Asset of The Month - March

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Young people spend three or more hours per 

week in lessons or practice in music, theater, 

or other arts.

This document is designed to help adults throughout Santa Clara County develop materials and activities to promote the asset of  

adult role models.

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The Importance of Creative Activities

For many young people, creative activities can fulfill what Peter Benson  

describes as a “spark”the hidden flames that tap their true passions, motivate and inspire them to achieve and create, and keep them on a positive path. Youth who have sparks, and are surrounded by people who recognize and support their sparks, have higher grades in school, are more socially competent, are more likely to volunteer to help other people, have a greater sense of purpose, and are less likely to experience depression.

Creative activities are one of the most common categories where youth find their sparks. Even if creative activities not a young person’s life passion, they still provide benefits like fostering creative problem solving, critical thinking, and discipline, and provide opportunities to connect with instructors who are role models and caring adults. Unfortunately, most youth in Santa Clara County don’t participate in creative activities. In Project Cornerstone’s 2011 survey, 66% of 4th-6th graders and  

only 24% of 7th-12th graders reported that they spend three or more hours each week in lessons or practice for music, theater, dance, or other arts. To help raise awareness of their importance, March is Creative Activities  

month in Silicon Valley.

The following discussion topics can help young people recognize the value of creative activities and identify new kinds of creative activities that they might be interested in:

· Think back on the art you’ve created. Is there a particular piece that you’re most proud of? Why?

· Who is your favorite musician? What do you like about their music?

· If you could be a professional artist, what would you be—painter, dancer, singer, actor, sculptor, craftsperson, or writer? Why?

· If you could take lessons in anything, what would you learn?

· How do the creative activities that you do teach you more about yourself?

By the way, creative activities can be directly linked with Asset #9—

Service to Others. Senior citizens, hospital patients, and military troops  

(just to name a few) truly enjoy it when young people send them cards or useful handmade gifts, or perform their skits and music.

This article was provided courtesy of Project Cornerstone’s Asset-a-Month program.

For more information, visit www.projectcornerstone.org. 

Activities

The activities below offer a starting point 

to help integrate creative arts into everyday

activities, and to use creative activities

as an opportunity for asset building.

For families

· Help your children identify their creative sparks! Expose them to a variety of creative activities, and find follow-up lessons when they find something they’re interested in.

· Help your child understand that their mentors in creative activities are caring adults in their lives.

· Advocate for your school to provide balance for students by serving as a voice for arts programs.

For all adults

· Demonstrate the importance of creative activities to young people. Make an effort to find out about the creative activities of the youth in your circle, and share the creative activities in which you participate. Don’t just share what you’ve created explain why you enjoy your activity and how you feel while you’re engaging in it.

· If the young people in your life participate in creative activities, support them! Attend their art shows, performances, recitals, and concerts.

At school or in youth programs

· Make an effort to ensure that the creative activities you provide take into account young people’s different interests and skills. For example, some young people who do not enjoy drawing or coloring may prefer opportunities in photography or digital arts.

· Help kids get exposed to a variety of creative processes through a “Give It a Try!” For an art “Give It a Try,” obtain a variety of art supplies and sample projects. Encourage kids to try a process that they haven’t tried before. Have sample projects and instructions available for kids who don’t feel confident or inspired enough to come with a new idea, but be sure to allow kids who have another idea about what they want to make.

About the Asset-a-Month Program

The goals of the Silicon Valley Asset a Month program are to help align adults throughout our diverse community in their efforts to promote positive youth development by fostering developmental assets. For more information about the Asset-a-Month program, contact 

Project Cornerstone at (408) 351-6482 or info@projectcornerstone.org.

Reverend Felecia Mulvany, D.D.

President Sacred Foundations, Inc.

www.sacredfoundations.net

staff@sacredfoundations.net

(877)877-4275

Creative Scrapbooking Workshop

In this workshop we will create unique 'paper bag' scrapbooks that allow you to visualize what you wish to manifest at this time in your life. On each page and fold of the book, you can fill it with images that inspire you to manifest what you truly desire right now - whether its financial security, a partner, fulfilling career, fabulous vacation or retreat, new car, internal peace and serenity, new home, start your own business, or a healthy  

body. Maybe there are many desires you wish to visualize. 

