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Areyouready?Areyou ready to do this? Are you committed? I am so commit- ted. I am so ready. But what hap- pens if I fail? I've said I'll do it before. I've followed the yellow brick road and ended up stumbling along a rocky landscape. I know what that's like, and it hurts too much to lose the spark, to do a face plant in the mud yet again. The ex- hilaration of reaching my dreams is not worth the pain of shattered hope. You say you don't care, but you know it's not true. Yearning does not evap- orate; it shrinks, doubts, and hides, but never dis- appears. Inner spirit is in- capable of doing a van- ishing act. I'll give you that periodically it needs time to process and evolve from life's lessons. Lessons are not failures. They be- gin from the moment you reach for more. As a child, you fell but got up. As you aged, you simply fell more spectacularly. Marriage number one flopped. You got fired. Credit cards got out of control. Life lessons, each of them. Learn from them or not, but you didn't give up. But it hurt. I was ashamed, embarrassed, even scared. Of course you were. It is common to feel like giv- ing up or — at times — to feel like you did. However, nobody changes because they are happy and com- fortable. Pain is the fuel that ignites change. Fear forces movement. Those feelings are that same in- ner spirit pushing you from a bad place, insis- tently believing in better for you. If you didn't feel pain when you touched a stove, you'd burn your hand. It is protection. Even when it feels like it, your spirit does not abandon you. It speaks as intuition when you are uncertain, gut feel when you doubt. In dark times, it reaches out — but you must be ready. There are no guarantees against lapses; I'll give you that. They — whomever "they" are — proclaim that if you really want to do it right, you've got to change your "lifestyle." Expect to do this until you die. Really? I haven't done anything my whole life ex- cept breathe — but I don't have to think about that. I can't even imagine the end of my days, how I can I today, right now, be sure I'll still want to do this for that long? See, here's the thing. "They" are wrong. The truth is you just need to find your way now. Be- cause right now is all you have. The Universe does not want us to fail; we were not put here as some form of cosmic laughingstock. I even accept that some- times it might just be plain, dumb, good luck holds you on course. But you will always find your way back, no matter how long it might take. You are ready for confi- dence to show. You like you more when you shine. You smile. You strut. Say to yourself — loudly. "I can do this!" Forget what tomorrow may bring. Grab today, there is noth- ing else. Right now, this very minute. Take action. Do it boldly. Don't wait un- til later. Do one thing be- fore you can convince yourself not to. Glow in that success. Do it again. Feel it again. Call a friend. Share with your family. Sa- vor the joy. Hold it in you until you can no more. When times get tough, hold on with white knuck- les if that's all you've got but always fight the good fight. You can do this. You have done this. You are do- ing this. It begins so easily; with few words. Are you will- ing? Are you ready? "I am so ready!" Scott"Q"Marcusis a nationally known weight loss expert for baby boomers and the CRP (Chief Recovering Perfectionist) of www. ThisTimeIMeanIt.com. Get his free ebook of motivational quotations and one year of his highly-popular Monday Motivational Memos at no charge by visiting his website. Check out his new series of free weight loss videos and other inspirational material at www.FourMonthsToGoal. com. SCOTTMARCUS Theinternalbattle Sam and Ruth Wright cel- ebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Wrights were mar- ried in Reno, Nevada on Aug. 26, 1950. They have lived in Red Bluff for 36 years. Sam worked in the lum- ber industry for 40 years. He retired from manage- ment with Louisiana Pacific Lumber Co. but remained as the company's electrical contractor for the division for several years. During those years of employment he also had his own suc- cessful electrical business. Ruth was an excellent homemaker. Her hands were seldom idle raising four daughters. She was gifted as a seamstress and took pride in making dresses for her daughters. She passed on her other talents to her daughters, in- cluding sewing, crocheting, knitting and various crafts. Once her daughters were older, Ruth worked various part-time jobs. Sam and Ruth's daugh- ters are Elaine Shelton, Di- ane Norton, Marsha Kulyn and Gail Evans, and they have 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. ANNIVERSARY 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. Arrests BrookThomasBonner:26, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday in the 800block of Oak Street in connec- tion with a Monday evening the at Sub Culture. