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Annual Menorah Lighting takes place

By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer

Last Thursday was the first night of Hanukkah. Rabbi Shnai Levitin welcomed community members to the Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Carnival in Queen Anne, at the corner of Crockett Street and Queen Anne Avenue. In addition to the menorah, they had music and crafts, a dreidel on stilts, a fire show, and lots of snacks for visitors: latkes, jelly donuts, cotton candy, chocolate coins.

PNB director dancing through life in new book

By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer

The holiday season at Seattle Center is in full swing. The inaugural Seattle Christmas Market is delighting visitors, the Space Needle has just launched the Loupe Lounge, the trains are running at Winterfest Village in the Armory, dancers are gracing the stage at Pacific Northwest Ballet, and a new author is quietly enjoying the success of his first book. Peter Boal has been the Artistic Director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet since 2005. PNB audience members may already be familiar with his writing from the program notes that he writes for each production. Now, he has channeled his lifelong passions

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Marcie Sillman and Peter Boal at his book

and author talk at McCaw Hall.

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Rabbi Shnai Levitin lighting the candle on the first night of Chanukah, December 7.

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Sage Viniconis demonstrates the power of breath and fire for the crowd gathered at the Chanukah Carnival in Queen Anne.

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New art studio and gallery opens doors FOCUS ON YOUTH

Staff Report

Cati Art Studio & Gallery opened its doors in Magnolia for the first time on Nov. 18 displaying the paintings of owner Catalina Mercado. Painting fulltime for over 20 years and receiving a BFA from the University of Houston, Catalina participates in local art groups such as Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists and Women Painters of Washington. Catalina brings her vision and dedication to support other artists achieve their goals whether in the gallery or in weekly classes.

Tuesday was the opening of a new monthly show welcoming northwest artists Barry Roitblat, Sue Madill, Gregg Goolsby, and Kim Tepe. The show goes on until Jan. 6 with a reception on Dec. 15, from 6-8 p.m.

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Rabbi Levitin spoke about the two miracles of Chanukah while lighting the first candle. First, the miraculous military victory to end the untenable oppression by the Greeks. And then, finding the tiny cruse of oil that should have only lasted one day, but burned for eight days until more pure oil could be produced. He stressed that menorah lightings should be done in public, louder and prouder, because “Light dispels the darkness, especially this year in the wake of the largest Jewish massacre since the Holocaust.” He knows that some people here in Seattle are still feeling traumatized by the attacks and he reminds them to shine the light, do a mitzvah or good deed, and reach out to others to dispel hate. “Hate will appear more powerful if we do not shine light. It is beautiful to see the community expressing their support,” he said. While the menorah was shining over the

carnival, the crowd was ushered back to a safe distance and Sage Viniconis came forward to demonstrate the power of breath and fire. Queen Anne resident Cynthia Albini called the carnival, “Amazing!” And added a reminder that, “If we all started to do good things together, things can change for the better.”

Chabad of Queen Anne and Magnolia is a community group and open to all. The Queen Anne Chanukah Village will come to life Wednesday, December 13. Community members are invited to meet at Chabad Center to pick up a map and other items for the scavenger hunt at participating businesses along Queen Anne Avenue. There will be raffle tickets, prizes, and treats along the way. Guests are invited to meet back at the Chabad Center for a Chanukah Fair and candle lighting. This event is free but reservations are required. More information is available at chabadqueenanne.com.

A new addition to the family!

Submitted by Ellery Queen Anne Community Council

This month I decided not to do an interview but rather write about something dear to my heart - getting a new pet for our family.

After our family had to help our 14-year-old dog cross the rainbow bridge last summer, I begged and pleaded with my parents to get a puppy. They said no at first, but on my birthday weekend this October, we visited Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary in Fremont and found our perfect pup. We named him Milo, even though his original name is Verde. We had to foster him for one week before we could choose to adopt him. Resilient Hearts provided all the supplies we needed, like toys, crate, bed, puppy pads, and food!

