Wednesday, January 16, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Fit For
Sisters
Andrew Loscutoff
Columnist
Holiday blues =
New Year’s rush
After the holidays ask
people how they feel after
the parties, the eating, the
uncles, the painful drives
and what will they say?
While people genuinely
enjoy time with loved ones
and family during the holi-
days, the whole rigor of it
all leaves us emotionally
depleted. This depletion
leads to thoughts of inad-
equacy, low self-esteem, and
remorse. All these spark the
idea that someone must do
better, be better, and achieve
more.
This is the rush of the
New Year.
The temptation is to go
into it full steam ahead. Is
it a good idea to rush into
something in a state of emo-
tional fatigue? Will the goal
you set out for lead to more
fatigue? A good question
to start with is: <What am I
going to give up in order to
meet the goal I desire?=
Wanting more and try-
ing harder is a recipe for an
unsuccessful and unhealthy
goal process. Yet it is just
what people do at the new
year. They don9t consider
that they9re just putting
another stressor onto their
pile of stress. Eventually
something will give, and
they default to the norm.
How does one overcome
this?
Ask yourself, is January
the right time? If you make it
a goal to run a marathon, yet
lack a treadmill and warm
gym to train, you9re up
against snow, ice, and mis-
erable conditions. Is it the
right time to take on more?
Sometimes a goal need not
begin at January 1, but the
right time will present itself.
Question the motive
behind what you want to do.
Verbalize it: <I am a person
who (insert goal, behavior,
or challenge here).= How
does that sit internally? Is
there fear, resentment, or
eye-rolling into negative
reactions? Maybe this isn9t
the right goal.
Now ask: <Why hasn9t
this changed yet?= Likely it9s
not due to lack of motiva-
tion; more likely it9s lack of
time and energy. OK, there9s
a hint: In order to meet this
goal, you9ll need more time
and energy. Trying to add it
into the schedule will be a
failure; you ought to be giv-
ing up commitments instead
of making more.
Ask yourself: <When
the goal is met, then what?=
This will be an awakening
moment. Lose 30 pounds
and realize that for the rest
of your life you9ll need to
be working at keeping it off.
Build your cycling mileage
to ride a century 4 are you
going to quit when you9re
done? These questions will
let you know whether or
not the goal is about check-
ing a box or if it actually
meaningful.
It9s past the new year, and
many people are in the first
stages of well-intentioned
goals. They9re learning the
hard lessons now that life
is back to normal. Apply
these principles, ask the
hard questions, and adjust
expectations accordingly.
Anything is possible, but
<anything= doesn9t have to
be grueling or detrimental to
your true self.
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Art ists i n Res i d ence
Entertainment & Events
JAN
16
WED
JAN
18
FRI
JAN
19
SAT
Portland junkbox
blues duo brings
memorable
performances that
tap into a magic that
cannot be rehearsed.
Feb. 15 / Fri
Dry Canyon
Stampede
JAN
Hardtails Bar & Grill Open Mic & Jam Night 7 p.m.
Every Monday, no cover! For information call 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
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MON
Sisters Saloon Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is
JAN at 6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday! For additional information
call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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TUES The Belfry Oregon’s Ocean: Local Legacy and Global
Goals Sisters Science Club presentation by Dr. Kirsten
Grorud-Colvert. 7 p.m. with Social Hour at 6 p.m. $5
admission. Call 541-912-0750 or go to sistersscienceclub.org.
Sisters Library Wildfi re, Smoke & Your Health 6 to 7
p.m. Presentation by Dr. George Conway, Director, Deschutes
County Public Health. Call 503-453-3708 for information.
Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting
5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or
go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
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THUR Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every
Thursday, no cover! For additional information call
541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
JAN
25
FRI
7-piece Country Western
dance band performing
classics to contemporary
with a blend of
rockin’ rhythms &
moving ballads.
Mar. 16 / Sat
Mar. 23 / Sat
JAN
SAT U R DAY, JA N UA RY 26
1 2:3 0 p.m .–3 :3 0 p.m . / P ro gram b egin s at 1 :00 p.m .
Caldera Arts Center / 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 97759
L e a r n m o r e a t w w w. C a l d e r a A r t s . o r g
Tommy Castro
and the
Painkillers
The
Brian Odell
Band
PUB OPENS 1 HOUR PRIOR TO SHOWS
BelfryEvents.com
541-815-9122
Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
JAN
Feb. 21-24 / Th-Sun
Sisters
One Acts Play
J a n ua r y
20 1 9
Chops Bistro Live Music with Mark Barringer &
Bob Baker 6 to 8 p.m. Fiddle and guitar music. For
additional information call 541-549-6015.
Cork Cellars Live Music with Mark Conklin 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. No cover! For information call 541-549-2675 or go
online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke Night with Rockin Robin
9 p.m. Every Saturday, no cover! For additional information
call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Artist in Residence
with Megan Mesloh 4 to 6 p.m. Textile artist. Free and all
are welcome. For additional information call 541-638-7001.
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SUN
JAN
Hillstomp
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke Night with Rockin Robin
9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional information call
541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
JAN
23
WED
Jan. 26 / Sat / 8 PM
Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting
JAN 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or
go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
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THUR Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every
Thursday, no cover! For additional information call
541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
FRIDAY • SATURDAY
Prime Rib Fridays 5pm!
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26
SAT
Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Art Stroll 4 to 7 p.m.
Galleries and shops feature live entertainment and
refreshments, every fourth Friday of the month! For
additional information go to sistersartsassociation.org.
Hood Avenue Art Winter Studio Sale Artists’ Reception
4 to 7 p.m. With live entertainment and refreshments! For
more info go to hoodavenueart.com.
Sisters Library Annual Art Exhibit Reception 6 to 7:30
p.m. Music and refreshments served. Results of public
voting for People’s Choice Awards will be announced. For
more information call Zeta, 541-549-6157.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke Night with Rockin Robin
9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional information call
541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
The Belfry Live Music with Hillstomp 8 p.m. Portland
junkbox blues duo. Tickets online for $12, $15 at the door.
For information call 541-588-6211 or go to BelfryEvents.com.
Cork Cellars Live Music with Dry Canyon Trio 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. No cover! For information call 541-549-2675 or go
online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
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