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Show 4 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, January 6, 2005 Dear Dr. Lillian Dear planned him to iwiiiit rirr i rt ,i and two days to stabilize him and then prescribed two weeks of antibiotics. He is still weak, but on the mend. Ever since this emergency, I have been feeling really weak inside and I don t know why because everything turned out well and, for just having turned 19, 1 felt that i handled it. Also, my dad and I haven't told my mom yet. How should we tell her? I don't want her to worry. Somehow, Some-how, ever since this Christmas, I have felt like everything is different. A: Many people have commented that this Christmas was a turning point in their lives. Yes, everything does feel different. For one thing, we have witnessed events such as the Tsunami in Indonesia that teach us gratitude grati-tude and appreciation for the life we have. For the other, Christmas is a time to remember that we must, as a species and as individuals, evolve towards to-wards Christ Consciousness to the greatest degree possible. pos-sible. But for you and your dad specifically, an added element ele-ment came in to awaken you both. The reason you still feel weak is because you witnessed your father's experience expe-rience of his death before his time and his coming back into life again. In this witnessing, you experienced your own death before its time. Both you and your father experienced a type of initiation initia-tion into life without death. If a human is wise, he or she only needs to experience death only once. If done before be-fore one's time of physical death, one need not die again. You could call this a resurrection. You could call this transmuting death consciousness. You could call this the awareness that the soul cannot die. You and your father have done much inner work together. to-gether. Still, it is only your father's business to tell your mom. It is your business to answer any questions your mom has about the time period where your dad lost consciousness during his emergency. The feeling of weakness inside is merely the rebalancing rebal-ancing you are feeling after this life-changing insight and shift. You are all right. Nothing is broken inside of you. In fact, you have just been born into your new life. Dear Dr. Lillian: Q: The man I have been dating for two years, told me on our last date that we should date other people, too. He said he didn't want to hurt me, but felt we would prow more if we explored other people. He is also looking look-ing at new job opportunities in New Mexico. That's a 12-hour 12-hour drive from where I live. What should I do? My heart is breaking. A: Cut your losses and let him do his exploring on his own time, not yours. You may have overstayed your stay already. If you were the one this man wanted above all others, you would know it and he would show it. .. .; As it is, take yourself on a wonderful vacation, meet new people, or allow yourself an activity that you have always wanted to do. Nurture yourself and be selective. Only spend time with someone for whom you are the one. There are six billion people on this planet, half of them male. There is someone for you, someone who will move towards you rather than away from you. By the way, it is his toss, not yours, because this man has not yet had the privilege of fully giving himself to a partner. He has not yet experienced love. Dear Dr. Lillian: Q: There is this teacher that I can't get along with. I have a hard time with math anyway ana don't get it unless un-less I go over each problem many times. The teacher calls on me when I don't even raise my hand. Sometimes, I get so frustrated that I give up and draw comic figures or talk in class. Then, and this really ticks me off, the teacher pretends I don't exist when I'm really just having a hard time because I don't get it. A You are almost ready to be honest with yourself and therefore with your teacher. Your teacher is just mirroring yourself back to you: When you are ignoring your real need (the need for courage to ask and to persist), per-sist), your teacher ignores you. When you are non-communicative with yourself and teacher (you could ask your questions in break or at lunch time), your teacher invites you to communicate. Each day, make it a point to ask your teacher one question in class or in break. Your teacher is just waiting wait-ing to be approached. This teacher will help you, of this I am sure. Take heart and approach him, over and over again. Dear Reader of any Age: You are welcome to e-mail questionsdear-dr-lillian.org LORDY, LOOK WHO'S 40! Happy Birthday Kyle Smith! We Love Dr. Lillian: Q: My father fell terribly ill while we were on our father-son trip to celebrate mv qraduation. We had this trip to Peru for a long time. My mother was not able to join us because she was a guest speaker at a conference in France. So, when my dad went into a high fever and lost consciousness, I drove the nearest hospital that happened to be on a military base. The doctors there spent three nights LORDY Wit You Dad! i r Wvw 1 1. AVv. J Ask a Specialist: Do you have tips for organizing the garage? Answer by: Richard Beard UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL AGRI-CULTURAL ENGINEERING SPECIALIST Though it may not seem like the Dest time to clean the garage, now is actually the perfect time to tidy up the structure that protects your vehicles and countless other items. There is no distracting yard work this time of year, and a