Desert Messenger

6 www.DesertMessenger.com July 10, 2019 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 Neighborhood Watch to meet Quartzsite Neighborhood Watch is taking July off. The next meeting will be 6:00 PM, on THURS- DAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2019, at the Quartzsite Community Center. Please bring a dish to share for the annual Pot Luck meet- ing! For more information con- tact the Quartzsite Police Depart- ment at 928-927-4644. DEADLINE : WED. JULY 31 ST for the August 7 TH edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com County Landfill Transfer Station now on Summer Hours The Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their SUMMER hours. They are open Sunday thru Tuesday, 6:00am to 1:00pm. Summer hours are from April 1 thru Sept. 30. Dump your trash for free at the Transfer Station. Please cover your load. For more info call the Main landfi ll 928-916-1253 or Main offi ce at 928-854-9152. The transfer sta- tion is located north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treat- ment Plant. By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON - TUES - FRI Cheyanne & Debbi ARE HERE FOR YOUR SUMMER HOURS: TUESDAY - FRIDAY Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services nected, 24-hour-a-day access world of ours. Compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, re- silience, and survival. However, with the news of the world always at our fi ngertips, it shouldn't be surprising that Americans are growing fatigued by a constant stream of bad news, mass shooting, destructive storms and rampaging wildfi res, humanitar- ian crisis at the border, etc. According to a 2018 poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, 68% said they are overwhelmed by the volume of information coming at them day and night. So what do we do? We must commit to taking care of our- selves, spiritually, mentally, emo- tionally and physically. We must take time to recognize when our actions or words may cause others harm. And no, it's not about being "politically correct." Remember what your mama taught you? Treat each other as you want to be treated. Isn't it an oxymo- ron that all religions teach the practice of loving kindness, yet we use our dif- ferences in religion to justify being un- kind to one another? Perhaps it's time to make kindness a conscious choice rather than a random act. As the Dalai Lama said, "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." "The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet." Dr. Naomi Rachel Remen M.D., Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine Where is our Compassion? Have you noticed how many social media posts have turned into us vs them? It can very subtle... sometimes. I feel that we are losing our compassion for each other! We're seeing so much name-calling and demeaning of oth- ers who look/believe/act/love differ- ent than us; some even blame politi- cians for recent earthquakes or the homelessness in large cities, while others become numb to the suffering of children in cages. We've begun to call each other names, such as "hat- ers" and "whimps" just like the bully on the playground. It's like some toxic nerve gas has taken over who we are, as a compassionate and car- ing society. And it's fl ippin' exhaust- ing! There is this thing called "com- passion fatigue" and it is a growing problem in this plugged-in, con- "It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business." ~ Gandhi

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