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25.01.2022 Another Maroondah example of a local organization using initiative and innovation to maintain meaningful quality connections for our frail aged while still keeping them safe

24.01.2022 EASTLAND PEN PAL PROGRAM Launched in March 2020, the Eastland Pen Pal Program was created to unite the Maroondah municipality during the first Covid19 lockdown. Eastland would love to continue this community initiative and branch out to social clubs, local businesses and places of gathering for our community to enjoy in together. ... To find out how you can become a Pen Pal partner or to register to receive a complimentary pen pal pack visit eastland.qicgre.com/Promotions//05/Eastland-Pen-Pal-Program.

24.01.2022 Wonderful to see this practice of humour and creativity and teamwork to bring a bit of light and joy in challenging times - well done, Heathmont College and staff.

24.01.2022 A great message - Keep Calm - Stay Wise - Be Kind ...... and practice happiness in August

22.01.2022 Our Strengths Advent Calendar 2020 Day #23: Perseverance Perseverance is one of the four character strengths that comprise the Virtue of Courage.... Courage describes strengths that help you exercise your will and face adversity. What is perseverance? Perseverance is sticking with things. It means being hardworking and finishing what is started, despite barriers and obstacles that arise. The pleasure received from completing tasks and projects is very important to those who are high in perseverance. Sometimes he or she must dig deep and muster the will to overcome thoughts of giving up. Perseverance involves organizing oneself to support activities (e.g., scheduling breaks and sticking to them, rewarding in small ways along the way), but when all else fails, this strength helps the person to barrel through until the project is done. This helps build further confidence for future successes and goal accomplishment. Perseverance involves the voluntary continuation of a goal-directed action despite the presence of challenges, difficulties, and discouragement. There are two vectors of perseverance. It requires both effort for a task and duration to keep the task up. Why is perseverance of value? Perseverance helps to improve skills, talent and resourcefulness as well as build other character strengths. Persistent people learn to focus on task completion not on perfection, thereby developing flexibility and self-control. Perseverant people are often seen as dependable people who follow through on commitments. This contributes to being a valued team member and builds trust that can be a foundation for good relationships. A couple of questions to consider When does persevering in a task feel engrossing to you as opposed to a chore? What role do others play in helping or hindering your perseverance? Some things that you can do to practise perseverance Set a new work goal today. List two potential obstacles that may come up and ways that you will overcome them. Select a role model who exemplifies perseverance in your community and determine how to follow in that person’s footsteps. Identify a personal behaviour, habit or issue that you would like to change and how you will practise perseverance to bring about that change. For more information on the strength of perseverance, go to https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengt/perseverance Please share your perspectives in comments on this post. Acknowledgement: the primary reference for this post is The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate And Ignite Your Positive Personality by Ryan M. Niemiec & Robert E. McGrath (An Official Guide From The VIA Institute on Character)

21.01.2022 Our Strengths Advent Calendar 2020 Day #24: Teamwork Teamwork is one of the three character strengths that comprise the Virtue of Justice.... Justice describes strengths that help you connect in community or group-based situations. What is teamwork? Teamwork means that in team situations you are committed to contributing to the team’s success. The team could be a work group or a sports team, but it could also refer to your family, marriage, or even a group of friends working on a project together. Teamwork extends to being a good citizen of your community or country, and more broadly to a sense of social responsibility for particular groups of people or even all of humanity. In other words, the person high in teamwork applies a certain way of acting in whatever context they consider themselves committed to the good of the group as a whole. Most commonly, however, this strength refers to you being a dedicated, reliable, and contributing member to your small group or team. Teamwork is closely related to 3 other concepts: Citizenship: responsibility toward one's community Loyalty: unwavering trust for a group Patriotism: loyalty toward one's homeland/nation without hostility toward other nations Why is teamwork of value? Teamwork fosters a sense of connectedness and enhances meaning through shared purpose. Those high in teamwork elicit and experience a higher level of social trust and have a more positive view of others. Teamwork is one of the strengths most associated with sustainable behaviour ie behaviour that aims to protect the social and physical environment. A couple of questions to consider What is most gratifying to you about being part of a team? What is most challenging to you about being part of a team? Some things that you can do to practise teamwork Savour a positive team interaction from the past by replaying it in your mind and then sharing it at a team meeting. Volunteer for a community project or a good social cause in the area where you live or work. The next time someone close to you conveys that they are having a problem, ask if the two of you can approach the problem together as a team and work through it with them to find a solution. For more information on the strength of teamwork, go to https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths/teamwork Please share your perspectives in comments on this post. Acknowledgement: the primary reference for this post is The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate And Ignite Your Positive Personality by Ryan M. Niemiec & Robert E. McGrath (An Official Guide From The VIA Institute on Character)

