Realize Your Dreams! - Get a Free Ebook on Vision Board Fundamentals

Ever since I saw the movie, The Secret, I've had my own vision board. It sits on the shelf beside my computer so I can see it all the time. I decided recently to move into the 21st century of vision boards and started using Orange Peel, some terrific vision board software.

Recently, Orange Peel put out a free eBook on the fundamentals of creating a vision board. They received many requests for more background info on this topic to, using their extensive knowledge of vision boards, they created this informative guide to visualization "Vision Board Fundamentals".

This back-to-basics guide extensively describes the simple steps of creating a Vision Board and explains why these steps are so important. The book comes complete with insightful exercises, getting you into action as you read. Vision Board Fundamentals is designed to complement the OrangePeel Vision Board software (which is amazing by the way), but you can use its teachings to create any kind of Vision Board for yourselves.

The best part is that they are offering it for FREE so as many people as possible can benefit from it!! I downloaded it myself, and it is great. Finally some easy to read, step by step instructions on creating a Vision Board from scratch. I read ideas and tips I haven't come across anywhere else.

I strongly recommend to find out more about downloading the eBook, just click here for more information.

Orange Peel has also created VisionLounge, an empowering community of people with a common goal to achieve their Goals and Dreams, sharing a Journey and inspiring others in the process.

You know, when you have a big Vision, it is easy to get discouraged by negative, "realistic" people around you. I know I have experienced that myself and I sometimes find it challenging to keep motivated to achieve my Goals amongst those people. This exciting new community VisionLounge offers you an empowering environment to learn, grow and be inspired in your journey and connect with people who are visioneers like you and me.

Not Sure I'd have liked Living in the 1800's

My husband always said he had to drag me, kicking and screaming, into the 20th century. I love anything historical, whether it's touring historical sites or reading an historical novel. I loved the "olden days" and I had a terrible love/hate relationship with my first computer.

Recently, I've been researching women's lives in Texas during the 1800's as part of a new project. As much as I love history, maybe as time has marched on in my own life, I've gotten more comfortable in a world with flat screen TV's, on-demand movies and hot and cold running water - not to mention indoor plumbing.

Reading women's journals about life in the 1800's frontier sure does give you first hand knowledge of just how tough these women were. They crossed thousands of miles in wagons and boats, with their cattle and pigs, their few possessions and usually half a dozen children in tow. Their kids and animals drowned or died of illness and disease, they lived in tents, fought off hoards of mosquitoes and eked out a living. Half the time their husbands were off fighting the Mexican army, leaving them to find for themselves.

One saying I came across was that "Texas was heaven for men and dogs and hell for women and oxen." How true.

It gives you an appreciation for the life they scratched out of the mud and wilderness. It was women who insisted on churches, schools and social get-togethers which created a society. It was women who fought for the lives of their children, nursed the sick and wounded and gathered wild flowers for the mantel.

We do have it much easier than these women but they are still part of us. Today women still show their metal by juggling child raising, cooking, shopping and working, all hopefully with grace and style and a smile plastered on their face.

Reading about where we've been has truly given me an appreciation for my life and for the conveniences I take for granted. What I'd like to hold on to from the past is the strength and love of family and country that made these ordinary women heroes.

I Only Wish I'd had an Organic Baby

The light of my life, my once-tiny daughter is now a beautiful 22 year old college student. Even though I cherish her now in all her adultness, that sweet little blond baby with the curly locks will live in my heart forever. Even back then, the essence of the adult she would become was obvious. She was determined, curious and focused in everything she did.

I've always been interested in alternative medicine, natural living and organics but back when she was a baby, there weren't many organic or non-toxic foods and products. My daughter was also a very picky eater and existed for about 2 years on turkey ham (with nitrates!), cheese and grapes. Oh those grapes, probably dripping with pesticides. She loved apple juice too and about the time she was 2 there was a report of all the pesticides making their way into the finished apple juice products.

