Friends,

Stretching Education
It was good to see so many people engaging in our stretching session led by Ricky last week.

Ricky certainly has a gift of sharing his knowledge and presenting it, doesnā€™t he?

I know Ricky went over a lot of information; like Ricky said, if you can pick up one or two stretches that fit your abilities and do them consistently, you will benefit from them.Ā  Stretching is beneficial for all of us.

High Energy
We sure had a lot energy flowing with all the Reiki that was going last week.Ā  Itā€™s good to see people benefiting from it.Ā  Rich was in good hands with Kate and Trish too.

A big thank you goes out to Linda, Mary and I think Lindaā€™s niece for sharing their gifts of Reiki with us!

When Tonia gets done with Reiki, sheā€™s in a good spot!Ā  You look like youā€™re full of energy Tonia.

Day of Endurance Progress
Thanks to all who are doing the hard work and sharing their progress and journey leading up to our Day of Endurance.Ā  Please fill the board in and share your progress.Ā  Iā€™m confident we are going to see many people make much progress on this journey.Ā  I know my body is adapting to doing more already.Ā  Soon winter will be over and weā€™ll be back outside.

Letā€™s keep in mind, this is a gradual build up journey from now until August 26th.Ā  Be sure to listen to your body and do what you can.Ā  We donā€™t want you to over do it and set you back.Ā  We are all at such different levels, we need to listen to our bodies individually and gradually build up but not get injured.

Hopefully you will start partnering up with someone with similar goals and share your journey daily with each other as well as sharing your bi-weekly progress with us.

Our Nutrition Program is starting back up
Many people have been asking when our nutrition program will be starting back up.Ā  Iā€™m excited to say that Alison will be back in March.Ā  We will be having our nutrition program on Wednesday, March 22nd @ 11:00.Ā  I hope you will engage and benefit from this.Ā  Nutrition is so critical to us living with MS.Ā  We want to help our bodies heal from the inside, feel good and have more energy.

COVID
We had on person test positive for COVID again this past week.Ā  Bummer!Ā  I hope she gets through it quickly and gets back to her baseline soon.Ā  Itā€™s still around so letā€™s not let our guard down too far.

To all who have reported their positive testing to meā€¦thank you for letting me know and for being socially responsible and staying away until your symptoms are all cleared up.Ā  If you do come down with it, itā€™s important we let people know that you have been in close contact with so they can watch for symptoms and help stop the spread.

Weā€™ve all been dealing with COVID long enough and are very well educated on it by now.Ā  Iā€™m not telling you what to do but Iā€™d highly encourage you to wear a mask again if you havenā€™t had it recently.Ā  Letā€™s make good choices and be safe.

Please stay home if you have any symptoms or know youā€™ve been exposed to someone with the virus.Ā  Please donā€™t come until your symptoms go away.Ā  Letā€™s also give each other some space when talking to one another and continue wiping the machines down before and after you use them with disinfectant.Ā  Againā€¦letā€™s be socially responsible and stay safe!

Letā€™s get together!
Weā€™ll be getting together again from 9:00am ā€“ noon on Wednesday and Friday mornings at the gym.Ā  I hope youā€™ll join us!

Wisconsin Metal Parts ā€“ Westmound Building
MS-Just Keep Moving, Inc.
W228N791 Westmound Drive
Waukesha, WI 53186

Prayer GroupĀ  Weā€™ll be having our prayer group Wednesday @ 11:00am.
I just love the way we share, pray and laugh together while we witness prayers being answered weekly.Ā  Itā€™s truly amazing!

Thanks goes to God and to everyone that joins us.Ā  Letā€™s get together to share, listen, talk, give thanks, and pray however God leads us.

MS Just Keep Caring ā€“ Our Caregivers support group will be the first and third Friday of each month from 10:00 ā€“ 10:30am.Ā  The next one will be this Friday, March 3rd.Ā  If youā€™re a caregiver of someone you love with MS, please join us and share your experience of caring for your loved one.Ā  This has been very helpful for many.Ā  Thanks to all who participate!

Friday Morning Bike Rides
Letā€™s ride indoors all winter so we can pick up where we left off next spring.Ā  The bikes are all set up at the gym.

Our Facebook page is private.Ā  That means youā€™ll need to join if you want access to all our fun and progress.Ā  Weā€™re now up to 348 membersā€¦awesome!Ā Ā  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2639832389489709

Our Facebook page is very active and fun.Ā  Lots of people are doing more and sharing some of their journey on Facebook.Ā  Feel free to join, post and share your experience and comments.Ā  Thank you to all who are sharing!

There were some awesome pictures, videos and comments shared again this past week.

Reiki with LindaĀ  Linda will be here on Fridays doing Reiki.Ā  Many people say Lindaā€™s Reiki work is ā€œmagicalā€.Ā  Weā€™re thankful for Linda sharing her gifts and talents to us.Ā  Feel free to let Linda know youā€™d like to do Reiki with her.Ā  She also has a sign up sheet.

Inspirational Humor with Adam Wollert
Weā€™ll be having our inspirational humor zoom call with Adam again next Tuesday.Ā  Adam is a gift to all of us.

Please join us if you can.
Tuesdays @ 1:30PM
Hereā€™s the link to join usā€¦I hope you do!
Join Zoom Meeting with this link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9431389152?pwd=bWlYbFNaazVnM1M1cWxWMitlODdXUT09

Meeting ID: 943 138 9152
Passcode: 3qP2hu
Phone:Ā Ā  1-312-626-6799

Letā€™s reach out
I encourage you to share a smile and encouragement with someone.Ā  Perhaps you could call someone that you have not talked with for a while just to say hi and see how they are doing.Ā  We all could use a little extra love and encouragement.

MS is tough.Ā  Let us have faith, remain calm, be flexible, help each other and learn as much as we can about the challenges of each day as we make good choices.

Letā€™s keep moving and smiling šŸ˜Š

In God We Trustā€¦we are in good hands

Dan

http://msjustkeepmoving.org/

P.S.Ā  I snuck up on a hawk this week.Ā  He only sat there long enough for me to take his picture.

And thenā€¦he flew.Ā  I was lucky enough to get a picture of him flying.

I watched where he flew to and caught back up with him in another tree.

Beautiful bird!

For those of you who canā€™t get out and enjoy nature due your challenges with MSā€¦my heart is with you.Ā  You are with me every time Iā€™m out there.Ā  I enjoy being out there and I also enjoy sharing with you.Ā  I know how hard it is not to be able to get out and enjoy nature.