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Where’s A Friend? Resiliency

By Judith Levy Is The Name Of The Survival Game

Years ago, it seemed By Steve Handwerker The foundations of our nation, our democracy are
to be no problem at all to embedded in the laws of the land and for the land that
make a friend. It might be a I believe it is common protect our natural heritage and the voice of the people
neighbor, someone in your knowledge that coping, in and your voice are an ongoing and integral part of that
class, a person you met in mind body and emotion is reality. We need to work together, for a united front, and
summer camp, a distant crucial to survival and even prevail on all elected officials to support and promote
relative, or a friend of a thriving. Environments safeguards and measures to protect our environment and
friend who became your also are challenged and its ability to be resilient in the face of any challenges,
friend. But, today, now need to be ‘resilient’ which human and otherwise. CLEAN AIR AND CLEAN
that I’m not a youngster anymore, friendships seem harder is called maintaining eco WATER MUST BE THE COMMITMENT OF EACH
to come by, if not entirely impossible and out of reach. system balance! We as human beings are the most ONE OF US AND ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS. Please
Oh, yes, today we have neighbors, people we meet at influential creatures on our environments and eco systems let us create this united force for good! Thank you!!
the club, or in the pool, or at a charity event, a current events and therefore are responsible as well as challenged to
class or on a cruise, and they seem so nice. Can this turn into find ways and to engage processes that will maintain and Dr. Steven E. Handwerker is a Board Certified
a friendship? Probably not. They might be nice to have a meal create balance. We are the ones responsible to preserve Licensed Psychologist in four states (NY, FL, SD, VT)
with, perhaps share a movie, but will you open your heart to whatever we have left in resources on this precious planet. still in practice after 40 years counseling individuals,
them as you used to do with your best friend or good buddy? To accomplish eco system balance and the preservation families and groups worldwide. He is a Supreme Court
No. Because today we are careful with our innermost feelings, of resources in the process of supporting environmental Family Mediator and is a member of the Professional
concerned about sharing other than happy tidings, so we just resilience we need to utilize and care for our parks, and Scientific Board of the National Center for Crisis
smile and laugh a little but reveal nothing. We certainly don’t forests oceans and all bodies of water as they are all being Management a part of Homeland Security. He has
talk politics because we may find out that this person is short challenged. Now more than ever our ongoing support, lectured at the American Psychological Association
of a moron believing what they do, and that’s exactly how they action and advocacy for laws that will protect these precious International Conventions for over 20 years sharing
will feel about you, so it’s best to be still. Is there something resources and natural surrounds is crucial. In countless his experience to students and colleagues across 150
about one of your children you would rather not share, you studies across decades and populations the voices of the vast programs. Dr. Handwerker is committed to the protection
might have unburdened yourself to a dear friend, but not to majority of Americans demand vital conservation measures of our environment and the conservation of the precious
this new to your life dinner companion, so you’ll keep still. and safeguards be in place. Our core values as Americans and limited resources of the ecosystems that comprise
A wise move. embrace the natural environmental good. our living planet, our home. 
Sometimes you meet a couple and you like her, but
him, no. She wanted to marry Mr. Right, but this is Mr.
Always Right who bullies on and on, so forget them. Or
you might find the guy is really nice, but she chatters on Board Of Directors
incessantly and it soon gets to feel like a drill in your head,
so away with them. April 2019 – April 2020 Officers/Executive Committee
I think friendship is based on sharing, letting your friend District 5 Dan Gabrielle (La Corniche)
know if something is troubling you, and listening to them as Chairman and President Barry J. Haberman Esplanada, Caravelle, Palomar, La Corniche,
Vice Chair
Steve Retzer
well. But today we keep our own council so that slams the Vice President Gail Ehrlich and El Dorado
door on friendship and it’s one of the advancing age prices 2nd Vice President Jim Collins District 6 Marvin Lazarowitz (Villa Stel)
we pay. I must admit though, I miss having a close friend. Secretary Steve King Villa Flora, Montego Bay, Villa Stel, and Palladium
If you’re fortunate enough to still have longtime good Treasurer Harvey Kaplan District 7 Joyce Britt (Villa Sonrisa)
friends, give them the time and attention the relationship The Plum/Cortina, Villa Sonrisa and Pointe 100
calls for, especially in this difficult time. So, make that call, District Directors District 8 Len Kagan (Costa del Sol)
write that note, because good friends are a rare commodity, District 1 Alvaro Fernandez Caballero (Encantada) Costa del Sol and Costa Brava
no longer available, and to be treasured. Encantada, Valencia and The Palms District 9 Robin Gliboff (Edgewater)
District 2 Steve King (Imperial Royale) Edgewater Pointe Estates and Stratford Court
Judith Levy is the New York Times best-selling Promenade, Imperial Royale, Imperial, Regency At Large Directors At Large Directors
and Panaché
author of GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS, which District 3 Steve Retzer (La Mirada) Through 2020 Through 2021
has sold over four million copies, and the mega best- La Mirada and Meridiana Carsten Bethge (Valencia) Howard Davis (La Corniche)
seller GRANDFATHER REMEMBERS, published by District 4 Bob Greenstein (La Paz) Jim Collins (Caravelle) Gail Ehrlich (Villa Flora)
HarperCollins.  El Viento, La Paz, and Southwinds Harvey Kaplan (Meridiana) Barry J. Haberman (Encantada)

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