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JANUARY 2025
ROYAL ATRIUM INN Life at Royal Atrium Inn A Message from Rick VandenBerg
inviting someone for coffee, or volunteering in your community, demonstrate that love and kindness extend beyond the holidays. Generosity doesn’t always require grand gestures. It can be as simple as sharing your time, offering a helping hand, or donating resources to those in need. Consistent generosity throughout the year builds a habit of giving that transforms lives, including your own. Practicing mindfulness in interactions ensures that kindness becomes second nature. Listening actively, responding compassionately, and being present in conversations can deepen relationships and foster understanding. While resolutions often focus on personal achievements, setting intentions to spread love and goodwill creates a broader impact. Resolve to uplift others, act with integrity, and contribute positively to the world around you. By nurturing these habits, you can extend the season of goodwill into a year-round tradition, creating a ripple effect of kindness and love that benefits everyone.
Setting a Course for Goodwill into
the New Year As the New Year has
arrived, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the kindness and connections that
brought joy over the past year and to consider how to carry that momentum forward. The holiday spirit doesn’t need to fade with the Christmas lights and decorations; it can serve as a foundation for a year filled with goodwill and love. Let’s start by embracing gratitude as a daily practice. Keeping a gratitude journal or taking a moment each day to reflect on what you appreciate can shift your mindset and keep positivity at the forefront. Expressing thanks to others, whether through a heartfelt note or a simple “thank you,” can strengthen bonds and spread warmth. Reaching out to loved ones, neighbors, and acquaintances fosters a sense of belonging and care. Small acts, like checking in with a friend,
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Life Enrichment Activities for January
At the Table Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year is celebrated on January 29, 2025! According to the Chinese calendar, 2025 is the year of the
2 nd Catholic Communion
1:30 p.m. — 2nd Floor Dining Room
3 rd
Foot Care Clinic Please stay in your room to be seen
10 th Comedy Show with Wilma Quist 2:00 p.m. — Activity Room
Snake. Representing wisdom, elegance, and mystery, the snake is often seen as a symbol of transformation and adaptability. Have you ever had Chinese dumplings? Making and eating dumplings during this festival is a familial activity, embodying the hopes for a prosperous and fortunate year ahead. It’s also believed that the more dumplings one eats during the Lunar New Year celebrations, the more money and good luck one will have in the new year.
16 th Catholic Communion
1:30 p.m. — 2nd floor dining room
17 th Prohibition in Michigan with Nancy Buchanan 2:00 p.m. — Activity Room
24 th Resident Council meeting 10:00 a.m. — Activity Room
(Source: Conde Nast Traveler)
24 th Linda’s Piano Program 2:00 p.m. — Activity Room
31 st Monthly Birthday Party 2:00 p.m. — Activity Room
Hello
January
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Chaplain’s Corner
As many of you know, my family has faced a difficult year with the loss of my son Ben to cancer in February 2024. Grief often sneaks in when I least expect it and can feel like an old piece of luggage with no wheels to pull it along. It’s at these moments that Jesus’ beautiful invitation becomes even more real: “Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest’” (Matthew 11:28). Jesus doesn’t say, “Come all who are perfect” or “Come all who have made all the right choices in life.” Instead, Jesus invites the tired and worn- out to come to him. He promises us rest. That’s an amazing exchange! We get to drop our baggage, and Christ gives us rest! As 2024 comes to a close and we welcome the New Year of 2025, I pray you’ll feel a sense of lightness in your spirit and optimism for the year ahead - “Cruising with Jesus” and surrendering your baggage to him!
When my daughter Sarah, who is now 38, was about three years old, her grandma gave her a suitcase with the logo “Cruising to Gramma’s.” It was intended for sleepovers at Grandma’s house, but Sarah usually stuffed it full of toys and dragged it around the house all day long. One night, while tucking her in bed, I asked her if she had enjoyed the day’s adventures. “I did, Mom,” she replied, “but I think I would have enjoyed it more if my bag wasn’t so heavy.” I thought about that for a long time and wondered, “How much baggage am I dragging through my days?” You know I usually have something with me— my notebook, keyboard, or even a communion cart. If I’m not carrying something, I probably have it stuffed in my vest pockets! However, that’s not the type of baggage I’m thinking about. I’m referring to the heavy things in life: the heartaches and challenges I don’t quite know how to handle, which I keep lugging around.
—Chaplain Cindy
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