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**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 4, No. 1 January 2002 Greetings to community-builders in this new year of 2002! One of the central activities of a family and community that often is taken for granted is eating together. I would like to reflect on this subject in this month’s newsletter. For […]

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 12 December 2001 The end of the year is often a time to look at the past, present, and future with a renewed and more overarching perspective. 2001 has been a memorable year for many people. What have we learned as we go into

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 11 November 2001 Any group of people who consider themselves a community have to deal with the power of some members over others. In these last weeks, I have thought about the issue of power and control of our lives from some new perspectives.

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 10 October 2001 I spent much of my “weekend off” in activities designed to encourage support and bring in extra dollars for the agency I work for. I was glad to do it, on the one hand, but on the other hand, sad and

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 9 September 2001 Actions have consequences. Sometimes the actions we take toward other people don’t have the consequences we intend. The results can be disastrous! The temptation is to put all of the blame on the other person(s). They should have known our intentions!

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 8 August 2001 “Planning” is one of the new links I’ve added recently to the left-hand column on the Companion Resources web site (https://companionresources.org). Last month I mentioned some topics I was assisting parents and family members to think about at a retreat. In

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 7 July 2001 This month’s newsletter comes at a busy time, so will consist mainly of news items and coming features on the Companion Resources website. I am preparing to conduct a couple of workshops for parents and other family members of persons with

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 6 June 2001 God…brought them to the man…and whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. (Genesis 2:19) The ability to name something or someone is an awesome power. Like all power, it can be used for good or for bad.

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 5 May 2001 Do you see what I see? Although this line comes from a Christmas song, it has gone through my head very recently. I have been thinking about how we each see things and how we perceive reality around us. A Biblical

**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 3, No. 4 April 2001 Caregiving for someone with a disability or mental illness can be many things: rewarding, challenging, uplifting, exhausting, nourishing, draining. Most of all, caregiving often demands a kind of intensity in life that calls for periods of respite to maintain balance. That