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Our cornerstone effort is to bring mental health to a table top discussion by Showcasing incredible talent and expression!
Featured Individual
Our small business of the month is!
This month we're featuring local artist Angela Palsrok who spoke with us about how watch-making helps her mental health!
"I am obsessed with time. Using time efficiently and getting the maximum utility from every minute, hour and day. I love watches because they encourage awareness of time. I love mechanical watches because I believe that while tech is cool, it’s not eco friendly or stylish.
I can’t remember what I needed to share about the business, but I started as an entrepreneur in 2004, with a janitorial service. When I got my CDL A, I knew that I didn’t want to be a company driver because there wasn’t enough money in it, so I leased a truck through the first company I drove for to learn how to be an owner operator. When William retired from the Navy in 2015 and got his license, we had planned to build a small fleet. That didn’t happen, so we bought a rig and signed on with a secured carrier. We did that for a few years and then I went back to cleaning 2020. Last year, I decided that I wanted to’work smarter, not harder’ and I decided to try my hand at online retail. I chose watches after my initial product, cigars and cigar accessories,
presented too many barriers to get started in the near future."
Angela is setup in her kiosk at Northpark mall now!
You can contact her for more information at bennuenterprises@outlook.com or sales@minuteshoursdays.com
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Musician of The Month
Hello friends, this months featured artist is Cody Quada. Cody is a songwriter musician and he will be sharing two songs with us this month that help him through the dark times.
“Apathetically Healing- was written shortly after I ended the darkest chapter of my life. I will not go into detail, but I will say that I was physically and mentally abused by two of the closest people to me. This caused a lot of trauma and turmoil. It took two years of me shutting off my emotions from time to time so that I could heal. Within that two years, I have not only searched and found myself, but also learned to love myself.”
“Clique like Quality- was inspired by my favorite book series, the ugly series, by Scott Westerfield. A lot of times, in the book series, there are cliques which are often treated much like a family. Growing up, my family wasn't exactly the best to me, so I always kept good friends around who always treated me good. This was definitely a strong driving force in writing the lyrics. Another aspect of my life with my friends, is that I have always done my best to help them out and make sure that they're following the best path for them. Growing up and even to this day, a lot of my friends(family) recognize me as somewhat of a leader, which is why the lyrics "quick now follow me" was added into the song.”
You can find Cody on the platforms listed below!
https://www.facebook.com/multifaceted2020
https://youtube.com/channel/UCI53xJkBnLaKfX7Es18f-dw
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Asc7t
Cody has chosen
“Revving it up for awareness”
As his nonprofit to help support!
https://facebook.com/events/s/revving-it-up-for-awareness-au/366139208537437/
If you’d like to support Cody in any way you can do so by his cash app tag
$CodyQuada
Writer of The Month
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Cannibals
The anatomy of my soul confuses me,
It scares me,
It hurts me.
The things I put in place to save me,
They only eat me now.
Cannibals of my mind,
Eating my own body to keep me from dying.
Cause they were told, by me,
That they were put there to save me, and if they die we are done.
For the world devours quickly the soul that is not protected.
‘Hurry! Board up those windows!
Hurry! Bar those doors!
We can’t let the world in anymore!’
The cannibals scream, demand.
And I cave.
It’s hard to fight when your opponent is yourself.
Theresa's poem, entitled 'Cannibals' reflects on her personal experiences with PTSD and she has chosen The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) as her non-profit. If you would like to donate to or support NAMI, simply check out https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Donate-to-NAMI
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Featured Artist
Amber Lassiter
is our visual artist of the month !
Photography is my way of seeing the beauty in the world around me when life gets busy. It also reminds me to stop and appreciate the small wonders of this world. It’s my escape from the hardships of life even for just a moment.
Amber has chosen The Non permitted project
To be her organization of choice to support. You should check us out at
thenonpermittedproject.com
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