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Inland Empire: Don’t Put Off Your Healing Anymore

BY NANCY STOOPS

The New Year is here and it’s time to start healing from the past. How many years have you put off your healing? How many thousands of excuses have you come up with over the years to not do the work to heal? Having healed from the pain of a brother committing suicide, another brother being murdered and a father dying from pancreatic cancer, I can certainly understand your fear and hesitance. It takes an incredible amount of courage to confront our demons that cause us to stay stuck in the past. It also takes the perfect fit between the client and the therapist.
The truth is that there is no time like the present to start your healing work. Don’t allow yourself to stay in that debilitating pain for another day. Ask people for referrals of good and effective therapists. Take the time to find that special therapist that you can totally trust and open your heart to. Isn’t it time that you or your loved ones were able to be set free and allowed to soar once again? I think we all deserve this, but many hard and horrific things keep us down, fearful and stuck.
Keep in mind that we all only have one life and deserve all the greatness life has to offer. Give yourself and your loved ones a chance to heal and be set free. I promise it’s much harder to stay in the pain than to do the work needed to heal from the pain. I have faith in all of you and know that you can do this. I see so many in pain and it breaks my heart. All I want is for all of you to be healed and to finally have the life that all of you so deserve. So go make that phone call you have been putting off and make today the day that you start your healing and/or the healing of your loved ones!
This article was written by Nancy Stoops, M.A., M.F.T. Nancy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She runs free family support groups, a group on loss for seniors, and groups for teens. She can handle many court mandated needs. Nancy is now accepting new clients. She also works as a motivational speaker.
For more information about any of these services, feel free to page Nancy at (626) 935-3818. You may email her at stoopsshecter@earthlink.net. Her new book, “Live, Heal and Grow”, is available for purchase http://www.RoseDogBookstore.com or at Amazon.com.

New Riverside County Sheriff Captain

Sheriff Stan Sniff and Captain Michael Lind of Riverside County Sheriff Dept

Sheriff Stan Sniff and Captain Michael Lind (Photo Courtesy: Riverside County Sheriff Department)

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT.

Riverside County – Sheriff Stan Sniff promoted Lieutenant Michael Lind to the rank of Captain on Jan. 13, 2014. Captain Lind will begin his new assignment Feb. 6, as the Commander of the Sheriff’s Communication Center. He is replacing Captain Dean Wright who is retiring this month.
Captain Lind has over 26 years of full-time law enforcement experience, all with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Captain Lind began his career in 1987. After completing the Basic Peace Officer Academy, he was assigned to the Corrections Division as a Deputy Sheriff working at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Jail in Indio. In 1990, he transferred to the Banning Sheriff’s Station where he served in the patrol division and as a Field Training Officer.
In 1994, Captain Lind was promoted to the rank of Investigator, and transferred to the Moreno Valley Police Department where he worked auto theft, child abuse, sex crimes, and homicide investigations. In 2001, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Investigator.
In 2002, Captain Lind was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and transferred to the Banning Sheriff’s Station where he worked as a patrol sergeant and served as the sergeant for the Department’s K9 Team.
In 2007, Captain Lind was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned to the Robert Presley Detention Center, where he worked Floor Operations, the Classification Unit, and Administration.
In March 2010, Captain Lind was transferred to the Perris Station, where he managed both Patrol and Administration Divisions. In September 2011, he was transferred to Dispatch, where he managed Fleet Operations, the Telephone Reporting Unit, and several large construction projects.
Captain Lind has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Cal Baptist University, in Riverside. He and his wife, Karen, reside in Cherry Valley, where they have raised two daughters.

Riverside: Governor To Meet With Local Leaders

By Staff Reports

With the release of a 2014-2015 budget proposal last week, Gov. Jerry Brown will be holding private meetings with local water, agriculture, law enforcement, education, and community leaders throughout California, including a visit in Riverside on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

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Gov. Jerry Brown (Google)

The proposed budget, which according to the Governor’s ca.gov website, “proposes to pay off more than $11 billion in debt and builds a lasting rainy day fund while continuing to invest in public schools and expand health care coverage for millions,” is likely the main topic of discussion.

The meetings are closed to the press and will be held in Fresno, Bakersfield, and Riverside.

The Riverside Meeting will be held at 3 p.m. at the Riverside County Office of Education, 4th floor Superintendent’s Conference Room, 3939 13th Street, Riverside.

At the conclusion of this meeting, Governor Brown will be available to the media for questions.