You can visit Resilient Hearts in Fremont Wednesdays through Sundays and meet the dogs or cats that are available to adopt or foster. Learn more about them here: https:// resilientheartsanimalsanctuary.org/ Follow them on Instagram for their most up to date activities; that’s where you can get glimpses of puppies! They are always looking for more volunteers AND accept kid volunteers – how cool is that? No requirements for kids other than enjoying the company of all types of dogs, playing with them, and feeding them treats. Their youngest volunteer was 6 years old!

Any extra supplies we’ve needed we found at All The Best Pet Care in Queen Anne. We customized a new dog ID tag, bought a new harness and leash, treats, and some extra toys. Find them on the Avenue or check out their website here: https://shop.allthebestpetcare.com/ products/list/?search=lamb

Milo loves toys but definitely has two favorites. We bought ‘Lamb Chop’ stuffie from Petco in Interbay and can you believe they have over 20 different styles of Lamp Chop? There’s even Lamp Chop for cats. Find the stuffie here: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/ search?query=lamb%20chop

His other favorite toy is the Wobble Wag Giggle ball that is an interactive ball with funky sounds! It has even been featured on TV. My Dad bought it from Amazon and here’s the link to purchase or learn more about it: https://www.amazon. com/Allstar-Innovations-Wobble-Giggle-Ball/ dp/B00PQ5UH0C/ref=sr_1_5?crid=J2JBOVWV LUD6&keywords=wobble%2Bwag%2Bgiggle%2 Bball%2Bdog%2Btoy&qid=1701663089&sprefix =wobble%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-5&th=1

To learn more about Milo’s ancestry, (since he’s a rescue) we used Embark. My Mom swabbed Milo’s cheek and mailed in his DNA. Embark sent us back the results within a few weeks, and we found out he is primarily Border Collie, Australian Cattle Dog and Australian Kelpie. I think that makes Milo so unique, and of course so cute!

Milo and I love to go for walks around Queen Anne, so if you ever see a black and white spotted dog and a 12-year old girl, that’s me and Milo! I hope if you have been looking for a dog or cat, you will consider Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary! Thanks for reading.

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Cati Art Studio & Gallery opened its doors

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night of Chanukah. Rabbi Shnai Levitin welcomed community members to the Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Carnival in Queen Anne, at the corner of Crockett Street and Queen Anne Avenue

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for writing and ballet to create his memoir: Illusions of Camelot. “It is a book by a dancer, that incorporates dance, but is not about dance. It is about growing up and finding your path in life,” Boal says. Adding, “Anyone can feel that they don’t belong.”

Boal has danced with the greatest ballet companies in America and some of the most notable choreographers, including Twyla Tharpe, Jerome Robbins, and George Balanchine. While dance has played a major role in his story, this book is really about the young boy coming of age in a different time and coming to terms with his father’s addiction.

At a reading and book signing earlier this year, Marcie Sillman wasted no time diving into the meat of the story. “When you were young, it seemed you idolized your father. When did that change?” she asked. Boal tells the sad story of when his father showed up drunk at his performance with American Ballet Theater in Saratoga Springs. Although he had grown up in a community that had always covered for his father, the cracks were beginning to show. He loved his father but was angry at the addiction. He recalls, “My father really loved me. He was a great parent, in snippets.”

Boal tells his readers that you are who you are because of the circumstances that make up a person. Growing up in the town of Bedford, he danced in and out of the levels of exclusions and privilege. As a child, he accepted it as the way the world works. But he knew that wasn’t the way he wanted it to be. Ballet became a beacon for Boal and he says it saved him in some ways. He felt it pulled him into a community of greater belonging. In the world of professional ballet, Boal has

shaped PNB into a beacon of inclusivity for the dancers and the community. In addition to being one of the largest and most respected ballet companies in the country, Pacific Northwest Ballet is also one of the most inclusive. While the effort to promote diversity and inclusion was already underway when Boal joined the company, they are currently working to change the landscape of the dance world. Because he remembers feeling different as one of only three boys in his class at School of American Ballet, he knows it is his job to help normalize traditionally

excluded dancers. DanceChance is a program for students in Seattle Public Schools who may not have had the opportunity to study classical ballet. PNB has also had highly successful programs for dancers with Parkinson’s disease and Down syndrome. And audiences can see one of the most diverse ballet companies performing at McCaw Hall throughout the year.

