DECEMBER 15, 2023 ON MY CORNER ASK YOUR VENDOR What's the best Christmas song? "Silent Night" by the Temptations. — Shawn Swoffer, #574 Hallelujah Requiem. — Cindy Gere, #279 "This Christmas" by the Whispers. — Pony Bush, #305 "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano. — Roberto Isla Caballero, #347 Nutcracker soundtrack, if anything. I don't really listen to Christmas music but classical stuff is okay. — James Manning, #16 I have so many its difficult to select ... "Ain't that A-Rockin?" is a simple, beautiful depiction of Mary and her just-born Son. Their innocence contrasts the cruelty of this world. — Amanda Gale, #573 "This Christmas" by Donny Hathaway. — Mike Jones, #113 "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." — Jim Clark, #139 For those who have lost loved ones, the holidays sometimes can be sad. Family holiday occasions, too, can sometimes be difficult and sad for everyone — homeless or not, especially for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community. A solution? "Those of us, because we're at a University, we educate people," said Dr. Brenda Riemer, a professor of sports management at Eastern Michigan University. Riemer, who gave a lunchtime presentation for the College of Health and Human Services on Nov. 7 discussing transgender women in sports, was advocating for a future where everyone is able to participate. The mission statement of Groundcover News states, in part, "to promote action to build a just, caring and inclusive society in Washtenaw County." Riemer's quote is out of context, but the solution of teaching, caring and inclusiveness is part of each day at Groundcover — not just the holidays. There is a Jewish prayer that GROUNDCOVER NEWS Getting through the holidays 2010. Clever signs are posted annually around Ann Arbor and wherever there are Sehenuk friends. For example, "Jenny Sehenuk counted to infinity. Twice," and "If you spell Jenny Sehenuk in Scrabble, you win. Forever." Why is Jenny Sehenuk, proJANE REILLY Groundcover vendor No. 611 turns grieving into a proactive process. "If the desire to continue a relationship with the departed impels you to learn something you otherwise would not have learned, do a mitzvah [good deed] you otherwise would not have done or go higher and further than ever before, then that soul lives on in you." Becky Sehenuk Waite of Ann Arbor and the Sehenuk family are an example of this prayer in action. They created jennysehenuk.com and Jenny Sehenuk Day, Oct. 10, in remembrance of Becky's twin sister, Jenny, 29, of Santa Clarita Valley, California, who died in a motorcycle accident on Oct. 10, nounced see-hen-nook, important? Let's allow Sehenuk to answer for herself from jennysehenuk. com: "We're all the same in one way or another," Sehenuk said. Sehenuk Waite knows if you spell love in Scrabble you spell Jenny Sehenuk. Love wins. Forever. A holiday gift for the Sehenuk Family and all Groundcover readers: Paul McKenna has a free online video called "I Can Make You Happy," which is hypnotism with subliminal messages that make you more cheerful. Two other free internet companies, Vortex Success and 30 Minute Mindset, have scripts so you can read the offered subliminal messages. Spirit Tribe Awakening is free, peaceful and powerful music. Peace on Earth, Good Will to All. 3 From the desk of Panda: Loneliness epidemic and how to beat it When my child Denali told me there was a loneliness epidemic, it blew my mind away. What I do know is that the truth is elusive. The COVID epidemic could not have helped and I think it's part of the issue. It was well-documented in the 1950s into the 80s that isolation is detrimental to human health, mental stability and well-being. What the pandemic did was isolate and demoralize people, and led the human mind into self-sabotage. It put people into a state where their fear is paralyzing. One of the only groups that got mega-paid was psychiatric counselors and therapists. The result was more pills and more dizzy brains. There are states of control that amount to a psychological cycle of abuse. And for some people, they could not get out of it after the pandemic. They’re still in that “catatonic” state of feeling. We have to try and shake off loneliness and fear, and seek out people who are able to help us in letting go. 3. Help at the local dog shelter. 4. Help the homeless community by volunteering 5. List all the things you want to do and join an online group of people who share one of your interests. I always wanted to go ghost hunting or take a CPR class. 6. Join an event-planning group CINDY GERE Groundcover vendor No. 279 What is the opposite of loneliness? Honest, wholesome human engagement and lots and lots and lots of hugs …. Some people choose to be alone but this is not loneliness per se. I am a rather solitary person myself but it's a personal choice. I have many buddies to call and hang out with. Here are my ways to combat loneliness: 1. Join a yoga class. 2. Contact an old, good buddy and hang out in person. such as the Fourth of July parade committee or the Ann Arbor powwow planning committee. Or any of the groups or activities listed in the Crazy Wisdom magazine 7. Environmental issues are huge. Create a clean-up group in areas around Ann Arbor that need help, such as bike paths, highways and under bridges. 8. Join a meditation group and/or karate class. 9. For me, getting outside is what helps eliminate loneliness. When I was in high school we used to have huge parties and just hug all our buddies. Start a hug fest. A good old hug can kick the blues away for the day!
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