RUOK? Day 9 September…

While RUOK? is very much a scripted question, it still is a relevant and purposeful way to engage and start a meaningful conversation.  Reach out to those in your life who you know might be struggling or finding life difficult or challenging. Or maybe you have noticed that someone isn’t acting as they would normally, or are they withdrawn or agitated.  Push past their first response to RUOK and be brave, commenting on the changes you’ve noticed.  It’s not about having all the answers, but more about showing you care by just sitting and listening.  Offer to help where you can, or if necessary encourage them to talk to a professional. 

Happy Holidays…

Despite the challenges of restrictions around Covid-19, I hope that you enjoy the coming spring break and have time to have holiday fun with your family ready for the last few months of the year, which is often the busiest.  Here’s some cheap ideas you might like to do with your family…

• Plan an outdoor adventure
• Cook a 3-course fancy dinner
• Learn some magic tricks or circus tricks
• Do something kind for a neighbour or someone in need
• Print some photos and make a scrapbook
• Look through an Atlas together
• Write a song and record it
• Take a bike-ride, scooter or walk somewhere different
• Plant a new garden
• Bake a cake and invite some friends over to share
• Camp in the backyard
• Have a “word of the day” and use it all day
• Make some greeting cards for special days coming up
• Find a new outfit in an op shop
• Learn a dance
• Create a fairy garden
• Start a gratitude journal
• Paint some old furniture
• Find some new jokes

Enjoy your holidays! 
Blessings, Chappy Jenny
Email jenniferb@chappy.org.au 
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