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6 www.DesertMessenger.com June 12, 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 3 RD for the July 10 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 hope we all work together for a better world. It's not an easy process, with but we all can participate in making a better community and world. "Bridges don't fall from the sky; they don't rise up from the ground. People build them." ~ Eboo Patel With so much discourse in our so- ciety, I agree with Bergmann when he said, "there is nothing wrong with having strong beliefs, unless our love for one thing turns into hate for an- other." Extremism, strong repulsion and hate never lead to an increase in so- cietal harmony. Recognizing that we don't know everything about any- thing can help us become more hum- ble and open to others. We can't change the world, even if we wanted to. The world is not ours to control. Bergmann said, "We can only control three things in life: Our thoughts, words, and actions. But with those three things, we can infl u- ence the world around us." We can start right here in our little commu- nity, by opening our hearts to others, helping those in need, volunteering; instead of complain, seek to fi nd a so- lution. We're all in this together! Last year, I participated in an on- line course called Working Together Towards Harmony, because I was tired of seeing people express so much hatred and anger. So much has not changed, I recently revisited the course. The instructor, Gudjon Bergmann, is an author, teacher, and interfaith minister based in Central Texas. Bergmann writes engaging fi ction about personal development and spirituality. His approach is both philosophical and emotional in na- ture. His primary goal is to facilitate an honest and open dialogue, some- thing our society seems to have been struggling with recently. The Oxford dictionary meaning of the word harmony is, "the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole." A symphony orchestra repre- sents harmony in pluralistic society. Musical instruments of all shapes and sizes come together to form a harmonious melody through persis- tent effort and continuous practice. Today, harmony can be anything from lessening hostilities to increas- ing tolerance to cooperation to fel- lowship and beyond. This class has created quite a bit of discussion between participants online. I have learned so much, and "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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