Growing up in a small mid-western town where most families were of Belgian, German & Polish decent, we didn’t pronounce the TH very well.

So the joke was how does a Belgian use fractions to count to ten?

You drew a picture of a Tree and then something that resembled an animal dropping… Tree and a Tird, Tree and a Tird & Tree and a Tird was funny stuff at 10 or 11 years old <o;)

That might have been mental fertilizer!

Live microbial matter is what matters.

So the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is today.

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What would the Lorax say?

I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I’m asking you sir, at the top of my lungs – that thing! That horrible thing that I see! What’s that thing you’ve made out of my truffula tree?

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To Your Massive Success!

David

Sometimes we need to admit we blew it in order to move on.

If you suddenly realized that you were on the wrong road and several miles off course, what would you do?

Change direction right? And probably right away.

So we need to do the same thing when we find ourselves off course too.

Blowing it and admitting to it doesn’t mean its over, on the contrary, it means we fought the battle and lost, and need to take our lessons learned and get back in the game.

Like shooting basketball, it’s not over when you miss a shot, even if it’s the game winning shot. The more you shoot the more your game improves and builds your strength for the next game.

Everything is perfect and it’s just not finished.

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To your massive success!

David

We planted a big garden every year and grandma & my mother canned, pickled and made jelly for the cold winter.

They even made lye soap in the backyard.

Those were wonderful times!

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Enjoy the following story…

By Denis Waitley

My grandma, Mabel Reynolds Ostrander, and I shared one of those special relationships as rare as a double rainbow. She was 53 when I was 10. That’s when we planted our first “Victory” garden together during World War II. We planted seeds together—in the soil and in each other.

Grandma lived 87 seasons without a complaint. I was 44 when I last saw her. But I remember every mince and lemon tart, every bite of “made from scratch” apple pie, and every lingering wave of her hand as she stood (out of sight or so she thought) behind the rayon Priscilla curtains in the little house at 718 West Pennsylvania Avenue in San Diego, California, where I was born and raised. As our station wagon full of kids and contentment would slowly pull away from the curb, we would all look back at her and wave—and I would gaze at her fragile silhouette through the rear view mirror, wishing I could frame her there forever, just that way—wondering how many more Easter and Christmas dinners we would share.

Most of all, I remember my grandma and me planting seeds. We planted squash, beans, corn, watermelons, beets, pansies, mums and other flowers. I’ll admit I rode my bike those 20 miles each Saturday more for the bonus of the conversation and the homemade pastries than for the vegetables and flowers. But no matter how full I was after I ate, I was always left hungry for more of the wisdom and optimism she shared with me.

I’ll never forget the day we tasted our first harvest as a result of crossing a plum tree with an apricot tree. The ripe fruit was pink, not purple like a plum, nor orange like an apricot; but a combination of both. “Gee, do you suppose they’ll be any good?” I asked. “Why of course they will be wonderful,” she chided. “Didn’t we do the planting, nurturing and pruning?”

Sure enough, they were delicious, even though they were different than any fruit I’d ever seen before. “That’s because they are uniquely unlike any other fruit you’ll ever eat. They are plumcots!” she exulted. “You always get out what you put in,” she continued as we sat under the tree eating most of what we had picked.

“Plant apple seeds and you get apple trees, plant acorns and you get majestic oak trees, plant weeds and you will harvest weeds (even without watering), plant the seeds of great ideas and you will get great individuals,” she said softly and intently, looking directly into my eyes. “Do you understand what I mean?” I nodded, remembering I’d heard her say the same thing before, in different ways.

I learned from my grandma that the seeds of greatness are not special genes, dependent on the gifted birth, the inherited bank account, the intellect, the skin-deep beauty, the race, the gender or the status. The seeds of greatness are attitudes and beliefs that begin in children by observing, imitating and internalizing the lifestyles of significant role models and heroes.

“Model your thoughts and actions after men and women who have been passionate, excellent, honest, unselfish and creative in their service to others,” my grandmother had counseled. Armed with that affirmation, I ventured forth to sow and reap my own legacy in life.

I’ve traveled the world to the seven seas.
I’ve been up at the top and down on my knees.
I’ve been blessed with abundance and plenty of weeds.
But I’ve never stopped caring about others’ needs.

As you tend your own garden, unlike any other,
Remember the words of my lovely grandmother.
“If you’re hoping to harvest a life of great deeds, remember you first have to plant some great seeds.”

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We are all Sizzling Drops of Hydrogen on the Frying Pan of Life!

Take Control of Your Life

You wouldn’t drive your car without checking all the internal gauges and determining your destination, so why would you lead your life that way?

If you let life happen to you and you’re just a passenger along for the ride, you have given away your control!

Take it back by grabbing the steering wheel, plunking down into the driver’s seat and taking a serious look at where you’re headed.

Financial stability is no mystery it just takes getting some basic info and then laying out a road map and take action.

Keep a close check on what you are exposed to most.

You are not only what you eat, but through repetition you become what you watch, read, listen to and internalize.

Set benchmarks to see if you are making progress. Throughout the day, frequently ask yourself: Is this activity moving me forward to achieve my most important lifetime goals?

If becoming and staying healthy is one of your goals then get some help.

What is you had a personal GPS to guide you?

What if you could hire someone to do push ups for you and then YOU lost the weight?

What if you had a connection with a passion you shared with others?

Get Involved

Take time for yourself.

List your core beliefs. Then abide by your core beliefs each day, and refuse to be swayed by outside factors and influences. These become the tenets of your life that will ultimately deliver a fulfilled existence.

It is said that if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything!

Compile a daily-dozen list you adhere to each day.

Your list should include the most important values and goals that will be influential in shaping your life and achieving your successes.

Ideally, this list should be a basic outline of how you want to live as a person and what you want to achieve. If you refer to your list each day, it will help you stay on course.

Best-selling author Joel Osteen:

Change your thoughts. Begin to be grateful for what’s right in your life rather than looking at what’s wrong.

Refuse to make excuses. Instead, look inside yourself and identify the root cause of the issues and situations you want to change in your life.

Focus on the good in every situation, start envisioning and expecting change, and develop good habits daily that keep you moving toward your goals.

Motivational coach and author Denis Waitley:

Know the person in the mirror. Quality of life begins with self-assessment, and is about the fulfillment and joy we experience every day-not someday, or during vacations or retirement.

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To Your Massive Success!

David

Lean into your Passion

Lean into your Passion and listen to what it tells you.

In the book of JOB it says:

Speak to the Earth & it shall teach thee.

Are you listening?

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. – Denis Waitley

Crises feed on fear. Help others to look for the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit that exists even in the worst situations. If you do this, others will look to you for leadership, and your own fortunes will improve in ways you can’t even imagine.

Emphasize the value of your relationships. Material things are nice, but life is really about love and friendship. If you have these things, and cultivate them, your life will be more meaningful, no matter what the economic conditions.

What is your Passion?

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Until next time…

To Your Massive Success!

David