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Celebrating Women Who Lead
Hey There, Lovely Locals!
May naturally turns our attention to the incredible women in our lives—our mothers, mentors and trailblazers who inspire us daily. With Mother’s Day at its heart, this issue of ROC City Lifestyle is dedicated to Ladies—who lead, uplift, and create lasting change in our community.
Inside, you’ll meet women who are shaping the future of Rochester, breaking barriers, and mak ing a tangible difference. The Rochester chapter of the American Institute of Architects is led by an all-female team—a remarkable achievement in a historically male-dominated field. Their leadership proves that talent, vision, and collaboration transcend tradition.
We spotlight Aqua Porter, Director of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative, whose efforts have helped decrease child poverty rates in our city by 20%. While there is still work to be done, we explore how meaningful progress is being made and the path forward.
May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, a reminder that taking care of ourselves is just as important as taking care of others. We turn to Crystal Foster, Clinical Director of Groundwork Counseling, and Rochester Regional Health, for expert advice on managing mental wellness—especially for working women juggling careers, partnerships, and motherhood.
And of course, we introduce Toni Coleman, our cover feature. With a spirit that is larger than life, Toni’s optimism, dedication to connection and undeniable sense of style make her a force in our community.
Additionally, we asked local residents to share the wisdom and values passed down from their mothers in "Lessons From Mom." These heartfelt reflections showcase the lasting impact a mother’s love and guidance can have on our lives.
On a personal note, I can’t help but think about my own mother, Betty Dolce, who passed away this past December at the age of 98. She was of German descent, but she fully embraced the warmth and affection that was embedded in my dad’s Italian heritage. My mom modeled the value and gratification of hard work and unconditional devotion to family. She raised eight children, and while this Mother’s Day will carry the sadness of her absence, it will be far outweighed by the gratitude we feel for having had such an incredible mother who lived a long, beautiful life.
Enjoy this issue, friends. On behalf of myself and my partner in this endeavor, Laura Bennett, we thank you for being part of this journey. We’re so glad you’re here.
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WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN SEE AND BE SEEN
The opening of Prive at the Metropolitan 1, 3, & 4 1: Don Simonetti Jr and David Carpenter 2&6: Uncorked & On Tap raised over $30,000 for the Rochester Museum and Science Center. 3: Melissa Gallina, Amanda Gallina, Sandy Sertl 4: Andy Gallina, Lauren Gallina Payne, David Carpenter 5: Photographer Renée Veniskey and Elek Veniskey at “A ROC Moment” at Rochester Contemporary Arts Center. 7: Paddles For Saddles to benefit EquiCenter Erin Eder, Sarah Klein and Steph Corey
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2025 Women of Excellence Awards
May 8th at the Joseph Floreano Riverside Convention Center. "The 2025 Women of Excellence are outstanding leaders who inspire innovation, celebrate success and support the next generation of leaders. They open doors and create positive change, sharing their success with their professional network and the community around them,” --Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Rochester Business Journal. The Presenting Sponsor is Garber Rochester; the Awards' Sponsor is Evans Bank.
The Arbor Loft New Location
The Arbor Loft is moving to a new location, across the street at 20 N. Union Street, offering a fresh atmosphere and bringing a European charm to Rochester. This venue was curated with high end beauty and dreamy natural light in mind. The team is eager to welcome you to this exciting new chapter and continue providing the same incredible experiences you've come to expect from Arbor Venues, now with a whole new vibe.
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The Spotted Octopus Brewing Co.
A Buffalo-based taproom opened a second location in the former Roc Brewing Space on S. Union. Owner Ken Shaw and his partner first started Spotted Octopus as a way to turn a homebrewing hobby into a taproom. Once it was time to expand, they looked toward Rochester. In addition to beer, patrons can enjoy a curated menu from the kitchen of brewery classics with a Mediterranean twist.
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WOMEN ARCHITECTS TAKE THE LEAD AT AIA ROCHESTER
New Heights
ARTICLE BY MARY STONE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY AIA ROCHESTER
Town of Brighton Farmers Market project led by Kimberly Kraft at In.Site: Architecture
2025 AIA President Sara DeSalvo
2025 AIA Vice President Kory Hunsinger
“In 2023, women made up 27% of the total licensed architect population in the US.”
The American Institute of Architects Rochester has a membership of nearly 400, 36 percent of which identify as women. Outside of New York City, AIA Rochester is the most active chapter in the state.