Illusions of Camelot is available at the PNB gift shop, local bookstores, and online. The Nutcracker runs through December 27. More information and tickets are available at pnb.org.

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Peter Boal at work in his office at Seattle Center.

Can journaling reprogram your brain?

Research has shown the power of the pen to help us retain information, like while taking notes in school or making a to-do list. But some say it can it do far more, including strengthening goals, reframing habitual thoughts, dissolving creative blocks and diluting or overcoming trauma. You can become more observant, positive, productive, mindful, and happy.

There’s a strong connection between the act of handwriting (or drawing) and the brain. Indiana University research showed that the working memory areas of gradeschoolers’ brains lit up the most when forming letters by hand, and that college students retained a handwritten paragraph better after a week than a keyboarded one.

It’s interesting to think how that mechanism came to be in our brains before we developed written language; I also wonder if using hand sign language would have a similar effect, but I digress.

Writing tells the brain’s Reticular Activating System that “this is important,” and it then hunts for supporting parallels in daily life. You know how if you decide you want a green MINI Cooper you start seeing them everywhere? That’s the RAS at work. You’re not only remembering your goals but looking for opportunities to further them. An oft-repeated statistic is that you are 42% more likely to achieve a goal if you write it down.

Also, writing is not only helpful in waking life. if a problem is keeping you up at night, therapists recommend writing it down before you hit the pillow to let your subconscious begin working with it while you get much-needed Zzzzzs.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF JOURNALING

I’m not talking about the “what I did today” diary, which may have chronicled your ups and downs in middle or high school. I imagine that might help memories of your daily activities stick, but I’m talking here about journaling with a wider purpose.

FOR GOAL-SETTING

Following the idea that writing down your intentions strengthens them, this can be as simple as writing down your goals regularly, or a goal-setting day planner like Chalene Johnson’s Push Journal.

Breaking down your projects into smaller pieces will obviously help them get done, too. You can also investigate “bullet journaling” for to-dos and prioritizing.

TO FEEL BETTER

Reframing your thoughts and what you notice daily will shift your outlook, and eventually your personality, dramatically. That’s a major benefit of mindfulness practices, too. Our brains have a negative bias to hunt out potential dangers and pitfalls, which can become an entrenched habit. With practice we forget to see the positive aspects of our lives. If you instead send the RAS on the hunt for the things that went right today, you’ll seeing more of them next week. In a positive feedback loop, your life feels full of good things, so you notice fewer negative ones. Perhaps you are complaining less, or approaching situations with a more open, neutral demeanor, improving your interactions at work and home.

Gratitude journals are great for this, and they don’t have to take long. For about eight months, I did the “Five-Minute” Journal, which offers five prompts, like “I am grateful for,” and “What could make today great?” in the morning, and “What did I learn today?” at night. I became tired of repeating myself over time, but I enjoyed it, and it was easy to fit in. I still name three things I’m grateful for before going to sleep.

FOR HEALING

Writing about difficult emotions has been shown in multiple studies to lessen trauma and even boost immune function. Dr. James Pennebaker (“Writing to Heal”) developed an expressive writing protocol based on writing (by pen, keyboard, or dictation) about a stressful event for fifteen minutes, over four days. His protocol recommends doing it four days in a row, but it can also be done within a month. Write continuously, without correcting for spelling or editing. This has been shown to be mildly distressing right after writing, but to greatly improve one’s mood overall, especially in response to that event.

