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Michaelene Pawla, WAVE

Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express

Who We Are

WAVE provides many transportation programs in western Washtenaw County including local demand response (door-to-door) service, long-distance county-wide demand response service that begins in western Washtenaw County to locals throughout the county, fixed-route service linking Chelsea with Dexter and Ann Arbor, free shuttle service through the heart of Chelsea and group trips to MDOT approved groups (example, Senior Center travel groups, and Intermediate School District groups).

What We Do

Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express is a non-profit service organization that exists to provide affordable community transportation programs in western Washtenaw County.

Mission Statement: Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express (WAVE) is a non-profit service organization that exists to provide affordable transportation to older adults, persons with disabilities, and other transit-dependent individuals in western Washtenaw County

WAVE offers several transportation programs:

A door-to-door bus program for Chelsea area travelers
A door-to-door bus program for Dexter School District travelers
An interurban express route called the Community Connector which links Chelsea with Dexter and Ann Arbor
An interurban express route along the Jackson Road corridor
The LifeLine Community Van program that provides rides to western Washtenaw County traveler to locations anywhere within the county
Group trips for MDOT approved groups
A free Chelsea business district shuttle

Robin Shear, Joy to the World Caoching

Robin’s Background: Robin owns Joy To The World Coaching, through which she provides joy coaching to individuals online. She is a Whole Person Certified Coach and a member of the International Coaching Federation. As a life coach with a specialty in joy, Robin aids her clients in thinking optimistically, helps them define & incorporate joy into all aspects of their lives, and encourages them to share their joy with the world. Robin has served in various roles, including a registered dietitian, youth pastor, and life enrichment team member at senior living communities. She lives in the Irish Hills with her husband, two young adult children, and their massive 16-year old cat. Robin can be found at joytotheworldcoaching.com.

Robin uses this to breakdown on how you can live a joyfully filled life

J ust ask yourself, could you use More Joy in your life

O pen up to what's possible, have fun and dream big

Y es you deserve joy, it can be just for you and you don’t have to feel guilty about it

F ind the time, you are available to everyone, it's also your job to make time for you

U ncover the area in your life that needs joy

L ove living in action mode, keep moving forward because progress feels good

L earn to overcome preventable obstacles

Y our joy will be contagious, more to share with everyone

She also explains the difference between happiness vs. Joy. Happiness can be fleeting, and after that moment is gone it can be hard to obtain that same feeling. Ex: eating cake. Joy is always there, something that continues to bring you joy whether the person's place or thing is present or not. Ex: family, friends, volunteering.

Living joyfully is about turning unexpected delays or inconveniences into positives. She told a story about having to wait at the doctor's office for over an hour. She was able to turn the miserable hour into a time to catch up on a book she was reading. What was an inconvenience at first and stopping her from continuing on with her turned into an hour of free time that she could read her book that she recently couldn’t find extra time to enjoy. This can be easily applied to other things like traffic jams, oil changes, and anything that seems to stop you from accomplishing something. Find a positive way to accomplish something else even if its small.

Robin Shear, Joy To The World Coaching

https://www.joytotheworldcoaching.com/

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