clean, organized garage is an excellent New Years resolution. A garage is indicative of a family's dynamics and often serves as the catchall for busy lives. Its primary function func-tion should be to provide protection pro-tection for automobiles. However, the convenient access, ac-cess, security and ease of concealment it offers make it an ideal storage space for a variety of additional items. During the warm season months when cars are often parked outside, it is easy to let miscellaneous items pile up in the garage. Garages often of-ten serve as a storage place for lawn and garden equipment, equip-ment, automotive and power tools, home repair and maintenance main-tenance supplies, bicycles, household chemicals, engine fuel and lubricants. Many may also include a freezer or second refrigerator, extra furniture and appliances, sports equipment, children's toys, snow removal equipment, equip-ment, trash containers, New funds mean every American will be asked for input on changing Nation's health care system Americans will soon have a chance to help change America's Ameri-ca's health care system for the better, thanks to funding signed into law as part of the FY2005 omnibus appropriations appropria-tions bill Congress approved funding for the Health Care that Works for All Americans Ameri-cans Act, authored by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) (D-Ore.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), (R-Utah), and in 2005 citizens will be invited to take part in town hall meetings and online on-line surveys to share their views on whether and how the nation's health care system sys-tem should be reformed. "This funding is going to kick-start a nationwide dialogue dia-logue that will offer a real opportunity op-portunity for Americans to find their way out of the health care thicket," said Wydea "This approach to reform re-form - a national education effort on the realities of the health care system, followed by public input from the folks who use that system - has never been tried before. It's desperately needed, and the law builds in political accountability ac-countability to make sure the people's voice on health care is finally heard in the halls of Congress." "For nearly 50 years, Washington has tried to impose im-pose a top-down, one-size-f its-all solution to health care, and it has not worked," Hatch said. "This funding ensures en-sures that those who are truly tru-ly affected - patients, physicians physi-cians and providers - will be able to provide us with the answers those in Washington have sought to find" In early 2005, the Government Govern-ment Accountability Office (GAO) will appoint a "Citizens' "Citi-zens' Health Care Working Group," which will publish a guide on how our health care dollars are spent today. During Dur-ing the following months, every American will have the chance to weigh in online and at town hall meetings in every single state about whether they believe the current cur-rent health care system and health care spending should be reformed and if so, how. Congress will be required to hold hearings on the recommendations recom-mendations of the American people, which will be provided provid-ed through a final report from the Working group. Wyden and Hatch intend in-tend for legislation to be in We specialize in Machine Quilting & Machine Embroidery Located at 524 S. 300 East, Springville wheelbarrows and ladders. Depending on garage size, these items may be organized on shelves and suspended from the walls or ceiling to provide sufficient floor space tor vehicles. Organizing the garage can be done in stages, which can significantly reduce re-duce the time and effort required. re-quired. Consider these tips: The first step is to reduce the number of items stored. Donate appropriate things to charity, sell items if possible, discard unnecessary materials materi-als and return borrowed items to their owners. If something has not been used in the last few years, consider consid-er getting rid of it. The second step is to relocate re-locate items to other storage areas. Where appropriate, move items to the basement, attic, closet or other areas. For safety reasons, gasoline powered equipment, petroleum petrole-um products, flammable gasses, paint, bulk fertilizer, pesticides and cleaning chemicals chem-icals should not be stored in the home. Small quantities of some chemicals can be stored indoors. The next step is to remove re-move items from the garage floor. When feasible, items should be stored against the walls or hung from the ceiling. ceil-ing. Some exceptions include equipment with wheelstracks and an engine troduced based on those recommendations, rec-ommendations, and believe there will be enough grassroots grass-roots support from the American Amer-ican people to push such legislation leg-islation through Congress and to the President's desk. The Wyden-Hatch concept of a national discussion on health care and guaranteed action in Congress has gained support from a diverse di-verse coalition of organizations organiza-tions including: American Academy of Family Physicians, Physi-cians, Americans for Better Bands for Freedom raising funds for Armed Forces Relief tat After raising more than $30,000 for the Armed Forces Relief Trust (AFRT), the creators cre-ators of Freedombands, Inc. today announced the creation of Bands For Freedom Foundation, Foun-dation, Inc. The inception of this new non-profit organization will bring increased effectiveness to the efforts of the founders of Freedombands by similarly