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Show 5 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, October 7, 2004 Dear Dr. Lillian Pianist to soloin symphony Dear Dr. Lillian: Q: I am 55 years old. I've always tried to do the right thing and be as perfect as I can be, in work, in relationships, in my beliefs. More and more I find myself wondering what life and death are all about. I find myself unbearably tired of being a slave to doing what my beliefs dictate rather than what my heart wants. The belief that has the most fearful stranglehold over me is that in spite of all my attempts at perfection, I have fallen short in a million ways and will not find favor before God. I fear hell and the more I fear it and the more I try to be perfect because of it, the tighter life gets. Now I am at the Joint, where I feel paralyzed and hopeless about my spiritual uture. A different part of me says, surely this can't be what it's all about! A: Where do beliefs come from? Many people simply take over their parents' and their parents' and their parents' beliefs be-liefs or, if they are rebellious, the opposite of those beliefs, the other side of the same coin. More often, however, a more subtle influence is at work in human life: Whether or not we take on or deny the spoken and written beliefs of our parents and their lineage of beliefs, our sense of worthiness before the Creator of All Life comes directly from how we unconsciously felt we were seen and treated as children by the significant authority figures in our life. This is not trivial. If our ideas or actions were met with critical belittlement, we will never feel like we are good enough for the Perfect Parent or Creator or God. This is a human tragedy of great spiritual pain. You are not alone in this. But once you understand that your sense of self -worth comes from other people's perception of you, you know that their perception of you is just that: their perception. percep-tion. It has nothing to do with the reality of your being. It is a story about you. It is not you. If you are indeed tired of serving a belief about yourself that is not yours, you are for the first time ready to dream and create a new story that you like. Even this story, however, howev-er, will not change the fact that you are already perfect in your being. In time, as you learn to see all stories about you just as stories, sto-ries, you will understand that your real being resides elsewhere. else-where. Where? If God is everywhere, there can only be one answer. Dear Dr. Lillian: Q: I wish teachers could help me more - sometimes I get behind be-hind in some classes and it's so hard to get back to where you are supposed to be. Last year, I had two teachers who helped me after school when they saw I was getting behind. Last year I had a little help from everybody, but this year in my fifth period, pe-riod, we watched a movie about the Revolution and we're supposed to take notes and write about it and that didn't work for me. In third period, we started reading about Romeo and Juliet. Teachers could make it a lot easier for me if they would give me, besides the movie, something that is related to the movie, for example, like a summary that is not complicated, if they could give me the vocabulary in advance. But my teacher just wanted me to do what the others did, so she only gave me words and definitions to match up. It's hard for us kids from other countries to learn English here in America. A: Buy or loan a Spanish to English and English to Spanish dictionary from the school library that you can have with you at all times. Because you face difficult vocabulary in all of your academic subjects, a dictionary is the most important birthday or Christmas gift you can ask for at this point in your life. Also arrange for the school librarian to find a "dual language" lan-guage" version of Romeo and Juliet: Spanish on one page and English on the other. This allows you to compare and learn whole phrases while you learn vocabulary the way it is most naturally and easily learned, namely in context. The summaries you need on different topics can be found online for free; your school or city library should also have yellow Penguin literature summaries. You can prepare yourself your-self property if you ask your teachers one week in advance what the next topic will be. You can then print out your own summaries for free at your school library or take good notes. This way you can learn to succeed with or without the help of others. You will become your own teacher: a powerful place for you to be. Dear Dr. Lillian: Q: We are what, 6 12 weeks into Term 1, and I am already emotionally exhausted. If someone were to ask me today what fills me with joy in teaching, all I would know at this moment mo-ment in my career is that I feel like the job of an educator came straight from hell. A: No, that is not where teaching comes from. Teaching comes from love and creativity ana service. It is a spiritual art. Its intent is to evolve the human, both the student and the teacher, through self -discovery. If you are burned out, step back and examine the lack of fulfillment you are experiencing in your personal life and in relationships in general. Something is bleeding through and skewing your perception. Also clarify in your subconscious the misperceptions you internalized about yourself as a child as you interacted with parents and teachers. When you are with your students, teach one day at a time and make sure you design your lesson in such a way that you enjoy it. Make every day a good day. Dear Reader of any Age: You are welcome to find answers an-swers to your questionsdear-dr-lillian.org. fit (luUti We specialize in Machine Quilting & Machine Embroidery Located at 524 S. 300 East, Springville Call today! 