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18 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Scottie Wisdom&Faith Jean Russell Nave Scottie worry People like to say that dogs <live in the moment.= Anyone who says that has never lived with a rescued Scottie. My Scotties are always anticipating the next something; which includes worrying about what is com- ing next. If I begin groom- ing one, the other two hide. They also begin to worry as soon as it looks like I may leave them behind when I get in the car. One of our Scotties hated riding in a car on a winding road. As soon as we reached Tombstone Pass, heading to Corvallis, he would begin to get carsick. How do you teach a Scottie to stop worrying? You use some of the same methods that work for peo- ple. The most important is to help the dogs lose their fear of things. When I groom, I9m very careful to not pull their hair. Additionally, I give them treats during the process. This hasn9t resolved all concerns, but at least now they come to me when I call them for their turn. Our carsick Scottie got over his fear by us giving him tranquilizers for a few trips. They calmed him down and helped form a new habit. After successful rides that ended in wonder- ful opportunities to explore new areas, he finally stopped getting sick. Do you ever worry? If you are reading this and you don9t worry, I would say you are exceptional. I9ll bet you have a wonderful rela- tionship with our Creator too. Many years ago when I worked with corporations as a motivational speaker I learned that <worry= was a huge concern for man- agement. Productivity was always important and wor- ried employees never pro- duced as well as happy ones. Studying research on the topic I learned several key ideas for helping people relearn behavior that would reduce or eliminate worry. University researchers learned several decades ago that the human mind does not know the difference between something actually done and something very visually imagined. This was the discovery, which began the use of visualization techniques in sports train- ing. For example, a basket- ball player who practiced making free throws physi- cally would make mistakes but if he practiced for an hour very carefully visual- izing the perfect shot he could build the habit of cor- rect form faster than when he was shooting the ball and making mistakes. We know that worry is based in fear. A valuable method of helping a person break the worry habit, and yes it is a habit, is to get them to focus on something Headed south for the winter? Call today to get your home winter-ready for your time away! 541-549-4349 5 4 1 5 49 4349 41 260 N. Pine St., Sisters Li Licensed d Bonded / Insured CCB#87587 10 % OFF C&S SUET LARGE & SMALL SUET CAKES FOR WILD BIRDS Offer good through 11/25/20. 102 E. Main Ave. • 541-549-4151 positive in their life. Having understood that dreaming is a form of visualization and learning that people tend to dream about things they have been thinking about just before going to sleep, I developed a simple tool to help people become more focused on the positive. I called the tool, <My Win Book.= It9s very easy to use. You can make your own. Buy a small spiral notebook and put the words <My Win Book= on the cover, placing the book next to your bed. Every night, just before turning off the light, pick up your Win Book and write three things that went well during the day. If you have had a really terrible day, your first entry may be; <I remembered to pick up my Win Book and begin to write.= Anything positive is a win. As you do this more and more each night you will find that you begin to make mental notes dur- ing the day of items you will put in your Win Book. After about a week, you will find it is very easy to write at least three items. By the second week you9ll be enjoying the process and by the end of a month you will notice that most of your worries have gone away. I9ve actually had people tell me that the Win Book completely changed their lives or saved them from suicide. The point is to change your life9s habit from focus- ing on what isn9t working and what terrible things Painted Lady may be headed your way, to noticing all the wonderful things going on in your life. When you follow up your Win Book habit with thankful prayer you can completely transform your- self. We so often think of using prayer as a way of asking God for help or to give us something. The most powerful prayer is that of thankfulness. If you have any kind of a relation- ship with your Creator, He knows what you need. So it9s when you begin to say <thank you for all you do for me= that your relationship moves to a higher level. A thankful heart rarely worries. A thankful heart is filled with God9s love and appreciation of everything and everyone around it. A worried heart is filled with fear, crowding out love and God. Our Creator gave us a fabulous brain and excel- lent communication skills. We can use that brain, which is even better than my Scotties9, to build new habits of thankfulness and appreciation. Yes, there are always potentially ominous clouds out there on the hori- zon but if you look back on your worrying habit, you will find that most of the things you worried about never came to pass and the worry didn9t change any- thing anyway. Embrace love and thank- fulness and let worry fly away. Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 4 Matthew 6:27 PERSONNEL: Sisters unit to temporarily include different deputies Continued from page 1 City Manager Cory Misley was surprised with the alterations. <The timing of these changes is unfortunate in that we just introduced the deputies to the community, and it is very early in the life of the contract with the DCSO,= he said. <However, the City plays only a small role in the personnel mat- ters of the Sisters substation. They are ultimately respon- sible for their personnel decisions.= U n til D e p . H u d so n leaves at the end of this month, the City has had the benefit of four depu- ties instead of three. All four of the deputies and Lt. Davis will take part in the Citizens4Community Zoom Let9s Talk! meeting with the deputies on Monday, November 16. Contact C4C at citizens4community@ gmail.com if you are inter- ested in participating online (see related story, page 3). 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