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SMELL THE ROSES WATERGATE CLUBS AND

MINDFUL LIVING GROUPS FOR ALL INTERESTS!

By Liz McCrodden, WAL Resident
Bridge
Wednesdays • 2 p.m. • Card Room

Card Game Variety
Wednesdays • 4:30 p.m. • Card Room
Thursdays • 4 p.m. • Card Room

Canasta
Mondays • 4 – 6 p.m. • Card Room

Chess
Sundays • 2 p.m. • Card Room
Thursdays • 7 p.m. • Card Room
Contact Phil Mullens at pgmullens@comcast.net.

Comic Book Club
Saturdays • 5 p.m. • Card Room
Handling work, family and personal responsibilities can be
a bit taxing on the body and mind. We are so busy that our Duplicate Bridge
lives have become about our to-do lists. At times we’re so Wednesdays • 7 p.m. • Card Room
focused on what needs to get done that when tomorrow Contact Phyllis Spinck (703-212-8926) or Myra
comes, we often can't remember what we did yesterday. Roney (703-823-8752).

However, there’s a therapeutic technique that may help. Knit and Stitch
Fridays • 10 a.m. • Card Room
It’s called mindfulness, which Oxford Dictionary defines as
both a state of awareness and the awareness of what is hap- Mahjong Group
pening around you at the present moment via your five Tuesdays • 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Card Room
senses. When I think about what mindfulness means, the
old adage "stop and smell the roses" comes to mind. Party Bridge
Mondays • 12:30 – 4 p.m. • Card Room
Because many lead very busy lives, it’s good to take a For more please call Kris Sarma at 703-751-3966.
breath and slow down. When you are out walking the dog,
breathe in the air. Take in the smell of the trees and the Pickleball
freshly-cut grass. Look at the beauty around you and listen. Sundays • 2 p.m. • Racquet Club
Put away the headphones and take in your surroundings. Wednesdays • 6 p.m. • Racquet Club
Hear the birds chirping, feet hitting the pavement, cars
driving by. Focus on the pleasing and interrupting sounds Pinochle/Rummy Royale
as you stroll through our neighborhood. Mondays • 6 p.m. • Card Room
Contact Mary Jane German, 703-256-4844.
There are lots of activities and organizations in and around
our community to help you live a more mindful life. Sign Robotics Club
up for WAL’s Saturday yoga class or join the Tai Chi Email khoshnamak@gmail.com for details.
group during the week. Sit in the Japanese Garden near
Bldg. 4 or another favorite outdoors spot and meditate. Scrapbooking Club
Listen to a podcast on mindfulness. You can also download Saturdays • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Conference Room 1
a mindfulness app onto your mobile phone and listen as
you ride the shuttle, bus or train to and from work. Science Club
Second and Fourth Fridays • 5:30 p.m. • Card Room
It doesn’t take a lot of time to be mindful during your day.
As our community’s landscape begins to bloom, be sure to Watergate Evening Book Club
stop and smell the “roses” every once and a while. First Thursday of the month • 7:30 p.m. • Library

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