In class this week, Shivani, Jayson, and Maria did an awesome job presenting the second part of John Leland’s book, Happiness Is a Choice You Make. In my opinion, I enjoyed the second part of the book more because I was able to delve deeper into the background of each senior, and gain a deeper understanding of why they believe in the words of wisdom they shared with the author. A quote from Jonas resonated well with me: “Farmers cultivate different things. I cultivate poetry and the saints, history, beauty, art. That’s what I chose” (202). I thought that it was such a powerful thought to have because he recognizes that while everyone chooses to focus on aspects of life, he is unique because he chooses to focus on growing the parts of his life that he feels most passionate about. He has a goal-directed life, which I believe keeps people grounded because having a purpose for whatever we do makes life meaningful. In the next part of class, Professor Bussell walked through how to make posters for our HAPs for the Healthy Aging Symposium we are presenting at next month. There are so many little things that make up a successful poster, and I am actually really excited to design a poster with my Walkathon group that will stand out! In terms of our project, we have all the materials ordered, the route determined, and collaborators secured. The next steps would just be day-of-event planning and more outreach!
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