Melissa

A little known fact about me:
I think Mutts by Patrick McDonnell is one of the most special comic strips ever created. It’s cute and silly and fun and intelligent and sentimental all at once.

Emotional Wellness:
- “I’m not easily angered or discouraged. I want to be optimistic for myself and for those around me. I love to smile and laugh, and I encourage others to do the same.”

Intellectual Wellness:
- “I value the importance of curiosity and learning. I actually enjoy going to my classes and applying the concepts I’ve studied in my major.”
- “Sometimes I feel like I want to learn so much and spread my energy over a range of things. Now I am working on focusing on one or two areas that I am interested in.”

Physical Wellness:
- “I like to be active, and I’ll try anything: hiking, surfing, horseback riding, martial arts, skydiving, etc. But what I love most is swimming and teaching others to swim.

Social Wellness and Occupational Wellness:
- “I really enjoy interacting with and helping others, so my jobs have always been very people-oriented. I was a swim instructor, tutor, executive representative, and a physical therapy assistant.”

Spiritual Wellness:
- “I believe in Karma, especially the notion that good things and bad things will always come back.”
- “We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ Unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way”