Living the Life You Love
Here we are friends, almost half way through the season. I hope that you are having the time of your life. Welcome to all of you who came in last month. I hope that you have received a taste of Silveridge by attending the club expo, or just through attending some of our events. Thank you to all our volunteers who make it possible to have all the activities. An appreciation dinner and show planned just for you on March 17th!
Yes, we want you all to have the Good Life and to be happy at Silveridge. The Grant Study spent 20 million dollars and 75 years to research what makes people happy. They discovered that it is not about influence or affluence but finding out from within you what makes you happy. The study concluded a simple theory: “Happiness is Love”
If there is anyone person that lived the life he loved it was Harvey Jamieson.
Our beloved chef and friend passed away on Friday, January 15th. He truly loved to serve hot and delicious meals to all of us. And by making us happy he found happiness! Harvey moved to Silveridge in 1994 and started helping in the kitchen almost immediately. In the 2010 directory you can see him making pancakes. Then in 2006 when the new kitchen was built he took over the reign as head chef. Under his leadership he built the kitchen to what it is today. Jerry Colling and Tracy Gagnier came on board to create the dynamic trio. Along with the 100 volunteers they have served about 70 events in one year and all together put in 260,000 hours! For those of you who knew Harvey well you know he had high expectations of you and demanded strict etiquette of the rules of the kitchen. (We always have an A+ rating!) Anytime Harvey was in the kitchen you could tell he was happy because he loved what he was doing. Harvey fought a courageous battle with cancer. Please keep Joan and his family in your prayers. We will have a Celebration of his life on Friday, March 18th. Let us continue to honor Harvey’s legacy by giving Jerry and Tracy all our support. They are doing a fantastic job!!!
Our family here has been very lucky to have so many dedicated volunteers. A resounding thank you for those who have remained volunteers for years! Unfortunately we have lost many due to sickness or death. That’s life. As your leader, I am looking at that “far vision” I wrote about last month. I encourage you to think about what gifts you have to offer. Think about what makes you happy. Just this year we have new leadership volunteers in the church choir, men’s coffee, woodworking, the kitchen, decorating, and Tai Chi, just to name a few. Come and talk to me or any of the group leaders if you would like to share. There is a place for you. The best thing about volunteering is you start to feel part of the Silveridge family. It’s kind of like the old TV show “Cheers” where everyone knows your name! Do we ever feel happy when we are part of a giving family!
So even if you are not that person of affluence and did not win the recent lottery, let us choose the good life and live the life we love!