SheSue Experience

Choirs are made up of either a pair of women or a small group. They sing in hospitals, hospices, nursing homes and private homes. The choirs practice at least twice a month. The music they sing is up to the family or caregiver depending on musical taste, spiritual direction or physical capacity. Songs include rounds, chants, lullabies, hymns, spirituals and classical choral music.

To become a member, you need to be female, be able to carry a tune and be able to commit to a minimum of six months. According to Munger, the main criterion for membership is, “feeling a shiver down your back at hearing about the Choir”.

Now there is an entire community who works toward passing it forward. It’s called We, the World. Through their website, you can set up a program that is designed to assist people in some way. They will hook you up with 99 other people to assist you with your project and help you put your program into existence.

Not sure what you want to do? That’s what the mentor program is for. You can sign up for a 30 minute private mentor chat. You will be asked to answer some questions beforehand so that the mentor will have a better idea of what you want to accomplish and what skills you want to use.

Are you an artist? Perhaps you can teach art classes or create works of art to donate. Just think of how much beauty you could spread around if 99 other artists also gave their time or work. No idea what to do, no worries. They have lots of ideas and stories from those who have developed successful programs. The program doesn’t have to be some huge Red Cross program. The whole pass it forward idea stemmed from one person doing one kind act.

Once you have a program under your belt, you can mentor others to do the same; passing it forward once again. Not only do you help the less fortunate, but you pass on your ideas to someone else to develop yet another program.

We bring contestants in for 90 days. They are provided a health coach and lots of support in their efforts to change their eating style for good. As a result, they all hope to lose weight (sometimes a lot) and become healthier. Being on TV gives them accountability.

I signed up to be a writer for the TV show. So far, I have written the website and created bio pages for all the contestants. The interviews brought out some interesting stories. For many of the ladies, it was child bearing that caused the beginning of a struggle to get the weight back off. The guys had a variety of serious medical conditions.

Right now, the show offers interviews with the contestants and nutritionists. As it evolves, we hope to add cooking shows, shopping treasure hunts, refrigerator raids and group activities. We also hope to get sponsors so that we can provide more services such as medical check-ups and nutritional programs.

I was brought up to be kind of a fitness freak. I love to be active, so have always been in good physical shape. More recently I have learned about nutrition. This is the part that most of us are not aware of, including myself. It is amazing the variety of good things that can happen when you change what you eat. For myself, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis many years ago – today it’s gone. I have also controlled my high blood pressure and lost weight. Not to mention the added energy.