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Show page C4 Frc.n April Davis County Clipper 7(9 I Dont neglect writers of 19th century on the subject of soul poet's works that you may well have had on your shelf for many years Walt Whitman was one of the finest writers about the human soul He saw such marvelous depth in the commonest of human beings He sang songs and wove poems about himself, but he graciously included all of us as well His poem, The Sleepers, which goes on for seven pages of small print, is a poignant look at the dearness of each human being In the poem, he wanders through sleeping throngs, perhaps an actual walk, perhaps more in his mind, perhaps in his dreams He looks at the faces and thinks of the lives, some not so good and not so lovely, and admires each of them He sees a swimmer about to be dashed against the rocks He sees the sick and the dead, the young and old, the squaw, the lovers He sees the sailors far from home, the slave, the felon, the mothd scholar, and the er Says Whitman "I swear they are all beautiful Everyone that sleeps is beautiful, everything in the dim light is beautiful, The wildest and bloodiest is over, and all is Peace is always beautiful, peace The myth of heaven indicates peace The myth of heaven and night indicates the soul, The soul is That poem brings always beautiful me to tears every time I read it In his Out of the Cradle Kenneth L Woodward suggests that ever since Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul came out in 1994 and staved on the New York Times list for 150 weeks, our society has been gobbling up every book with the word soul" in the title He mentions authors like Deepak Chopra, M Scott Peck, the Dalai Lama and James Hillman as best-sell- er I have read around in Chopra, loved Peck, admire the Dalai Lama, and have never heard of James Hillman I'd like to get my hands on Hillman's book The Souls Code In Sean It of Charm ter and Calhnt( I'm particularly interested since I white-haire- learned that Hillman is 70 years old, not some young whipper snapper like Ariana Hulfington trying to hype me OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS HELP: A nl s N itional Occupational Therapy Month Shown are Norn Simons and Candra a volunteer at Soull Pavis Coimui tnty Hospital woihr q w th Ralph Matkay a patient at SDCH getting ready to go home after intense therapy Occupational Iherap ts w if ' ) inumnizr pun in Hil ty y in xinnziny potential They also assist in re shaping the environment in a way that promotes intli endf n e Him mi to r my out s Jr itir ash s of daily living I I 11 Occupational Therapy Month BDi Mom ot im i lliouiTit lo ilu. i m tul i n i ImU o ol il.nh imlu assess the environment for task simphtnaiion energy lonservalion npportuni-- 1 s and iigonimni design In die woikplaie ol an injured employee, Ol s assess die work environment and reiom-111- 1 home li such as buMiing oik s teeth mja a ml Ikot anil out a cat in in inj1 pi ibbmg pi a uip ol collie llni is unless it conic v unli pain i" i mill Im issisi iikc Omip moil il Ilieripisls woik lo 111111111111 p.nn ami ills ilnli ty ilieicbv 1111X11111111 potential is aliuiial ( In 11pat1011.il I In. taps pi Mouth It is a linn whin onupatioii.il than pists sci h spivi il oppoi utilities lo sliue tin wondi ol tlmi woik with then coiniiuimiiis anil piolission il louiileip uts (II tin in ni iimliesol tliei ipus otmpa lion il tliei ip It is one til it winks 1 lost with pmple with disihilitns to ilmeisi tin dint ol ihsihihlns (limp ilional 1 het apt sis also issoi m 11 sh ipinj iln einnunminl in .1 w ii dm pi on tes nidi pi ink me ami IhuIuiii tu ian out speiiln lasts ol d ulv lump Ol s isoif lo mi nn puipli w nil nini 11 s or i lit it tons io lesiiim iln sill 1 ni In iln mg I. ii 11 - oi 1 l di-h- 11 the ml salei wmk methods to prevent additional 1 huapeutiially OT s simulate wink oks lor the patient as a lonn of rehabilitation lo eniouiage safe work habits, and build self niur loiilideme and strength In tlie skilled nursing setting, OTs are tisponsihle tor helping patients return to their home and community I hey enhanie togni- 1 I uiu tinning, socialization skills, and hvsiial functioning through the use of individual and group therapy They retrain in homemaking and kitchen skills, with an emphasis on satety tlnough reorganization of die physical environment As a result, many skilled musing tenters have become the rehabilitation selling of choice v I set at SDCH The occupational therapists at South Davis Community Hospital are interested in ottering more information on occupational therapy They will he sponsonng an open house on April T, 1997. trom II am through I pm at the hospital, 401 South 400 fast. Bountiful, UT The public is welcome to attend Therapists will also be on hand to talk about occupational therapy over the phone at (801) x 154, Monday through Friday, 295-236- 1 p m Some ol the conditions treated by occupational therapy include Amputations, cancer, cognitive loss, ihromi obstructive pulmonary disease, strokes, developmental disabilities, general debilitation, hand injuries, head injuries, neurological