November 30th, 2008
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3 Secrets for Creating Excitement and Passion in Your Partner
There are many ways to create excitement and passion in your partner and we aren’t going to go into all of them. However, now that we have your attention, we would like to share 3 of the 7 secrets in our program designed for creating excitement and passion in your partner about direct sales or other home based business.
When your partner is excited and passionate about what you are doing, how does that feel? If they have no interest in what you’re doing, is that detrimental to your efforts and how you feel about yourself? Or does it even make a difference? We believe it does and have designed 7 Secrets to encourage and invite more connection, support and encouragement from your partner in your business.
When you feel supported and encouraged, the chances of you being successful are much greater.
Women in direct sales and home based businesses face some special challenges. Some of these challenges begin with the woman herself. The first secret is in understanding that direct sales and home based businesses are legitimate, bona fide professions. As a professional, do you believe in what your doing and feel it has value? When people ask what you do for a living, what do you say? How do you explain what you do or what your business is about? Are you uncomfortable talking about being in direct sales or running a home based business? Notice what you are feeling and your reaction to the question. Your reaction and your answer will show a lot about the value you place on what you’re doing and if you are proud of the service or product you provide.
Secret number on is the value you place on what you’re doing is the value others will perceive in your business. An important first question to ask yourself is “why are you involved in this business? What is your why? Do you know what your why is?” You need to be very clear on the answers to these questions. Write them down. Include them as part of your business plan. Know why and be able to share what motivates you.
What do you see as the value in what you are doing? Is it to earn some additional income? Is it to support your family? Is it to spend more time at home with your family? Do you believe what you’re doing is valuable?
How do you communicate the value you feel to your customers and clients? How do communicate this value to your partner and family? Do they understand why this is important to you? Sometimes their lack of understanding is because you haven’t shared this information with them. Don’t blame or be upset with your family if you haven’t communicated your true feelings. Share your excitement and passion with them.
As you examine the reactions of the people in your life, are they merely reflecting your unconscious thoughts? Or is there a deeper reason which may need to be addressed and is just showing up as a lack of enthusiasm for your business. You may be attracting the reactions you are getting or are the reactions you perceive coming from others simply a projection of your own thoughts and feelings?
Ask yourself if you are treating your business as a business or a hobby? Do you have a dedicated work area? Do you have business hours scheduled daily you follow? If you feel you are not as business oriented as you would like, what are some strategies you might implement?
In order to demonstrate your seriousness about your business, it is important to establish clear boundaries for yourself. When you’re working on your business, do you allow people to interrupt you and take you off track? For example, can your partner ask you to stop and do something else and you have a hard time saying no? You rationalize since you are working at home and it is not like a real business anyway, what difference does it make?
If this is an issue for you, this can be a clue as to what you are thinking and you may want to reevaluate your why. Is this the same rationalization you use to allow yourself to become distracted? Is procrastination an issue for you? Do you start work at the time you have stated you will or do you finish up just one more thing first?
Secret number two in creating excitement and passion in your partner is to be very clear about your expectations of the people in your life. It is important first, for you to understand what your expectations are and how your want to be supported by your partner. Are your expectations being met? If not, have you communicated them clearly or even at all? Are you completely clear on what you want?
When you share your expectations, do so in the form of a request, not a demand and be prepared to compromise. Your partner also has expectations and you want to value and respect those expectations as well. Are both parties being considerate and treating each other with the same mutual respect you would treat someone outside of your family?
To encourage support, make a point of noticing and acknowledging when your expectations are being met and especially when they’re exceeded. We teach people how to treat us. Model the support for your partner as you would like to be supported. In other words, express gratitude and appreciation regularly, rather than focusing on where your needs aren’t being met. Also, ask yourself whether each of your expectations is realistic.
Once you become clear what your expectations are and have determined they are realistic, don’t be afraid to ask for help from your partner or family. This gives you the opportunity to examine whether you are a person who is comfortable asking for help. Or, like many of us, do you expect your partner to “just know” what you need? In other words, should they be reading our minds?
If you are not comfortable asking for help, do you still find yourself angry, frustrated and disappointed when you don’t receive the help you need? Do we not ask for help because we believe no one can do the task as well or as quickly or as efficiently as we can? This may be a belief we want to reexamine. Do we express gratitude for the help we’ve received and make the person feel important, or can they sense it is not exactly how we would have performed the task?