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2016

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM 

Cost: $75 ($55 workshop fee + $20 materials fee)

Location: Willow Glen area of San Jose. 

 Address will be provided with registration.

Instructors: Reverend Kristina Breen, B.S. and

 Reverend Felecia Mulvany, D.D.

Registration: Contact Felecia Mulvany at 

staff@sacredfoundations.net 

Space limited to 8, $20 (nonrefundable) due upon registration to hold your space.

What to bring: 

Must have

· Bag lunch

· Pictures/photos that represent what you want to manifest 

(details provided upon registration)

· Scissors

· Ruler 

Optional:  Feel free to bring additional scrapbook paper in case what we have does not fit your needs, pencil, craft supplies, decorations and embellishments such as ribbon, lace, glitter pens, special markers.

What will be provided: Scrapbook, scrapbook paper, three 5 ½” x 5 ½” cardboard pieces to use for pull outs, glue, craft scissors, corner and decorative punch, light snacks, water and tea.  

Welcome Reverend Kristina Breen, B.S.

The Board of Directors of Sacred Foundation, Incorporation would like to welcome Reverend Kristina Breen, B.S. to the family.










Reverend Breen received her ordination in 2011. She holds a Bachelor of Natural Health from Clayton College of Natural Health, and a Bachelor of Information Technology from University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. She is also currently working on her Master of Divinity degree with Sacred Foundations, Inc.

Reverend Breen is a Level II Reiki practitioner.  Her other spiritual studies include  Hunter of Mysteries advanced Healing Course, Seven Sisters Mystery School - Marguerite Rigoglioso, Network Chiropractic: Transformational Gate weekends/ Somatic Respiratory Integration Seminars, The Magic of Four Sacred Seasons,  Ultimatum: Journey of a Lifetime, Donald Epstein, creator of Network Spinal Analysis (NSA),Reclaiming our Past: Inner Child Workshop, Gail Andrews, C.C.H.,Sacred Contracts, Caroline Myss.


Reverend Breen has a particular interest in helping those who suffer from chronic pain. She is currently a Board member with For Grace, a non-profit whose goal is to increase awareness of the gender disparity women experience in their treatment of pain. Reverend Breen is also a member of the Pain Patient and Family Advisory Council at Stanford.

She currently works for a large financial corporation managing product and innovation risk.

We appreciate her offering her talents, skills, and heart to Sacred Foundations.

Planetary Heart Meditation

The Planetary Heart

Mother India Synchronized Meditation

Let's keep the momentum going!

Millions of people participated in the Syrian Prayer Vigil, and the impact was absolutely amazing. Now it's time to take the next step. It's time to heal the Heart of the Mother itself!

 Worldwide Synchronized Meditation

March 11, 12 & 13

New Delhi, India

James Twyman and Unify.org will be present with three and a half million people at the World Culture Fest in New Delhi, India, and over 10 million 

have already committed to join in the world synchronized meditation. Our goal is for at least 100 million people to stop for 15 minutes at noon in their own time zone March 11, 12 & 13 to heal the heart of our Planetary Mother. What better place than Mother India to focus such a revolutionary meditation.

Imagine...

Our ultimate goal is to attract at least a million people to be part of an international community that is ready and prepared to respond prayerfully whenever a world crisis occurs in the world. (If you singed up onwww.WorldPeacePulse.com, then you are already part of that team.) Over the next month, before the India meditation, we will promote this vision far and wide, and with your help, we will reach out goal of creating a New Earth.

The Fun has just begun!

A Present for You...

The Levitation Course

To thank you for being part of this peaceful revolution, we are getting ready to launch a new program called "The Levitation Course." There is an ancient formula and meditation that when applied in the right way, allows you to literally levitate, first on a soul level, then even physically. I have seen people literally lift off the ground doing this meditation, and we will share it with all of you on a free or donation basis. It is our way of thanking you for being part of the most important movement in the world today. Stay tuned.

James Twyman
503-278-7331
JamesTwyman33@gmail.com

Being a Healer by Reverend Felecia Mulvany, D.D.

