SEASON'S GREETINGS
Join us for a merry time at our Holiday Brunch!
Saturday, December 21st, 2019
11:30 am-1:30 pm
Regular classes will be held
Food and refreshments will be available in our adjacent East studio, so come enjoy!
Please note
Dream will be closed Tuesday, December 24th, 2019-Tuesday, January 1st, 2020.
Other News and Updates
We'll be taking part in Verona's 23rd annual Fair in the Square on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. Tell your friends, and stop by and say hello!
We are cleaning up for the new year! Please visit the lost and found in our lobby closet area by Saturday, December 21st to recover any of your forgotten items and take them home with you. We will be collecting and donating our unclaimed lost and found items for the end of the year.
Help us spread some love and winter warmth through our coat drive with Jersey Cares! There's still time to donate your gently used winter coats* for men, women, children, and infants in need throughout New Jersey. Drop them off in our collection box by Saturday, December 7th, and spread the word, too!
*No winter accessories—just coats, please.
Moral of the Month: Love
What costs nothing but is worth everything, weighs nothing but lasts a lifetime, and is something that one person can't own but two can share? Love.
It is one of the most fundamental needs in us all. We are hard-wired for love, so much so that when we do, our happiness and health levels are enhanced, and if we live without it, especially early in life, we are forever impacted. Love, then, benefits not just the recipient but also the person who delivers it.
“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”
—Mother Teresa
Love makes us feel valued and deserving. When we are loved, we are empowered. We can flourish into happy, well-adjusted individuals, and be better equipped to navigate life, even during difficult times. The love we are given as children provides us connection and affirmation and teaches us how to love ourselves, and that love branches out to our families and our communities.
Love is also a great motivator. Self-love prompts us to take care of ourselves and become the person we were meant to be. It motivates us to care for and protect our families, which is part of the martial skills.
“We learn martial arts not so we can hurt those in front of us but to protect those whom we love standing behind us.”
—Neil Farber
Love constantly inspires us to action, not just for ourselves but for those we love. In 2003, while climber Aron Ralston was in a Utah slot canyon, an 800-pound boulder fell and crushed his right hand. After days of trying to shift the rock using ropes and a tool, Ralston ran out of water and saw only one last option. He amputated his own arm to survive. Reflecting on his experience, Ralston later recounted, “It was the relationships in my life that carried me through; all those loving connections with my family and my friends." Love inspires and sustains us.
If we are fortunate enough to experience love in any of its many forms, we should cherish, celebrate, and express it each day, through countless acts of love.