When I go to the grocery store these days, I only wish back then I'd had as much choice of what to feed my daughter or what products to use for her and our home. As she got older and more products became available, I used them. I planted my own veggies so I could control what went into growing them. My daughter loved strawberries so I planted a strawberry bed (strawberries are usually high on the polluted fruit list if conventionally grown). We took vitamins and started our day with a supercharge smoothie, which we still do now.

I can only hope that the changes we made later in her life will decrease the chances that those early exposure to toxins won't cause damage to her cells.

What drew me to Miessence as a product, when I first heard of them, was that they had organic skin care products. My daughter still has a few problems with skin breakouts and I felt the organics for problem skin would help her - and it did! Even though I use Miessence skin products, their organic toothpaste and organic cleaning products, I'm still in the "mother mode" of buying organics with my daughter in mind.

Recently, Miessence has introduced some new products that I only wish I'd had when my daughter was tiny. Miessence now has organic baby powders, lotions, body washes and more, which will protect babies from absorbing all the potentially toxic ingredients found in most skin care products.

On the Miessence website you can find a list of the potentially toxic ingredients which are in most commercial skin and body care products. You can compare the list to your current products. Check out this list of toxic ingredients

Even if you don't use Miessence, I urge you to try organics on your babies and children. I truly believe that all the toxins in the air, water and products that little bodies are exposed to is now causing the rise in cancer and other life altering diseases and illness. The only way to protect children is to try and limit this exposure.

If you'd like to check out the Miessence organic baby products click here. Miessence offers a wonderful opportunity for a home business, selling quality products that really help mothers and their families. It gives you a chance to use the products at a discount and make some money too.

Click here for more information about why Miessence could be the perfect company for you.

Following Your Dreams - Is an Addiction Distracting You?

I have discovered that I have an addiction that's distracting me from what's really important to me in life - that addiction is to the overwhelming pull of modern technology and the massive amount of information available on the Internet.

Recently I joined Bob Doyle's Boundless Living 45 Day Challenge

The Challenge concerns choosing a goal and focusing on it for 45 days, overcoming any limiting beliefs that might get in the way. This goal was to be something that was something that's always "nagged" at us to do but for whatever reason, we've never done it.

I've chosen my goal and I suddenly realized what's really been standing in the way of, not only this goal, but others in my life - lack of true focus.

Today many people believe the most efficient way to get through their day is to multi-task. Most of the time in my life, even if I"m talking on the telephone, I'm also answering emails, browsing the internet, folding laundry or doing the dishes. I work on articles and listen to recorded interviews at the same time, I read ebooks and flip back and forth to email, I work on several projects at one time. Yet, studies have been done recently that prove those who multi-task actually get less done, not more. When concentration is broken and tasks are changed, then it takes a shifting period of time to get that concentration back again and people are really less efficient.

Sometimes I've wondered, with all the time I spend online, why my businesses aren't growing. Why my health website doesn't currently have 1,000 pages instead of 300. Why I've never written the book I've always thought I wanted to write.

I suddenly saw that the reason I hadn't accomplished more is that I allow too much distraction during my work time. I check and answer emails many times a day, I follow links in emails and n website to "more information", I join forums in the name of promoting my businesses and end up getting distracted by discussions that have nothing to do with my primary goal, I sign up for free ebooks and newsletters, which I start reading and then feel guilty about not finishing.

My "to-do" list keeps growing and my accomplishments aren't keeping up.

I know I should start my day with meditation (meditation helps us learn to focus) but instead I jump on the computer to see what's new and exciting. I know every day I should be working on my to do list but somehow other things carry off my time and attention.

In the Boundless Living Challenge, Bob is giving us to tools to overcome limiting beliefs and so for the next 45 days, I intent to focus on my primary goal and let the other stuff slide. All the newsletters, ebooks and emails will still be there when I'm done.

Is Eco-Living Really New?

Eco living is all the rage right now but I've been interested in eco-living since I was a kid. Back then though, we didn't call it that. I grew up on a small family farm where we raised our own beef, pigs and chickens. We drank fresh milk from the cows and ate fresh eggs laid by the chickens. Our huge vegetable garden was fertilized with composted manure from the animals and all of our table scraps went into a compost pile.

