12/18/2020 Topic: Staying active during the Holidays Kannika Nimithkoune	It can be a challenge to continue an exercise routine, especially during the holidays! Here are some ideas to help you fit that workout in. Staying active can help with the stress of the season and give you some energy to get through it. Plan your workout ahead, especially if you are traveling: -Are their trails, parks nearby -Plan a simple workout that doesn't take a lot of space Prepare -Bring a workout plan with you if you do have to travel -Bring resistance bands -Look at workouts online (download Burnalong!) Use every opportunity to be active -Walk as much as possible -Offer to help with housework -Play with your kids/dogs outside https://www.verywellfit.com/exercise-during-the-holidays-1231555
12/18/2020 Topic: COVID during the Holidays-How to get through it Kannika Nimithkoune	We all know the season definitely looks different than it did last year. Events are cancelled. Gatherings are minimal. These are some ways to cope during the holidays and still enjoy it. -Identify how you're feeling-Take time to sort through your emotions (journaling, talking with a friend, quite time alone). Learn to cope with these feelings -Acknowledge what you have lost-if you are missing a loved one, think of ways you can honor them during this time -Make the most of it-Look at virtual ways to see family. -Don't romanticize your typical holiday plans-Don't dwell on what you did last year or the year before. Even though you aren't doing a lot of the same things this holiday, think of some of the stresses that came along with them from the previous year. you don't have that to deal with anymore. And it's a great excuse to miss holiday events-just saying.. -Practice gratitude-Make a conscious effort to regularly identify somethings that you are grateful for. https://mhanational.org/preparing-holidays-during-covid-19
12/18/2020 Topic: Criticism Kannika Nimithkoune	Criticism isn't always bad. It allows you to reflect on things that you may need to work, things that you might not recognize. Then there are those types of criticism from people that isn't really constructive, but can be damaging to your self-confidence. Here are some quotes for when you are faced with those. Acknowledge the critique, then keep it moving.. -“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt -“It’s easy to attack and destroy an act of creation. It’s a lot more difficult to perform one.“ -“Even if you do nothing, say nothing and be nothing, there will still be many who will criticize you. It is much better to be criticized for success than being condemned for failures because success rids you of the many miseries of life.“ -“Who do you spend time with? Criticizers or encouragers? Surround yourself with those who believe in you. Your life is too important for anything less.“ -“Criticism is just someone else’s opinion. Even people who are experts in their fields are sometimes wrong. It is up to you to choose whether to believe some of it, none of it, or all of it. What you think is what counts.“ -[Don’t] live life as a spectator. [If] no one is cheering you on and/or booing you; it means you’re not in the game -“When criticized, consider the source.” -“Appreciate the constructive; ignore the destructive.” -“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
9/8/2022 Topic: Birth Announcement - Aly Extine & Justin Extine Kannika Nimithkoune	Please join in congratulating Aly Extine (POB Central A Days) & Justin Extine (DDC South B Days) on the birth of their son, Emryk Alan Extine. He arrived on September 2, 2022 at 08:12 AM, weighing 8lbs 12ozs, and 20.25 inches long.
4/28/2023 Topic: Birth Announcement - Welcome Aiden Scott Felsman! Kannika Nimithkoune	Please join us in congratulating Corporal Keith Felsman and wife Kayla on the birth of their son Aiden Scott. Aiden was born April 27, 2023 weighing in at 8lbs 2oz. All are doing well.
9/3/2025 Topic: FREE First Friday Breakfast (9/5/25) for ALL First Responders both active duty and retired - Hosted by Chaplain Kennon Wiley Kannika Nimithkoune	You’re invited - THIS FRIDAY 9/5/2025! We're hosting our next FREE First Friday Breakfast for ALL First Responders both active duty and retired. Join us at 8 a.m. at Perkins at 19 & Gulf to Bay in Clearwater for a delicious breakfast, community and fellowship. The truth is, we are better together, so stop in, enjoy a delicious meal and be encouraged by others. We are so grateful for all our community heroes! LEO/FIRE/MEDIC/COMMS/EOC - All are welcome!l This months' sponsor is Curlew Hills Memory Gardens. This event is brought to you by AFRM and hosted by First Responder/PCSO Chaplain Kennon Wiley
9/3/2025 Topic: FREE (THIS FRIDAY 9/5/2025) First Friday Breakfast for ALL First Responders both active duty and retired - Hosted by PCSO Chaplain Kennon Wiley Kannika Nimithkoune	You’re invited - THIS FRIDAY 9/5/2025! We're hosting our next FREE First Friday Breakfast for ALL First Responders both active duty and retired. Join us at 8 a.m. at Perkins at 19 & Gulf to Bay in Clearwater for a delicious breakfast, community and fellowship. The truth is, we are better together, so stop in, enjoy a delicious meal and be encouraged by others. We are so grateful for all our community heroes! LEO/FIRE/MEDIC/COMMS/EOC - All are welcome!l This months' sponsor is Curlew Hills Memory Gardens. This event is brought to you by AFRM and hosted by First Responder/PCSO Chaplain Kennon Wiley

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