When I looked up from my spring cleanup this morning, I saw two girls side-by-side walking up the hill to the bus stop. They were either in middle school or maybe even freshmen in high school. It was apparent that their minds were on guys with the sleek way they kept their long hair and their clothes. Their thoughts were probably about whether the guys would accept them as cool girlfriends.

Yes, they are in their prime – their whole life is in front of them. But will they make the right choices? Since I don’t know them personally, I can’t answer that question. This I do know that without clear-cut goals they may be headed for failure. So why do I even suggest this?

What is there to do in the city? Movies, clubs, malls….you get the drift. In the past there were 4-H and Christian clubs even in the city or schools where young adults could learn to sew, knit, crochet, bake cakes and cookies, and even go on outings in the country. Most city youths, today, think these activities to be uncool. I have even heard it said that “I don’t do manual labor”–which included shoveling the snow or working in the dirt in a garden.

In the past I recommended taking kids to the country to learn how to farm or even tend a vegetable garden. I still think this is great. But what percentage of the city kids will actually do this or be willing to go to learn to work in the country? Instead, bring the country into the city.

My good friend Pat introduced me to a spotless gardening method. It’s called aquaponics where you grow plants in a barrel or trough. I suppose you could get as fancy as you wanted to make it even look chic. The basic premise is that there are 3 water containers that feed one into the other creating a huge circle. One barrel holds the fish. Ever hear of fish emulsions? Well, these fish provide that and it gets siphoned into the 2nd or nutrient barrel. Lastly the nutrient barrel feeds into the gravel barrel which also holds a series of upright pvc pipes where the plants grow. These plants are fed with the fish emulsions and the gravel serves to purify the water. This purified water siphons back into the first fish tank. This is why it’s called a spotless system, there is no soil involved.

Once this catches on, imagine that all those unclaimed city lots may just disappear. Where gray encrusted packed-down soil existed, it may just turn into green and more green. So… where do goals come in?

Once a child or youth has some responsibilities, it puts them in a more responsible mindset and they start thinking clearly. Either they realize that there is more to life than just movies, clubs, and malls, or they get deeper into their aquaponics hobby and an entire new world opens up that they didn’t know existed.

My husband keeps on having these dreams that show what our Family Ranch or rather City of Truth is going to look like. He is actually even seeing it at different stages of development. It started with him seeing what our first house will look like. Next came night visions of what the main Ranch house that is a log cabin prototype looks like. The last dream showed an octagon with rooms on both walls all surrounding a glassed-in indoor swimming pool. He even saw behind the pool with plants at one end, nonetheless!! Clearly this is an advanced stage of our Family Ranch.

My first response is that our Internet Marketing business is still in the foundation stage where little money is coming in. So why is he not having dreams, or myself for that matter, about the internet marketing strategies that we should be attempting and the strategies to carry them out??

Then I am brought up short to the motivation issue. I was always motivated to study so that I would be seen as knowledgeable, given recognition and get a good paying job. Somehow that good paying job has eluded me, but the other two have been achieved at times. However, since I have done a variety of jobs, I feel like I have been given a vast array of education and experience on people and life in general. This should all come in handy at the ranch, since I will be dealing with all types of people.

My husband never saw the value of book learning, as he is a hands-on person. You should see this big man’s wooden chair that he built out of two by fours. I feel like a wee person in a king’s chair when I attempt to sit in it. It makes a great herb drier during the summer months!

Hence, my husband, like many men I would surmise, needs to see the goal ahead to keep on working toward it even when it is not physically apparent. And, yes, I did actually see him get online yesterday and start working again at our Internet Marketing business. It is truly amazing that what motivates one, may not motivate the other.

Thanks for being patient. You can contact your Congressmen
and your Senators . The Alliance for Natural Health USA has so graciously provided us with the text of our appeal to Do Not Co-sponsor Senator McCain’s Attack on Dietary Supplements

When you are at the congressman site, you can leave your 4 digit postal zip extension blank.

When you are at the Senate site, click on Senators and select your state in the first drop down box. Immediately your 2 senators should appear. After selecting the first one, click on the web form to enter your name and address and your all important message. I picked nutrition and dietary supplements, respectively, from the drop down boxes for topic/subject areas.

Please note there is some talk of adding portions of the DSSA to other bills as a way of getting around the huge outpouring against this bill. So continue to let congress hear your voices, especially that portions of the bill are not to attached to other bills. Just kill this bill and banish all portions of this bill. Bury it please!

To the text that the ANH USA provided, I added the above portion. With all the links I have supplied you with, it now should take mere minutes to contact your congressmen to let them know how you feel.

What exactly is this all about? Read on below.

Occasionally I bring you important news!! This is one of those times. Although I have not spoken much about herbs, this is a right we all must protect. The right to choose which dietary and herbal supplements we wish to buy.

Your rights to supplements are under attack! Should DSSA Bill pass, the federal government will take over the dietary supplement industry!

The misleadingly named Dietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA) will limit which supplements you can buy and reduce what can be sold!!!

HEALTH FOOD STORES NATIONWIDE ARE IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY. IF SENATE BILL S.3002 PASSES Contact your congressmen Tell them to vote NO to Mccain

Despite supplements safe record, the DSSA Bill would allow the federal government to take over the dietary supplement industry!!! Vote No to DSSA Bill

If FDA takes over dietary supplement industry the prices are going to drastically increase!! Health enthusiasts need to speak out!!!

Senate Bill S.3002 will limit which supplements you can buy, while substantially restricting the number of acceptable ingredients. Vote NO!!

Tomorrow I will add a link to your congressman, unless you know it already. If you do know it, then by all means Now is the time to contact your congressman and tell him to vote no!! Tell him you want to choose the dietary supplements that you wish to take. Tell him that this is your constitutional right!!!