Despite comprising less than half of the membership, women have held almost half of the board positions over the last seven years, and in every year, except one, the president or vice president has been a woman. This year, for the first time, all four leadership positions are occupied by women, Executive Director Michelle Nurnane, Associate Director Linda B. Hewitt, 2025 President President Sara DeSalvo and 2025 Vice President Kory Hunsinger.
AIA Rochester was incorporated in 1968 and had its first woman president, Martha Gates, in 1976.
Hunsinger says, “We are fortunate to live in a society where architecture is not gender specific; the practice of architecture shouldn’t be either.” Architects should encourage students of all genders, backgrounds, beliefs to enter the built environment so that it represents the entire community, she explains. “We need to encourage students of all genders, backgrounds, beliefs, etc. to enter this profession to ensure our built environment represents the community at large.”
DeSalvo is at a woman-owned, woman-led firm that specializes in healthcare design. In high school, she was the only girl in any of the building trades classes or drafting classes, but she had a teacher who helped light her journey from junior high to college she says. He helped her get an internship when they were all
but non-existent, especially for women. “From having a champion early on in school to coming out and not having anyone but myself, mentoring and championing for the next generation became a passion of mine, something that is still so important in my daily work life and within our community,” DeSalvo says.
“Every architect, woman or man, draws upon their past experiences and personal preferences when faced with a design challenge. Because women and men have different experiences in their daily lives, they inherently, unintentionally bring different things to design,” Hunsinger adds.
Murnane, Hewitt, DeSalvo and Hunsinger, for the most part, have avoided unequal treatment in the workplace, but Murnane makes some anecdotal observations.
“At one firm, female colleagues noted discrepancies in the type of roles assigned – in my department women were often assigned to interior architecture while men worked on the exteriors of buildings,” Murnane says. “Men also seemed to be offered promotions earlier in their careers—female colleagues and I were told we needed more experience.”
Outside the workplace, working onsite with contractors and other project partners has been difficult at times. “Unfortunately early in my career I was belittled on the construction site,” Hunsinger says. “However I took that in stride and learned from the experiences. I was knowledgeable and assertive in my communications and over time, earned the respect that any person in this industry deserves.”
...women comprise 50% of the board. Only 36% of our membership identify as women. “ ”
Sands Constellation Center for Critical Care, spearheaded by Michelle Trott at CPL
AIA Executive Director Michelle Murnane
“I also experienced a contractor speaking to me in derogative terms early in my career, and my male supervisor was quick to shut that down,” Murnane adds. “For the most part I feel I have been taken seriously and been treated respectfully in my interactions with those in the industry. A place I encountered the most resistance was in interviewing potential contractors for a project at my own home.”
In leadership roles, women are not represented equally, which has resulted in fewer women mentors, among other issues, Murnane says. “At my first full-time job I noted to a superior that there were no women principals in the firm, and they responded that there indeed was a female principal – she was the head of the interiors department. There were no female principals in the architecture department at that time.” In more recent
years, however, Murnane has noticed more women assuming leadership.
Allison Shannon is now a principal at SWBR and current president of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), a technical organization that works to organize, standardize, and communicate construction information. Jessica Kruse of LaBella is set to become president of CSI Rochester this summer.
AIA Rochester, considered the most active chapter in the state, provides multiple programs, awards and outreach. AIA holds a golf tournament to raise over $20,000 in scholarships; the organization provides education for members and students, support and mentoring to college students. AIA Rochester, Murnane says, was instrumental in helping Rochester Institute of Technology develop its architecture degree program.
University of Rochester Medicine, Flaum Eye Institute, Webster Ophthalmology Office led by Kristin Merle, Sara DeSalvo and Abbie Boglione, Dwyer Architectural
ARTICLE BY MARY STONE | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY WALTER COLLEY IMAGES AND RMAPI
“Together, we are breaking the cycle of poverty by shifting power to enable upward mobility for all families.”
Photo by Walter Colley Images
Making Strides
In 2013, data from the Rochester Area Community Foundation and ACT Rochester showed the city had some of the highest poverty rates in the nation. Rochester was found to be the poorest school district in Upstate New York and in the nation.
Two years later, the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative was formed to identify the root causes for those statistics.
After issuing a progress report, RMAPI’s partners addressed initial recommendations. Service providers formed partnerships to better understand people’s experiences looking for work, navigating human services and finding safe and affordable housing.