Money and how it is handled is the third secret we are going to be discussing. Money is one of the issues we have raised to believe, is not appropriate for discussion. The key to addressing any issue dealing with money is honest, open communication.
When you began your home based business, did you discuss your financial goals with your partner? Are you clear today, exactly what your financial goals are and where you are relative to them? Are the goals you have congruent with the amount of time you want and have to invest in your business?
The initial financial goal you set monetarily might require 30 hours of dedicated time per week. The reality is you have three toddlers you want to parent and only have 10 hours per week to allocate to the business. Recognizing and acknowledging the time you want to invest and the financial return you expect need to be in integrity with your own expectations and is a powerful first step in avoiding problems.
When you made the decision to start a home based business did you discuss the financial implications with your partner? Is there enough money to quit an outside job, would it be more financially advisable to do both for a period of time? Is there a reserve of money to draw on or a way to finance the business initially? Discussing these issues in advance eliminates anger or misunderstanding later.
Did you understand and discuss the upfront costs, including purchasing product for your inventory and advertising and marketing expenses. Did you make financial preparations in advance for all contingencies involved in starting a business?
Something which seems like an unlikely problem and yet comes up frequently with the people we coach is resentment from your partner when your income exceeds theirs. Was this possibility even something you or your partner discussed or believed possible? Do you have a shared vision of what the big picture is? Do you have an agreement about how this money will be spent, saved, invested etc.? Do you share a dream for the future you and your partner are excited about?
Oftentimes, when we go into direct sales or a home based business, we are not really aware of the possible financial rewards open to us. Identifying up front your intention for the business can be a key factor. One of my clients is a pampered chef consultant and is very clear the money from this is for her children’s extra curricular activities and outings. Another client is a Juice Plus distributor and this provides the income for her household.
A common scenario is at some point when the financial opportunity presents itself; the plan may be for your partner to join you in your home based business, transition from their career to something new, go back to school or retire. Knowing and discussing thoroughly all options in advance can create clarity and an understanding by both parties.
Key points in each of these three secrets are clarity, honesty and open communication. The three secrets we have discussed here include:
1. Viewing your Direct Sales or Home Based business as a profession.
2. Understanding how important it is for you to be clear about what your expectations are.
3. Communication is a must when it comes to money issues.
Both having been self employed for over 20 years, we recognize how difficult the challenges of home based and direct sales businesses can be. We also know there is an opportunity for tremendous financial, personal and professional rewards beyond your wildest dreams. We hope by sharing our three secrets with you, you are able to prosper and move forward in your business.
Judi Finneran and Joanie Winberg
www.sevenstrategiesforsuccess.com
info@sevenstrategiesforsuccess.com
About the author:
Judi Finneran and Joanie Winberg, Certified Advanced Business Building Strategists, founded Seven Strategies for Success to assist entrepreneurs in creating massive success in their business. Information on SSS programs and products can be found at www.sevenstrategiesforsuccess.comor email info@sevenstrategiesforsuccess.com
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November 30th, 2008
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Do you suppose the expression ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ originated with the flood?
For 120 years, Noah preached, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling! They laughed at Noah. Who’d ever heard of rain?
It isn’t all that different today. “The end is coming! The end is coming!” But, who, in this generation, has ever seen God’s wrath? Besides, that’s for the lost … right? That isn’t what God said (Ep. 5:6).
The Bible wasn’t written for the lost (I Co. 2:14). Look it up. God told us who He meant (II Ch. 7:14).
In Co. 3:16, God makes another reference to the children of disobedience. Perhaps, He knew we wouldn’t get it the first time. Not very many people survived the flood. They didn’t get it either.
Instead of researching every instance of sin to make sure we’re covered, there’s an easier solution. The opposite of disobedience is obedience. God counts faith as obedience and righteousness (Ro. 16:26; Ga. 3:6). And, do you even realize all the promises He’s given to the righteous? You’d best wake up for this one!
You could do a thousand ‘do good’ deed per day, obey the laws like a robot, and God wouldn’t be impressed (Co. 2:20-21; Ro. 7:6)
What God wants most is the relationship; walking with Him, talking with Him, listening for and believing Him (enough to take whatever step of faith He provides in meeting your need).