My mother worked from dawn to dusk, making our clothes, growing our food and then preserving it. She gathered eggs and sold that and the milk to our neighbors. She hung laundry on the clothes line outdoors and fed and milked cows right along with my dad. There was no inequality of pay in our family. They both worked for the common goal of feeding our family.

As kids we got to run free around our rural neighborhood.We spent our days at the creek or on the mountain behind our house. Nobody ever thought we'd get stolen. There were no cell phones to keep in touch. We showed up for meals and the rest of the time we were off being kids.

I didn't wear that many hand-me-downs but only because I was the oldest. My two sisters wore my old clothes though. We got a couple new outfits when school started and a fancier one - with shoes - at Easter. Our Christmas presents were clothes and ONE toy that we most especially wanted. Nobody had heard of designer clothes and NOBODY ever suspected that kids could also be consumers.

For fun my parents used to take us to the A&W Root Beer stand for a root beer float and once in a great while, not often, we went out to eat. The rest of our meals were all home cooked and mostly home raised, as well. Nothing we ate came from a package and we'd never heard of "processed" food.

We had no toxins in our air and water, no chemicals or pesticides on our food.

For all these reasons, it saddens me to see how much the world has changed. I'm happy to see the green living movement going strong. Perhaps we can keep what was good about the past, even while enjoying the conveniences and benefits of the modern world.

Chico Bags - Reusable Shopping Bags on a Keychain

Every once in a while I come across a product so terrific, I have to recommend it to my readers and I think everybody's going to love Chico Bags.

So what is a Chico Bag? It's an easy to use, convenient reusable shopping bag. This one is feather light nylon fabric but it holds up to 20lbs of groceries. What makes the Chico Bag so unique is it folds up neatly into it's own sewn in little bag, conventiently hooked to a key chain. This tiny bag is about the size of your cell phone.

You can always have a few Chico bags stuffed into your purse, pocket or hooked to your keychain.

One problem with most reusable bags is that you have to remember to take them to the store. With the Chico Bag, it can always be right there with you folded into it's own tiny bag. These reusable shopping bags are also completely washable so tiny spills don't matter.

Recently we went to my stepdaughter's destination wedding in Cancun. She is from Chico, CA and one of the items she put into everybody's Out of Town Gift Bag was a Chico Bag. We all loved them! In fact, I ordered a few more.

Recently we went to Central Market and had a basket full of grocery items. I handed 2 Chico Bags to the girl who was bagging up our things and all but 2 loaves of bread fit into the Chico Bags. We had some fairly heavy things too. I was very impressed.

If you'd like to order some Chico Bags, Gaiam.com carries them, three for $24. They come in a set of three colors. Click on any of the links below and search for "Chico Bags".

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Nature's Inventory Buy Any 3 Get 1 Free

From now until Midnight July 23, buy any 3 Nature's Inventory Wellness Oils and get another one FREE! Shipping is still free when you spend $35 or more after the discount is applied.

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Don't Have Time to Eat Healthy?

You know how you enter the grocery store on a dead run after a busy day at work, maybe with your kids in tow, or maybe on your way to pick them up from school or daycare? You're tired, frazzled and stressed out. You KNOW you should pick up something healthy to eat but one look at all those veggies and all you can think is "A salad will take WAY too long to fix and the kids won't eat it anyway."

So you grab a frozen pizza and head out the door. You feel guilty but you promise yourself you'll sit down this weekend and plan some healthy, nutritious menus and do some real shopping.

Does this sound like your life? Even if you're married with no kids or single, life is hurried and stressful, leaving little time for elegant menu planning or putting together healthy salads. You end up with no energy and perhaps getting constant colds and flu from a lowered immune system or maybe even suffering from some more serious health problem like fibromyalgia or diabetes.

Many, if not all, health problems are related to life style choices. Eating healthier each and every day protects you from illness and disease and, if you are suffering from health issue right now, good nutrition can improve most any condition.

