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COURTESYPHOTO St. Elizabeth Hospital Auxiliary awarded an educational scholarship recently to William "Dan" Bennett. Bennett is an ADN nursing student graduating from Shasta College in Redding. He will be working as a registered nurse while pursuing his Bachelors degree in the nursing field. Pictured, from le , are Judy Blunt, community outreach for the auxiliary, and Bennett. EDUCATION Au xi li ar y aw ar ds s ch ol ar sh ip t o Shasta College nursing student Writers Forum will present another popular and informative webinar 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 2150 Benton Drive, Red- ding. Whether you write fic- tion, nonfiction, self-help books or blogs, adding humor to your writing is an excellent way to en- dear yourself to your au- dience. In this 58-minute video tutorial, Brian A. Klems shares 8 simple ways to write funnier using exam- ples from Tina Fey, Dave Barry and more. Specific tips will make it easy to write funnier and improve your craft. He also provides a list of recom- mended humor books. Klems is the online editor of Writer's Di- gest magazine, a Huff- ington Post contribu- tor and the author of the parenting humor book "Oh Boy, You're Having a Girl: A Dad's Survival Guide to Raising Daugh- ters." He also writes one of the most popular writ- ing blogs on the Internet, The Writer's Dig, and an award-winning parenting blog, TheLifeOfDad.com. Guests are welcome to attend up to two Writers Forum programs for free. After two meetings, an- nual dues are $25. For further informa- tion, write to writers- forumprogramchair@ gmail.com. WORKSHOP Writers to discuss adding humor to works The dehydrated or dried olive cured in Corning, Te- hama county, by Marshall de Motte, member of the state board of education, is becoming as popular as the peanut in Sacramento, Stockton and Marysville, according to merchants who are handling the in- novation in delicacies. The unusual feature of the new olive process is that they are cheap and altogether not sweet, are palatable and considered a light diet, much as pop- corn, peanuts and the like. Although dried almost to a crisp the olives retain their oil and for this rea- son are particularly ben- eficial. — Sept. 4, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... Corning products taking place of peanuts, popcorn Imagine waking up to- morrow to a "standard day." Your clock radio plays the same mu- sic it usually does. Your family tends to their nor- mal tasks. However, there is one difference: next to your bed, on your end table, by your books and near the clock, is a de- vice with a shiny, red but- ton on it. "That's funny," you think. "I don't remember this last night." Wiping the leftover sleep from your eyes, you study this mys- terious contraption. On its side is a note: "Twenty four hours after the button is pushed, a de- posit will be made to your bank account, making you wealthy. No one will suffer from your gain. Only those you tell will know what happened." You jab at the button of course. Since you wouldn't receive anything for a day, would anything at all change immediately? Your furniture would be the same. There would still be that annoying stain on the hallway carpet. Bed- room drawers would con- tinue to be overstuffed. No one would treat you dif- ferently. Since you are not yet wealthier, those who are materialistically im- pressed won't yet be and the others just don't care. Your health certainly wouldn't improve on the spot. That pain in your back doesn't respect how much money you have; neither does your need for eyeglasses. And unfortu- nately, there's still that is- sue of 15 pounds you're planning to drop "one of these days" that really is woefully unimpressed by what your balance sheet states. Overall, the mun- dane elements of life would continue just as be- fore with tailgaters and robo-calls. Yet there would be one immediate shift - your at- titude. There'd be a sense of re- lief, anticipation, self-con- fidence, and relaxation. You'd spend money more freely; convinced more is over the horizon. You would enjoy life to a fuller extent. You'd celebrate life. Prosperity is not ac- tually about money; it's the feeling of relishing the moment and expect- ing more like it. Prosper- ity is neither quickly in- herited wealth nor lottery winnings; it coalesces via small expectations. For ex- ample, suppose today will be a great day. Assume that the ringing phone harkens good news. Ex- pect the customer service rep will treat you well. If you can't expect the best, expect better. Find evi- dence of awe and wonder, no matter how minute. So, let's continue the story. First thing next morn- ing, you race to the bank, you son tagging along to share in the riches. In your head are dreams of travel to exotic places, helping the poor, and tell- ing your boss what he can do with this dead end job. You charge into the bank lobby; waiting for you at the door is the president of the bank. He hands you a gold passbook. Breath- lessly, you look at the cover. With shaking hands, you open it. You hear your heart in your ears. "This is it! This is easy street!" And there, finally, is the num- ber, in black and white. It takes a moment for your vision to focus. At first you're shocked; you don't believe your eyes. Then you're angry. This account has $350! "Three hundred fifty dollars!" you exclaim, "Re- ally? That's it?" yet be- fore you can finish your thought, your son pipes in — "Wow! We're rich! We can get an Xbox!" That's the other thing. The definition of "prosper- ous" is as varied as peo- ple on the planet. Yet, what each definition has in common is a sense of gratitude for what we have, rather than regret for what we don't. Take in- ventory. Be thankful. No- tice how prosperous you already are. Scott"Q"Marcusisa 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. SCOTT MARCUS Afantastical,unfortunatestoryaboutthepromisesof'realprosperity' Scott Marcus PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! I T only T A K E S A S P A R K . 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