospice care.

"Our family can't thank you enough for the care your nurses (and everyone) gave to my son in his last days. It was comforting to know you were just a phone call away whenever we needed you."

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Hospice of the Valleys Wishes our beautiful community a very ahppy holiday season and blessed 2018
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The Gift of Giving

Consider giving a year-end tax deductible donation to Hospice of the Valleys. Perhaps you and your family can give a donation in lieu of gift giving this holiday season. Or, donate knowing you are blessing another family with the gift of peace as they watch their loved one make their final transition.

Your treasured donation gives the gift of love and hope, and will be forever cherished by hospice families in our community. Thank you.

Sincerely,

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JOY

By: Dr. Lynn Euzenas

Director of Spiritual Care & Bereavement Services

Dr. Lynn Euzenas - Hospice of the ValleysJoy. 'Tis the season of Joy! Joy is an ineffable emotion. We know it when we see it, but its exuberance is hard to capture in words. We know it when we hear an infant laugh, or when a puppy licks our face. We feel joy when we see the sparkle of recognition in the eyes of a friend. Joy captures us whether we hear professional voices singing the "Hallelujah Chorus" or ordinary carolers offering "tidings of comfort and joy." We can taste it and smell it when we go home and Mom's apple pie comes out of the oven. Joy is the spiritual uplift of our deep feelings of faith at this time of year, and the deep quiet certitude of peace watching the heart fire. Joy is the overwhelming love for the warm safe embrace of a spouse, or the banter of our raucous and tender children and grandchildren. We see it in the slow sacred beauty of a lingering sunset, and hear it in the rush of wind through pine needles. Joy lifts us out of our seats at the completion of a Hail Mary Pass when our favorite team's hopes seem dashed.

Joy is both a state of mind and an orientation of the heart. Maya Angelou writes that "we need joy as we need air." Our human hearts cannot thrive; our human spirits cannot take flight; if we do not have joy. Marianne Williamson says that "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."

May you and yours, during this holiday season, take the time recognize and know how good things really are, find the joy that rejuvenates your breath, and kindles that deep faith and profound love which live hand in hand with exuberant joy.

Happy Holidays to you all!

Adding More Joy to your World

Dr. Leslee B. Cochrane

Executive Medical Director

Dr. Leslee Cochrane - Hospice of the ValleysChristmas is a special time of the year when we sing "Joy to the World"; but for many the stress and pressure of the holiday season tends to steal their joy. If you would like to know how to experience more joy in your life this holiday season, here are some suggestions worth considering. One of the keys to experiencing more joy is to practice healthy habits which can enhance your joy and to eliminate those bad habits which tend to rob you of joy.

One excellent holiday habit to adopt would be gratitude. Multiple scientific studies have demonstrated the overall health benefits of maintaining an attitude of gratitude. One encouraging finding is that you don't have to be rich to experience happiness and joy, in fact the most happy and joyful people were not the wealthiest; but rather those of modest means who remained grateful for what they had. In addition to improving your emotional health, gratitude can also improve your mental health as well. An especially helpful benefit of gratitude around the holidays is that gratitude reduces depression and over-eating.

Giving is another excellent way to enhance your joy this holiday season. It has been said that it is more blessed to give than to receive and I find that to be especially true around the holidays. When we become selfishly preoccupied with what "we" want, it causes us to miss out on the tremendous blessing it is to bring happiness to others. Practicing joy is a bit like practicing tennis, you have to be really good at "serving" if you want to be successful. By the way, one of the greatest gifts you can give someone is to seek first to understand them before you seek to be understood. Practice this and you will be amazed at how excellent it works.

When it comes to identifying habits which tend to steal our joy, two come to mind: complaining and over-committing. The funny thing is, much of the complaining I hear people do is because they have over-committed themselves and now they feel guilty and frustrated. May I suggest that you resist the temptation to say "yes" to every request and be more mindful when making commitments with your time. IF you do so you will find that you are able to better enjoy those activities which you have committed to while at the same time avoiding the frustration created when you are overwhelmed. I hope that these suggestion put a little more joy in your holidays.

Save The Date - Wine & Chocolate - Fazeli Cellars - Saturday, September 22, 2018
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Please visit Above and Beyond Beauty in Old Town Temecula this Holiday Season!

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