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Happy, hopeful, and ready for adventure at SM Retail
What is an activity you do every day that contributes to your happiness and joy? This is the question asked by Mental Health coach Zarah Hernaez in the conclusion of our Feel Good webinar series. In her talk about Managing Stress and Happiness, she started by saying “stress is not a weakness. It is us being human.” This resonated with Donnie from SM Store Operations who said, “Stress will always be there. Through this session with Ms. Zarah, I learned that I can manage stress through focusing on what I can control and always looking at the positive side of things.” Hernaez reminded us that one of the ways to manage stress is to “let your brain rest.” This can be done by exercising consistently, eating healthy, and sleeping on a regular schedule. One employee asked how to be better when dealing with overwhelming, anxiety-inducing situations. “Organization is the enemy of anxiety,” answered Hernaez. She also reminded everyone to “define who you are and what you want otherwise other people will do it for you.” This is just how Irene from Treasury views mental health sessions like this. “This webinar series reminds us to feel blessed and helps us stay on track.” Hernaez concluded her talk with a reminder that “joy is something that you create so do one task every day for one minute that makes you happy.” When one learns to manage stress, happiness eventually follows. One’s happy, hopeful, and ready for adventure side might just be a few deep breaths away.
Share a toy, share a smile this December
It’s a joyful season with the SM Store’s sharing campaign At the start of the year, SM Store shared 45,000 new and preloved toys to pediatric patients, orphans, indigenous groups, and elementary students. These are the collected toys from the Share a Toy campaign in December 2021. Partner organizations of SM Store and SM Foundation received these toys from shoppers and customers who gave what they had to make a kid smile. From hospitals like Amang Rodriguez Medical Center, Philippine Children’s Medical Center, and Philippine General Hospital to non-government organizations like Heart Warriors Tarlac Chapter and the Islamic orphanages under the Arkat Lawanen network in Mindanao, toys were shared and smiles were received in return. In collaboration with Toy Kingdom, the Share a Toy campaign was also able to give toys to indigenous groups including the Mangyan community in Sipitsaburan, Puerto Galera, Palawan tribe in Brooke’s Point, and the Panay Bukidnon in Calinog Iloilo. The Share a Toy campaign of SM Store and Toy Kingdom aims to create a culture of giving back and finding happiness through another person’s joy. Help make another child happy If you have old toys that have been in storage for the past few Christmases, then this might be the year to take them out and find a home for them again. Set up in all SM Store and Toy Kingdom branches nationwide, SM Store made it easy for you to find a purpose for your old toys. You can now donate preloved or new toys at any SM Store and Toy Kingdom branches nationwide up to December 31, 2022. You may shop in-store, or order via SM Store Personal Shopper. You can also send a message on SM Store’s Facebook Messenger. For every donation made, shoppers get a P100 discount voucher. Making a child happy this holiday season just got easier. Find out more about Share A Toy here: https://www.shopsm.com/pages/share-a-toy. For more updates and ways to donate, visit www.thesmstore.com and follow its social media pages @thesmstore on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.