Why did you become a healer? 

I hear many different answers to this question, like wanting to help a loved one or "it's my spiritual path".  But most healers respond by explaining their need to heal themselves. And many say that once they found ways to heal themselves they wanted to help others heal. Helping others heal can give us a sense purpose, maybe even a reason for why we needed healing, a Divine lesson in order to learn the tools needed to help others.   

Regardless of why we become healers, it is important to know, and what many teachers of healing do not teach, is that we do not heal others, we facilitate others in their own healing process.   If someone does not want to be healed, whether they are conscious of it or not, they will not be healed.  And we must always ask for and receive permission to facilitate that healing process. It doesn't matter what healing modality we use, Reiki, Vortex, Matrix, Color, or even Spiritual Counseling, Hypnotherapy, or Psychotherapy, etc., permission must be given. When we are unable to physically ask for permission, like during a natural disaster in another part of the world or the person is unconscious, we may ask the persons higher self for permission. If we are unable to get a clear answer we may send healing energy to the person's higher self for them to use in whatever way best fits their needs and without attachment to how that energy is  

used or even accepted.  

Working without permission, or working from a need to heal others, places us out of accordance with free will, and creates karma for ourselves. When we come from a place of forcing our own beliefs of what and how a person needs to heal, or with a specific outcome in mind, we are working from ego. We are no longer being of service or continuing our own healing.  We are serving ourselves. 

When working with others, we must get permission, put ourselves aside and be totally present for the person we are working with. It is not about us, it is about using the tools we have learned to  

be of service to others.  

We have chosen to be here now, as healers, for a reason. The world needs healers. The world needs you, you as a channel of Divine unconditional love and healing energy. Use the tools you have learned for personal healing to facilitate others in their own healing process. 

With heart felt gratitude, I thank you. 

Namaste  

Reverend Felecia Mulvany, D.D.

President Sacred Foundations, Inc.

www.sacredfoudations.net

staff@sacredfoundation.net

Phone/Fax 877-877-4275

Developmental Asset of the Month - FEBRUARY

YOUTH AS RESOURCES

Young people are given useful roles in the community.

This document is designed to help adults throughout Silicon Valley develop materials and activities to promote the asset of adult role models.

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The Importance of Youth as Resources

People of all ages want to feel that that they make a contribution and play a meaningful role in their community, whether at home, at school, or in the neighborhood. Research shows that youth who feel valued and useful 

have higher self-esteem, a greater sense of personal control, reduced delinquency, greater social and personal responsibility, reduced substance abuse, and better social skills. 

Most youth in Silicon Valley don’t feel that they have opportunities to contribute to their community. In Project Cornerstone’s 2011 survey, only 53% of 4th- 6th graders and 35% of 7th-12th graders reported that they are given useful roles. To help address this  problem, February is Youth as Resources month in Silicon Valley. This asset focuses on including youth in decisions that affect them and creating participation and leadership opportunities where their contribution makes a difference.

The following discussions can help youth recognize opportunities

 to serve as resources

· What would you like to share with adults about your experiences in  your home, school, neighborhood or faith community?

· Who are some adults that you could talk to about making positive changes?

· How will you know when these changes happen?

· How would you like to be recognized for your contribution?

 Keep in mind that serving as a resource doesn’t have to be a large effort. Adults can help youth serve as resources simply by asking them to share their opinions, skills, or knowledge, such as how to play a game or use technology such as text messaging. Remember, it’s important that young people’s efforts be recognized and celebrated! Be sure to create opportunities to show that you value each individual’s unique contributions.

This article was provided courtesy of Project Cornerstone’s Asset-a-Month program. For more information, visit www.projectcornerstone.org.  

 Activities

For families

· Hold family meetings. For example, one meeting can focus on discussing which kinds of tasks each household member is best at and enjoys the most. Then, review everyone’s current chores and make changes based on each other’s skills and interests.

· Involve children in planning events such as holiday celebrations or trips. For family events, young people can help plan menus and cook, or plan games and activities for younger children; for vacations, they can research destinations and activities.

· Ask children what they do or don’t like about their daily routines, and find ways to improve them.

