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My Goal for the Year IS....
By Claudia Zelazny – Legacy Performance and Integrated
Wellness Center - http://www.legacyperformwell.com/index.html
Every Sunday, the Dallas Morning News runs a short piece
called "Good Kid". The blurb spotlights a high school junior or
senior - sometimes a college freshman - who is just what the title
would imply: a kid doing well in school, active in the community at
large, and an all-around shining light.
Some of the questions asked are about hobbies, favorite school
subject, two people they want to meet, best book read, best
advice received, what they would do with $100 and "my goal for
this year is to...".
On July 4, 2010 a recent graduate of The Greenhill School in
Dallas wrote that her goal for the year is to..."continue to be
happy." Wow!
When I first read that, I thought it sounded sophomoric - every
one wants to be happy, right -but, as I let the simplicity of her
words sink in, I realized she had distilled the essence of life into
five words..."to continue to be happy."
"Children smile 400 times a day on average...adults 15 times.
Children laugh 150 times a day...adults 6 times per day.
Children play between 4-6 hours a day...adults only 20 minutes
a day.
What's happened?"
Robert Holden (from 'Living Wonderfully')
What has happened?
As we grow up and grow older, does life beat us down so much
that we lose the capacity for happiness? Or do we not truly
understand what our purpose is in this life?
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
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My Goal for the Year is......
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January News from Ron's Organics, Inc.
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My Goal for the Year is......continued
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Container Gardening
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Herb Gardens
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January News from Ron's Organics, Inc. continued
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January’s Monthly Special
Healthy Home & Lawn
January 2011
JANUARY NEWS FROM
Ron's Organics, Inc.
by Mona Hall
As I sit here in the Sacremento Mountains in Ruidoso NM, I look
back on 2010. I have asked myself a number of times how did
the year go by so fast? As I started to answer myself I looked
back month by month and came up with how fascinating each
month was and realized it was because of the people I met. Ron
and I started the Natural Living and Garden Show in February
2009. We signed a 13 week agreement, knowing that we would
not do more than 13 weeks. Ha Ha, that was not in the cards.
Here it is almost 2 years later and we are still going strong. But,
the reason that we have been strong is not because of Ron and
I, but because of all of you. Our customers, clients, employees
and great friends. So, I decided to write about the few people that
fascinated me in 2010. So here it goes.!!
Not long after being on the show I received an email from a man
named Scott. He was very nice in the email and had great words
of encouragement about the show. He then came to the garden
center a few months later. He told me a little about himself.
Scott does not brag, but he really should. Scott is the co-owner
of Legacy Performance and Integrated Wellness Center.
Scott, has a lifelong background in sports, playing and training
elite, Olympic Athletes. He is a Metabolic Typing Advisor, through
Healthexcel, a company founded by Bill Wolcott. Through Paul
Chek's Institute, Scott is an HLC Level 3, Chek Practitioner Level
4 and PPS Counselor. He has completed The Kalish Method, a
course in body systems analysis, developed by Dr. Daniel Kalish.
Currently, Scott is in the sixth year of an osteopathic doctoral
program taught in Canada by Guy Voyer, D.O.
That is all very impressive (see why he should brag), but, Scott
takes each individual person in to account with his work. He is
extremely passionate and caring with his clients. However, don't
let the long hair fool you, he is tough when need be.
Shortly after meeting Scott, I met Gary DeMasters. Although, I
have actually known Gary for a long time, I really didn't know
Gary. Gary is the founder of Maestro-Gro. Google that. He is
also one who does not brag. But, it wasn't Maestro-Gro that
intrigued me about Gary, it was The Maestro himself. I sat with
Gary, Ron, and James Henry of Soil Therapy Compost at dinner
one night and got to know Gary, I mean really got to know Gary.
We talked for about 2 hours at this restaurant and I know they
were ready to throw us out. Although, I really am not sure what
Ron and James were talking about, I was mesmerized by Gary.
He is probably one of the smartest people I know besides Ron,
(of course that is why he married me, smart man).
