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2A Daily News – Monday, June 13, 2011 Community people&events Births Aprimer on how to change habits Courtesy photo Steven and Regiane Davies are happy to announce the birth of a daughter, Larissa Zabroski Davies, 9 pounds, 4 ounces and 22 inches long, born May 9, 2011, in Walnut Creek.Welcoming baby are maternal grand- parents Rita and Jose Zabroski of Brazil and paternal grandparents are Shirley and Louis Davies of Corning. Thomas Martin Clint and Eva Martin, a boy, Thomas Martin, 9 pounds, 9 ounces, 21 inches, born at 8:05 a.m. May 31, 2011, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Red Bluff. Welcoming baby are great-grandparents, Delmer and Eileen Kyler of Red Bluff; grandparents Janet Mar- tin of Red Bluff, Tom and Gail Patton of Hayfork, Jim Martin of Grants Pass Ore.; siblings Kaden Martin, 12, and Madison Hanover, 7. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Most of life is done by rote. For most of us, alarm clocks buzz the same time every morning. The average grocery store stocks over 38,000 items; yet the standard shopper goes to the same store every week, usu- ally on the same day, and chooses from the same few dozen items every outing. We become brand loyal, eating our meals at approximately the same peri- od every day, leave for work at a uni- form time, drive a standard route, and return home at a consistent hour every night. Evenings consist of consuming one of a few “favorite” dinners. Enter- tainment consists of books or maga- zines from a few select genres and a stable of favorite authors; or maybe a regular line-up of TV shows, which we watch while sitting in “our usual place,” and snacking — or not — on the same foods we had yesterday at the same time. At day’s end, we retire at the same time, even sleeping with the same person (hopefully), only to repeat these patterns come dawn. This is not to suggest we are unimaginative, bland, nor boring; rather to illustrate that we are creatures of habit; no if’s, and’s, or butt’s about it. Reality is these habits make life eas- ier. Picture the above scenario where every single day consisted of an entire- ly new routine. Exciting? Sure — for a little while. After that, just plain exhausting. The downside of a life assembled on a foundation of habits are the “side effects;” those unexpected results of our patterns. Make no mistake however; they are every bit as much a part of the habit as are the results we seek. For exam- ple, if I’m bored, I eat. If I’m angry, I eat. If I’m sad, I eat. It’s a common routine. It allows me to feel better fast. After all, chips or ice cream not only alleviate boredom, but also go a long way toward holding negative feelings at bay — for the short term. The side effect is a weight gain. I get to feel good quickly, for the sim- ple price of obesity long term. Conversely, some people read a book when bored; when sad, call a friend; and when angry, take a brisk walk. (There is a clinical term for such folks: “Skinny.”) Whereby their habits also provide comfort, the side effects are healthier. Should I long for such results, I must also develop similar habits. The thing is that it’s extremely diffi- cult to “drop” habits. Since their sole purpose is to fill voids, simply abolish- ing them make those holes more painful. This in turn, triggers the very behavior we were trying to banish — which puts our actions at odds with our feelings. In a case like that, emotions almost always win out and the habit — and its side effects — strengthens. To break this cycle, one must replace the offending behavior with a counterproductive one. So, rather than Scott Q. Marcus saying, “I won’t eat when stressed,” develop a plan, such as, “I’ll take a walk when stressed.” Providing you don’t also grab a candy bar on the way out the door, the anxiety is still diminished — without the pesky side effect. Yes, feels awkward at first (because it’s not yet a habit), but given a few repetitions, it eventually forms a new, healthier, habit. We never really get rid of habits. We put them in cold storage; we can thaw them out whenever we choose. Unfortunately we do that more times than we con- sciously choose, which is yet one more habit we can change. Scott “Q” Marcus is a professional speaker and the CDO of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com, a website for people and organizations who are frustrated with making promises and are ready to make a change. Sign up for his free newsletter at the site or friend him at facebook.com/thistimeimeanit. He is also available for coaching and speaking engagements at 707.442.6243 or scottq@scottqmarcus.com. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 174 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Food donations went to the Salvation Army. COMMUNITY CLIPS Gleaners distribution dates • Rancho Tehama — June 13, noon to 2 p.m. at Recreation Center • Los Molinos —June 14, 9 a.m. to noon, Masonic Hall, 25020 Tehama-Vina Road • Red Bluff — June 15, 8 a.m. to noon, Food Bank, 20699, Walnut Street • Corning — June 15, 8 a.m. to noon, Senior Center All income must be reported. Income is gross monthly not net. One card only will be issued per household. 90 years ago... Shot Hole Fungus Attacks Apricot Orchards G.H. Flournoy, county horticultural commissioner, reports that apricots in some orchards of this district have been slightly attacked by shot hole fungus. All other sites in the county will be the usual time and places. Applications for food bank cards may be on day of giveaway. Bring large paper or plastic bags if possible. Corning market The Corning Farmer’s Market, hosted by the Corning Chamber of Commerce, will open for the summer at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 17. The event will be held in the Corn- ing Library parking lot on Third Street. For more information call the chamber at 824-5550. Pint for a Pint BloodSource welcomes back Baskin-Robbins for blood donors during June and July. The popular Pint For A Pint promotion — where blood donors receive a coupon for a delicious point of Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream —runs through July 31. Just in time for the hot days of summer. Rolling Hills Clinic has multilingual staff In an effort to reach out to patients with diverse backgrounds, Rolling Hills Clinic is proud to employ a number of mul- ticultural, multilingual professionals. The clinic includes doctors who speak Can- tonese, Spanish and Ger- man, registered dental assistants and nurses who speak Spanish, and administrators who speak Japanese. “We’re committed to providing outstanding services through our state-of- the-art facility, which includes having a multilingual clinic team,” said Dr. Christopher Lim, a member of the dentistry team. The North State’s newest, friendliest com- munity health clinic cele- brated its grand opening at its Red Bluff location on May 19. The Corning clinic opens June 2. Both sites provide comprehen- sive, affordable medical and dental care to patients of all ages under one roof. Rolling Hills Clinic?s medical services include walk-in urgent care, fami- ly medicine, internal med- icine, pediatric care and preventative care. The state-of-the-art dental clinic offers walk-in ser- vice for urgent dental care, family and chil- dren’s dentistry, periodon- tal care, implants and more. Rolling Hills Clinic accepts Medicare, Medi- Cal, Denti-Cal, California Healthy Families Pro- gram and most private insurance. To learn more about its services or physicians, please visit www.rhclin- ic.org. Request an appointment online, or call 690-2778 for the Red Bluff clinic or 690-2827 for the Corning clinic.