489-4460 Maple Mountain Pumpkins 1220 EAST 1200 NORTH, MAPLETON Wind your way through our decorated corn maze and don't forfiet to pick your pumpkin pump-kin right off the vine! We've got a wide range of pumpkins, gourds, straw bales. corn stalks and Indian corn. You can plan for a group to come to the patch! we have super group rates and lots of fun! fifTl?CTfAlC) " I CALL COLLEEN 369-5273 OR 489-9692 i HOURS: M-F 3 P.M.-0USK AND SAT. 10fl.N.-PUSK opener Salt Lake City pianist Marjorie Janove will appear as guest artist in the opening open-ing concert of the Utah Valley Val-ley Symphony's 47th season on Oct. 13 and 14. She will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54. The orchestra, under the baton of Bryce Rytting, will also play Dvorak's "Carnival" "Carni-val" Overture and present its premiere performance of Brahms' Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Thurs-day, Oct. 13 and 14, in the Provo Tabernacle, 100 S. University Ave. Tickets at the door are $5 per person and $15 for a family. Season tickets will also be available at the door. Janove, an active recital-ist, recital-ist, soloist and chamber musician mu-sician who is on the faculty at Westminister College and the university of Utah, studied stud-ied piano and cello at Chicago Chica-go Musical College at Roosevelt Roo-sevelt University. She received master's and doctorate degrees at Indiana Indi-ana University in piano performance. per-formance. Having performed under Rytting's baton in the Assembly As-sembly Hall on Temple Square, Janove said she's excited to work with him again. "I think he's a wonderfully won-derfully well-rounded musician," musi-cian," she said. Rytting, who was a guest conductor of the BYU Chamber Orchestra in that Mozart bicentennial concert more than a decade ago, said he likewise enjoyed working with Janove and wanted to introduce her to Utah Valley audiences. "She was hungry to do the at concerto," he said, adding the at the Schumann Concerto Con-certo in A Minor is "a huge challenge to conduct." Janove appears frequently with the Opus Orchestra, Nova Chamber Music Series, Se-ries, Vivaldi Candlelight Series, Se-ries, Maurice Abravanel Distinguished Composer Series Se-ries and Madeleine Festival of the Arts. She has also collaborated with the Emily Theatre Company as amusic arranger and cellist and received re-ceived the YMCA Outstanding Outstand-ing Award in Arts and Communications. Com-munications. The October concert is the first of five regular season offerings from the Utah Valley Val-ley Symphony. Others are the Christmas Concert Dec. 1 and 2, a celebration cele-bration of American music Jan. 26 and 27, the Young Artists Concert March 2 and 3 and a pops concert featuring featur-ing movie music April 27. In addition, holders of season sea-son tickets will be admitted to the performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion with the Wasatch Chorale May 13 and 14 at no additional addi-tional cost. Season tickets are $50 per family, $22 per individual and $15 per studentsenior citizen. They may be ordered in advance by calling business manager Gary Gillum at 489-9300 or by sending a check to the Utah Valley Symphony, Box 50118, Provo, Pro-vo, UT 84605-0118. Wal-Mart to host women's IieaMi evsnt The Springville Wal-Mart will host a Speaking of Women's Health community event from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Springville Wal-Mart is located at 660 S. 1750 West. The public is invited to attend this free event. Participating groups and activities will includeblood pressure, body fat and diabetes di-abetes checks by Mountain View Hospital, massage therapists, Springville Chiropractic, Chiroprac-tic, Main Plaza Dental and the Springville Police Department. Free books from Speaking of Women's Health will be handed hand-ed out. Wal-Mart is a proud supporter of Speaking Speak-ing of Women's Health, a non-profit organization orga-nization dedicated to educating women so they can make informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safe ty. Speaking of Women's Health is a national na-tional foundation that encourages woxnen to explore their physical and mental vitality, vitali-ty, inner strength, self-esteem and beauty. "Women play a vital role in society today," to-day," said a Wal-Mart spokesperson, "At Wal-Mart, we want to make sure that the needs of women are met. Speaking cf Women's Health is a forum that enables us to reach and empower women worldwide." Speaking of Women's Health founder Di-anna Di-anna Dunkelman said the organization was excited to partner with Wal-Mart. "We believe be-lieve that it is important to enhance the lives of women through education end pampering. This event will given women an opportunity to be informed of the latest health news and experience a day