Case Study 8

Spiritual Wellness Fun and Function Model

Dorothy Kraus is a resident of St.Leonard and feels that her optimal wellness lies in the spiritual dimension of the Vital Nation Wellness Spectrum. Her granddaughter feels like her grandmother is the happiest person on earth and Dorothy says it is because of her faith and her ability to let her worries be resolved through prayer. Dorothy symbolically places her worries in a worry box and turns her worries over to her higher power. This type of faith frees Dorothy to manage her other dimensions of wellness in a timely manner because she does not experience the barriers that worry can bring. Dorothy also seeks interesting boxes to give to her friends so that they can learn to trust and learn to let go of their worries without reclaiming them before they are resolved through prayer.

Dorothy was a homemaker and raised five boys who watched her role model her faith by attending Sunday school and singing in the choir. She says she is just a plain alto, but keeps singing anyway. Dorothy worked outside of the home at Price Candies for 12 years, which was a great place to work, because they were flexible enough to let her work around family obligations. Dorothy curently enjoys the Disney Walk where she uses this time for centering and prayer.