disordeis, neuromuscular disease, organic brain syndrome, Parkinson's disease, arthritis, spinal cord injury, sports related injuries, vestibular dysfunction and work related injuries Mental Retardation Awarenes Month held I he u of ' iv is (. omit v lecog mzed Much 'I as Menial Retaidalion Xwaieness Month in ihe 19th consecutive veat lot the nationwide obsuvame flu k ol I) iv is minty w rvis I I C local childien and udulis who have he 1 h ipti also menial id iidatum lb. in ds ol tin mu help-- , mu 1111 19 ails h is les oik ami v me illy with 1111 Ml il 1. ml lion People w ith 1111 hi il ret million comprise one ol tin ueest dis.ibih ly groups and vit Ihe loudiiion is I 11 111 .1 11 I olten misunderstood Ihe group emphasized the value ol including people with menial letanlaiion in all aspeits lommimiti hie According lo Ihe ic ol the Si lies Nation il United Vlineton lexas Heaikpiaileis menial id nil ition is an iiilillidii il ol 111 disability A person is said to have me 11t.1l tel ird ition il he or she has an IQ measuted below and significant limitations in two or 70-7- 5 mote adtptive skill levels Also, let inlalion begins in child liond idelmid as age IS or less) and loiuiinn s as a hie long condition Ihe An ol Davis County has hem live in D iv is County lor the p isi 40 1.11s winking lo semie for ill pmple with menial retardation tin opportunitv to choose and real tze Ihe 11 goals of where and how tin y learn live work, and play I urthir the Arc of Davis County is committed to reducing the and limiting the consequence ol mint d ritaidation through edu cation teseaiih advoc.nv and the mint d 11 inu-ilen- support of families of settings The chapter owns a group home in Clearlield which is e rented and operated by a local ed representatives to introduce its membership and to acquaint them with the Arc's mission and political provider They sponsor the concerns The chapter is one of 1,100 affiliated chapters of The Arc of ser-vic- annual Antelope Island Bike Ride, a fund-raiswhich provides both money and exposure for the progums Fach December, through the I abor of Love program, the Arc provides for many local residents with mental retardation The group oilers classroom presentations about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to secondary students in the Davis County School District The Arc keeps abreast of legislation that effects the well being ol individuals with menial retardation Each year the Arc hosts a dinner lor newly elect Woodward Endlessly Rocking Whitman explains his discovery of the poet In the first 22 lines, w ithin himself all one sentence, the subject and verb are I sing But in those 22 lines he sings of heart and memories, shadows and halos, tears and mockingHe explains his empathy, -birds not mere sympathy, for a bird that has lost his mate and says that My own songs awaked from that hour, And with them the key, the word up from the waves, The word of the sweetest song and all songs Thus Whitman discovered his soul and his mission as a poet see BOOK BEAT " pg. 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Thats State Farm insurance. the U S which has 140, 000 members nationwide Founded in 1950, The Arc has grown to become the nation's largest volunteer organization devoted to improving the lives of children and adults with mental retardation and their families The meaningful Christmas a According (Newsweek Jan 13, 1997), Hillman believes that we are more than just a bunch of psychological reactions a la Pavlov We are characters who come into this existence with amazing capabilities Each is unique We are each the oak present m the atom, living out our lives as we become what we have the power to become W ell. it sounds fascinating to me W'e humans love to be conv tneed of the worth of our own souls We are hungry to learn about our own wonderfulness I don't think that that tendency is sappy at all We are in a pretty rough world, and we each want to find a pool of energy and courage within ourselves We would like to be better and bigger than we are Thats one of the reasons we spend so much money to read new authors who write about soul But soul is also available in a State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices, Bloomington, Illinois Texas and Washington, DC Iriends and loiimiunilv Ihe An involved in a variety is Tlie Lciylcn Kctary Presents rjH VV GXED GEESkCOO ft Solid Oak Triple Bunk $589 Sponsored ( by B arvev Hovcy & o Solfd Oak TwinFull $399 sleeps up to 4 with trundle $169 O' Amr icon fi rum Sf S Sv Sponsored by jnntvilk Title Mtxmrrrmtfilbvf nrtfmnrfptptr) Barn s Bank Birlow Insuran e & Realty ABC 0 Office Solutions Solid Oak Twin over Full Bookcase Bunk c Smith Knowles & Hamilt n irst Nat f B nd ng nal ink Kn i 0 Orwnll irst Am n an f sterns Title Yount Chevrolet n Purr f Printing Robert Winar Zion s Bank Tom s Market Plare J Sc J Wes Wilcox Nursery Egbert Open Bob s Spot Free Car Wash St ine MICHAEL BALLAM $399 In Ccuccrl Futon Bunkbed $369 includes twin mattress and 7 layer futon r Sentra Sleep Center 40 West 500 South B ountiful 292-177-2 W. 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