21.01.2022 Our Strengths Advent Calendar 2020 Day #22: Humour Humour is one of the five character strengths that comprise the Virtue of Transcendence.... Transcendence describes strengths that help you connect to the larger universe and provide meaning. What is humour? Humour means to recognize what is amusing in situations, and to offer the lighter side to others. Humour is an important lubricant to social interactions and can contribute to team building or moving toward group goals. Where other strengths are more or less essential for achieving certain types of goals or dealing with certain types of problems, humour is rarely an essential component to positive social interactions, but it is often a desirable one. It is also a valuable method of coping with distressing situations. Humour involves the ability to make other people smile or laugh. It also means having a composed and cheerful view on adversity that allows an individual to see its light side and thereby sustain a good mood. Why is humour of value? Humorous people are socially attractive to others Humour buffers people from life stress and hassles of daily living. Humour helps to enhance pleasure and positive emotions in life which contributes to overall happiness. A couple of questions to consider Of all your relationships, who do you laugh with the most? How does that humour shape that relationship? How do other people you know express playfulness? What can you learn from observing playfulness in others? Some things that you can do to practise humour Keep a humour diary and write down three funny things that happened in your day each day, however small they were. Note why they happened and, when you have enough of a collection, share them with someone. Watch a funny sitcom or movie with someone who has a strong appreciation of humour. When you find yourself taking life too seriously, pause to turn humour towards yourself and laugh. For more information on the strength of humour, go to https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths/humor. Please share your perspectives in comments on this post. Acknowledgement: the primary reference for this post is The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate And Ignite Your Positive Personality by Ryan M. Niemiec & Robert E. McGrath (An Official Guide From The VIA Institute on Character)

21.01.2022 As we all work together for COWB, we need to look back as well as forward. Just last year in 2019 Gretta Thunberg was a voice for young people who feel disenfranchised about how the Climate was being impacted and the awful future they were very concerned about inheriting. Kids across the Globe were striking from school, due to their anguish. Then COVID-19 hit is this year and it seems to have diverted everyone's attention. There is still a force to Build Back Better, making m...Continue reading

21.01.2022 SOMETHINGS ARE DEFLATING, like when you excitedly restart IN-PERSON meetings for Communities of Wellbeing and to simplify Covid-19 compliance issues you ask people to register beforehand BUT hardly anyone does, even those you are certain will turn up HOWEVER you can re-inflate my balloon by just registering now at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cowb-february-meeting-ticke

20.01.2022 Here to lift your spirits; Maroondah's very own Melbourne Welsh Male Choir; not from their normal rehearsal space at Federation Estate but from their own homes. As well as their joy in music they have demonstrated their ability to adapt and to learn new skills.

20.01.2022 A great example of business contributing to the wellbeing of our community.

19.01.2022 When celebrating World Gratitude Day and when you are expressing gratitude at any time, do it your way - be your authentic self.

15.01.2022 Our Strengths Advent Calendar 2020 Day #21: Humility Humility is one of the four character strengths that comprise the Virtue of Temperance.... Temperance describes strengths that help you manage habits and protect against excess. What is humility? Humility means accurately evaluating your accomplishments. Truly humble people think well of themselves and have a good sense of who they are, but they also are aware of their mistakes, gaps in their knowledge, and imperfections. Most importantly, they are content without being a center of attention or getting praised for their accomplishments. A common misconception is that humility involves having a low self-esteem, a sense of unworthiness, and/or a lack of self-focus. However, true humility involves an accurate self-assessment, recognition of limitations, keeping accomplishments in perspective, and forgetting of the self. Humble people do not distort information to defend or verify their own image, and they do not need to see-or present- themselves as being better than they actually are Why is humility of value? Humility is linked with good self-esteem and a positive self-view. Humble people are likely to demonstrate higher levels of gratitude, forgiveness, spirituality and general health. Other people typically like humble people and feel less threatened by them. A couple of questions to consider Where does your humility come from and how do you express it? How do you balance humility with a need for recognition and appreciation? Some things that you can do to practise humility Ask someone you trust to give you feedback on your struggles and areas of improvement. Notice if you speak more than others in a group or team situation and focus on the other people in the group. Determine whether you are less modest around certain groups of people and, if so, try a different approach. For more information on the strength of humility, go to https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths/humility. Please share your perspectives in comments on this post. Acknowledgement: the primary reference for this post is The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate And Ignite Your Positive Personality by Ryan M. Niemiec & Robert E. McGrath (An Official Guide From The VIA Institute on Character)

14.01.2022 A nice short article about the dangers of "doom-scrolling" during this pandemic and some tips on how to stop. https://www.npr.org//your-doomscrolling-breeds-anxiety-her

10.01.2022 Happy New Year. In the lead up to Christmas, we explored each of the 24 character strengths in the VIA character strengths framework. One of the things that stood out for me as we worked through those was the question of what each of them means - eg what does judgment or spirituality or creativity mean - in the strengths context.... Here is an article from the expert that is useful in getting a deeper understanding of that context. https://www.viacharacter.org//help-im-confused-by-my-stren

10.01.2022 Get your daily dose of happiness in Meaningful May

08.01.2022 the latest addition to the resources on our website advice for the times.

06.01.2022 Cheong Park in all it’s winter glory this morning! Thanks for today’s rugged-up catch up Adam Cooper Physical distancing doesn’t have to equal self-isolation...it’s just about finding new ways to connect. Walking meetings for the win! #lovewhereyoulive #maroondah #cityofmaroondah #communitiesofwellbeing #positivity #gratitude #appreciationofbeautyandexcellence #mindfulness

04.01.2022 Thanks to those who keep showing up, brewing delicious coffee, and putting a spring in all our steps! Loved seeing this at my local this morning #eastfieldcoffeeco #croydonsouth #eastfield #flowers #simplegesture #gratitude

03.01.2022 As the calendar comes to a close, we reflect on the journey and ask you the question "What is your superpower?"

01.01.2022 I thought you should see this video. We are not mentioned in this video but trust me, we were there!

01.01.2022 This localy based event is on tonight at 8pm (online) and might be of interest. Knowing your strengths is a huge part of understanding yourself and being able to lead effectively in whatever capacity you lead - formal or informal. Click below for more information.