Grace Anne Alfiero
Is Happiness Genetically Determined?
It’s hard for me not to be happy right now. I’m standing at the threshold of spring, surrounded by the sights and sounds of beautiful,...
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Grace Anne Alfiero
Mar 1, 20163 min
Really… Have You Walked in My Bunny Slippers?
Being a parent is at once the most wonderful and stressful experience in many persons’ lives. The wonder and the worry that accompany the...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Feb 18, 20163 min
Self-Determination is for Everyone!
How many of us live self-determined lives? How often do we take the time to map out our personal dreams and desires in a practical and...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Jan 28, 20162 min
Selfie Satisfied!
Please enjoy this post below written by my buddy Erin Dalton. Recently, I decided to start a page on social media to encourage and...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Dec 21, 20154 min
Moving Toward Meaning
In the last two blog-posts, guest author Erin Dalton shared her poignant thoughts about blending instead of balance, a welcomed...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Dec 14, 20152 min
Blending…The Holiday Edition!
Here is installment #2 of Erin Dalton’s take on blending vs. balance in our ridiculously busy lives! Happy Holidays from all of us at...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Nov 24, 20152 min
Balance, Blurring, Blend!
Introducing Erin Dalton, Arts In Action’s newest Writer! Erin holds a BA in English from Loyola University in Maryland. Before becoming a...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Nov 10, 20151 min
Busy Is, As Busy Does…
Because we have been busy, busy, busy at Arts In Action writing so many proposals, it’s been awhile since we have posted our grant...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Oct 20, 20152 min
Enduring Friendships Through Travel
When you travel to a new place with someone, you really get to know them. Sharing transportation, a hotel room and expectations for the...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Oct 5, 20152 min
Enduring Friendships through Travel
When you travel to a new place with someone, you really get to know them. Sharing transportation, a hotel room and expectations for the...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Oct 1, 20152 min
Plankton & Plastics & Beautiful Art
Treks to Vermont to expand and stretch my mind are familiar to me. I spent three years at Goddard College in Plainfield from 2007 to...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Sep 2, 20152 min
The COMMUNITY in Community Theater
My daughter has been cast in her first play at a community theater. For lots of reasons, it’s a place that I never really envisioned I’d...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Aug 23, 20153 min
Of Land and Local and Really Great Art!
Most of my summers, since graduating from Goddard College in 2011, I have had the opportunity to connect with my residency buddies....
Grace Anne Alfiero
Aug 5, 20152 min
The Sweet Season of Summer!
Summer in the Northeast is bliss! The culture up here in the Delaware Valley and beyond is to work Monday through Thursday. Summer hours,...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Jun 9, 20152 min
Our Encouraging Universe of Good!
I would not describe myself as a religious person, but I would say that I am spiritual. For decades I have, in intervals, observed...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Jun 3, 20151 min
Hashtags and the Power of Social Media
In less than 24 hours I will be presenting at the New Jersey Society of Public Healthcare Educators conference on the very broad subject...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Mar 9, 20153 min
A Most Powerful Story, Introducing Laura Minutello!
As many of you know, I work with the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council on some Self-Advocacy projects geared toward assisting...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Jan 26, 20154 min
Citizens, Not Shut-Ins!
For the last decade convincing Human Resources departments large and small to take the leap and to take a chance and hire a person with a...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Dec 16, 20142 min
Square Wheels Need to Come Full Circle
If you have been following my posts, you have probably already met Tricia Riccardi; an inspirational Self-Advocate professional colleague...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Dec 11, 20142 min
When Inspiration Wins, Failure is Far, Far Away!
I am still recuperating from an amazing whirlwind experience at the FL SAND Annual Conference that took place from December 5 to December...
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