For all adults

· Ask a young person to teach you something new—a game, a hobby, 

      a computer skill, etc.—or to share their favorite music or YouTube videos with you. It’s empowering to be able to introduce adults something that they don’t already know.

· Ask a young person for advice on solving a challenge or completing a task. You’d be surprised at the quality of suggestions you receive. 

· Be sure to notice young people’s contributions and talents in every aspect of their lives.

· Help a young person find age-appropriate opportunities to serve as resources in their community. For example, many cities and towns have a youth advisory committee or other group of young people who provide input regarding issues affecting youth.

For adults who work directly with youth

· Does your organization allow young people to sit on boards and committees that affect its mission and programs? Including youth input at the highest levels not only creates valuable opportunities for young people but also helps your organization ensure that it’s in touch with the needs and desires of the youth you serve.

· Be sure to create opportunities for all youth to feel like valuable resources. For example, a county sheriff’s office found that youth with low grades wanted to volunteer in the community as much as better students, but the community rarely asked those underachieving students to contribute. All young people deserve the opportunity to feel that their opinions and contributions are valued.

At school or in youth programs

· Create leadership and contribution opportunities in your classroom or programs. Groups such as student council, playground peace monitors, traffic safety patrol, and others are great ways for young people to feel like their contributions are valued, especially if they have some responsibility in making decisions for the group. In younger grades, classroom responsibilities like line leader help students feel like their contributions make a difference to the class. Middle and high school students can even help interview new staff and participate in school improvement teams.

· Invite students to share their opinions and suggestions about activities, and incorporate their suggestions in the future. Give young people choices about which activities they take part in.

· Encourage young people to write letters to the editor, to companies, or elected officials to share ideas or express opinions. Help them develop and share constructive suggestions to address their concerns.

About the Asset-a-Month Program

The goals of the Silicon Valley Asset-a-Month program are to help align adults

throughout our diverse community in their efforts to promote positive youth

development by fostering developmental assets. For more information about the

Asset-a-Month program, contact Project Cornerstone at (408) 351-6482 or 

info@projectcornerstone.org. 

Reverend Felecia Mulvany, D.D.

President Sacred Foundation, Inc.

www.sacredfoundations.net

staff@sacredfoundations.net

Phone/Fax 877-877-4275

Synchronized Meditation for Syria and ISIL

Each of us carries in us a spark of the Divine.  Each time we blend these sparks in a prayer of intent we have the ability to create an alchemical spiritual moment. James Twyman is offering all who choose to participate such a moment.

Thank you Reverend Thomas Garry Reverend Doti Boon for sharing this opportunity with us.

Reverend Angela DeBry, D.D.

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here       Synchronized Meditation for Syria and ISIL Monday, February 1 Final Update                 Millions of people will join together to prove the power of synchronized prayer   This is a final update so you have everything you need to join us for the meditation. To begin, the time of the vigil is as follows:   7AM Pacific US Time 10AM Eastern US Time 3PM London Time 5PM Israel Time 4AM (Tuesday) Auckland Time For The World Clock Click Here    (There was some confusion from an email sent two days ago. These times are correct.)   James Twyman and the Religious Leaders Will be within eyesight of the ISIL villages   Thanks to The Abrahamic Reunion here in Israel, James will be joined by Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders on a hill overlooking the villages where so many Syrians are suffering. They will be putting themselves at risk to inspire YOU to join us for just 10-15 minutes of focused meditation at the time listed above. All you need to do is to FEEL the energy of peace, as if it is already present in Syria (This is the critical component to this type of prayer). Then visualize children in Syria being fed, people living in peace, and the government stable and serving the needs of all its citizens.    It's Worth A Try   Most people believe they are powerless in the face of such violence. This is a simple way millions of people can add their energy to a positive solution for this humanitarian crisis. It has been proven over and over through other studies.Maharishi Effect Now we have the chance to demonstrate the power of our joined meditation and prayer. Please join us at the designated time, and share this with everyone you know.             James Twyman 503-278-7331 JamesTwyman33@gmail.com Follow: If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click here:  Unsubscribe James Twyman 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd. #177 Portland, Oregon 97214 United States (503) 278-7331