donating all after-cost revenue rev-enue from its colorful patriotic patriot-ic wristbands to support the U.S. troops. "We only hope that this new company's status as a not-for-profit organization will allow us to lower costs and provide even more support sup-port to the AFRT," said Steve Cloward, president and chief executive officer of Bands For Freedom. "Due to the simply sim-ply unbelievable response to the cause of the AFRT and the patriotic wristbands, we saw the window of opportunity opportuni-ty for the creation of a company com-pany that is totally dedicated to this great cause." Cloward explained that in the time he has been involved with the AFRT he has realized real-ized how necessary its role is for the troops. Aside from donating do-nating money earned through the sale of its Bands For Freedomo wristbands, Cloward says he feels an urgent ur-gent responsibility to educate the public about the great needs of the men and women in uniform. Last week Cloward presented pre-sented yet another $10,000 and larger recycling bins and trash containers. This step leaves floor space clear for vehicles. If further organization is needed in the garage, consider consid-er remodeling to accommodate accommo-date modern storage systems. sys-tems. The remodeling step integrates in-tegrates storage techniques with components and containers con-tainers sold at home improvement improve-ment stores. Storage system components compo-nents include shelves and cabinets mounted on walls; hooks and hangers attached to the ceiling and walls to store ladders, wheeled carts and odd-sized equipment; and ropes and pulleys to suspend bicycles, canoes and other light-weight items from the ceiling. Remodeling can be expensive expen-sive and can require time and effort, but it is a viable option for increasing garage storage stor-age space. Regularly used hand tools can be displayed on a wall over a workbench with storage stor-age drawers underneath. Hand tools can also be stored in tool boxes. Long handled tools such as rakes and shovels shov-els can be hung on walls, placed in tall cabinets or stored in vertical storage racks. Small tools and similar materials can be kept in a portable container for ease when transporting. Care of the Dying, American Public Health Association, Disease Management Association Associ-ation of America, Families USA, Federation of American Ameri-can Hospitals, Health Care Leadership Council, and the National Association of Community Com-munity Health Centers. All citizens are encouraged to watch for the 2005 publication publica-tion of the "Health Report to the American People," which will be available online and at local libraries. Every American Ameri-can is invited to read the donation to the AFRT to provide pro-vide emergency funds for U.S. Military soldiers and their families. This third check brings the donation total to-tal to $30,000. Michael Brown, director of the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society s office at Marine Corps Recruit Re-cruit Depot San Diego for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society So-ciety in California, accepted the check on December 23 during a live newscast on the NBC 7 morning show in San Diego. "This is the third $10,000 check we've presented in the last three weeks," Cloward explained, "We hope we can continue to rally support for the men and women in uniform, uni-form, and we feel strongly that we can make a positive difference for their families as well." The AFRT has a proud history his-tory of providing needed funds for soldiers-in-crisis. Soldiers who must travel back to the United States for a funeral, the birth of a child or other emergency can turn to the AFRT to access the money they need to travel. Soldiers and their families can also apply for interest-free interest-free loans from the AFRT to help with bills while their family fam-ily is away serving their country. 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Clear plastic storage containers are especially helpful, and some storage containers are available avail-able with wheels. Once the garage is organized, orga-nized, maintaining it should become a family affair. Setting Set-ting rules will be helpful. Some might include that the parking area must stay open and that items removed from their new storage places be promptly returned. For many people, automobiles automo-biles are second only to the family home in value and should be protected. In addition, addi-tion, a garage without clutter offers a protected setting for weekend projects and an organized or-ganized place where stored items can easily be found. guide and then join the discussion dis-cussion to create a health care system that works for all. "This is the best opportunity opportuni-ty in years to enact meaningful meaning-ful health reform, and next year public participation will be key," said Wyden. 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After Af-ter covering the costs of manufacturing man-ufacturing and administration, administra-tion, the creators of Bands For Freedom are donating 100 percent of its revenue to the AFRT to aid soldiers and their families. The wristbands come in both youth and adult sizes and can be purchased at www.bandsforrreedom.com. Non-profit organizations, clubs, teams and other groups can buy the wristbands at wholesale prices and sell them for a profit. For more information in-formation about Bands For Freedom, please visit www.bandsforfreedom.com or call (866) 217-5595. Call today! 489-4460 am J |