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Don't forget to listen to Ron and Mona on
KLIF 570AM
Sunday Mornings 8-9am on the
Natural Living and Garden Show
January 2011
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My Goal for the year is.... - Continued from page 1
Objectivism is the philosophy created by the Russian-American
philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand (1905-1982). Rand originally
expressed her philosophical ideas in her novels 'The
Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged'. The name "Objectivism"
derives from the principle that human knowledge and values are
objective: they are not created by the thoughts one has, but are
determined by the nature of reality, to be discovered by man's
mind. Ayn Rand characterized Objectivism as "a philosophy for
living on earth", grounded in reality, and aimed at defining man's
nature and the nature of the world in which he lives. She wrote,
"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic
being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life."
What if the 'hero's journey' of each life is to be happy? If it really
is that simple, a lot of us are wasting time and energy on stuff that
does not matter one bit.
"We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount
of work is the same." Carlos Castaneda (1925-1998)
American writer and Nagual (Shaman)
"People are usually as happy as they make up their minds to
be." Abraham Lincolm
"If you cannot find happiness along the road, you will not find it
at the end of the road." Writer Unknown
'Siddhartha" is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse that
deals with the spiritual journey of a wealthy Indian boy during the
time of the Buddha. What strikes me about his journey is that by
being so focused on what he was determined to find at the end,
Siddhartha missed all the serendipitous beauty en route. I
sometimes feel that is what contemporary man does in his
life...we are so focused on attaining whatever we have placed on
high that our tunnel-vision limits our joy in the everyday. The best
things in life aren't things, but it would seem that we are driven to
attain more and more with less happiness being the result of a
frantic need to fill the void.
I write and ponder about 'happiness' quite often...I see so little
of it on the faces and in the lives of people all around me. I want
more of it in my own life...if happiness truly is a choice we make,
why would I choose to be unhappy? Maybe I don't think I deserve
to be happy.
"You cannot be thankful and unhappy at the same time."
Writer Unknown
The mind, a wonderful thing, cannot hold two different thoughts
at the same time...so we must train our mind to go to a powerfully
happy thought when it wants to take us in a different direction. We
are the master of our thoughts; we should not let our thoughts
become the master of us. But, oh how difficult that is for so many.
Creating any habit, positive or negative, requires repetition. In
order for a motor engram (a series of processes or commands
associated with any given cognitive goal or task) to be created,
there must be repetitive stimuli. It takes 300 to 350 reps to build
one in the body. It may take three times that many reps to
change. Contrasted with a motor engram, the Psychoneurological
engram (as described by L. Ron Hubbard) is a mental image or
picture of an experience, usually unhappy, stored in the
subconscious mind. In order to create positive, loving, happy
Continued from previous column
engrams we have to deal with and change the negative, unloving,
sad ones we carry inside us.
"By remaining stuck in the power of our wounds, we block our
own transformation." Caroline Myss
"Who would we be without our story?" Byron Katie
Everyone has a story and everyone has been hurt. Get over it.
How do we do that?
I have gratitude as an attitude...maybe not 100% of the time, but
pretty darn close. No matter how awful I may think a thing is in my
life, I can name 5 to 10 things that are blessings. By the way,
blessings is not a word that falls easily from my lips. I struggle with
that concept: perhaps 'gifts' would be a better choice. Whatever
word you choose, there are things in your life that bring you joy,
make you laugh, create beauty, are filled with love, mean kindness
to you. These things are often not the big, splashy things, but the
small wonders...
...puppy breath, a sticky kiss from a child, the coolness of an
evening breeze, a call from a friend when you are feeling blue, the
warm rays of the sun as you lie on a chaise, the beauty of a freshly
planted flower garden, getting into a bed with fresh linens, rack of
lamb roasted just right, the crunch of cool jicama, a gluten-free
macaroon, your child telling you she loves you. saying something
that gives a person hope.
I don't expect life to be perfect. I expect to be given ample
opportunity to learn lessons I am supposed to learn while I'm here.
How fast or slow I learn is up to me. The Universe will never give up
on me...it continues to present me with the chance to grow and
continue along my path. I try not to beat myself up when I realize
that I haven't quite gotten a lesson down pat. That is what 'practice'
is all about. I do the best I can. Some days, my best is better than
other days!
I have never given up on myself. The human spirit is a miraculous
thing. So is resilience and I have that, too. I have taken some
circuitous routes, but I have never given up on myself.
I have decided that my legacy is to just be happy. If I was
supposed to be a Mother Teresa, I would probably be that by now!
