Desert Messenger

November 5, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 27 First locally-owned and operated music station in Quartzsite, Arizona. Proudly serving the communities of Quartzsite, Bouse, Brenda, Rainbow Acres, La Paz Valley and beyond, since 1988. Quartzsite Radio • Quartzsite's Favorite "CLASSIC HITS" • Local Information • Weather • 24 Hours Day / 7 Days Week! KBUX 94.3 FM 928-927-5111 http://kbuxradio.com by Jane Finley writer * artist * teacher (stretching, exercise, relaxation, meditation) 5 Quarters- San Francisco, Ca. I was hanging around in my camper in Port Angeles, Washington this summer, waiting for a meeting to start. When I opened my wallet, a quarter fell out onto the fl oor and bounced out the door into the grass in the parking lot. I clearly saw where it fell and decided to pick it up when I went inside to the meeting. The grass was about three inches tall, and when I looked for it, I couldn't fi nd it. No problem, I thought, I'll look again when I return to my RV. After the meeting, as I was walking across the gravel parking lot, about half way to my RV, I happened to look down and spotted a very tarnished quarter in the gravel. By its dull-gray color, I could tell it had been there for a very long time. Since it was the exact color of the gravel, I was amazed that I was able to see it; I wasn't even looking. When I got to my RV, I looked a bit longer for the quarter I dropped earlier but no luck. Oh well, I thought, at least I broke even. The next morning I parked in front of the YMCA and decided to check out the new playground equipment in the park across the way. The whole Port Angeles community had joined together to build it in less than a week (more than 1,000 volunteers!). As I walked among the intricate construction (bridges, spires, cubbyholes, tunnels, ladders to higher and higher platforms, etc.), I saw two shiny quarters lying side-by-side on the wood-chip-covered ground. Hmmm- mm! I thought that was pretty unusual. Now I had three quarters for the one I lost the day before. Later that day, as I sat down at the computer to write at the library -- you guessed it! There was another quarter right beside me. Within 24 hours of losing my quarter, I had received four quarters in return. When things happen like this, I start to get that other-worldly feeling. A feeling comprised of mystery Traveling with Gypsy Jane and happenstance and, yes, magic! Is life trying to tell me something? I often get confi rming messages like this from the universe. Encouraging mes- sages -- messages that say to me, "Keep it up, Jane; you're doing the'right' thing. You're living the life you were meant to live. Maybe even discovered what Caro- lyn Myss calls 'Your Sacred Contract'." I realized the fi ve quarters were a perfect simile for how life works: What you put out, you get back a thousand times, over and over again. In the case of the lost quarter, I got it back four times. That means I have at LEAST 996 rewards in store! P.S. I still have those four quarters to- day, and I show them at my presenta- tions. When I talk about how I don't charge for anything I do, I use "The Sto- ry of the Five Quarters" as a perfect ex- ample of how we get back many, many times what we put out. You must become the change you wish to see in the world.....Ghandi Jane's book is WANDERINGS: Living the Ordinary Extraordinarily (Stories from the Road). This column consists of stories from the book. (email: janefi nley@yahoo. com, website: janefi nley.com) Quartzsite, AZ Meetings 103 Moon Mt. across from Isaiah 58 Sunday: 3:30pm Potluck, 4:30pm Open Meeting 6pm Big Book Monday: 10am Joe and Charlie Tuesday 7pm Snowbird Meeting Wednesday: 10 am Living Sober 5:30pm No Name Group Friday 10am 12x12 Study 5:30pm No Name Group Saturday 7pm Snowbird meeting Info: Don 907-440-6419 Meetings Community Bible Church, 375 E. Sunrise St. Local Survivors Group Monday 5:30pm Women's Meeting Wednesday 10am (starts Nov. 12) Alanons welcome. Thurs. 5:30pm Saturday 5:30pm Info: Gloria 316-617-1877. AA meetings DANCE SCHEDULE Barefoot and Boots Band Wed. Nov. 12 QIA Sat. Nov. 22 QIA Wed. Nov. 26 QIA Sat. Nov. 29 Golden Roadrunner Yuma Bob Anderson's Western Strings Sat.Nov. 8 QIA Sat. Nov. 15 QIA Wed. Nov. 19 QIA Fri. Nov. 28 Desert Gold RV Park Sat. Nov. 29 QIA DESERT GOLD NEWS Desert Gold RV Park is located at 46628 Hwy 60 in Brenda. The public is cordially invited to the following events: • Amber Waves Band Show Nov. 5th at 7:00pm (freewill offering) • The Amber Waves Band Show will take the audience on a tour of modern and historical folk music. • Craft Show & Yard Sale Nov. 13th, 9 am – 1pm • Marty Beck Comedy Show Nov. 14th, 7pm, $6. Marty brings to life more than 50 hilarious characters in this amazing performance. • Friday Night Dances: 7pm $4. Nov. 21st The Melody Masters Nov. 28th Western Strings GOLD STAR ACTIVITIES • FREE Beginner Ballroom Dance Les- sons 4th Tuesday of every Month at 1:30pm, beginning Nov. 25th • EVERY 2nd and 4th Thursday 7:00pm dance: Music by The Wester- naires • Nov. 22nd Goldstar Yard Sale, 9:00am - 12:00pm • Dec. 16th Little Sisters perform at 7:00pm • Jan. 13th Bost Family musical 7:00pm • Jan. 20th World Renowned Dut- ton Family, Performing at Goldstar Clubhouse • Jan. 27th Lee Black and Friends 7:00pm • Jan. 17th Arden Gailey 7:00pm Feb. 10th Al and Jean Ewell 7:00pm PARK PLACE ACTIVITIES • Music Jams every Saturday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm • Beading every Wednesday at 9am • Karaoke every Wednesday from 7-9 pm • Craft Fair & Yard Sale Friday Nov 14th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

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