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_________ M arch 30, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver P age A4 Two Roads: Which Way For Me OBODY CAN DIRECT YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS BETTER THAN YOU. At this moment you may think there is just no way out of my particu lar situation. That because of all or part of your past experiences, life has just shut you out of good things. Maybe nobody has taken the time lately to say one pleasant, good or positive word to you. But 1 a perfect stranger will... The “ Key” to a better you. L isten , the m ost im p o rtan t psychologic discovery of this century, is the discovery of the “ Self-Image”... 1, me,...the per son reading this ar ticle, I carry around everyday of my life, a mental blue print, or internal picture in my head of myself. This picture of my self maybe cither dimly defined, vague, or very sharp. In fact this picture of me may not be consciously recognizable at all, but believe me, it is nevertheless there. This picture is complete, right down to the last de tail. This “Self-Image” is my own conception of die sort of person I am. This concept of my self has been built up from, parent and relative abuse, verbal, or physical. From statements heard from relatives, instructors, or friends, and other insensitive beings. But most ofthese beliefs about myself have unconsciously been formed in my head from my past experiences in my lifetime, my successes and fail ures, my humiliations and my tri umphs, and the way other people have always reacted to me, especially in my early childhood. Once an idea or belief about myself goes into this picture, it be AAA Oregon Elects Officers, Directors C. Edwin Francis, Portland, was elected Chairman of the Board of AAA Oregon at the Auto Club’s 89th an nual membership meeting held March 16. A.W. Sweet, North Bend, was elected Vice Chairman. Terry W. Baker, Portland, was elected T reasurer, and Roger L. Graybeal was elected President and Secretary. AAA Oregon, which has over 460,000 members, also elected to its Board of Directors: Floyd Bennett and Peter L. Smith, representing metro politan Portland; R. D. Colclough, representing Harney, Malheur, Crook, D eschutes, Jefferson, G rant and Wheeler counties; George H. Corey, re p re se n tin g U m atilla , U nion, Wallowa and Baker counties; and A. W. Sweet, representing Coos, Curry and Douglas counties. AAA Oregon is a not-for-profit organization providing automotive, travel and other services to its mem bers. Eager To Explore And Environmentally Aware? Ecotraveler Names 10 Most Visited Ecotourism Spots Travelers who pack their envi ronmental values in their luggage are ch a n g in g the trav e l in d u stry . Ecotravel is now the fastest growing segment of the multi-billion dollar travel business, with an estimated 35 million pcoplenow calling themselves exotravelers in the U.S. and countless more overseas. And where are ecotravelers go ing? The 10 international destina tions most visited by ecotourists, as compiled by EcoTravclcr magazine, are: Costa Rica, Nepal, Brazil, Kenya and Tanzania, Ecuador and The Galapagos, Guatemala, Australia, New Zealand, Belize and Thailand. “An increasingly large number of travelers are concerned about their impact on the environment. As a re sult, they arc choosing eco-scnsitive vacations over mainstream tourist resorts,” says Lisa Tabb, publisher of EcoTraveler, a Portland-based con sumer travel magazine. “But it’s important to note that ecotourism can be applied anywhere in the world.” Tabb adds. “It simply implies traveling in an environmen tally and socially responsible man ner, and that has an enormous appeal. The beauty of ecotourism is that you can take a wonderful vacation with- outadvcrscly affecting local resources or cultures.” comes to me true or “ My Truth”. I have not taken time out to question the validity of this self picture, but I have acted over and over again, upon this inner picture as if it were really true. Yet, this “Self-Image” can be come my Golden Key. To me living a better.different, less stress-filled mis erable life - everything that 1 do in my present actions, all of my present feelings, behavior, even my abilities - are always consistent with my Self- Image. In other words, I will “Al ways” act, talk, and feel just like the sort of person that I internally see myself to be. But here is the kicker, it is virtually impos sible for me to act, think, talk, or feel other wise. No con scious effort, no external influences, or acts by others will prevent me from doing so. If I conceive myself to be a no body, or a failure-type-person, I will somehow, find a way to fail, in spite of all my good intentions. I can call up all of my will power, and even if wonderful opportunities are, literally dumped into my lap, if I cannot