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6 www.DesertMessenger.com May 17, 2017 By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear Editorial LETTERS TO EDITOR POLICY Desert Messenger encourages letters from its readers. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and may be edited for grammar, content and length. OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THOSE OF THE DESERT MESSENGER. We invite you to not only see a problem, but search for the solution to share with the community, keeping the benefit of all in mind. Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published. Third party letters will not be accepted. To avoid confusion over people with common or similar names, writers must provide a full name and indicate the name they are known by. Writers must provide a full street address and phone number. Rvers can provide the location of park/BLM land, etc. Street addresses will not be pub- lished. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. Mail letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 O� T��� - E���� T���! Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 P�������� ����� � ����� 1st & 3rd Wednesday Sept. thru May with Special Summer Editions June, July & August EDITOR/PUBLISHER Shanana "Rain" BearCat CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer GUEST COLUMNIST Jedidiah Free GUEST COLUMNIST Gypsy Jane Finley CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE LETTERING Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain Just Rambling... Provided by Elmer London, Quartzsite and Desert Messenger DEADLINE : WED. JUNE 7 TH for the june 14 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Neighborhood Watch to meet Thurs. JUNE 1 Town of Quartzsite invites every- one to attend the next meeting of Neighborhood Watch at 6:00 PM, on THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017, at the Quartzsite Community Center. Chief William Ponce said he looks forward to working with the resi- dents to create a safer community. Launched in 1972, Neighbor- hood Watch counts on citizens to organize themselves and work with law enforcement to keep a trained eye and ear on their communities, while demonstrating their pres- ence at all times of day and night. Sponsored by the National Sher- iffs' Association (NSA), the Nation- al Crime Prevention Council says, "Neighborhood watch is one of the oldest and most effective crime prevention programs in the coun- try, bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer." For more information contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." ~Albert Schweitzer It's that time of year when young people are graduating and celebrat- ing their accomplishments. We all love to celebrate, but are we doing enough of it? Think about it- the kids graduating this month achieved their goals by continu- ally taking steps to move forward. Sometimes small steps, sometimes making large leaps; but still keeping the end-goal in mind- those small steps all have a cumulative effect. And when we celebrate those small steps, we're encouraging ourselves to accomplish more in our lives. Did you know...There's a reason why it feels good when we celebrate success and it's to do with the neu- rohappy chemicals in our brain. Dopamine is released into our brain when we anticipate achieving some- thing or we achieve it – and it feels good, so we want more of it. A large part of success is about having a success mindset; yes, it's how you think about yourself. When we celebrate our successes, we start to see ourselves as someone who is successful rather than someone who's trying to become successful. So celebrate the small wins in life and party up the large ones! Yea, I know, sometimes it's hard because we tend to focus on how we fell short or failed in reaching our goals. It's good to refl ect about what didn't work, but then make adjust- ments for a better future. By celebrating our successes, we reinforce the motivation that will carry us through the next achieve- ment. Enjoy the journey, recognize the little successes in life as well as the large ones. When we're look- ing too far in advance, we miss the treasures happening in the moment. Be sure to take time to smell the roses. Oprah said, "The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." So, pat yourself on the back and cel- ebrate even the small stuff today! Time brings change. As kids, we were lucky to have a penny. With a nickel every other kid would yell, dibs on bites. Our kids got a dollar on Saturday. Now kids get 18 to 25 dollars weekly. Some have no allowance and little too eat. What's wrong with this story?

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