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2A Daily News – Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Community people&events Birth — Mendonsa Storm the island, burn the boats Often times we think that having a back up plan is an important safe- ty net for success. If plan A doesn't work out, there is always plan B, C, D, etc.. This can be a great idea, but it can also hinder you from taking some of the biggest steps in life. Often times if you have nothing left to lose you find yourself in the best position to accomplish big dreams and goals. As long as you have the mortgage, the family or the sense of responsibility looming over you, you fear taking some of the biggest steps in your life. Per- haps you will dip your toe in the water, but you probably won't dive in head first and see what happens. I am not encouraging anyone to Courtesy photo Thomas and Kelly Mendonsa, a daughter, Isabella Lucia Mendonsa, 6 pounds, 4.5 ounces and 19 inches long, born at 4:04 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. Welcom- ing baby are grandparents Don and Donna Comer and Luzia Vaz, all of Red Bluff and great-grandparents Dale and Mary Comer of Chico and Adelino Vaz of Toulouse, France. PATH winter shelter schedule March 2-16 United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave. Ave. March 16-APR 13 North Valley Baptist, 345 David Dinners on Wednesdays March 21, 28, April 4 and 11, Sunrise Bible Fellowship, 956 Jackson St. April 13-30 Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St. 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. walk away from their families, their homes and steady employment to follow a dream, but I am going to tell you about a lesson I have learned lately that inspired me to follow a dream. A couple of years ago my life changed dramatically. I was caught up in changes that seemed over- whelming. I was at a stage in life where I had begun dreaming about following my passion for writing and speaking full time, but my life circumstances scared me to the point of stopping all of my dreams. Even though I didn't take a leap of faith and dive head first into my dreams, I did spend a significant amount of time soul searching, preparing and learning all I could about my goals. At some point, the urge to have the dream became more forceful than the fear of failing. At some point I decided if you are going to take over an island, you have to burn the boats. If you leave the boats, you leave yourself open to escape, quitting or running when the going gets tough. Sometimes you have to give failure no option or be willing to accept failure as a possibility and move for- ward anyway. you pursue your passion, the details work themselves out. Writing about each of you who have mattered has inspired me and fueled me to take this chance. Faydra Rector There is a saying that if you aim for the moon and fail, you will land among the stars. I know like I know like I know that if you put in the genuine effort and do all that you can to make your dreams come true, even if you fail to meet your ultimate goal there is no way that you won't gain something amazing for your efforts. Inspiration is everywhere if you look. Two of my personal inspi- rations are Dianne and Danny Rabalias at We Shoot Ya Photogra- phy. Watching them blossom and find a passion that started small and snowballed into something that brings beauty to their lives and to the lives of all of the families they have touched teaches me that when You Matter After years of wanti- ng and preparing, I am starting a radio talk show. I am taking my brand of life coaching to talk radio with a show I hope to call Every Day Matters with Certified Life Coach Faydra. My book is being published and I smell the smoke of the boats I have burned. I am scared, I am excited and I am proud. Most of all, I want you to burn a boat or two yourself. Join me, storm your island. Start that career, lose that weight, ask that person out. There is power in the taking of your dreams and making them real- ity. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administrator, author, pub- lic speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at http://faydraandcom- pany.blogspot.com/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.co m/. Food donor drawing winners announced Courtesy photo Greg Stevens, chairman of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and publisher of the Daily News, draws one of eight names of food donors who participated in the recent city-wide Food From the Heart drive. Chamber bookkeeper Terri Bauer holds the hat full of entry slips.The pro- ject, sponsored by the Downtown Red Bluff Busi- ness Association, the chamber and the Daily News, produced 4,000 lbs. of food, which will be distrib- uted to the hungry in Tehama County through the Tehama County Gleaners organization. The lucky food donors were Hazel DeRego, Diane Rodelo, Halbert Beaver, Marti Dixon, Nancy Hickson, Sherry Dagen, Jean Shackleford and Betty Kinner, all of Red Bluff.Each will be awarded a $25 gift certificate good at the Red Bluff store or business of their choice, courtesy of the chamber and the Daily News. Each will be contacted by the chamber office. A special $100 drawing for a prize donated by The Gold Exchange was won by Dr. Strawberry Weber of Red Bluff. 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Park Association Created — State Interested In Lassen Out of the meetings held in San Francisco this week to evaluate the Lassen National Park, with particular reference to ways and means of developing it, has come a permanent organiza- tion with a well defined campaign covering three years. — March 6, 1922 Designer to speak at club's women's luncheon Courtesy photo The Wilcox Oaks Ladies Luncheon is on March 13 with the social hour begining at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at noon. The guest this month is Kate Gleim from the House of Design.She will share easy techniques and design ideas for your spring deco- rating. With Easter just a few weeks away there are sure to be bunnies, ducks and other spring icons to add a bit of whimsy. Using permanent botanicals to create baskets arrangements, centerpieces and herb gardens, you are sure to leave with lots of inspiration. For reserva- tions call the clubhouse at 527-6680. Church offers free comparitive religion study Three Faiths, One God will be studied during Lent at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings, March 1-22 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The ground-breaking documentary, Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam compares simi- larities and differences in religious beliefs and practices that Islam has with Christianity and Judaism. It also examines how people of goodwill in the Abra- hamic faith communities are coming to terms with his- torical conflicts that impact their lives today, the crisis of the fundamentalist approach to religious pluralism and tearing down barriers to understanding and respect. Topics for discussion will include: Coming to Know the Other; Monotheism: Belief in One God; The Word of God; Common Biblical Roots; Concord and Conflict in Theology; The Five Pillars of Islam; Religious Practices and Beliefs; Sacred Law; Holy Days and Celebrations; Islam: A New Religion Emerges; The Golden Age of Spain; Religious Extrem- ism and the Path of Reconciliation; Dialogue: Faith to Faith; Social Justice and the Pursuit of Peace; Women, Marriage and the Family in Interfaith Perspective; Understanding Muslim Prayer and Worship; Prospec- tus for the Future. The evening will include light refreshments. For more information contact St. Peter‚s Episcopal Church at 527-5205 or stpeters@sbcglobal.net. St. Peter's is located at 510 Jefferson St., on the corner of Jefferson and Elm streets. $ 15 Off regular price With this ad! • Same Day Service • Free E-File • Check Our Price • Over 45 Years Experience P. 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