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THE LIFE LINK
...Helping individuals and families who are homeless and displaced achieve self-sufficiency through emergency assistance, housing and other supportive programs, including advanced addiction and behavioral health treatment services.
The Life Link is a Licensed Community Mental Health Center and offers services for mental health, substances, and co-occuring disorders. We take medicaid and other forms of insurance.
Beauty in Soup Cans: Mary Lou Cook Shows Life Link Residents How to Bring Creativity into their Lives
It’s easy to compile a list of Mary Lou Cook’s numerous accomplishments. As one of Santa Fe’s designated “Living Treasures” we can speak of her talents as calligrapher, bookbinder, basket maker, author of 14 books, not to mention peace activist, bank director, mother and minister.
But how did one woman achieve all that she has? What is the secret to her exemplary life?
Her answer: “Being conscious.”
For Mary Lou Cook, acting consciously in everything we do is the key to a productive and harmonious life. But in order to act consciously, we need first to reduce the clutter in our minds and in our lives.
She explains: “The teaching is being organized. When we have order, we have peace. When we have clutter, we are not at peace. So the whole idea of getting organized – in your home, your office, your car, your purse - Is to find order – and then you find peace. When you know where everything is, it’s such a sense of peace.” And when we have peace in our lives, we can access our creative, productive spirit and bring greater productivity, more beauty and happiness into our lives. Does that mean everyone has inner an Einstein or Picasso? Can we all bring beauty and harmony into our lives? According to Mary Lou, “Everyone is born with creativity, although not everyone uses it. Imagination must be nourished. Our goal is to develop an atmosphere where the constant flow of ideas is embraced.”
The First Ever Life Link Parking Lot Sale
a Huge SuccessOn May 23, The Life Link held it’s first ever fund raising sale in the parking lot between our two buildings La Luz and Las Alas. The event was our maiden foray into the intricate world of garage sales, but despite our novice status, we generated an entire parking lot full of merchandise and sold most of it.
The planning process began back in December when we advertised the sale in our Christmas newsletter. Soon after, donated items began flowing in. As the months went by, Life Link staff, board members, donors, other agency friends and complete strangers began dropping off their seasoned treasures that (fortunately ) we had the ability to store in the vast basement of our new Las Alas building. As we got closer to the date, the staff and residents signed on for he various tasks such as pricing, sign-making, cleaning, baking, moving and selling.
When rain was predicted for the day of the sale, we moved all water-sensitive items under the portico and the sale proceeded without a hitch, generating far more revenue than we had ever dreamed. And our sale was unique because we didn’t have to figure out what to do with unsold items: we easily distributed them to our clients who will put them to good use. All in all, a great team-building, revenue-producing, public relations generating, client benefiting event for The Life Link!
P.S, we are already planning next year’s event and welcome all suggestions and offers of help.
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Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tel 505.438.0010 • FAX: 505.438.6011
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