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Show The Garfield County Insider December 10, 2009 EverylCountsTurn Your Brokenness Into'Wild / gay 6714A-4, .4 4 ).€14 . By Mickie Douglas — Social Security Public Affairs Specialist The holiday season is I sat next to a man on the plane from Detroit to Chicago. here, and many people will He had a bad experience with religion as a youth so he left be singing along with their that religion and God all together. Yet I would never have favorite seasonal songs. known this if he hadn't told me as his spirit of kindness and So go ahead — sing your goodness was so strong that it beamed off of him through Jingle Bells and ring your his smile, words and actions. Silver Bells. But hold your Do you beam kindness and goodness through your calls if your business can spirit, smile, action, and words? wait until after the holidays. Have you ever let one bad experience cloud the rest of For years, Social Secuyour life? rity has told the public that A woman I sat next to on a leg from Chicago to Salt the busiest time for our field Lake City told me she had suffered from depression. Sharoffices and for our toll free ing this news with other woman in her church, especially telephone number is early since her husband was in a leadership position, helped the other woman realize that this woman and her family were in the week and early in the not perfect. They were afraid to talk about their depres- month, so if your business can wait, it's best to consion, but she gave them permission to. tact us at other times. The What do you wish you had permission to talk about? A woman I know had her nose fixed because she didn't same advice applies to the holiday time, especially like the one she was born with. Yet, Marcia Gay Harden tells us, "I love it when ugli- the week between Christness is beautiful. I love character flaws." mas and New Year's. So if A young woman who is a former methamphetamine ad- you must do business with dict contacted me saying she was in turmoil. Social Security during the Have you ever been in turmoil? How did you get out holidays, you may experiof it? ence more busy signals and A father whose prostate cancer is in remission has a longer wait times. young son in jail and is saddened at the news that his son As an alternative, we doesn't want to live with him upon his release from jail. suggest you consider going Are you saddened by anything? How do you overcome online to www.socialsecusadness? I recently heard music artist Kenneth Cope speak and rity.gov, where we have a sing. One song off his new CD, "All About You," is called wealth of information and "Broken." Cope spoke about how God doesn't discard online services available. You can apply online for broken things, but instead uses them. retirement or disability benDid you hear that? efits, or check on the status God uses broken things. Even you. Whether it is through your lack of self-esteem, an ad- of your pending applicadiction you are struggling with (i.e. drugs, pornography, tion. If you are already a alcohol, gambling, food, cigarettes, video games, etc.), Social Security beneficiary, depression, divorce, illness, disease, anger, abuse or pre- you can go online to change tentiousness. These are just some of the ways we are bro- your address, phone numken, but there are many others. ber, or your direct deposit Yet, your "brokenness" can actually become a blessing. information, get a replaceTake the man who left the religion and God of his youth. ment Medicare card, or He's 63, but is now experiencing a spiritual rebirth. He's request a proof of income ecstatic! It's never too late. And now he's sharing his letter. new found spirit with others. 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"After you put poison in the coffee, you sat at the breakfast table and watched your husband drink it. Tell me, didn't you feel the slightest bit of pity for him?" the defense attorney prompted. "Yes," she replied, "I think there was one moment when I felt sorry for him." "And when was that?" "When he asked for his second cup." Retirement My broker called me this morning and said, "Remember that stock we bought and I said you'd be able to retire at age 55?" "Yes, I remember," I said. "Well," my broker continued, "your retirement age is now 108." .... ......... 4.7 ..* 4 (1 "tvet. . ......... BARN ETT -• ~??fODONTICS ...... Honesty, Integrity & Professionalism Guaranteed! on the At Home While Shirley was dining out with her children, a man came over to their table and started talking. He asked where Shirley's kids went to school. She told him they homeschooled. With a raised eyebrow, he asked if her husband is the sole breadwinner for their family. "No, I also work ... from inside our home." Then, noticing her twomonth-old son, he mentioned that his daughter had just had a baby, and he wondered what hospital her son was born in. "He was born at home," she answered. The man looked at Shirley for a moment, and then said, "Wow, you don't get out much, do you?" Barnett's ORTHODONTICS www.bracesbybarnett.com Toll Free 1-888 BRACE ME ‘si ■ )1( 'NAT( itti■ 'Forts' 'gym; renewal 1-771 AUTOCARE 389 N. Main Panguitch Utah Stewart Ivie CORER 30+ Years of Experience ASE Certified Suspension & Alignment Specialist for 20 years 435-676-8300 It Makes Sense...By Veda Vale A study from Denmark concludes after 10 years no more increase in brain tumors after use of cell phones than before. But Sweden has strict rules about use, apparently believing there is grave danger. Here in America many conflicting study can be found. After what is happening with the disclosure that scientists have "doctored" results of Global Warming to reflect what will mean money in certain interest's pockets, including their own, makes one wonder what to believe. And then there is the controversy about flu shots and even if there is really a "pandemic" looming. If we use "common" sense to evaluate who makes money if such and such is true, then perhaps we have a pretty good handle on making our own decisions. "Follow the money" is always a good beginning search. Also, a good tool to have in our evaluating-tool box is some kind of "fear" cage. When someone or some organization dumps a big pile of fear on us, we might count that as a caution sign. Usually bad things don't come about, or not as bad as predicted. Yes, granted sometimes they do. The Holocaust and the 1918 flu epidemic were worse than anyone could have predicted. Personal preparedness-food, water for a certain time of restructuring seems to make sense. 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