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WWW.Cartspro.com [email protected] 4 www.LLPalmas.com www.LLPalmas.com 5 LIVE LIFE IN PALMAS JUNE/JULY 2010 VOL. 3 NUM. 3 Lissette Rosado, Editor [email protected] 787-562-6104 Editorial& Collaborators Obed Borrero Tony Maldonado Camila Vargas Lola Roig Frank Torres Beatríz Archilla Dra. Adamaris Gómez Graphic Design Sandra Rodríguez / Rosado & Morales (787)765-0890 Sales & Marketing Lissette Rosado / Silvia Morales (787)765-2190 / (787)562-6105 Carolina Dugarte-Aranguren (787)248-0588 Assistant Editor Zenaida Sanjurjo Printing Model Offset Printing (MOP), Humacao (787)850-3000 PHA Live & Life in Palmas is a bi-monthly publication intended to reach the Palmas community and its visitors with the purpose to inform and communicate. You can send us your comments to [email protected] or call 787-765-2190. Live & Life in Palmas is a co-production of Palmas del Mar Homeowners Association and Rosado & Morales, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. José Bobyn photogr apher Palmas del Mar Homeowners Association 787-285-6425 787.272.1099 JOSEBOBYN @GMAIL .COM ACURA Don’t give up! It’s all about balance by Lissette Rosado We have so much talent at Palmas! Talk- • health and recreation- time for ing to our friend and neighbor, Dr. Mario individual enjoyment Pérez only reinforced my theory. I truly be- • goals -live with a purpose lieve that it is not by chance that we have chosen to live in a community like Palmas HOW DOES IT WORK? del Mar. Besides having the economic capac- The process is divided in phases: ity you have to have a call for happiness and First, you complete a questionnaire that “There is harmony. But... sometimes our horizon can will allow the professional team to do a get cloudy and we can start losing our way. deep evaluation. “At this stage we hear and a more That’s when can use some professional help. evaluate the person and their circumstanc- Dr. Mario Pérez has created a multi disci- es,” explained Dr. Pérez. pline Center - Center powerful force for Total and Integral Wellness - here at than steam, Palmas to give orien- tation and counseling aimed to obtain qual- electricity ity of life by being a well balance person. and “It’s not a religious ap- proach, its a concept based on general hu- atomic man values and prin- ciples. You cannot be energy... happy if you are not a balanced person. You have to live life with will!” purpose. You have to find the causes of your In the second stage they discuss with unbalanced state and solve them,” he stated you the finding of the questionnaire and Albert Einstein and explained that, for example, if you have make specific recommendations about the monetary problems you are not going to be possible solutions. This could or could not balanced until you find a solution. For this include visits to a psychiatrist or psycholo- reason, among in their staff they have finan- gist, maybe to a CPA, if the problem is of cial experts to consult. financial roots. The Center is formed by his director, Dr. The key here is that you really have to Mario Pérez and a team of psychiatrists and WANT to do it, and that you are willing psychologists. to do whatever it takes to have control of He explained that there are seven basic your life with enthusiasm, overcoming all principles to live a well balanced life: circumstances. • Feel useful “We believe that the person should dream • A balanced financial situation and fight for their goals, only then a project • Family- time - quality will become a reality. Without ethics, val- • Friends -time - quality ues, a balanced financial life, good physical • Spirituality (cultivating our inner self - is care and spirituality a balanced and happy not about poses but more about life is not possible,” Dr Mario Pérez stated. being one’s self s Pet’s Adoption Corner The large population of abandoned animals is a sad, difficult and problem- atic issue in our society. But, together we can all be a part of the solution. These precious animals are available for adoption today. Catalina is very sure of what she Eva is very energetic, kind of par- Luna is very athletic! She loves to wants, and she wants to be with ticular who she gets along with. run and have fun. people. She is kind of selective She is an alpha. Very sweet with with whom she keeps company. people. She would do best in a one dog household or letting herget to Contact Myrna Ríos for more information know the other dog beforehand. 787-317-5993. Pet’s Adoption Corner Restaurant service breakfast, lunch and dinner 10% discount in restaurants Palmas del Mar residents* Special Day use rate for Palmas del Mar residents. *ID required for discount by Lissette Rosado puzzle. But...guess what? When she recovered from the anesthesia all she cared about was how the horse was doing. That’s real love for horses. Also, while under the effects of anesthesia, she dreamt that Pilar she was galloping on a black female horse. As soon as she recovered has been riding horses before her father bought her Sambuca the beautiful black horse you see in she was a year old. “Since she was small she adored horses,” said the photo. This was twelve years ago. In the beginning Sambuca was Dr. Chegui Benitez, owner of Rancho Buena Vista and old time Palmas surly but soon Pilar tamed her. This shared passion for horses has homeowner along with his wife Darlene Bajandas. As for Chequi, he permitted them a very strong father and daughter bond. “For me it is a doesn’t remember not being on a horse, all his life has evolved around way to have time to be with my father, the two of us alone.” horses. Pilar has a famous story. When she was 19 she was kicked “Horseback riding is also therapy. When you are riding a horse you badly in her face by a horse that was suffering an intense colic pain. have to concentrate on the horse and the nature that surrounds you. That contusion kept her for eight hours straight under the knife with The person that I am today is due in big part to being raised many broken bones and cuts. The situation was so critical that the among horses,” she said secure of herself. It’s so beau- surgeon told Chegui that the reconstruction was like assembling a tiful to see them horseback riding together! s Guillermo is married to Mar- only serve as a way of relaxing but also as a garita Gorbea and has two chil- means to network.