Legacy and purpose don't have to be such big concepts that you
think they are too big to have in your own life. Purpose is what gives
meaning to you in your life. Legacy is a gift you leave for others. The
best thing I could do at this point in my life is to show my daughter
that creating happiness for myself, from out of myself and not as a
result of something someone else does or doesn't do, is huge and
can have a ripple effect on everyone I come in contact with each
day.
What have I got to lose?
"To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy...is to set our
own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition
circumstances instead of being conditioned by them."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
So thank you, Mary Horn, a "good kid" with the right idea!
Continued next column
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January 2011
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Herb Gardens
All good cooks use herbs in their recipes. Did you know
that fresh herbs can make for more exciting recipes. They
also make a great little garden idea. An herb garden is
beautiful and functional. You can save money when you
don't have to go buy the little bottles of dried up and out
herbs and spices.
Herbs also make for a delicious, relaxing homemade tea.
So try your hand at growing and using your own herbs.
When planning an herb garden, the main thing to keep in
mind is “plant what you and yours will use”. A lot of
people who have tried herb gardens and gave up was
because they just overplanted and then when not used
the herbs get overgrown and then the gardener gets
discouraged and “quits”.
Do you add sage to your cornbread dressing? Then
grow you a Sage plant. One sage plant will yeild you
more than enough sage to last the season.
Do you like mint tea's? Grow you a peppermint,
spearmint, chocolate mint, or Mojito mint plant. One plant
will be enough for you and all your family to enjoy.
OUR HERB PLANTS are generally here around the first of
March.
(January News continued....)
He has developed and perfected the art of healing with herbal
teas. He knows so many leaders in the industry of organics,
and has developed The Maestro healing teas. I thought to
myself “sure you can feel better with drinking 2oz of a tea a day”
is this man for real. Well the man is for real. He has taken his
passion for organics and has brought these natural teas back in
to play at our garden center exclusively. So many people have
had a new look on life with the power of these teas. Thanks
Gary for all you have taught me in the last year, mostly you have
taught me to never give up. I knew then that Gary and Scott
had to meet.
So, I decided we needed to have an Octoberfest, I of course
invited Gary who represented Maestro-Gro and his teas, and
Scott and Claudia. Claudia is the other owner of Legacy
Performance, I met her and was immediately taken with this
lady. She is so full of life and the healthy way to live it. She has
a great sense of humor and takes and makes everything a
learning experience. I took the Metabolic typing test and it
turned out very well, however, there were some things that I
needed to work on and she sat with me for an hour and helped
me goal set to obtain the maximum potential within myself.
Emma Contreras, Wow!!! I met her thru Scott and Claudia and
she is the best dog trainer I have ever met. She trains dogs,
yes, but she trains the owners. I already knew that I needed
training, my dogs don't have any idea that they are dogs. I, of
course, need the behavioral training. And she gave it to me.
Emma's approach is better than Cesar Milan, no offense. She
works with you, the dog and helps you to realize that you can
still have fun with a well behaved animal. The animal will not
lose its personality because it is well behaved. She also has a
great story of transforming her life personally. Too much to
write, so I will save that for another newsletter.
These are four of the fascinating people that I met in 2010. Of
course there are more, but the newsletter is only so long.
(Mr. Z., I have known you longer so you don't get to go into my
fascinating people of 2010)
CONTAINER GARDENING
With the economy the way it is and with many people out
of work, it makes more sense to grow our own fruits and
vegetables. Not everyone has the room for a large
inground garden, so you can grow almost everything in
containers. This method is easier to handle than inground
gardening. You don't have the constant weed problems,
and you can put your containers on shelves or a table to
lessen the ware on your back.
Thanks to all of you four and the many more that I have met in
the last year. You have all changed my life in a way that words
would not be able to explain.
Looking forward to a safe,
healthy, wealthy and wise 2011.
Each month this year I will spotlight a new “Fascinating
Person” - Mona Hall
You will need a good planting medium, we recommend a
50/50 mix of Ron's Plant Mix and a good organic potting
soil.
STOP BY THE GARDEN CENTER TO GET A
FREE HANDOUT ON WHAT SIZE
CONTAINERS TO USE FOR WHAT PLANTS
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