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6 www.DesertMessenger.com September 19, 2018 LETTERS TO EDITOR POLICY Desert Messenger encourages letters from its readers. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and may be edited for grammar, content and length. OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THOSE OF THE DESERT MESSENGER. We invite you to not only see a problem, but search for the solution to share with the community, keeping the benefit of all in mind. Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published. Third party letters will not be accepted. To avoid confusion over people with common or similar names, writers must provide a full name and indicate the name they are known by. Writers must provide a full street address and phone number. Rvers can provide the location of park/BLM land, etc. Street addresses will not be pub- lished. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. Mail letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 O� T��� - E���� T���! Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 P�������� ����� � ����� 1st & 3rd Wednesday Sept. thru May with Special Summer Editions June, July & August EDITOR/PUBLISHER Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer GUEST COLUMNIST Gypsy Jane Finley CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE LETTERING Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 2018 © Copyright All Rights Reserved Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear Editorial Neighborhood Watch to meet Thurs. OCT. 4 Town of Quartzsite invites every- one to attend the next meeting of Neighborhood Watch at 6:00 PM, on THURSDAY, OCT. 4th, 2018, at the Quartzsite Com- munity Center. Chief William Ponce said he looks forward to working with the resi- dents to create a safer community. Launched in 1972, Neighbor- hood Watch counts on citizens to organize themselves and work with law enforcement to keep a trained eye and ear on their communities, while demonstrating their pres- ence at all times of day and night. Sponsored by the National Sher- iffs' Association (NSA), the Nation- al Crime Prevention Council says, "Neighborhood watch is one of the oldest and most effective crime prevention programs in the coun- try, bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer." For more information contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. DEADLINE : WED. SEPT. 26 TH for the OCT 3 RD edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com I'm just saying, PAIN SUCKS! Last week, I twisted my "good" knee walking down a ramp. I try using ramps instead of straining my "bad" knee with stairs. Yeah, how'd that work out? Things I've learned this week: • I'm not superhuman! Darn! I've noticed some people try to put me up on their pedestal, for whatever rea- son. Everyone puts on their pants, one leg at a time, however it was a wee bit more diffi cult for me this week! We're all just folks doing our best to get along in this crazy world. • I used to think physical pain only limited my physical being, but I learned that my mind also was af- fected this week, as I could not fo- cus as well as usual. Or...maybe it had something to do with lack of sleep? Who knew a recliner was a substitute for a good bed? • The world goes on without you! The news was still crazy. Birds continued singing, the winds blew, summer fl owers bloomed and dust continuted to build up on my shelves. I also saved a lot of fuel, as I stayed home more. The sun came up without my even noticing. Guess I better explain that...I have been known to sing the sun up over the years, being grateful for the bless- ings in my life as the sun signals the beginning of the new day. It's a wonderful way to begin the day- Try it, you might like it! • Facebook doesn't care if you have physical limitations. How cool is that? Folks could still connect with me while laid up in my recliner... and they didn't even know how my hair is unbrushed, or my eyes were glazed over from lack of sleep. I could even keep up the facade of "everything's fi ne in my world," while posting encouraging words to others. This just goes to show that no one knows what is NOT posted on social media, and sometimes it's none of their business! • Attitude is everything! Our attitude is a choice! Happiness is a choice! Accidents happen, but how we react to this will help or hinder our heal- ing. Having an attitude of gratitude really helped me. I was able to laugh about not even noticing the pain in my "bad" knee, because the other pain overtook my focus. Laughter and music heals our pain, or at least helps us handle it better. I watched silly shows on TV, listend to my spiritual and inspirational music and just rested...when I could. Gratefulness won't take away the pain, but it helps create a bit of re- lief from the pain by focusing on the beauty in our world- the apprecia- tion of what is valuable and mean- ingful to us. It's as simple as notic- ing and being happy for what you do have! I'll take that any day! So I say, thank you for reading my words to- day. For that I am grateful! "Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude." ~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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