l, or maybe it’s become therapeutic for us to create our favorite healthy dish while keeping our mind off the many crossroads and pressures of life. Being in your 20’s is utterly confusing, and while browsing through your latest health blog, i.e., instagram or the reading of Elitedaily, can be a healthy distraction, it’s safe to say that it is not very beneficial or rewarding in the long run. So why don’t we eliminate these diversions for something more worthwhile? Truthfully, you won’t find any insight that’s more valuable, more telling, or more rewarding than that which you’d directly hear from the people who have experienced it all- the people who have battled disease, traveled the world, faced war, have lost almost everyone close to them yet- are still smiling and filled with love. I’m talking about the people that live in your very own neighborhood, who are much wiser than any life-advice site, and who are all alone yet waiting to share their secrets to life’s happiness. I’m simply talking about the homebound elderly here in our own city of Colorado Springs. Here are some facts to prove how much they need you:
• Among client households with at least one senior, 47 % report that a household member has diabetes and 77 % report that a household member has high blood pressure. 30 % of client households with at least one senior also report having served in the U.S. military.
• About 40 % of seniors predict they will need community support with home maintenance, yet only 22 % feel that their community helps meet this need for local seniors.
• Being isolated is just as bad for people as smoking and is worse than being obese.
• Research shows that older adults who participate in social interaction can learn to manage and delay the onset of chronic disease and experience measurable improvements in their physical, social, spiritual, emotional, mental, and economic well-being. - See more at: http://www.ncoa.org/press-room/fact-sheets/senior-centers-fact-sheet.html#sthash.AIFgXvzm.dpuf
So, hopefully that was enough incentive- Now Here’s How it Works:
1) Prepare your favorite nutritious home cooked meal.
2) Deliver your food to a homebound elder in your zip code.
3) As payment, you receive: a new friend full of actual life experiences and secrets to happiness (so very much more rewarding and telling than your know-it-all friends/silly elite daily articles).