change my internal picture of myself, I will fail. My Self-Images a “Premise”, a base, or a foundation upon which my entire personality, my behavior, and even my daily circumstances are built. Because this foundation was built early in my life; - all of my experi ences right now seem to verify that I receive good things in life, or bad things. I either do good things over and over, or 1 am constantly in trouble. I am caught in a vicious cycle, or I am therecipientofbeneficentblessings... It very seldom occur to me that my troubles lie in my “Self-Image, or my evaluation of myself. My Self-Image can be changed. But one of the reasons I probably haven't changed, is; Il has been so difficult for me personally to change my habits, or my way of life. 1 have spent a good deal of my past time and effort blaming my sur roundings or my contacts, rather than my inner person I realize now that I must change my thinking of my true self, which will accomplish most any goal that I set for myself. A very wise teacher once warned people of his day about the folly or foolishness of trying to patch new material upon old worn-out garments, or of putting newly fermented wine into old worn out wine skins that could leak at any minute, spilling the valuable product. Y ou cannot read “Positive Think ing” books or listen to motivation speakers, and use the material or ad vice effectively as a patch or a crutch to mend the same old unchanged self- image. In fact, it is literally impossible to maintain thoughts about, or act on positive situations, as long as I harbor or secretly hold a negative concept of my true self. Once, I decide to, once I make an effort to, once 1 take thatgrand step to change the concept or idea, or truth about myself: All other things and thoughts consistent with my new con cept of myself are accomplished eas ily and without any overwhelming strain on my part... The secret is this: For me to really “Live”. That is, for me to find my life personally and reasonably satisfying: I inwardly must have and believe in an adequate and realistic Self-Image, that I can confidently and comfort ably live with. I must Find myself totally acceptable to “Me”. I must have a truly wholesome self-esteem. I must see a self that I can wholly trust and believe in. I must have a self that I am in no-way ashamed to be. One that I can forgive, move on and be able to express freely, and not hide and cover up. I must have a self that will fit into reality, which is an imperfect society. I must fit into a culture with problems of their own, and can accept me with problems of my own and we work together. I must really, really know myself - both my strengths and my weaknesses and be truly honest with myself concerning both. My Self- Image must be a reasonable approxi mation of the “Real” me. It must be neither more than I really am inside, nor really less than I am. When this, my true Self-Image is intact and secure, I will always feel good, when it is threatened, I will feel anxious and insecure. When it is ad equate and one that I can be whole some and comfortable with: 1 will feel self-confident. I will feel free to “Be-Myself*. And to express myself. I will be func tioning at my peak. When it is an object of shame, I will attempt to hide it rather than express, it. My cre a tiv e ex p ressio n is blocked. I will be hostile and hard to get along with. My true self-image is important to me, it will benefit all associated with me. What we really all want is really more life. Bank Of America Lending Reaches Record $206.2 Million In Oregon Bank of America Oregon in 1993 provided a record S206.2 million in loans and investments throughout Oregon in support of lower-income home buyers and consumers, afford able housing construction and small businesses. The bank’s 1993 lending perfor mance in support of the Community reinvestment Act (CRA) was more than double the prior year. Bank of America Oregon’s CRA programs were rated “outstanding” by federal regulators in 1993. “We believe the special lending programs were have developed dur ing our first three years in Oregon are taking hold and making a difference in the lives of thousands of lower- income Oregonians,” said W. Charles Armstrong, chairman and CEO of thousands of Bank of America Or egon. Rich Brown, vice president of Corporate Community development, attributed the steady growth in the company’s community lending to the development of special programs that use flexible underwriting and tar geted marketing. He also cited the cooperation and input of community- based housing and economic devel opment organizations as well as a special advisory committee consist ing of community members from out side the bank. “Community input has been criti cal in helping us build programs that are effective and profitable, provid ing benefits to both our