Fit Minds, Fantastic Messages: Terry Bahat & Sara Vidal Kingston Seniors Festival Author Talk Reflections - 11am, Saturday, 27 October 2018
The Kingston Seniors Festival is a
wonderful community endeavour by
our municipality to not only
celebrate our senior citizens,
but to bring all
demographics of our community
together to share and
celebrate life and learn ways to
improve our
health and wellbeing.
At Mentone Public Library,
we were privileged to have
two local authors join us and offer
their invaluable
messages of embracing positivity,
self-love, family and
community.
Terry Bahat is a mind and body fitness expert.
Her best seller 'FIT MIND FAB BODY - NO DIET WEIGHT
LOSS FOR BUSY WOMEN' aims to help women reclaim their
lives.
'Mindset is where transformation begins' is her credo.
Terry realised the day she looked into a mirror, 30 kilograms
overweight, that she needed to make changes in her life.
Wearing a jacket called 'weight' she suffered embarrassment,
lacked a social life, and just wanted to sleep.
'In life we get what we look for' she stated.
She changed the three essential elements of life:
- Mindset
- Diet
- Physical activity
She resolved to strengthen her body by moving it outdoors.
She now has more energy, confidence and vitality.
Terry's book contains tips for healthy eating.
'Food can cause depression' she said, adding
'Food is not a therapy'.
She prefers using the term 'physical activity' to 'exercise'.
The former term being a
wider description signifying
'many mental, emotional and physical benefits'.
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| Benefiting from rising from their chairs and engaging in physical activity with Terry, Mentone Public Library patrons begin to feel better already! |
Terry's book contains suggestions for sticking to fitness goals,
such as doing physical activities with a buddy.
She wrote her book and committed herself
to life coaching because
'we are bombarded with
conflicting information'.
Her book includes inspirational tips, such as
'Happiness is a choice'.
Terry was only too willing to guide attendees to such a choice
by offering owners of her book a:
Indeed, such a conversation is only possible when one is a
living, breathing
example of a happy mindset.
Fortunately, Terry exuded this quality in limitless quantities.
An engaging presenter committed to practicing what she
preaches,
Terry, this was an extraordinary session.
We extend our hands to thank you.
Sara Vidal's book about her parents
'Bella and Chaim: The Story of Beauty and Life'
took over 25 years to write.
As an infant, Sara migrated to Australia with her parents
after World War II.
She noticed some European family friends
had numbers on their arms.
Her mother began confiding to Sara from the age of seven
about her past, rare miracles among much terrible suffering.
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| Sara with her younger sister Janette |
'There was no God', her mother told her.
'How could there be when six million died!'
In the early 1990's, at a time when holocaust denial gained
media traction,
Sara's need to tell her parents' story crystallised.
For her parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1992
Sara wrote for them the story about their lives.
'You got it all wrong' her mother told her later.
Sara resolved to get their story right.
After retirement from work in 2014
she attended a Blue Mountains writers' retreat
where her drive to write was rekindled.
In 2016 her manuscript was finally accepted for publishing.
Sara read short excerpts from her book that addressed issues
such as the
guilt her mother felt for surviving
when so many of
her relatives didn't.
How the mental image of a white tablecloth helped her
mother 'hold back the dark'.
Some Jews survived because they trusted Gentiles,
others were betrayed, and there were even
Sara's mother quietly confirmed
'Yes, this all happened'.
Sara concluded her talk with the announcement
of plans to present her book as a play.
Dear Sara,
Congratulations on this achievement - both personally,
professionally and also for your contribution to
Australian, European and War History.
You are a warm, caring, sincere spirit and your dedication to
your parents and preserving their eye-witness account of the
Holocaust moved us all here at Mentone Public Library.
We are very proud to have your book on our shelves.
Congratulations on this achievement - both personally,
professionally and also for your contribution to
Australian, European and War History.
You are a warm, caring, sincere spirit and your dedication to
your parents and preserving their eye-witness account of the
Holocaust moved us all here at Mentone Public Library.
We are very proud to have your book on our shelves.
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