So now you're convinced you need to improve your nutrition but what can you do? You'll always be busy and stressed out, plus fresh fruits and veggies, especially organic, are not always in the budget.

I had exactly the same problems. I worked, I had a teen age daughter who didn't want to eat right, a husband with high blood pressure and high blood sugar, and I was overweight and out of sorts. What I discovered is that by starting our day with a green tea smoothie, filled with natural, whole food products, we could start our day with all the nutrition we needed for living a healthier life, even if we didn't always find time to eat perfectly at other times.

For convenience and our budget, I've discovered that Uri Life's The Feast and Beyond Berries beat all other products out there. I've tried Sunrider products and Juice Plus in the past but I've found The Feast and Beyond Berries to be cost effective, high quality products that supply everything we need in our diets. The Feast even contains miracle chia seeds.

Try a sample of Uri Life's The Feast and Beyond Berries

These two whole food powders are tasty in smoothies or just mixed in water or juice. Your kids will love them too and you won't have to worry about their nutrition any more. My daughter even makes her green tea smoothie with The Feast and Beyond Berries while she's at college. She's never gotten any of the colds and flu that runs through the campus and which lays all her friends low.

If you'd like more info on the unbeatable nutrition offered by the Feast and Beyond Berries, Click here.

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• How to Get Your Kids to Eat their 7 to 9 Servings of Fruits and Veggies
• Green Tea Smoothie Recipe
• You may be eating 8 pounds of preservatives every year!
• Looking for a way to save money on Uri Life Products?
• For Optimum Health Add Superfoods to your Diet

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Barley Pure - Organic Barley Grass Powder

Would you like to add more green food supplements, especially barley grass, to your diet but want taste and convenience? Barley Pure by Uri Life is 100% pure barley grass powder, make from fresh, organic barley grass.

Click on photo to order Barley Pure in powdered or capsule form.

Health Benefits of Barley Grass Juice

Green food supplements are big news these days. Barley grass offers one of the most balanced nutrient profiles of all green plants. Barley Grass powder contains:

• vitamins - Barley grass is said to have 30 times more vitamin B1, 6.5 times as much carotene as spinach, almost 7 times the vitamin C found in oranges, 4 times the Vitamin B1 found in whole wheat flour. There is also 80 micrograms of vitamin B12 per 100 grams of dried barley plant juice.
• minerals - Barley grass has 11 times the calcium of cow's milk and 5 times the iron of spinach.
• antioxidants
• phytonutrients
• amino acids - amino acids help build strong, lean muscle
• glycosylisovitexin
• plant proteins - Barley grass is about 45% protein. Almost twice as much as the equivalent amount of wheat germ, with 5 times the minerals you find in animal protein and no fat!
• active enzymes- Barley Grass is believed to contain up to 1,000 active enzymes, which help regulate the body, nourish our cells and prevent the free radical damage that causes diseases like cancer and many other age related health problems.
• Abundant in chlorophyll - Chlorophyll is a natural detoxifier that gets rid of stored toxins in your intestines. Other plants containing chlorophyll are dark green, leafy veggies. Do you eat spinach, kale, mustard and collard greens every day? If not, barley grass powder can fullfill these requirements.
• is naturally alkaline
• Uri Life Barley Pure is 100% organic whole food nutrition

Green foods like barley grass juice contains nutrients which help support healthy blood and circulation. Barley grass is also a great aid to weight loss, besides being good for the heart. It helps heal ulcers, supports healthy blood sugar and is a great general tonic.

Barley Pure contains only 100% pure organic barley grass - no additives.

How much barley powder should you eat every day?

Suggested Use of Barley Pure

Take 1 teaspoon or 1 teaspoon (2 grams) in 6 ounces of water or favorite URI drink such as The Feast or Beyond Berries, 1 or more times daily to create a tasty barley grass juice. Add it to your daily smoothie! Mixes easily in a URI Shaker Cup.

Barley Pure Barley Powder can be ordered in capsule or powder form. Click here to order.

If you're not familiar with URI International, for over 20 years, Uri has been a manufacturer and supplier of innovative nutritional products. They put special emphasis on superior live whole food nutritional products to help you achieve optimum health in an economical, conveneint way.

