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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
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Minister’s
Comer
people around us and we are ac
tually following Psalm 107:1
teaching us to “give thanks unto
the Lord, for he is good: for his
mercy endures forever.”
As your family gathers for
your Great Thanksgiving dinner,
after giving thanks to God, you
might just give special thanks
for:
• A special place on God’s
earth called Pickens County,
• The Mountainside Medical
Community ... one thank you
may not be enough,
• Restaurants with many spe
cialities... especially FRIED
Chicken,
• Our first responders who
put their lives in danger to save
ours,
• City and county govern
ments with leadership and staffs
that moves us forward,
• The employees of the
Board of Education which teach
and challenge students,
• All of the nonprofits which
better the lives of our under
served residents.
• Churches ... of all sizes
and types that witness the love
of God for each soul,
As you can tell this is a gen
eral list and you can continue it
with beauticians, tree cutters,
pharmacists ... and the
DAWGS! You get the point.
We have a lot of people to
thank for enriching our lives!
So, let’s say it, live it and believe
it!
Have a blessed Turkey Day!
[Max Caylor is the former
Pastor of Jasper United
Methodist Church and remains
very active in many community
groups.
He may be reached at
Cardinalmax@bellsouth.net.]
Family Matters
Your procrastination prescription
By Mary Migliaro
Parent Mentor
Do you have something on your to-do list
that has been there for weeks? Perhaps even
months or years? If you do, welcome to nor
mal because most of us do.
Procrastination is the action of delaying
or postponing something. It could be the task
of cleaning out your closets or even making
a doctor’s appointment. Postponing some
thing is not in itself a bad thing but it be
comes overwhelming if you continually
delay or postpone it. You may find yourself
waking up at night and thinking about what
you are avoiding.
Everyone puts things off sometimes, but
procrastinators chronically avoid difficult
tasks and may deliberately look for distrac
tions. Procrastination tends to reflect a per
son’s struggles with self-control. Habitual
procrastinators represent 20 percent of the
population, but 95 percent of us procrastinate
to some degree.
Procrastinators are often perfectionists,
for whom it may be psychologically more
acceptable to never tackle a job than to face
the possibility of not doing it well. Symp
toms may include regularly having a hard
time meeting deadlines; putting things off in
multiple areas of life, not just at work, but
also at home and with friends; finding your
self procrastinating on a weekly, if not daily,
basis; and getting distracted easily.
According to Psychology Today, procras
tination may relieve pressure in the moment,
but it can have steep emotional, physical, and
practical costs. Students who routinely pro
crastinate tend to get lower grades, workers
who procrastinate produce lower-quality
work, and in general, habitual procrastinators
can experience reduced well-being in the
form of insomnia or immune system and gas
trointestinal disturbance. Procrastination can
also jeopardize both personal and profes
sional relationships.
Procrastination can become a cycle when
we continue to delay action. However, the
momentary relief we feel when procrastinat
ing, is actually what makes the cycle espe
cially vicious. In the immediate present,
putting off a task provides relief, but you
have been rewarded for procrastinating. And
we know, when we’re rewarded for some
thing, we tend to do it again. This is precisely
why procrastination tends not to be a one-off
behavior, but a cycle, one that easily be
comes a chronic habit.
Procrastination happens to everyone but
there is a prescription for it if you need one.
Here are some basic steps to take to begin
breaking the cycle of procrastination.
Step 1: Recognize That You are
Procrastinating
If you are briefly delaying an important
task for a genuinely good reason, then you
aren't necessarily procrastinating. However,
if you start to put things off indefinitely, or
switch focus because you want to avoid
doing something, then you probably are.
Jr. High Nettes split games with
Dawson in region home openers
The PJHS Nettes hosted the Dawson
County Lady Tigers in a region contest
home opener.
In the seventh grade game both teams
traded baskets in the first quarter to finish
the quarter tied 8-8. The Nettes took a slight
edge in the second quarter out scoring the
Lady Tiger by two to take a 14-12 halftime
lead.
The second half belonged to Pickens as
they outscored Dawson 15-8 to win the
game 29-20. Reagan Ludingington was the
leading scorer with 8 points.
In the eighth grade game, Dawson
County utilized their size advantage to get
some inside baskets and take a 15-8 lead at
the end of the first quarter. The second quar
ter again saw the Lady Tigers pound the ball
inside to out score the Nettes 17-10 in the
quarter and take a 32-18 lead at halftime.
Pickens kept battling in the third quarter
scoring 17 points with some outside shoot
ing, but Dawson continued to use its size to
score 20 points in the quarter. At the end of
the third quarter Dawson led 48-35.
The Lady Tigers proved to be too much
for the Nettes, adding 21 more points in the
fourth quarter to win the game 69-45. Elli
son Steinhauer led all scorers with 34 points.
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Step 2: Work Out WHY You
are Procrastinating
Are you avoiding a particular task be
cause you find it boring or unpleasant? If so,
take steps to get it out of the way quickly, so
that you can focus on the aspects of your job
that you find more enjoyable. If the task is
large and time-consuming, break it down
into more manageable parts and do the first
part soon. That gets you over the hump and
increases the likelihood that you will return
to complete the next part of the task.
Step 3: Adopt Anti-Procrastination
Strategies
Try to forgive yourself for procrastinating
in the past. Tackle tasks as soon as they arise,
rather than letting them build up over another
day. Promise yourself a reward. If you com
plete a difficult task on time, reward yourself
with a treat, such as a cookie or a coffee from
your favorite coffee shop. And make sure
you notice how good it feels to finish things!
You can’t break your procrastination
overnight but the most important thing you
can do today is begin. Ready, set, go!
[Mary Migliaro, M.Ed. is an educator
and Parent Mentor. She may be contacted at
marymigliaro@aol.com.]
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