Page 8 - Boca ViewPointe - March '25

Page 8, Viewpointe March 2025
Volunteers Help Hospital Patients

By Arthur Dermer, have contributed over the volunteers in our
Volunteer 9 million hours of community, regardless
service and raised of the organization
If you have ever visited over $36 million in they help. Well done.
Boca Raton Regional its support. Hospital Your efforts are greatly
Hospital (BRRH), you volunteers include appreciated.
must have seen many men, h i g h sc h o o l a n d Why be a volunteer?
women, and teens walking college students, As a volunteer, you will
around in royal blue jackets. a d u l t s, r e t i re e s serve your community,
These are among the 350 including former make friends and get
members of the Debbie-Rand patients – all meeting something more than
Memorial Service League, the needs of patients money can buy. I like to
the volunteer arm of the (BRRH). Each year, in April, our and their families think that a gift of time is
nation will pause to recognize our country’s outstanding and supporting the just as important as a gift
tradition of volunteerism. It will celebrate the remarkable thousands of caring of money. The rewards
contributions made by volunteers to our community. employees. These are gratifying. Over and
Boca Pointe and Edgewater residents perform wonderful volunteers over volunteers are heard
invaluable volunteer services at over one hundred bring a compassionate Vince Loscalzo, Volunteer in to say, “I get back more Renne Markowitz, Volunteer in
community and national organizations. Often their service heart to their work. maternity area than I ever give.” There hospital gift shop
to the local community is taken for granted. I want to use They bring an is always a need for
this space this month to publicly thank these wonderful unparalleled commitment and passion to helping others. committed volunteers who want to offer their time. Helen
volunteers and express our gratitude to those who help They take pride in what they do and do it always with a Keller observed that “I am only one. I cannot do everything.
make our community a better place to live. For example, smile. In today’s fast paced world, it is easy to underestimate But I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
since the opening of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital the power of a touch, smile, kind word, listening ear or If you are interested in volunteering at the Boca Raton
in 1967, volunteers have played an integral part in its the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential Regional Hospital, please call 561-955-4098. 
development and growth. Over 3,000 community members to turn around the day for someone in need. We thank all
Self-Reflection

By Josette Veltri separates the extraordinary • Journal – Reflective journaling is a process of
from the mediocre. The recording and analyzing firsthand experiences, thoughts,
Did you know that a very thing Sinek calls the and feelings. Reflective journaling serves to self-explore
daily dose of self-reflection Golden Circle is having a and uncover insights into our motivations, values, and
is necessary to remain self-reflection practice that beliefs (dayoneapp.com/reflective journal).
peaceful, at rest and have a involves understanding the • Asking questions about the day’s outcome is a great
balanced life? WHY before our WHAT self-reflection practice. It helps us analyze our actions,
Practicing self-reflection and HOW. their consequences, both good and not so good and plan
is your ability to look within, Would you agree that accordingly.
examine and question your if we do not know and • Self-reflection helps us conclude our day by
thoughts, feelings, actions, understand why we do summarizing what has been learned, what needs to be
attitudes, and intentions. what we do or why we say unlearned and/or relearned.
It was author Alan Cohen who said, “Everyone and what we say, we will never It is said that life is but a mirror looking back at us.
everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of deepen our understanding Take time to actively incorporate daily self-reflection and
something that is happening inside of us.” of self and we will be doomed to repeat yesterday’s in doing so you will grow in your understanding of WHY
In his book Start with Why, Simon Sinek reminds us unresourceful choices? As the Greek philosopher Aristotle you do what you do.
that most people begin knowing WHAT they want, HOW said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” It was Socrates that reminded us that, “The unexamined
they will go about getting what they want BUT many do There are many ways, on different days and times, life is not worth living.”
not know and understand WHY they want what they want. to practice self-reflection. Yes, I agree we all have busy
Research shows that forming the habit of self-reflection schedules but remember, carving out time to reflect on our day Josette Veltri, a Boca Pointe resident, is a certified
is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Here are a few suggestions: educator and coach on loss and transition. Her purpose, to
• Walking meditation – allow yourself to aimlessly take a
Are You Watching walk. You can choose to set a timer as you start your walk but assist clients heal and move forward so they can go from I
Can’t to I Can, One Step at a Time. She can be reached at
josette@nextstepnewstart.com. (https://www.linkedin.com/
notice what it feels like to reconnect to your inner instinct/
Your Speed? stories showing up and listen. in/josettejveltri/). 

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