Sunday, August 6

Today is Sunday, August 6, 2023. Walking around the neighborhood, the garden’s colorful harvest brings together people, sharing stories, smiles and kindness with each other.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: Notice your energy level when you are with certain people and groups. Become aware of those who recharge you. Find ways to make sure you get enough time with those people that boost your energy.

A quote by Robert Browning, “Love is energy of life.”

Thank you to Cris Tagupa for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Sunday, July 30

Today is Sunday, July 30, 2023. Appreciating when one door closes, another opens.  

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: A self reflection question, “What is one thing you can do now, that would possibly open up to new opportunities for current and/or future happiness for you?” 

A quote by Robert Redford, “Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.”

Thank you to Nazrin Babashova for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Sunday, July 23

Today is Sunday, July 23, 2023. Waking up to the birds.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: What sounds cheer you up? What music lifts your spirits? What noise is comforting? Whose voice is associated with happy thoughts. How can you create a space that is filled with the auditory positive associations for you?

A quote by Milan Kundera, “The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.”

Thank you to Rohan Gupta for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Sunday, July 16,

Shifting to Sunday, July 16, 2023. Enjoying the opportunities to find peaceful moments.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: Take a moment to reflect back and make a list of 3 moments when you felt happiness and joy. Consider, what allowed that? Was it the environment? Time to yourself? Completing something? Being with a certain person or a group? After exercise? Among the trees? What made those happy and joyful moments possible?

A quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Thank you to Ashe Walker for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Saturday, July 8

Today is Saturday, July 8, 2023. July is a great time to reflect on the first half of the year.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: Take a piece of blank paper, the largest size you can find, and think back to the first half of the year from January 1st.

Write down all the positive things that have happened, that you have experienced, that are in progress. Think through each month, maybe even peek at your calendar to refresh your memory of all the positives, the good things.

Now, if you haven’t already, add the people that are connected to any of those positives in your life. They might have had a role to play in creating that positive moment or they might just have been there to share in it with you. Make note of the person or persons who add positive ripples into your life and let them know.

A quote by Kevin Ansbro, “Focus on an ocean of positives, not a puddle of negatives.”

Thank you to Geran De Klerk for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Saturday, July 1

Today is Saturday, July 1, 2023. Relationships activate strong feelings.  

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: Notice when you spend time with others, what feelings help activate you be your best self.

A quote by Eva Gabor, “Love is a game that two can play and both win.”

Thank you to awmleer for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Saturday, June 24

Today is Saturday, June 24, 2023. Reflecting with a compassionate heart helps learning and personal growth.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: Last week, if you were writing things down, look back at where your mind was at those times you chose to jot down some notes.

Now, whether you wrote things down last week or not, write, “Current Reflections” at the top of the next sheet and write down everything on your mind right now. Some of it may be influenced from last week or maybe not.

Finally, write, “Upcoming Week” and write your thoughts about this week coming up. It might be a to do list, your schedule, what you hope for, what you want to accomplish, or just what is on your mind. Let your mind get oriented to the week and let it be comfortable.

A quote by Flannery O’Connor, “I write to discover what I know.”

Thank you to K8 for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Saturday, June 17

Today is Saturday, June 17, 2023. Sometimes, it helps to write everything down. Maybe today is that day.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: This week, practice writing things down. When something comes up, jot it down somewhere you can find it later. It might be something you have to remember, that you want to remember, or something you have to do later. Sometimes, you just have a thought or feeling that needs to be parked somewhere to rest your mind. Write it down. Later, look it over and see what you collected.

A quote by Robert Louis Stevenson, “I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.”

Thank you to Anja Bauermann for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Saturday, June 10

Today is Saturday, June 10, 2023. This week is a great week to “see” the wonderful.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: Start noticing when you make choices that support you and your health. Examples might be: getting outside and moving in place of sitting inside in front of a TV; drinking water instead of a sugary beverage; reading a good book instead of watching the news; talking with a friend instead of scrolling through social media. Give yourself credit for those choices.

A quote by Albert Schweitzer, “Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.”

Thank you to Dave for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP 

Friday, June 2

Today is Friday, June 2, 2023. Everyday is something new. We start today by simplifying.

DGoV (Daily Gift of Vitality) Activity: This week, start each day with a reflection. Reflect on what is going right, what is working well, what is progress. Write it down so you can return to it and read it in the future.

A quote by Christopher Moore, “Children see magic because they look for it.”

Thank you to Nico Knaack for sharing this photo.

With gratitude and appreciation for all beings,

Naomi Parrella, MD & Fran Lee, FNP