In 2022, RMAPI published its new Unity Agenda, a roadmap for achieving poverty alleviation in Greater Rochester.
In the years since the Rochester Area Community Foundation’s report, the oncerapid rate of growth in poverty in Rochester
first slowed and then reversed. In the latest report from the U.S. Census, the poverty rate for the most recent five-year period decreased by nearly 10 percent.
From 2013 to 2023, the Rochester child poverty rate fell by 20.9 percent, faster than the state average and faster than many upstate cities. For the same period, child poverty dropped 8.1 percent in Syracuse and 18.6 percent in Buffalo, RAMPI data show.
Poverty in Rochester remains a dire problem, however. RMAPI reports that among comparably-sized U.S. cities, the poverty statistics for Monroe County, especially in the City of Rochester, remain appalling. Of the almost one-third of the population who lives below the poverty line, half live in extreme poverty—meaning that the household income is half of the federal poverty level, RMAPI reports.
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Q & A with Aqua Porter, RMAPI Executive Director
Aqua Porter, RMAPI Executive Director
“We focused on identifying the root causes and creating system-wide changes that give everyone in our community a seat at the table.”
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WHAT FACTORS MOST INFLUENCED THE DECLINE IN ROCHESTER POVERTY?
When RMAPI launched in 2015, we set out to do something that hadn’t been done before—break down silos and build real collaboration among organizations working to combat poverty. We focused on identifying the root causes and creating system-wide changes that give everyone in our community a seat at the table. Every decision we’ve made has been grounded in our core principles: centering racial equity, addressing trauma and revitalizing neighborhoods.
We can’t take full credit for the decline in poverty, but RMAPI has played a major role. In 2021, we successfully pushed local employers to raise wages, resulting in over 12,000 workers seeing meaningful pay increases. We also built a coalition that helped secure key policy changes, like raising the minimum wage and tying future increases to inflation—ensuring wages keep pace with the cost of living.
Other significant wins include the Clean Slate Act, which seals certain criminal records after several years, giving more New Yorkers the opportunity to fully
participate in their communities and build a better future.”
WHAT CAN LOCALS DO TO FURTHER THIS DECLINE GOING FORWARD? WHAT ARE SOME CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP? IS THERE SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY YOU CAN POINT TO AS AN EXAMPLE?
We launched a campaign in Rochester to encourage people to take up that call. Poverty affects all of us, and we believe everyone can be part of the solution. Being a Poverty Abolitionist means using your power—whether it’s your voice, skills, connections, or choices—to drive meaningful change.
One easy but impactful way to start is by signing up for RMAPI’s advocacy alerts. This helps people stay informed and take action on policies that fight poverty and create real opportunities for upward mobility.
We’ve also launched our Civic Influencer program, designed to give community members the tools and support they need to engage in civic conversations and advocate for equitable solutions. Lived experience is powerful, and we want to make sure those voices are heard in shaping policies that affect real people’s lives.
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A Change of Pace
Emergency Room Doctors Make their Niche and Find their Peace
ARTICLE BY MARY STONE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY REFRESH MED SPA
They met in the emergency room at Rochester General Hospital as board-certified emergency medicine physicians. Stephanie Corey, M.D. had just moved to Rochester from New York City, when Rich Coia, M.D. who had already been there a year, walked over and introduced himself.
Corey quickly learned Coia would soon be getting braces. She had been through the same process in her twenties and joked with him about all the treats he would have to avoid. Corey and her husband later met Coia out for dinner, the night before he was scheduled to get his braces. They brought him a bag of gummy bears he couldn’t eat. “We’ve been best friends ever since,” she says.
They got the idea to start Refresh Med Spa a couple years ago while in the ER. Some nurses were chatting about injectables, when one commented, “You guys should do Botox and fillers. I would come to you.” The idea got them thinking.
“COVID really changed all of medicine. It made a huge impact on our workplace and work satisfaction,” Corey says. “We found when we worked in the emergency room, people were distressed. People are
unhappy. The wait times have become crazy. Doctors have nothing to do with it, but we’re the face of it and hearing the complaints.
“And the people we help the most in the emergency room are in really bad shape,” Corey says. Once they are stabilized, they go to another doctor, another department. “We don’t have much of a positive feedback loop,” Corey reflects.
