February 2021 - A Beautiful Voice

Creating Community
Brené Brown’s words inspire our gift list for International Women’s Day – Monday, March 8

100% of earnings from Amazon for the month of March will be donated to the Center for Partnership Studies. International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the achievements of women and a call to action in accelerating women’s equality. Our gift collection for this event includes gifts [...]

Susan Troyer2021-03-15T00:56:23-05:00February 27th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: “Notorious RBG”, Brené Brown, Center for Partnership.org, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live Love Parent and Lead, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Gifts for people living with dementia, Gifts for the dementia care partner team, International Women's Day, Johanna Basford 2021 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age, March 8, Offering tributes to matriarchs, Papeterie Bleu, Rosa Parks, Setting the table for Women's Day lunch at home, Sweet Honey in the Rock: A Tribute – Live jazz at Lincoln Center|0 Comments

Music as Medicine
Morning Has Broken: How Music Creates a Healing Place

This reflection begins in my current location in the central highlands of Mexico. It includes flashbacks to growing up on a large farm in the Midwest – and later returning to be a care partner with my parents. Attempting to tie it together is the focus on music and spirituality [...]

Susan Troyer2021-03-01T00:28:46-06:00February 24th, 2021|Categories: Music as Medicine|Tags: Alzheimer's, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Cat Stevens, Dementia care partners, Eleanor Farjeon, Martin Luther, Mendelssohn's Lift Thine Eyes, Mexico's haciendas, Morning Has Broken, music as medicine, Psalms 121:1, Randall Thompson's "Peaceable Kingdom", Thomas Carlyle|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
Gems of wisdom from Mr. Rogers to inspire a last-minute Valentines gift

100% of Amazon earnings for February are being contributed to the Food Bank of Guanajuato City. Included in the list which follows are gifts chosen especially for loved ones living with dementia, the care partner team, their household, and those who identify in any way with the dementia community. The [...]

Susan Troyer2021-02-14T00:34:43-06:00February 13th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: A Valentines Gift for Each Day, Dementia care partner team, Dementia community, Mr. Rogers|0 Comments

Monthly Archives: February 2021

Creating CommunityBrené Brown’s words inspire our gift list for International Women’s Day – Monday, March 8

Music as MedicineMorning Has Broken: How Music Creates a Healing Place

Mindful PresenceGems of wisdom from Mr. Rogers to inspire a last-minute Valentines gift

Creating Community
Brené Brown’s words inspire our gift list for International Women’s Day – Monday, March 8

Music as Medicine
Morning Has Broken: How Music Creates a Healing Place

Mindful Presence
Gems of wisdom from Mr. Rogers to inspire a last-minute Valentines gift