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Page 6A, The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, January 1, 2004
Helton Graduates From Basic Training
Diana Helton, along with her son, James Jr.
Quotes
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- Steve Allen
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“The English woman is so
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no behind.” - Stevie Smith
* * *
“Puritanism: The haunting
fear that someone, somewhere,
may be happy.” - H.L. Mencken
* * *
“There is a journalistic curse
of Eve. The woman who writes
is always given anti-feminist
books to review.” - Rebecca
West
* * *
“How foolish to think that
one can slam the door in the
face of age. Much wiser to be
polite and gracious and ask him
to lunch in advance.” - Noel
James and Diana Helton,
along with their children Aaron,
Ashley and Bethany, recently
toured the historical Ft. Jack-
son, South Carolina Army Base
and Museum as they attended
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the graduation of their son,
James Jr. from US Army Basic
Combat Training. James Jr. was
very successful at Basic Train
ing being named the Platoon
Guide for his Platoon as well
as Named Soldier Leader of
the Cycle. He received special
honors at the ceremony and
was able to meet with the Base
General following graduation.
Grandparents Bob and Ruth
Helton of Newnan. Georgia,
and Mary and Bob Zavasnik of
Gaston, South Carolina as well
as girlfriend Emily Arnold all
attended this wonderful event
in James’ life. James will move
on to Ft. Lee, Virginia where
he will go through Advanced
Training as a Food Special
ist. This is a stepping-stone for
James on his journey to becom
ing a chef. He will serve for
four years in the Army with the
goal of attending The Atlanta
Institute of Arts Culinary Arts
Program when his enlistment
is complete. James graduated
from LCHS in May 2003. Con
gratulation James on a job well
done! Good Luck at Ft. Lee.
Coward
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“All a publisher has to do is
write checks at intervals, while
a lot of deserving and industri
ous chappies rally round and do
the real work.” - P.G. Wode-
house
* * *
“There ain’t no way to find
out why a snorer can’t hear
himself snore.” - Mark Twain
* * *
“Though you would often in
the 15th century have heard
the snobbish Roman say, in a
would-be off-hand tone, ‘I am
dining with the Borgias tonight.’
no Roman ever was able to say,
‘I dined last night with the Bor
gias’.” - Max Beerbohm
* * *
“The only athletic sport I ever
mastered was backgammon.”
- Douglas Jerrold
James Helton, along with his son, James Jr.
Slogans can inspire us
all for the New Year
There’s a story sometimes
told by members of Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA): A mountain
climber stumbles off the edge
of a cliff. He manages to break
his fall by grabbing a branch on
a tree that overlooks the ravine.
Hanging for his life, he calls up
to heaven. “If there’s anybody
up there, help me—please!”
A thunderous voice booms
from the clouds: “Let go, and I
will protect you.”
The man pauses for a moment
to think. Finally he shouts, “Is
there anyone else I can talk to?”
For many of us, the prospect
of a new year calls forth pious
resolutions to change our behav
ior. AA offers a program based
on the paradox of personal
change—that transformation
comes only when we let go of
our futile efforts to control what
we cannot control. Unlike the
man hanging from the tree, we
can learn to accept direction
from outside ourselves.
Over the years, AA members
have shared many slogans to
capture this philosophy of life
in a nutshell. These pithy say
ings offer direction for people in
recovery from addiction—and
anyone else who cares to live
with serenity. Following are
some examples to help you ring
in the New Year.
“Accept life on life’s terms.”
Many of us wish that the people
and circumstances in our lives
were different. This slogan
reminds us to retreat from the
world of our personal fantasies
and deal with people and things
as they are right now. Instead
of trying to reform other people
and remake the world in our
own image, we can focus on
changing our own behavior.
Life is not changeable, but we
are. A related slogan puts it this
way: “If you pray for a Porsche
and God sends you a jackass,
ride it.“
“Live and let live.” Tolerance,
a fundamental value in AA,
means that we acknowledge our
personal shortcomings while
letting others have their own.
We focus on our similarities
with other people rather than
resenting our differences.
“Progress, not perfection.” Al
coholics can be grandiose, hold
ing that they must be right at all
times. Bill Wilson, cofounder of
AA, wrote. “We are all perfec
tionists who, failing perfection,
have gone to the other extreme
and settled for the bottle and the
blackout.” A saner alternative
is to make one simple change
in our attitudes or behavior for
today. Over time, small changes
create major progress.
“This, too, shall pass.” We
suffer when we try to seek per
manent fulfillment from things
that are impermanent. People
will pass into and out of our
lives, and circumstances change
constantly. But this fact also
gives us strength. No feeling or
experience, however painful,
can last forever. Time passes
and we move on to heal.
“Easy does it... but do
it.” People in early recovery
sometimes feel frantic about
everything they want to do.
Unconsciously, they operate
with the attitude that they must
change everything about their
lives —and change it now. This
slogan reminds us to calm down
and tackle one task at a time.
We don’t have to accomplish
everything on our to-do list
today.
“Easy does it” is a slogan in
itself, yet AA members like
to add “but do it.” The lat
ter phrase reminds us that we
still have goals to meet and
responsibilities to handle. Pac
ing ourselves is different than
procrastinating.
“Let go and let God.” AA is a
spiritual, not religious, program
that allows people to define
their higher power in their
own way. G.O.D.. according to
another slogan, stands for Good
Orderly Direction—a source
of guidance that goes beyond
our self-centered opinions and
selfish desires. “Letting God”
means accepting direction from
that source, however we person
ally define it.
“Keep it simple.” AA is some
times called a simple program
for complex people. This slogan
reminds us to remember the
basics: Don’t drink. Go to AA
meetings. Do the next right
thing. Our problems can be
solved one step at a time, one
day at a time.
Editor’s Note: Alive & Free
is a health column that offers
information needed to help pre
vent substance abuse problems
and address such problems. It
is provided by Hazelden, a non
profit agency based in Center
City, Minn.
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