devoted to learning how to take better care of themselves." Ask a Specialist How to keep mice out of your house Terry Messmer UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION WILDLIFE SPECIALIST House mice are considered consid-ered one of the most troublesome trouble-some and economically important im-portant rodents in North America. Originally a native of Asia, they arrived in North America with early settlers. They are very adaptable and frequently live in close association with humans. They are probably the most common wildlife species in towns and cities. With the onset of cold weather, mice migrate to structures as they search for food and shelter. They will eat a wide range of food, but prefer foods high in fat and sugar. Some favorites include chocolate, bacon, butter and nuts. Most water requirements require-ments are filled by the food they eat. Because they are most active ac-tive at night, mice can roam undetected throughout a household. If you see them during the daytime, this could indicate you have several sev-eral mice in the house. Mice have a high reproductive rate. Within a matter of months, a pair of mice can produce several litters. With abundant food, each Utter can have 10-12 young. These litters can then begin producing pro-ducing mice within two months of birth. In addition to nibbling on food, mice can nibble and cause structural damage. They also regularly urinate and defecate. The presence of droppings and the musky smell of urine coming from cupboards or drawers is also an indicator that you have mice in the house. To prevent mice from turning your house into their house, consider these tips. The best control method is to prevent them from getting get-ting in. To exclude mice from structures, seal all holes and openings that are larger than one-fourth inch. Use heavy materials such as concrete mortar, sheet metal or heavy gauge hardware hard-ware cloth. Also, be aware of open doors to garages, houses, barns or other structures. struc-tures. These are open invitations invita-tions to mice. Make food in the house as inaccessible as possible. Store bulk foods in rodent-proof rodent-proof containers. Make sure spilled food items and crumbs are cleaned up. A leftover cookie behind the couch cushion can feed a mouse for more than a week. In most cases, mice can be easily caught using glue or wooden snap traps. Because Be-cause mice have poor eyesight eye-sight but excellent senses of touch and smell, they tend to travel close to walls and other oth-er objects. Thus, traps should be set close to walls where mouse activity is seen. For effective control, set at least six or more traps in the house. To increase effectiveness, effec-tiveness, use small amounts of fresh bait. Peanut butter and chocolate choco-late work well as bait. Do not use cheese since it tends to go rancid quickly, thus losing its attractiveness as a bait. Also, you may want to bait the traps without setting set-ting them for a day or so. When you notice the bait has been taken, set the trap. Because mice can carry diseases, it is important to remove them from the house as quickly as possible. They should be bagged and disposed of in an outside garbage container or uried. Do not use rodenticides (poisons) to control mice in homes. Mice that feed on Eoison baits may die in the ome. As they start to decay, de-cay, the resulting odor may cause further problems. Devices that repel mice using us-ing ultrasonic or electromagnetic electro-magnetic waves are advertised adver-tised widely this time of year; however, there is no scientific evidence to support sup-port manufacturer claims that these devices work. For more information, contact you local county Extension Ex-tension office for a copy of the Extension Bulletin "Mice" or visit the USU Extension Ex-tension Web site at http:www.extension.usu. Red Ribbon Night scheduled Oct. 19 COWAN GALLERY AND PICTURE FRAMING STUDIO NOW IN SPRINGVILLE The SpringvilleMapleton PTA Council and Youthnet will present Red Ribbon Week Youth Risk Prevention Preven-tion Night on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. at Springville High School. This year, the PTA council and Youthnet have teamed up to present information about 40 developmental assets as-sets - good things that every young person needs in his or her life. The assets are cumulative, meaning that the more assets a young person has, the better bet-ter they're able to resist at- I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. - Vincent van Gogh risk behaviors. The public is invited to attend at-tend this event. AT 101 East 200 South Phone: 491-3436 sf J - tV- 'n i m ( i j ' A NEW NOVEL joints" by Matthew R. Bross $goo SOUTH COUNTY'S ONLY SECURE ALZHEIMER UNIT Homestyle Assisted Living 798-1500 Take 3D-Tour Of Our Facility Al www.hearthftonc-maaor.com Available now at the Read Leaf Bookstore in Springville Read this intriquing tale of good vs. evil set in Medieval England. Hearing Problems ? A Simple Hearing Test May Be All You Need! Intermountain Hearing Centers "Personalized Hearing Care " J Office & In-home X y mm.m, , ,, . Hearing Testing , f Available Entire Wasatch Front Call for a ;n7 9 626 , yj 294 N. University Ave. Provo, UT 84601 801-373-4657 9351 S. 1300 E. 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