Ripple Affect: March 2012

19 March 2012

Monica Franzisca Smolle (24-Aug-1948 to 16-Mar-2012)

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[/caption] Monica Franzisca Smolle (24-Aug-1948 to 16-Mar-2012) Monica passed away last Friday, Mother of Martin and Frank Smolle, aged 64, and Monica is well known in Orange because of her years working in the family business called Auction and Trading Mark on Peisley St. Monica arrived in Orange with her parents Alouisia and Frank Smolle (Holocaust survivor) at the age of 8, emigrating from Austria. Monica went to school here in Orange, then she started working in the Family business called Orange Bargain Centre on the corner of Byng and Anson Street. In her working carrier She held the positions of; Auctioneer, Insurance Sails person, Executive Secretary, Undertakers Assistant, Service Station Co-owner, German Language Tutor, Encyclopaedia Sales person, and Pawn (Lending) Shop Manager. Most recently after closing the Auction in 2001 she studied Psychology and Theology. Monica's passion was helping others through supporting organisations, for which she conducted charity Auctions and raffles, such as the PCYC, Lions Club, APEX, Blind Society, and Masonicare. Monica's dream was to Complete her studies so she could continue helping others. The Smolle family have always been a very close family working and living together. Frank and Martin living with Monica to the end and are now the only members of the Smolle family in Australia while Monica's Aunt is in Germany. A wake - Memorial will be held in Orange on the 24 of March at 3pm to 5pm, Call Frank for RSVP and Address.

10 March 2012

Cyrenian Therapeutic Community Centre

Service Description

Cyrenian House Residential Program is a therapeutic community located in a semi-rural setting in the outer northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area.

Services Offered

The therapeutic community offers a range of treatment programs for individuals and women with dependent children in their care. The environment of the therapeutic community provides: * A safe environment to maximise the benefits of drug rehabilitation * Support for re-entry into the community * Support in setting realistic goals for the future * An opportunity to explore identified issues in depth and develop strategies for dealing with them on an ongoing basis Assessment for the Cyrenian House Rick Hamersley Centre is offered at: 318 Fitzgerald Street, North

Perth: Ph:9328 9200 Fax: 9227 7431

Target Groups

People seeking to change their drug and/or alcohol using patterns.

Contact Person

Carol Daws - Director

Alternative Contact

Shonna Grant - Manager of Residential Services

Address

20 minutes north of Perth, Cullacabardee, WA, 6067

Telephone

Assessment - (08) 9328 9200

Fax

(08) 9227 7431

Office Hours

24 hours

E-mail

enquiry@cyrenianhouse.com

Website

www.cyrenianhouse.com

Listening Skills

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[/caption] I came across this great little tool to help you focus on where you may be lacking with you Listening Skills. It is a simple Yes / No questionnaire. So have a go at it and see how well you are a listening skills. When you're Listening to Someone,

Do you think about other things while you're keeping track of the conversation?
Do you think about what you-re going to say next?
Do you listen with the intent to reply rather than with the intent to understand?
Do you break in with your own ideas before the other person has finished talking?
Do you listen primarily for facts rather than ideas?
Do you "tune out" to things that you feel will be too difficult to understand?
Do you try to make it appear you're paying attention when you're not?
Do certain words or phrases prejudice you so that you don't listen objectively?
Do your thoughts turn to other things when you believe a speaker will have nothing particularly interesting to say?
Do you finish other people's sentences?
Can you tell from a person's appearance and delivery that he/she won't have anything important to say?
Are you easily distracted by outside sights and sounds?
Do you miss the emotionality of the other person just from their tone of voice?

Unfortunately only a rear person will answer No to all these question, because we all live in our own minds and have distracting thoughts during a conversation. Furthermore, Theory of Mind is a developed skill that we are not born with. Theory of mind is the capacity we have to understand mental states such as: believes, feelings, desires, hope and intentions. It's the way we imagine other people's feelings or thoughts. We can create a mental picture of our own emotions or other people's feelings. This theory of mind enables us to understand the behavior people display is caused by their inner feelings, believes or intentions. We can predict some of those behaviors and anticipate on them. Whatever goes on in the mind of other people is not visible so it will remain a "theory" we create for ourselves.

08 March 2012

ONE80TC

ONE80TC Po Box 6793 BAULKHAM HILLS BC NSW 1755 Suite 115 - 33 Lexington Drive BELLA VISTA NSW 2153 Ph: 1800 679 657 ABN: 90 540 437 262 The ONE80TC residential program is for young men wanting to overcome addiction and other life controlling issues: Who are…