Today’s Greeter: Betsey Patten welcomed members to Bow Rotary and offered some words of wisdom. Attendance: - 34 Bow Rotarians
- 1 Guest speaker
Total of 35 ZOOM meeting public service announcement. As we continue to hold meetings virtually, please consider the following: - Unless your microphone is muted – ALL other attendees can hear you. And since web microphones tend to be particularly good at picking up sounds, that can mean anything from clearing the throat to clicking a pen, to – well, you get the idea.
- It might be a good idea to test the videa BEFORE the actual meeting. In this way you can tailor the video angle to best suit your desire. Zoom has a test site for this exact thing. Access it at: https://zoom.us/test
- The chat feature within Zoom allows for easy communication between two people or one person and the entire group. There are many Zoom tutorials that cover this feature and more. Just Google “Zoom tutorials” or go to https://support.zoom.us
Announcements: - Matt Gatzke reviewed with members the grant request to purchase 4 portable UV room sanitizers – to be distributed and used locally.
- The Board of Directors discussed the summer concerts series in coordination with the 50th anniversary. More to come.
- The club is toying with the idea of a possible club event (internal only) in the form of a dinner for members to gather once restrictions allow.
- Harry Judd provided an update on the campership applications to date.
Sergeant at Arms: Matt Dodge
Birthdays: Tom Ives celebrated a birthday but was not present to give the club an update.
Happy Bucks: - Dave Scanlan was happy that he is now a Zoom connoisseur, as his meeting attendances at work have continued to grow.
- Ben Kiniry was “happy” that there was actual traffic to contend with on a recent bike ride. A sign that things are easing?....
- Donna Deos was happy that she got to touch one of her grandchildren (reference note: it was more an instinctual response which – as we all know – trumps social distancing rules..)
- Chuck Rheinhardt offered happiness to all moms on Mother’s Day – this Sunday.
- Dean Cascadden shared the 4 things/areas that schools need to consider as they navigate reopening. They are: Screening, PPE, Distancing, and Cleaning.
Program:
Rick Minard announced the guest speaker: Dr Foad Afshar, a Psychoanalyst who spoke on resilience during challenging times. Dr Afshar touched on adversity, which pertains to those times when something happens in our lives that wasn’t expected. Some adversity is minor while others are major – and each plays into the coping skills necessary to see us through. Dr Afshar shared some ways to manage adversity, including: - Accept it head on. The tendency is to deny, which cause more trauma later down the road
- Access dimensions of adversity. Define the ‘who’ and ‘what’ that it affects. This provides a roadmap to cope with issues.
- Access resources available. Both financially and emotionally speaking, define the ‘who’, ‘what’, and ‘where’ as to resources. As well, create a priority list of those items to which you have control over. Refrain from focusing on those things out of one’s control.
Dr Afshar then touched upon his “Triangle of Perspective (prism)”. Like any triangle, it is composed of three entities: - Present perspective, or the practice of gratitude. What is it that you have and what are you grateful for? Remember that we often overlook the simplest of things that are just as vital to success as the more focused upon larger ones.
- Past perspective: How did you handle similar situations/adversities in the past? Use those successes and build upon them for each new adversity.
- Future perspective: Once you find yourself on the other side of the adversity, what is it that you will say to yourself?
Regarding trauma, there are two things that help “cushion” the body against it: Love/compassion and humor. (If that’s not a selling point to join Bow Rotary, I don’t know what is……) Finally, meditation and exercise are crucial to the body in protecting yourself from the effects of trauma. Question and Answer period followed Respectfully submitted, Robert Louf |
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