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Positively Vibrant Business Partner?

healthiacynthia — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:53:13 +0000

In 2005 Naomi Cranney turned 100 years old and the State of Mass- echusetts honoured her by proclaiming it “Naomi Cranney Day.” Later on that year this sprightly woman flew to Hawaii to attend a business meeting. (She made $338,000 a year in her particular home business.) When the company CEO greeted her and thanked her for coming she said, “You know, they told me I didn’t have to come, but if there was going to be something new announced I wanted to hear it first.” What an attitude, eh?

Naomi lived past her 102nd birthday. In her blog, her grandson’s wife states: “She was amazing!! We went and saw her two years ago for her 100th birthday. She was still riding her stationary bike for 10 minutes a day, and always remembered the names of all her great-grandchildren. Her mind was honestly better then mine. She was an inspiration.”

From what I read and hear, it is obvious that we can’t write off older people as beyond making active contributions to our society. People like Naomi, who live a life with a focus on preventative health, cost the governments less for health care. Naomi had the initiative to trade her engagement with life and healthy longevity into a good income.

If you are reading this and are inspired to start a business– even though you might be a retiree and everyone says, “hey, why not just relax and enjoy?”– I’m looking for you to join me– I want people on my team who are:

Prayerfully Open-Minded” (meaning that you take your guidance from a Higher Power than others who might try to discourage you from engagement in something that appeals to you),

Friendly– you have a whole lifetime of having been a great friend

Beneficent– you really love helping others go forward with their lives

Generous– you have the gift for heartful giving

Optimistic– you know the value of a positive focus

Loving– which, of course, embraces other qualities like tender concern, forgiveness of others and self, compassion, and the ability to put up with the flaws of others just as you are able to get past your own mistakes without beating yourself up

Wise– intuitive, resourceful, intelligent, self-disciplined, trusting

Funny– I can’t work without funny, sorry

Life-Learner– you learn from life and over your lifetime– you love learning new things

Successful– however you define that for yourself right now

Respectful– you have a basic and profound respect for the dignity of self and others

Willing to do whatever it takes for however long it takes– this time you are going to have the kind of business experience that you have caught glimpses of in others (maybe only read about). You recognize that a great business doesn’t ‘explode’ into being over a couple of months (what some of the more inethical marketers would like you to believe is possible). Maybe you are not willing to work more than 10-20 hours a week, but you ARE willing to learn to do whatever it is that the truly successful entrepreneurs have done to make their businesses Go… And, you are NOT INTERESTED IN SPECIALIZING IN DIRECT SALES
(neither am I).

If these qualities pretty much describe you– then you may want to make a pressure-free, no-cost, no-risk evaluation of my biz… take a look at my website, fill in the request form after you have watched the flash movie (around 10 minutes) and read some of the other information on the site– then submit the request form. I look forward to hearing from you! If this doesn’t appeal to you but you know someone else who fits the bill, please give them this link…www.positivelyvibrant.me

The Middle Wife

healthiacynthia — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:09:18 +0000

The “Middle Wife”

I’ve been an educator since 1968.

I have two kids myself,
but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own
second grade class room a few years back.

When I was A kid, I loved show-and-tell.
So I always have A few sessions
with my students.

It helps them get over shyness and
usually show-and-tell is pretty tame.

Kids bring in pet turtles,model
airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that.
And I never ever place any boundaries or limitations on them.

If they want to lug it
in to school and talk about it, they’re welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Purita, a very bright, very
Smart, clever outgoing kid,
takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class
with a pillow stuffed under her sweater.

She holds up a snapshot of an infant,
“This is Rey,my baby brother,
and I’m going to tell you about his birthday.”

“First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their
love, and then Dad put
a seed in my Mom’s stomach, and Rey grew in there.
He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord “.

She’s standing there with her hands on the pillow, and
I’m trying not to
laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me.

The kids were watching her in amazement.

“Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying
and going, ‘Oh, Oh, oh,oh,!
Purita puts a hand behind her back and groans.

“She walked around the house for, like an hour, ‘Oh, oh, oh!

(Now this kid is doing
a hysterical duck walk and groaning).

“My Dad called the middle wife.
She delivers babies,but she doesn’t
have a sign on the car like the Domino’s man.

They got my Mom to lie down on the bed like this.

(Then Purita lies down with her back against the wall).

And then, pop!!

My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case
he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over
the bed, like psshhheeww!.
(This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming
water flowing away. It was too much!)

“Then the middle wife starts saying ‘push,
push, and ‘breathe, breathe.

They started counting, but never even got past ten.

Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother.

