February 2025 Newsletter

Are you looking for purpose? A sense of meaning?

Is depression or anxiety keeping your perspective too fixed or narrow?

Are you struggling with current events and want to help, but don't know how?

One simple remedy:

Volunteer! 

When life is stressful it can be difficult to make time for new things.  Volunteering pays you back, with interest.

There is a great variety of ways to share your time: food banks, animal welfare, hospice, education, art, health care.  

Contribution is powerful medicine for self and others.

Small acts of kindness:

pick up litter (or dog poo!)

shovel your neighbor's driveway

tell a cashier they are doing a great job

let someone go first in line

babysit for free

make a home cooked meal for someone

Excellent volunteering resources for the Greater Seattle area:

https://www.volunteermatch.org/

https://www.seattle.gov/get-involved

https://www.seattlecu.com/blog/52-places-to-volunteer-in-seattle

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Farmhouse Chili

This is loaded with veggies!  Also delicious vegan: try Impossible Beef, or just leave out the meat and double the beans.

• brown 1# ground beef in large skillet

• add 2-3 cans Amy's Chili 

• add 1 large bunch rainbow chard, chopped

• salt, pepper and garlic to taste

• stir, cover with a lid and bring to light simmer

• Chili is ready when all the greens are wilted

• Serve with sliced avocado

  
  

For added flavor, choose fire roasted diced canned tomatoes and add additional chili powder.  Chili powder won't be "hot".  If you want more heat, add cayenne or red pepper flakes.