One day, Coia signed them up for training to learn how to administer injectables. Corey says they realized the job was far less challenging and stressful than treating people in the ER. They were having fun.
Two years later, Refresh Med Spa is operating in a historic East Avenue building and has added services beyond injectables that include laser skin resurfacing, microneedling, laser hair removal, IV Nutritional Therapy–vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and antioxidants delivered into the bloodstream.
“Fillers are instant gratification,” she says. “People come asking for something that is completely elective: They’re leaving happy. It’s just such a refreshing, different way for us to apply our knowledge of medicine.”
DR. STEPHANIE COREY
WELL ROUNDED
ARTICLE BY MARY STONE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL LOSSOWSKI
WELLNESS REQUIRES BALANCE. WHERE DO YOU PUT YOUR ENERGY?
We like to do what we’re good at: It’s comfortable. But it also means we tend to neglect areas we need to improve.
To take stock of where we put our attention to lead well balanced lives–for ourselves and the people around us–the Wellness Wheel allows us to assess where we direct our energy to help identify areas we tend to neglect.
Rochester Regional Health created a committee focused on well-being dimensions that are a streamlined version of the Wellness Wheel, explains Rochester Regional Health Executive Medical Director Behavioral Health Dr. Mary Marrocco.
“It includes Work, Mental, Financial, Physical, Emotional and Community dimensions. Both the Wellness Wheel and our Well-being Dimensions acknowledge the need to expand beyond the historical focus of physical health and programs, to recognizing that well-being is a cultural imperative which is multidimensional and focuses on the whole person and how they interact with their environment.”
The Wellness Wheel is a tool and visual representation that assesses one's sense of wellbeing.
“IT COMES DOWN TO UNDERSTANDING THE SAME COMPASSION THAT YOU APPLIED TO OTHER PEOPLE ALSO NEEDS TO EXTEND TO YOURSELF.”
The Wellness Wheel allows people to see various dimensions of well-being in a usable picture, explains Rochester Regional Health Director of Outpatient Adult Mental Health Services Sara Hopkins. “The image highlights the breadth of the aspects of wellness, and the balance among the differing areas. People can evaluate their own needs and successes in each area and make determinations of where they want to put more of their energy.“
Crystal Foster, owner and clinical director at Groundwork Counseling in Rochester says it can be difficult to conceptualize balance.
As a therapist, wife and mother, she balances the demands of work and home life by thinking about harmony instead. “Different parts of your life are going to demand different things from you at different times,” she says, giving the example of her son. “There are times when my son is going to need me to be really present and focusing on his needs, such as during his baseball season. I make sure that I don’t take on extra work projects such as starting a new program, until the season is over when I have more time to dedicate.”
Younger women tend to question how much to focus on their career and how much to plan for a family. For women with families in their late 30s and 40s, she says, they often struggle to keep from losing themselves. With those patients, she says, “We work on remembering to prioritize things that are meaningful, on relationships, and making the time for activities that they enjoy.”
Women need to tune into themselves to feel when they have pushed themselves too far. Just because women are resilient, does not mean they should constantly push themselves to their limits. Setting boundaries starts with knowing when women feel like they are pushed beyond what is comfortable. “This is important because if you don't know where you stand, then how do you know where to draw that line?
For herself, Foster says being more intentional and mindful with eating habits has been a game changer, physically and mentally.
She tells women to remember the moment they’re in instead of getting ahead of themselves and feel gratitude for all they have accomplished.
Crystal Foster, founder and clinical director of Groundwork Counseling
Crystal Foster with son Roman
THE COLEMAN CONNECTION
Toni Coleman’s RocHAUS Collective unites local talent, clean products and cool design
ARTICLE BY MARY STONE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL LOSSOWSKI
RocHAUS Collective on Monroe Ave. is a combination of diverse perspectives and talents, with an emphasis on design, creativity and community. The result is an experience that uplifts and connects people.
“I am the captain of my ship. I don’t have to let someone else tell me what my worth is.”
Founder and Owner Toni Coleman says this article won’t capture the feeling at RocHAUS. To understand, you have to experience firsthand her salon, which is about relationships as much as it is blow outs, hair color and cuts.
Customers gather at a communal table; they read books, talk–they connect. They benefit from the toxin-free products stylists use and environmentally safe, locally made items for sale. With organic textiles, soy and coconut wax candles from Rochester Candle Co. or healing balm made of goat milk and New Zealand Manuka Honey from Honeoye Remedies, Coleman strives to combine clean, natural products that ease people’s toxic burden.