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of possession of a con- trolled substance, posses- sion of controlled substance paraphernalia, obstructing a peace officer and burglary. Bail was $59,000. Officers attempted to stop Bonner at Elm and Jackson streets for riding his bicycle the wrong way down the street, but Bonner fled first on his bicycle and then on foot as officers pursued him. Bon- ner was apprehended on Oak Street without incident. Upon his arrest, officers located a hypodermic needle and a controlled narcotic in Bonner's possession. During the course of the officer's investigation, it was learned Bonner had been identified as the suspect in a burglary that occurred at Sub Culture about 6:13p.m. Monday in which more than $1,700 in merchandise was stolen from the business. The mer- chandise was later recov- ered when Bonner discarded it while fleeing the area. Ashley C. Ramirez: 29, of Corning was arrested and booked into jail on felony charges of ex-felon in pos- session of a firearm, con- spiracy to commit a crime, false imprisonment with violence, robbery, prohibited person owning or possess- ing a firearm, willful cruelty to a child and burglary. She also was booked on the misdemeanor charge of exhibiting a deadly weapon. No bail was set. Assist Antelope Boulevard: Someone at McDonald's called for assistance in dealing with an incident of a woman with short hair and glasses and a man who were reportedly in the handicap bathroom for 30minutes having sex. Break in 1100block Franzel Road: A citizen reported a man and a woman they knew were try- ing to break into their house regarding a cell phone. During the incident the front door to the apartment was broken and Ashlee Marie Cole, 25, of Red Bluff was arrested on an outstanding warrant. The case is still under investigation. Hit and run 12000block of State Route 99W: The California Highway Patrol is seeking information on a hit and run crash at 12:20a.m. Thurs- day in which the driver fled, leaving behind a black Chev- rolet Impala. The unknown driver was going north on private property when the car hit a parked 2001Ford Mustang and the driver le the scene on foot. No one was injured. Anyone with information is asked to call 527-2034. Suspicious Fourth and South streets, Corning: Someone reported hearing a man yelling and screaming in the area about 2:45a.m. Monday. The man then proceeded to bang on a metal building near a consignment store before going into the upper level of a nearby building. Fi h Avenue: A Corning man reported someone, possibly a neighbor's child, was leaving odd items including greasy food in his mailbox. He requested extra patrol a er school is out. The s Vista Way: A 64-year- old man was placed under citizen's arrest for the of utilities following an inci- dent at Lock Away Storage, 1510Vista Way, in which it was initially reported he was living in a storage unit. Police responded about 5 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a tenant stealing utilities and officers made contact with Wilson. It appeared someone was living in the storage unit and an exten- sion cord was run from an outside receptacle to the unit for power. Wilson was warned and the cord was disconnected. Police were called again about 11:30a.m. Thursday by the manager of Lock Away Storage who reported Wilson had another cord from the outside run- ning to his storage unit. Wil- son was put under citizen's arrest, cited and released. Management is considering limiting the storage unit ac- cess from 24hours a day to daytime business hours to prevent similar activity from occurring. Casa Grande Drive: A man reported the the of two hedge trimmers and a yard vacuum sometime within the past two months and requested extra patrol. Rio Vista Lane: An 81-year- old man reported the the of pain medication. Vandalism South Street: Someone at the Corning Union Elemen- tary School District reported vandalism to the northeast side of the building. South Street: A man re- ported someone came to his residence Tuesday evening and broke the lock box on his water. He awoke to find his back yard was flooded. POLICE LOGS By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews. com@editorchip on Twitter Ah Guong and Wong Goey, two Chinese who were bound over to the Superior court by Jus- tice Lennon on a charge of having sold liquor in Red Bluff, no license ter- ritory, were arraigned be- fore Judge Ellison Friday morning. Guong, who was arraigned with aid of an interpreter, is charged with having sold liquor to H. Osborne. Wong Goey was ar- raigned on two charges, one of having sold liquor to Osborne, and the sec- ond charge alleging that he sold liquor to Vernon Jones, a minor. Their cases were set for Monday morning at nine o'clock. Both Chinese have retained counsel. — Aug. 28, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... Two Chinese to be tried for pigging This week's most wanted subject is Jo- seph Charles Bronzi last known to reside in Red Bluff Bronzi, 55, is a white man, 6 feet, 1 inch tall, 170 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes and is known to wear glasses. Bronzi has a felony warrant for his arrest for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender with a bail amount of $150,000. Anyone with informa- tion regard- ing Bronzi's w h e r e - abouts can call any lo- cal law en- forcement agency at any time or, during busi- ness hours, the Tehama County District Attor- ney's Bureau of Investiga- tions Office at 529-3590. All callers will remain confidential. MOST WANTED Police search for Joseph Charles Bronzi Bronzi Scott Marcus Sam and Ruth Wright. 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