Each and every Uri Life product contains premium, wholesome and synergistic ingredients that promote optimal health. Once you've tried their superior, whole food products, you'll want them as a part of your everyday health program.

Take the Free Boundless Living 45 Day Challenge!

Is there something you've always wanted to be, do or have but didn't know how to go about achieving it? Bob Doyle, who was one of the teachers on The Secret is offering a a chance to achieve your dream. Become part of the free Boundless Living 45 Day challenge and bust through any previous limitations and create the life of your dreams.

The Boundless Living Challenge site is also a Ning social network where you can meet people share your interest in the law of attraction and achieving your goals. The challenge begins on July 20 but until then you can create a home page and blog and meet new friends who will offer help and support as everyone pursues their goals together.

It doesn't matter what your goal might be. Would you like to build your business? Lose Weight? Find your true Love? Become more prosperous? Find your dream home? Build a better relationship with someone? Whatever goal you have, the Boundless Living Challenge can help you realize it. There's absolutely no obligation to check out the video and information.

About a year ago, I signed up for Bob Doyle's Wealth Beyond Reason Course and it helped me tremendously. It contains ebooks by writers like David Cameron and Joe Vitale, a terrific meditation program and hours and hours of interviews with Law of Attraction experts. Learn about EFT to break through your resistence and more. I've gone back to the program again and again and Bob continues to add new interviews. I like to download them and listen to them on my daily walk.

Because I loved the Wealth Beyond Reason Program, I was really drawn to the 45 Day Challenge. People from all over the world are signing up.

Just think - in 45 days you might be well on the way to the life of your dreams!

Find more information at Boundless Living 45 Day Challenge

Healthy Breakfast Oatmeal Bake Recipe

Start Your Day with a Tasty Oatmeal Breakfast Bake

If you'd like to get your kids to try eating oatmeal, serve them this warm, spicy oatmeal dish, fragrant with the aroma of cinnamon. Let's face it, plain old oatmeal is – well, plain. A delicious oatmeal bake is easy to prepare and filled with superfoods to add nutrition to the start of your day.

Here's what you get form one tasty recipe:

• Oats are a great superfood. They are packed with magnesium and potassium for heart health. Oats are low in fat, yet full of fiber which helps fill you up for hours. Studies also show that oats help lower cholesterol.
• Crunchy nuts add omega3 fatty acids
• Sweet and spicy cinnamon boosts your metabolism, helps lower cholesterol and helps regulate your blood sugar.

Including dried fruit, like cherries, raisins or blueberries, or fresh apple in your oatmeal, adds a powerful nutritional punch to begin your day.
Healthy Ingredients

3 cups skim milk, plus more for serving if desired
6 tbs packed brown sugar*
1 1/2 tbs margarine
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups peeled, finely chopped apples
3/4 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
Cooking spray

Directions for Preparation of Healthy Baked Oatmeal

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat a medium square baking dish lightly with cooking spray and set it aside.

Mix the brown sugar, margarine, cinnamon and milk in a medium saucepan. Bringing it t0 a boil, stir frequently.

In another bowl, mix dry ingredients - oats, apple, cranberries and nuts. Spread this mixture evenly into oil coated baking dish.

When milk mixture begins to boil, pour it over oatmeal and fruit mixture.

Leave uncovered and bake for 30 minutes.

You'll know your baked oatmeal is ready to eat when all liquid is absorbed and oatmeal is soft.

Garnish with fresh apple slices.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutritional Information per Serving

*Substitute Splenda or other brand low-calorie brown sugar for regular to save 4.5g of carbohydrates and 17 calories. Use half the amount of brown sugar called for (3 tbs).

A full 12g of fat in this recipe come from heart-healthy walnuts with their omega3 fatty acids and Monounsaturated Fatty Acids that actually aid weight loss.

Calories 324
Fat 14.1g
Sodium 113mg
Potassium 455mg
Carbohydrate 42.3g
Fiber 4.7g
Protein 10.5g
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