One caution: a blog I read, by psychologist Dr. Gareth Furber, recommended that people with severe trauma history or under high stress undergo this training with the guidance of a professional

therapist, because it will stir up some challenging memories and emotions. Furber also pointed out there are also protocols for writing about positive events, real or imagined.

Social psychologist Laura King made a flipside protocol asking you to imagine your best life, writing for 20 minutes over four straight days:

“Think about your life in the future. Imagine that everything

has gone as well as it possibly could. You have worked hard and succeeded at accomplishing all of your life goals. Think of this as the realization of all of your life dreams. Now, write about what you imagined.”

Two years later, with Chad Burton, King studied this prompt, written for at least 20 minutes over three consecutive days:

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form (FL All Family 120). You must also update your Confidential information Form (FL All Family 001) if this case involves parentage or child support.) Note: You and the other party/ies may agree to accept legal papers by email under Superior Court Civil Rule 5 and local court rules. This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the state of Washington. Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News November 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6 & 13, 2023

Superior Court of Washington, County of King In the Guardianship of: Dominique Eliasara Enosa Tiitii Respondent (minor child) No. 234-07448 KNT Amended Summons Served by Publication (SMPB) Amended Summons Served by Publication To (other party’s name/s): John Doe I have started a court case by filing a petition. The name of the Petition is: Minor Guardianship Petition You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is published: December 13, 2023. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: • No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and • The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgment). Follow these steps: 1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons. Those documents explain what the other party is asking for. 2. Fill out a Response on this form (check the Response that matches the Petition): Other (specify): Objection to Minor Guardianship You can get the Response form and other forms you may need at: • The Washington State Courts’ website: www.courts.wa.gov/forms • Washington LawHelp: www.washingtonlawhelp.org, or • The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law library (for a fee). 3. Serve (give) a copy of your Response to the person who filed this Summons at the address below, and to any other parties. You may use certified mail with return receipt requested. For more information on how to serve, read Superior Court Civil Rule 5. 4. File your original Response with the court clerk at this address: Superior Court Clerk, King County 401 4th Ave N Rm 2C Kent WA 98032 5. Lawyer not required: It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer, but you may file and serve your Response without one. Person filing this Summons or his/her lawyer fills out below: /s/ Samuel Tiitii 12/5/2023 Samuel Tiitii /s/ Simamao Katherine Passi 12/5/2023 Simamao Katherine Passi I agree to accept legal papers for this case at (check one): the following address (this does not have to be your home address): 32200 Military Rd S, #K103, Federal Way, WA 98001 (If this address changes before the case ends, you must notify all parties and the court in writing. You may use the Notice of Address Change form (FL All Family 120). You must also update your Confidential Information Form (FL All Family 001) if this case involves parentage or child support.) Note: You and the other party/ies may agree to accept legal papers by email under Superior Court Civil Rule 5 and local court rules. This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the state of Washington. Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 10 & 17, 2023 TS No WA08000106-23-1 TO No

230348892-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: MEGAN G OSBORNE, AN UNMARRIED PERSON AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: HomeStreet Bank Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: HomeStreet Bank Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20181204000662 Parcel Number: 247590-0170 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 12, 2024, 10:00 AM, At the 4th Ave. entrance to the King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 2, KING COUNTY SHORT PLAT NO. 678067, RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 7812220862 BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 16 THROUGH 21, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 2, FALL CITY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 2 OF PLATS, PAGE 80, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON;TOGETHER WITH HALF VACANT ALLEY ADJACENT THAT WOULD ATTACH BY OPERATION OF LAW.

