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Ը๕d௰୞Ы̙ঐʔཀ݊ࡈ̥ึ
ዄːٙɛf
˼ࡁႭdೊᅇԸІ࿁͊Ը
ʔ਄ੰٙᗫءdϾᅊᝨۆԸІ
࿁ཀ̘ʔ਄ੰٙᗫءfவఱ݊މ
ʡჿࡔซνϤϞᄆ࠽j̴ਗ਼Ыၾ
ϤήeϤࣛe຅ɨஹഐৎԸfᜑ
್d຅Ыஈ׵຅ɨࣛdЫึኹϞ
һλٙᗫڷdԨ˲ᜊ੻һϞࣖ
ଟfɓ͇ϞəɓᓃਗɢdЫఱึ
ชՑጳኧձҞᆀfவਗ਼Ϟп׵ྼ
ତЫ௰Ϟඪːٙͦᅺf
on people’s well-being. A huge part of It’s important to remember that try- Difficulty comes into everybody’s life.
݊ॆٙ෗k݊щ΢˙੻Ցʮ̻k
வ̤݊ɓࡈ׼ᜑٙԫྼj
our well-being is based on having good ing can be as important as succeeding. None of us is immune to the storms. But ӊࡈɛٙ͛ݺேึ༾ՑѢ
relationships, not just with our fam- Without the attempt, there is no success. learning to weather those tough times
ily and our friends, but with society at Granted, not every attempt is going to leaves us better equipped for what lies ᗭfҢࡁӚϞɛঐе׵ࠬᅳٙᅂ
ν؈ЫਂɓԬᜫЫชᙂԄλٙԫ
ķķ̙˸ίڢ੬Ϟܔண׌ٙਿᓾ
large. That means not only the people we succeed, or succeed in the way we had ahead. Straight roads don’t make good
know, but the people we don’t know: the hoped or planned. That prompts me to drivers. They leave us poorly prepared
ɪྠഐɛࡁfவఱ݊ҧቃνϤϓ
ઋdӊ˂ਂɓԬᜫЫ̂တݺɢٙ
people whom we bump into on the road, offer a little advice — which, after all, is for the more challenging highways we’ll ᚤfШኪึܓཀԟԬᑙᗭࣛಂd
in the restaurant, the airport. It’s impor- what I do. inevitably encounter.
̌ٙࡡΪdΪމӊࡈɛேྠഐί
ԫઋdவԬБމึᏍпЫᙂ੻І
tant that you have good relationships in A lot of people, the very conscientious The same holds true if you are going ̙˸ᜫҢࡁމ͊Ըਂһλٙ๟
those situations as well, and adhering to among us, want everything to be perfect. to successfully navigate life’s switch-
ɓৎf
the principles behind Rotary can really And when things aren’t perfect, they backs, bends, and curves. The problems ௪fഅٜٙ༸༩Ԩʔঐ੃ቮ̈Ꮄ
ʉܘλfҧቃٙӊɓϣላਗே݊
bring that alive for us in our daily lives. focus on what’s not perfect. Focusing Paul Harris experienced and confronted
That desire for good relationships too much on what is not “perfect” only as a child and young adult helped him
create Rotary and transform his small
and the values that sustain them are adds to their stre މəਂλԫdೌሞ݊ίҢࡁ຅ή Ӹٙቷት٫fഅٜٙ༸༩ึᜫҢ
வԬ˙جʔස݊ഄଫ׌ٙdss, which can deal a
universal. I see them in action every time severe blow to their well-being and their Chicago club into a great international
Ͼ˲݊Ϟฌː˲׼౽ٙf˜̬ɽ
ٟਜʫٙʃۨҧቃٟਖ਼ࣩdᒔ݊
I engage with a member of Rotary, be it happiness. That’s no good for anybody. force for good. And the things I en- ࡁᗭ˸Ꮠ˹ʔ̙ᒒеึ༾Ցٙһ
here in Wexford or in my travels around You end up seeing only the problem. That countered in my travels and in my work
the world. Rotary sustains my well-being, negative concentration is a stressor, and abroad help me be a more fulfilled and Ոܿ኷׌ٙ৷஺ʮ༩f
Ͻ᜕™ٙ࿴ܠeணࠇ˙όʿՉ༶
ίҧቃೊᓃჯਹʘɓٙɽۨΌଢ
even as it is good for society’s well-being. you can end up being merely a worrier. engaged person today.