He was covered in yucky stuff that they
all said it was from Mom’s play-center, so there must
be a lot of toys inside there.”

Then Purita stood up, took a big theatrical
bow and returned to her seat.

I’m sure I applauded the loudest.

Ever since then, when it’s
show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case
another “Middle Wife” comes along.

This is written by an anonymous Grade two teacher.

The photo is from sxc.hu © Jenny Rollo (thanks Jenny!)

God’s Pharmacy

healthiacynthia — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:39:54 +0000

Ever wonder why some plants look like human body parts? Go here to find out why:
God’s Pharmacy

Mighty Vitamins for Little Kidlets

healthiacynthia — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:55:25 +0000

Here are some vitamins that I believe Grannies should be aware of (for their grand- babies):

KidScents MightyVites provide a superior full-spectrum children’s multivitamin in chewable tablets. The bonus is that each tablet includes essential oils rich in limonene and the immune system strengthening polysaccharides of the NingXia wolfberries.

KidScents MightyZyme chewable tablets address the digestive issues of growing bodies and help with digestion of all foods–proteins, carbohydrates, and fats so prevalent in today’s diets.

Cool, comfy, walking shoes

healthiacynthia — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:12:41 +0000

This is a picture of my favorite Bikers Flip-Ups by Skechers. Comfy to the max, and kind of cute, and also I was able to take out the insert and put in my orthotic– always a bonus with shoes for Grannies, right?

Rainy Day Dreamin’

healthiacynthia — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:55:10 +0000

It’s a rainy day today and I’m missing my little munchkins… while I was having a shower in the bathroom that they use when they visit I decided that I would hang pictures of the two little bathing beauties on a space above the commode that is currently vacant. I think I will either have them framed with a sort of maple finished wood, or maybe get the decoupage-type finish.

A Night In

healthiacynthia — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:53:47 +0000

My shoulders are aching. I did a little too much gardening today I think. Now I am going to do a little research about books that I can read up before my little granddaughters come home in June… A-1 is 2 1/2 and A-2 is about 7 months old. I want to be a pro-active granny. I have spent a lot of time “in the field” (social work) and know of the importance of reading aloud to your little ones. Here are some recommended books for learning about the importance of that and going about doing it:

and for the little ones:

* Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri

*The above list for toddlers was recommended by the Richland Librarians, Richland, SC

Into the Garden I Go….

healthiacynthia — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:39:49 +0000

In times past I have enjoyed many granny gardens– my own grandmothers both gardened, one being what I would call a “master gardener”. Gran Rempel came from a long line of ‘horticulturalists‘, many of whom trained at the University of Guelph, where I see you can now gain an on-line and distance certificate in various landscaping, horticulture and golf/turf subjects. Very interesting!

I always look in EBay for items that I find elsewhere but know I can get less expensively from EBay– example being, good quality gardening gloves, bulk, or a gardening apron (with a place for seeds, tools, gloves, kneepads), and maybe an industrial pressure sprayer that some old gardener no longer needs.

Granny Gardens

healthiacynthia — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:30:18 +0000

I am the Belated Gardener.
I have good intentions, but
planting by the Moon– isn’t
that some horrid pagan ritual?

And so, I usually have some
scraggly little garden
and most of my seeds– if
they do indeed, germinate–
turn into leggy vines with
tiny veggies,
hardly worth the bother.

But this year will be different.

I can feel it in my bones.

And I’m going to get hold of
this wonderful ebook that
will apparently take my
hand (well, metaphorically)
and help me be the sort of
organic gardener I, and all
of my neighbors,
are waiting for me to become.
Click Here!

Getting Baby To Sleep

healthiacynthia — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:29:10 +0000

We’ve all been there as grandparents, I’m sure…. our little grandchild– delightful, cherubic, sweet-smelling– won’t go to sleep. Either we’re trying to assist our tired adult child, the parent, get the squalling baby to release all that tension into lovely restful sleep, or we’re trying to do it ourselves as temporary babysitters or long-term caregivers….

We draw on all the stuff we did in the past as parents… checking for pins and other possible sources of external discomfort– looking for signs of colic and earache– adjusting clothing to meet with either too-hot or too-cool conditions– rocking– singing– ferberizing– etc.

Eventually we may get the wee one to sleep, but it might be with him/her in our arms or lying in the same bed with them… any stirring starts the whole process over again.

Here is an e-offer that costs about as much as a couple of lattes and seems to guarantee successfully getting your baby to sleep after applying what you learn from a 35-minute audio. Sounds worth a try to me– what do you think? Pass the word on to the young adults who are trying to do it all– Click Here!