Coleman is compassionate, as a designer and business owner, starting with the collection of stylists she brought together at RocHAUS. They were orphans,
Coleman says, after their salon closed down. That’s why the Collective was formed.
“I don't like the whole competition (thing). I'm about collaboration. Each person has a different gift,” Coleman says. “We all have an assignment and we all bring something different to the table. There's enough for everybody.”
When she decided to open RocHAUS, Coleman was 55; she had no money saved; she never took a business course, and yet everything she needed to make the business a success, seemed to come to her.
As optimistic as Coleman tends to be, even she failed to imagine the success RocHAUS would have. Interestingly, she says, the success, the partners and clients, ended up finding her.
Coleman grew up with very little support, but she thinks the naysayers she encountered helped lead
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RocHAUS Collective on Monroe Ave.
her to success. She had a mother who believed in her–and she believed in herself. “I can write my own story,” she decided when she opened RocHAUS. The struggles she endured along the way, if anything, helped bring the Collective to life.
“I love rocks and I love natural stone and wood. Again, I am that artist and crafts(person). And it's funny, what I love about rocks is they're ordinary elements of sand and sediment. It doesn't become something extraordinary until it is heated up, until there’s this deep pressure, something beautiful comes out,” Coleman says. “That’s when ‘Roc’ came to me. It was like, ‘Oh my God, that's it!’ Our beauty comes through all these hardships and these trials. I (chose) ‘HAUS’ because I wanted a safe haven, an oasis for women.”
Coleman is a deep thinker, a critical thinker. She loves color, design, cuisine and connecting people.
“And I just love how everybody's got a story. Most people think we're just these ordinary people, but I think humans are extraordinary, especially women. Especially women! And until we sit down and reflect over our journey and where we've been and where we're going, sometimes we don't understand all of that.”
Small acts of kindness, words of support, connection, Coleman says, are what clients still crave after COVID. RocHAUS Collective is meant to inspire that.
“We live in such an ageist society and specifically for women, they want to kind of put you on the shelf. Men get finer and better; women are put out to pasture,” Coleman says. “And so what I love about this journey and what I tell people is if it can happen for me, it can happen for anybody.”
Photo by Kara Reed
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Lessons from Mom
LESSONS THAT HAVE THE POWER TO SHAPE OUR LIVES FOREVER
ARTICLE BY BETTY DOLCE
We asked local residents to share the values they’ve carried into adulthood, thanks to their moms. The lessons we learn at home have the power to shape our lives forever.
Of all the personal, practical, and professional lessons my mom has taught me, the one that stands out the most is this: be your own best friend. Its meaning has evolved as I've grown, and as an adult, I carry it with me when I advocate for myself, trust my intuition, and stay true to my values. It's a lesson I hope to pass on as I raise my own daughter.
LAUREN MONACELLI, GATES.
MOM ANN STOUTENBURG
My Mother always wanted me to keep family traditions going, keep my head down, be hardworking, respectful and kind. And to have a loving family of my own like the one I grew up in.
ROB O'LEARY, IRONDEQUOIT.
MOM TERESA O’LEARY
What sticks with me most is when my Mother says she is proud of me. She said it for deeds big and small, and for no reason I could see. She said it when I was proud of myself, but, especially, when I was not. When I was low, griefstricken, or felt small in this world, those words lifted me. I work to deserve it. I am proud to be her son.
PHILLIP STEVER, WEBSTER.
MOM MARY FRANCES STEVER
My Mom was a stickler for family dinner. You didn’t leave the table while others were still eating and you had to ask to be excused. She was tough on table manners. She would say, ’You don’t believe me now, but there will come a time when you will appreciate good table manners.’ She was right. In college I had lovely friends who I did not want to sit across from at any meal.
GAY CARD, PITTSFORD.
MOM SHIRLEY DUTTON
I was raised by my grandmothers, so I always said that I had three moms. My grandmothers were very hard workers, and I saw what it meant to get up and go to work each day while also managing a household. They made sure that in addition to appreciating the value of work outside my home, I learned how to do the things inside my home, like cooking and cleaning, that I would need in life to be self-sufficient. Both my grandmothers are retired and living in Florida now. I owe so much to my Golden Girls.