communities and our share holders, “ Brown said. The m ajo rity o f Bank o f America’s 1993 community lending was generated by home loans within low-income census tracts and to lower- income Oregonians, totaling S160.8 million, these volumes were achieved primarily through Bank of America’s Neighborhood Advantage program, which targets low-income customers and uses modified underwriting cri teria to expand eligibility. Bank or America’s loans for de velopment or preservation of low- income, multifamily housing in Or egon totaled $21.4 million. That amount includes loans from the Bank ofAmericaCommunity Development Bank, which specialized in financing affordable multifamily projects for non-profit developers. Loans for small businesses to taled S23.8 million, these consisted primarily o f loans through the Small Business Administration, other gov ernment-assisted lending programs and the bank’s Advantage Business Credit (conventional small business loans up to $100,000). Beyond the $206.2 million in CRA loans, Bank of America pro vided an additional S154.5 million in other CRA lending in Oregon, con sisting primarily of loans to public entities and public bond issues. The bank extended $54.3 million in direct loans to local governments, housing authorities and other public entities in support of affordable housing, in frastructure improvements and other municipal finance needs. Addition ally, BA Securities Inc. underwrote S95.4 million in public bond issues, including the Oregon Baccalaureate Bonds. Bank of America Oregon has 89 branches and assets of $3 billion. It is a subsidiary of BankAmerica Corpo ration, the nation’s second largest bank holding company. Walsh Construction Gets HUD Waiver In a triumph of common sense over bureaucracy, the Portland HUD office announced on Wednesday the 23rd of March 1994, reduced paper work requirements fora Portland area contractor who has built 55 multifam ily projects over the last 20 years with HUD programs. (The contractor is Walsh Construction, headed by Bob Walsh.) Instead of requiring detailed fi nancial statements from Walsh con struction, HUD will use credit report reviews to determine the credit wor thiness of Walsh Construction in its role as a general Contractor. This will reduce paperwork for both HUD and Walsh construction and speed multi family project processing for any project in which Walsh Construction is a general contractor. Portland HUD Housing Develop ment Director Tom Cusack said that the waiver was the first of this kind granted in the nation. Portland HUD Housing Develop ment Director Tom Cusack said that the waiver was a direct result of a delegation of authority which grew out of the “reinvent" HUD initiatives of HUD Secretary Cisneros. Using this authority, HUD Assistant Secre tary Nic Retsinas challenged HUD Field Offices to waive program in structions that were not contained in published regulations or the law. Cusack said, “We couldn 't figure out why we should keep looking at the same stuff over and over again when we had a 20-year history with Walsh Construction, without any financial problems.” According to HUD records, Walsh Construction has been a general con tractor for 55 separate HUD projects over that 20-year period. A Fund Raiser To Retain Metro Councilor Ed Washington Friday, April I, 1994; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Tickets May Be Purchased At: The Brooks Building; 3620 N. Williams, Portland, Oregon 97227 $20.00 (Suggested Donation) Ed Washington This is sponsored by Friends Of Ed Washington Campaign Committee HAPPY EASTER Word Challenge courier zi>-A: messenger. B: favor-seeker. C: weapon. D: torwaid- artillery observer. 2. vigil N .- A : lengthy search. B: high-mindedness. C: lighted candle. D: period of careful watching. 3. niggling a d v.-A : squirming. B: stingy. C: petty. D: straggling. 4. sedition JV.--A: withdrawal B: insurrection. C: calming medication. D: libelous statement. 5. enfilade (en fuh Lade) n .~ A: raking gunfire. B: long valley. C: smoothness. D: sharpness. 6. baleful a d j.-A : absurd. B: overflowing C: kindly. D: menacing. 7. chary (Chair ee) a d j.-A : kindly. B: smokey. C: confused. D: cautious. 8. purveyor zi.-A: inspector. B: overseer. C: supplies. D: scoundrel. 9. sum m arily a d v.-A : gruffly. B: promptly. C: thoroughly. D: un fairly. 10. Secede v.~ A: to replace. B: ignore. C: withdraw. D: win. 11. lickspittle n .- A: fighting spirit. B: greedy person. C: goodappetite. D: fawning person. 12. enum eration n .-A : itemization. B: duplication. C: significance. D: questionnaire. 13. reconnoiter (rek uhN oiter) v.— A: to hunt down. B: survey. C: reject D: rearrange. 14. enormity n .-A : foolishness. B; strong desire. C: grandeur. D: great wickedness. 15. celerity nb.~ A: fame. B: intelligence. C: swiftness. D: clarity ANSWERS ON PAGE A6 1.