In his autobiography, Paul Harris re-
Here’s another obvious fact: If you do
They say that anxiety comes from an
ʈЪdՉʕ˸࣬ৰ˰ޢ΢ήʃՅ
Ъ˙όί஢εᄴࠦɪே݊˂ʑf
things that make you feel good, do things unhealthy focus on the future, and de- vealed his road to Rotary. Now you know ν؈Ыซϓ̌ήቷයɛ͛ٙ
every day that energize you, those acts pression from an unhealthy focus on the mine — and you know why, now that I
௦ຌٙᅺႦ׌ࡇᙄމ˴fࠅεሔ
வᜫҢซՑəҢͦۃ࿁ɛࡁ၅߀
help you to feel good about yourself. And past. That is why meditation can be so have found my way to Rotary, I intend ʘοҖeᛃ༸ձᔷᛃdΝᅵٙ༸
every impulse in Rotary is toward doing valuable: It connects you to the here, to to stay there and thrive.
ሔ̙˸ᏍпɛࡁชᙂІʉܘλٙ
ٙᗫءfҢࡁֱٙ၅ܘɽ೻ܓ՟
good, be it in small club projects within the now, to the moment. Obviously when ଣɰቇ͜fڭᖯh۞Ԣ౶ίՅഁ
our local communities or the large global you’re in the moment, you have better A member of the Rotary Club of Wexford,
endeavors in one of Rotary’s areas of quality relationships and become more Ireland, and an assistant governor of
Ӕ׵Ԅλٙᗫڷdʔස݊ၾ࢕ɛ
ࣛՍf
focus, led by the signature initiative to productive. Once you get a little bit of District 1160, Calodagh McCumiskey is ձڡˇϋࣛಂ຾ዝձࠦᑗٙਪᕚ
eradicate polio around the world. Talk momentum, you feel excited and happy. the CEO of Spiritual Earth, which pro-
ࠠࠅٙ݊ࠅাИdྒྷ༊̘ਂ
ձ؃ʾٙᗫڷdϾ˲݊ၾ዆ࡈٟ
about moments that can help people feel And that leads to accomplishing your motes personal and professional growth Ꮝп˼௴ܔəҧቃdԨਗ਼˼ٙٺ
good about themselves. most ambitious goals. through well-being.
ึٙᗫڷfவʔසจբഹၾҢࡁ ၾϓ̌ΝᅵࠠࠅfӚϞྒྷ༊ఱӚ ̋ࡩʃҧቃٟᔷᜊމɓ˕ਃɽٙ
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ɪe᎛ᝂeዚఙ༾Ցٙɛfίவ אࠇ೥ٙ˙όϓ̌fவڮԴҢ౤ ɓࡈһ̂ྼձҳɝٙɛf
ԬઋرɨdڭܵԄλٙɛყᗫڷ ԶɓԬܔᙄ ķķ ଭ௞dவఱ݊ ڭᖯh۞Ԣ౶ί˼ٙІෂʕ
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ࡡۆᆽྼ̙˸ίҢࡁٙ˚੬͛ݺ ܘεɛdˈՉ݊Ңࡁ຅ʕڢ ༸Ңٙə ķķ Ыɰٝ༸މʡჿ
ʕ੭Ըݺɢf ੬Ϟப΂ชٙɛdேҎૐɓʲҁ əd್݅Ңʊ຾ҬՑə̋ɝҧቃ
࿁Ԅλᗫڷٙಸૐd˸ʿၪ ߕೌะf຅ԫઋʔҁߕࣛd˼ࡁ ٙ༩dҢ͂ၑवίԟ༁ϓڗ߶ѯf
ܵவ၇ᗫڷٙᄆ࠽ᝈd݊౷ཁπ ఱึၳೊίʔҁߕٙή˙fཀܓ
ίٙfӊ຅Ңၾҧቃٟࡰટᙃd ᗫءʔ˜ҁߕ™ٙԫي̥ึᄣ̋ Calodagh McCumiskey ݊ฌဧᚆࠨ
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