Are you living your entire life like Groundhog Day?

Tsk! Tsk!

Someone has been absent from their blog for nearly a month!  

Oh, I've been hanging around but I haven't posted anything new.  I hope you've been enjoying the re-runs I've been running in the meantime.

I've been thinking a lot about anger, frustration and disappointment.  And honestly, feeling it, too.

It's easy to be disappointed when you realize you've had a certain expectation for something that may not have been altogether realistic. It's easy to be frustrated when you find yourself in a situation over and over and the cycle will only continue until you say,"STOP!"

And it's easy to be angry, when you've been hurt over and over in the same way.

Do Super PAC's Make Anyone Else Cringe?

I may have mentioned my recent road trip and getting to listen to some great radio that normally, I can't devote listening time to.  And I caught a great piece on NPR about Super PAC's.

Many moderate politicians from all parties tend to agree that the 2010 Supreme Court ruling was by far the worst decision by individuals who seem clueless about campaigns. 

7 Top Reasons to Love Windshield Time

Oh, how I miss windshield time.  Even though I will insist that I do not miss traveling for work and glad to never see certain stretches of road again, I DO miss it.  I loved traveling all over Nebraska, talking with people, seeing what was going on their communities, and then taking that back with me when I went home.

I got a little taste of it last week after making a 4 hour trip west for a Connecting Young Nebraskans workshop.

Here are my top reasons for loving windshield time:

An Invitation to Health Giveaway

Welcome to “An Invitation to Health” Giveaway! 

A GROUP GIVEAWAY EFFORT

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And Hydrates....
Important electrolytes control the balance of fluid in the body*
And Circulates...
The amino acid L-Arginine promotes healthy blood flow, which significantly improves circulation*
And Rejuvenates....
A full range of B Vitamins support adrenal health and immune and nervous systems


Enter to Win an Oxylent Prize Pack! Six Winners! $500.00 total value!




● A Box of Children’s Oxylent
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● An Oxylent Growth Chart
● Swag

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A Word From Lisa Lent….

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6 Tips for Dealing with Emotional Vampires

It's Monday.

You're settling in, assessing the situation, getting a handle or ready to tackle the day.

If you work in an office setting you're furiously digging out your inbox from the weekend.  

And then it begins.

Emotional Vampires (aka Time Vampires, Pigeons or Pot Stirrers) stop by, call and do whatever they can do to drag you into their drama and get out of their own work.

Sometimes, it's work-related, sometimes it's personal, sometimes it's personal but masked with their response to work and you have no idea what you are dealing with...Bottom Line.

How do you NOT spend your day putting out fires or taking on their sense of urgency when there is none?

Traditional Non-Traditionalism

I think that Traditional Non-Traditionalist sums me up in a nut shell.  

I truly take comfort in traditions and certain ways of doing things because generations of my family have done it that way.  I also find value in traditional ways of doing things that we've forgotten about in our modern world.  I spent most of my adolescence and young adult life bucking the system, rejecting the status quo and defying authority. But, I didn't realize that by doing this, I was also rejecting part of who I was, which is why I kept searching for more.

Wordless Wednesday, April 4, 2012 | A photo found: What the world through our front door looks like to my 5 year old.

GE Foods at a Glance: Just Label It’s New Infographic

Scientists have recently found insecticide from GM Corn inside the umbilical cord of pregnant women?!

We should have labels, so we have the right to choose.  Check out this new infographic on GMO foods: A quick, easy way to educate on issues related to GMO's.

GE Foods at a Glance: Just Label It’s New Infographic

Wise Towns Will Spur Young Entrepreneurs

Are you listening, community leaders? 
A response to findings on a major survey of rural teens, reporting that many rural youth hope to own and operate their own businesses.

From The Daily Yonder: The time to listen to, encourage and educate these young people is now. The future of small towns will require helping entrepreneurial young people learn the skills and find the resources they'll need to succeed with local businesses.

Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies Link-Up

Looking for Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies?  

I AM & I need your help! Please Link Up!

Each spring, my almost 8 year old son looks like this for about 2 months.  Miserable, miserable, miserable.