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Icanguaranteeyou that life is going to hurt. I can assure you that no matter how awesome you are- whether you eat your veg- gies, act the right way be- hind closed doors or give to the needy, you are going to feel pain in this lifetime. There are those who spend their lives recov- ering from a painful ex- perience that knocked them down. They spend their time trying to un- derstand why it happened and trying to make sense of it all by pushing the ex- perience through a filter of fairness. As if proving that it wasn't fair will ex- onerate them from the af- termath. Bad things happen to good people with the same frequency that good things happen to bad people. There is truly no way to insure a problem free life. Stuff happens with no warning, no jus- tification and no discrim- ination. No one is exempt from pain and most of the time, there is some- thing important to learn from the pain. The blatantly flawed are easy to spot but even the most amazing person has flaws, weak points in their human armor that exposes their vulnerabili- ties. Both will experience pain. The pain represents great opportunity. The pain is a gigantic fork in the road of life. The pain is like the choice of the red pill or the blue pill of- fered to Keanu Reeves in the Matrix; the choice to use the pain as a land- ing point or a launch- ing point. Don't waste the pain. The things that bring us to a pain point are lessons that we need to learn. The pain is an op- portunity to grow and use it for something good. Whether the pain is the natural and logical con- sequence to poor choices or the unfortunate collat- eral damage to someone else's, either way, don't waste the pain. Most people who speak about a painful time will share that it was the cata- lyst for change. That it ei- ther changed their game or it ruined their lives. The ruining comes from declining the opportu- nity. The ruining comes from wasting the pain. From directing it inward and outward in consis- tently negative ways. Don't waste the pain. The pain of shame, the pain of loss, the pain of regret, the pain of sacrifice, the pain of isolation are all oppor- tunities for resurrec- tion, but the choice has to be made not to waste the pain. My hope for you is that if you are suffering through your own poor choices or through no fault of your own that you use the pain to your ad- vantage. Use the game- changing pain to liter- ally change your game. Do things differently, for- give, let go of the dream, fight for a better life, get honest about things, grow and refuse to waste the pain. FaydraRector,MA is a mental health administrator, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Lincoln. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at faydraandcompany. blogspot.com/ and allaboutdivorce.blogspot. com/. FAYDRARECTOR Don'twasteyour pain opportunities Faydra Rector COURTESYPHOTO Thisyear'sRedBluffLionsClubAcademicScholarshipof$1,000wasawardedtoRedBluffHighSchoolseniorSa- vannah Jane Sutliff. Also pictured are Secretary Jane Shea, President John Freeman and Treasurer Barry Jesrani. EDUCATION LIONSGIVESCHOLARSHIP TO SAVANNAH SUTLIFF Harry Hart, a well known character in this city, who makes his living fishing in the river and disposing of his catch in the local market, was arrested Tuesday morn- ing by Constable Harry Mc- Govern and lodged in jail on a charge of having abused T. J. Shelton, Jr., by beating and choking him. The charge was sworn to by the boy's father, Tom Shel- ton. The affair is alleged to have taken place last Sunday. Hart, who has always had more or less trouble with the younger generation around Red Bluff, accused young Shelton of having tampered with his fish lines in the river south of Red Bluff. — Aug. 18, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... Fisherman is arrested and accused abusing boy PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Fire, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California High- way Patrol logs. Accident FarquharRoad: A women while driving Saturday with a boy made a right hand turn, ran off the road and hit a fence and an oak tree. Viola Strayer, 36, and the boy suffered minor injuries and were both sent to St. Elizabeth Community Hospi- tal. There was moderate front end damage to the 1999Mercury Sable. Shots 9600block of Paskenta Road: A report was received Sunday of shots being fired out of the window from someone in a white two door Honda or Toyota. The person who reported the incident said they heard the car drive by and someone in the car fire off four shots. The car was last seen head- ing toward Rancho Tehama. Arrest Timothy Walsh: 36, of Red Bluff was arrested and booked into Tehama County jail Friday on charges of possession of a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and injury to a spouse. His bail was set at $50,000. Shanon Long: 34, of Corning was arrested and booked into jail Friday on two counts of burglary and perjury. No bail was set. Pedro Martinez: 31, of Red Bluff was arrested and booked into jail Saturday on charges of battery and as- sault with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $86,000. Joshua Albarran: 28, of Red Bluff was arrested and booked into jail on Saturday on a felony charge of injury on a spouse. His bail was set at $50,000. Cherie Wahl: 22, of Red Bluff was arrested and booked into jail Saturday on charges of the sale of narcotics and willful cruelty to a child. Both are felony charges and no bail was set. POLICE LOGS Red Bluff High School alumni from the class of 1975 will gather on Sept. 18-19 to celebrate their 40- year reunion. Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at the Durango RV Resort Lodge Room and pool side for a ca- tered chicken and tri-tip din- ner and an evening of catch- ing up with old friends. Soft drinks and water are in- cluded and ice bins will be provided for adult beverages. Cost will be $30 per per- son. Please send checks to: RBHS 1975 Reunion, P.O. Box 1024, Red Bluff, CA 96080. The group will gather on the Washington Street courthouse steps at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, for a group photo. The photos will be available free on- line. Classmates will then at- tend Beef 'n Brew in down- town Red Bluff, beginning at 5 p.m. The evening in- cludes sampling a variety of craft beers and beef ap- petizers while visiting busi- nesses in the historic down- town, a tri-tip wrap and a craft brew from Sierra Ne- vada Brewing Co. and mu- sic from Northern Heat in Cone-Kimball Plaza. Participants are urged to by tickets for Beef 'n Brew online ahead of time at a discounted price of $20 at http://redbluffbeefnbrew. com/#. For those interested in round of golf Saturday morning, email Joel at jpluim@gmail.com. For reunion questions, lodging and other informa- tion, check out Rbhsclass Ofseventyfive Reunion on Facebook, email rbhs1975@ yahoo.com or call D'Lorah at 526-6818. RED BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1975 plans its 40-year reunion REDDING Simpson Univer- sity for Seniors is offering two courses in September for adults of any age. The non-credit, no- homework classes, which begin Sept. 9, are taught on Simpson's campus by university professors and professionals in their field of expertise. Classes meet 10:20-11:20 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The following courses are being offered: "What is Islam?" This class will take a desert caravan through the his- tory and concepts of Is- lam. It will equip students to step from fear and un- certainty regarding Mus- lims to understanding and insight. The pre- senter will be Dawn Bul- chandani. "The Bible as Litera- ture." This class explores the different types of lit- erature found in the Bi- ble (e.g., narrative, po- etry, parable, proverb). Understanding the rules for each of these literary genres helps the reader interpret the meaning the author sought to convey. The presenter will be Dr. Glenn Schaefer. Two courses are offered each month through April. The cost is $95 per per- son, per course, or $145 for couples registering for the same course. Reg- ister online with a credit card at simpsonu.edu/se- niorschool. For more information, call Glenn Schaefer at 226- 4146 or Dianne Mueller at 226-4758. 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