A Message from
David Selberg
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A Spring in our Step
Dear friends,
The annual daylight savings time change and the start of spring add both an additional hour of light and, for many of us, a profound feeling and hope, happiness and renewal with the new season. Spring brings forth new growth, warmer temperatures, blooming trees and flowers, nesting birds and animals, and more sunlight (and hopefully a bit less rain!) With these changes, we often experience a sense of rejuvenation and positivity! I know that I do. So, in this spirit of looking forward to the season and the rest of the year with optimism, I wanted to share some exciting HSB news and activities.
First and foremost, we are delighted to be able to have many of our client counseling sessions back in person. As much as Zoom serves a very necessary means of continuing our work, there is nothing like the power of meeting someone face-to-face, particularly those who are experiencing deep pain and loss.
We are also very much involved in our current campaign to get as many folks as possible in our community to complete their Advance Care Planning (ACP) documentation. This document becomes part of our official record at Cottage Hospital and provides the medical staff with what they need to know about our wishes for our personal end-of-life care in the event we become incapacitated. It's so important to do this for ourselves so we don't put this extremely difficult burden on our families. We have already started spring workshops and we hope any of you who have yet to fill out your ACP documents will join us in this community effort. For more information visit getitdonesb.org and miregalo.org in Spanish.
Another exciting spring announcement is that we have gone back to celebrating our annual Compassionate Care of Carpinteria "Light Shines Ahead" luncheon in May. We hope any of you that are interested will save the date for May 31, 2023, at the Rincon Beach Club of Santa Claus Lane. The outdoor event will be full of special guests and heartfelt stories, and we look forward to seeing you there.
We are also looking forward to our spring reception for our HSB Shining Light Society members, Sip, Savor, and Art, scheduled for the evening of May 11th at the Helena Mason Art Gallery.
In conclusion, I leave you with this short ode to spring:
The days grow longer, the nights grow warm, as the earth shakes off its wintery form. The world is reborn, fresh and new as spring oh spring comes into view.
~ Anonymous
Be well,
David Selberg
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Proceeds from the luncheon go to support Compassionate Care of Carpinteria, a local program of Hospice of Santa Barbara that provides free services to children & families grieving the loss of a loved one and wraparound support services for patients facing serious illness.
Special guest speakers include Beth Cox, 2020 Carpinterian of the Year, and Virginia Benson Wigle, founder of the Starfish Connection.
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From: New and
Selected Poems
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Somewhere
a black bear
has just risen from sleep
and is staring
down the mountain.
All night
in the brisk and shallow restlessness
of early spring
I think of her,
her four black fists
flicking the gravel,
her tongue
like a red fire
touching the grass,
the cold water.
There is only one question:
how to love this world.
I think of her
rising
like a black and leafy ledge
to sharpen her claws against
the silence
of the trees.
Whatever else
my life is
with its poems
and its music
and its glass cities,
it is also this dazzling darkness
coming
down the mountain,
breathing and tasting;
all day I think of her -—
her white teeth,
her wordlessness,
her perfect love.
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Happy work anniversary to
Lee, Heather, Kolmi and Michele!
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Thank you to Lee Weiser, Heather Stevenson, Kolmi Majumdar and Michele Osborne for all of your contributions to Hospice of Santa Barbara! We are eternally grateful for the dedication and passion of our staff.
To learn more about our wonderful staff, please visit our website.
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Lee Weiser, PhD, Bereavement Counselor, celebrates her 4-year anniversary.
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Heather Stevenson, Development & Grants Manager, celebrates her 4-year anniversary.
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Kolmi Majumdar, AMFT, Bereavement Counselor,
celebrates her 5-year anniversary.
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Michele Osborne, Intake Coordinator, celebrates her 13-year anniversary.
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Thank you for all that you do to support our work!
It is a remarkable privilege to witness the difference we make for those we serve on a daily basis. It is only through your generosity that we can accomplish all that we do and will in the future.
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Phone: (805) 563-8820
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