DAVID OLIVERA, ROCHESTER
My mom always said that nothing is ever as bad as it seems on the next day. This has helped me to reframe the issues or problems that I faced; giving me time to process and accept what is happening with the knowledge that the world will still be spinning tomorrow.
PATRICK PHILLIPS, ROCHESTER.
MOM CAROLINE PHILLIPS
Before the notion of going green was even a ‘thing’ my mom taught me and my two sisters the 3 Rs; reduce, reuse, recycle. To this day we recognize the importance of not wasting.
She also taught us that you could use a very small wine glass and have many!
MARTHA HYLAND, ROCHESTER.
MOM ELLEN HYLAND
“Of all the personal, practical, and professional lessons my mom has taught me, the one that stands out the most is this: be your own best friend.” — Lauren Monacelli
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Irondequoit Farmers Market
Columbus Way Town Hall Campus | 4:00 PM
The weekly Summer Market runs Thursdays from May 1st through October 10th, from 4pm to dusk.
MAY 3RD-18TH
An American in Paris
Louis S Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester | 7:30 PM
Inspired by the 1951 film of the same name, this Tony Award-Winning new musical is an epic song and dance extravaganza about an American soldier at the end of WWII. Presented by Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation. Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin
MAY 4TH, 11TH, 18TH & 25TH Flower City Days at the Market
The Rochester Public Market | 9:00 AM
The Public Market comes alive with its legendary horticultural sales-row upon row of annuals, perennials, shrubs and garden ornamentation sold by dozens upon dozens of established horticultural producers.
MAY 9TH-18TH
Rochester Lilac Festival
Highland Park | 10:00 AM
The Rochester Lilac Festival is a 10day event celebrating the city's famous lilacs, featuring live music, arts and crafts and more.
MAY 23RD-24TH
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 24/25 Pops Season Finale
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater | 8:00 PM
Come Swing With Me! Travel back in time to the 1950s Las Vegas Strip. From Sinatra and the Rat Pack, to Bobby Darin, soulful crooner Paul Loren takes you on a swinging journey through crowded cocktail lounges and casinos, highlighting some of the most iconic voices of all time along the way! Jeff Tyzik conducts.
JUNE 20TH-28TH
Up Next- Rochester International Jazz Festival 22nd Edition June 20-28
18 Venues, East End Cultural District, Downtown Rochester
One of the world’s leading jazz festivals returns to Rochester in June. The nine-day event will present more than 1750 legendary performers, familiar favorites and rising stars in 285+ shows. The multi-dimensional festival draws more than 200,000 music lovers and artists from around the world. It is the place to be in June!
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Daily Gratitude Journal Prompts
ARTICLE BY DELIA JO RAMSEY
The art of gratitude can be healing. It’s a great time of year to get in the true mindset of gratefulness. To aid in your endeavors, check out these 30 daily gratitude journal prompts and stick to them until it feels natural.
1. Five things that make you happy instantly:
2. Did you get any pleasant surprises today?
3. Did you do any acts of kindness today?
4. What's something big or small you can do for those less fortunate than yourself?
5. Five personality traits you're grateful for:
6. Favorite song and how does it make you feel?
7. One small step you can take toward overcoming a challenge you currently face:
8. List something good that caught your attention today.
9. What nice thing did another person do for you this week?
10. What's something you did for another person this week?
11. Three things you own that make your life easier:
12. How can you turn something that makes you angry into something more pleasant?
13. Think of five people who irritate you or you have trouble getting along with. Name three positive qualities about them.
14. What are you most thankful for in your life?
15. Name three of your significant accomplishments.
16. Most stunning place you’ve ever visited:
17. Think about the personalities and unique qualities of someone you admire. Which qualities of them do you want to see in yourself, too?
18. What's your favorite holiday and why?
19. What friends are you most grateful for having in your life?
20. What basic daily necessities are you thankful for today?
21. What are you grateful for in your career?
22. Focus on your five senses and write down how you can make them more active.
23. Three elements of nature you're most grateful for:
24. Three things you love about your town:
25. List three struggles you experienced and overcame in your life. What did you do to overcome them, and who helped you through them?
26. What meals do you enjoy most?
27. Something you saw this week that melted your heart:
28. A time when someone went out of their way to support you:
29. A happy memory from childhood:
30. Make a list of five places you'd like to visit and consider visiting at least one very soon.