APN: 247590-0170 More commonly known as 33712 SE 43RD ST, FALL CITY, WA 98024 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated November 29, 2018, executed by MEGAN G OSBORNE, AN UNMARRIED PERSON AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of HOMESTREET BANK, A WASHINGTON STATE CHARTERED BANK as original

Beneficiary recorded December 4, 2018 as Instrument No. 20181204000662 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by HomeStreet Bank, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE

tember 8, 2023 Number of Payments 7 Total

$2,675.62 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION March 15, 2023 September 8, 2023 $113.70

PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note

Dated: November 29, 2018 Note Amount

$50,000.00 Interest Paid To: February 15, 2023 Next Due Date: March 15, 2023 Current Beneficiary: HomeStreet Bank Contact Phone No: 800.809.1377 Address: 601 Union Street, Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA 98101 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $49,561.54, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on January 12, 2024. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by January 1, 2024, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before January 1, 2024 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the January 1, 2024 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, HomeStreet Bank or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS MEGAN G OSBORNE 33712 SE 43RD ST, FALL CITY, WA 98024 MEGAN G OSBORNE PO BOX 931, SNOQUALMIE, WA 98365 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MEGAN G OSBORNE 33712 SE 43RD ST, FALL CITY, WA 98024 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MEGAN G OSBORNE PO BOX 931, SNOQUALMIE, WA 98365 by both first class and certified mail on August 3, 2023, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place August 3, 2023 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www. hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.

wa.gov Dated: September 11, 2023 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456

TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/ Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 95648, Pub Dates: 12/13/2023, 1/3/2024, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS

Council celebrates start of holiday season

By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer

On a quiet Friday night, Cotto Belltown was bursting at the seams as they welcomed a large group of people for a Happy Hour to celebrate the start of the holiday season and introduce the new City Council to leaders who play a role in the success of the city. The standing room only crowd included leaders of the arts, medical community, colleges,

nonprofits, and major employers. The goal was to celebrate the city and everyone who lives, works, or plays here.

"The party was all about pulling people together to make merry and cheer on Seattle. We have had a rough few years, but 2024 is going to be a great year" says JJ McKay, a host of the party.

As the crowd chanted, “Sa-ra! Sa-ra! Sa-ra!” Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson stepped up to speak. She congratulated the newly elected councilmembers and

“Think of the most wonderful experience or experiences in your life, happiest moments, ecstatic moments, moments of rapture, perhaps from being in love, or from listening to music, or suddenly ‘‘being hit’’ by a book or painting or from some great creative moment. Choose one such experience or moment. Try to imagine

highlighted their collective wealth of professional expertise. “This is one of the most professionally accomplished and diverse cohorts to enter City Council in a long time, with a tech sector attorney, a small business owner, a former Superior court judge, a City budget specialist, and a former Naval intelligence officer turned stay-athome dad joining our ranks,” Nelson said. She stressed that they did not run because it was the next logical step in their political

yourself at that moment, including all the feelings and emotions associated with the experience. Now write about the experience in as much detail as possible trying to include the feelings, thoughts, and emotions that were present at the time. Please try your best to re-experience the emotions involved.”

With both, college students studied reported elevated mood immediately

careers, they ran because they love our city and they want to help fix it. Adding, “I’m so grateful they stepped up to serve and I’m excited about the progress we can make together.”

Public safety was a recurring theme of the evening. Bob Kettle, the newly elected councilmember for District 7, said, “I am excited to be joining the new City Council team to help tackle the issues facing our district and more broadly our city. Especially since the reset

after writing and improved immune function for at least three months afterwards.

FOR CREATIVES

You’ve heard of writers who set their clock for their “morning pages”? Thank Julia Cameron, author of “The Artist’s Way,” who popularized the practice. It’s meant to fire up your creative juices and blast through, under or around

of the Council offers the opportunity to have a reset in many areas and so can help us take those steps forward needed to address those issues.”

Before closing out the speeches, Nelson added that the new council would be getting down to the basics of local government and moving away from divisiveness. She is inviting members of the public to tune in to watch the meetings on the Seattle Channel.

any creative blocks holding you back from your best work. Commit to a set amount of time or pages. You can have a prompt, consider a problem, or just write whatever comes into your head. “Free writing” is the same idea, just at any time of day.

We haven’t even covered dream journals. Ah, another day. Why not see which of these may speak to you and try one?