All God ever wanted was a friend (Ja. 2:23). There is no wrath for God’s friends (Ro. 8:1), but a wonderful relationship instead (II Co. 3:3,17).
© by Joyce C. Lock
http://my.homewithgod.com/blessingsandlessons/
In addition to being a published author and poet, Joyce C. Lock created the religion column, “Christianity Made Simple” for Peru Daily Tribune, continues to write inspirational articles for area newspapers, and shares further in online and e-mail ministries.
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November 29th, 2008
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November 28th, 2008
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November 27th, 2008
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Interview with Audrey Lamb, author of God’s Blueprint for a Healed and Restored Marriage and founder of AbundantLivesMinistry.org
Interview with author, Audrey Lamb
One of the toughest things we struggle with as a society is estranged and broken marriages resulting in familes that are hurting and seeking relief. This issue, we have Audrey Lamb, founder of Abundant Lives Ministry and author of “God’s Blueprint for a Healed and Restored Marriage.” We asked Audrey a few questions about marriage restoration, her new book and some of her other projects. Join us for inspiring insights into the power of our God in restoring and healing marriages.
Q. Tell me a little bit about how you came to write “God’s Blueprint for a Healed and Restored Marriage?”
Actually, I have always wanted to write a book about marriage. It never occurred to me in a million years that I would write one concerning the healing and restoration of broken and even dead marriages.
Marriage and family have always been very close to my heart, even as a child. I believe that the family is the basic structure necessary for a healthy and stable society. When families are falling apart (even in the church) it is an indication of the health (or lack thereof) of our society and nation. We can’t expect to have secure children, a thriving neighborhood and/or a strong country when family after family is breaking apart.
I wrote the book because I can remember so vividly the pain and anguish I suffered as my own family began to fall apart. I didn’t think I could survive. But I did survive and I have even seen the Lord restore my relationship to my husband and break down walls between us that looked impossible to overcome. I heard it all from him-I don’t love you, I don’t respect you, I never loved you…I am no longer attracted to you blah…blah…blah. This same man now looks at me with the eyes of love he had for me when we were dating. He even serenaded me recently for my birthday. If someone were to tell me that would ever happen in the midst of our crises, I would have told them they were crazy. Boy is the enemy a liar. I had no reason to believe God could heal my heart or family- because it looked so horrible. I don’t like to share a lot of the details because I don’t like to put my husband in a bad light. I learned early on that it really does take two to destroy a marriage. I have also learned it takes two to heal a marriage (the one who believes, and God). I wrote the book: to encourage others not to give up on their marriages; to tell spouse’s: don’t believe the lies of the enemy and circumstances that you see today; and know that no matter how much pain you are in, God will heal your heart; even if a divorce occurs (as in my case) it does not hinder God from restoration in any way; to teach them how to avoid certain things that are particularly detrimental where restoration is concerned and to walk by faith.
It is not a formula…it is an invitation to be led by God every step of the way.
Q. Who is the typical person who can benefit from your book? Is it just people with troubled marriages or what about someone who feels fairly secure in his/her marriage relationship?
To be honest with you, I think everyone can benefit from the book. The reason I say that is, if I had known some of the things I wrote about before I experienced them, I think I could have avoided the situation entirely. There are many things that I did which were huge mistakes. I didn’t know it at the time. I didn’t even think that my marriage was in jeopardy. I think there are many people today who are feeling very secure in their marriages who are going to be shocked when the storm comes to test their foundation. Remember, both my husband and I were saved when we got married. We were the “least likely” couple anyone would ever think would divorce. We had four beautiful children, a thriving business, a beautiful home and we dated four years before we got married (we were childhood sweethearts). But the enemy was at work. The enemy can be very patient when it comes to causing little cracks that go hardly noticed. I talk to women all the time, who I can see are on the verge of trouble and they don’t even know it. I can tell by the things they say and the attitude of their hearts that trouble may be brewing. Everything is in the word to teach you how to have a successful marriage, but somehow it is so easy to miss. Also, I think that world’s view of marriage and relationships has crept into Christian marriages. Oftentimes, the things that we think create a good marriage are not even in the bible– they come from the world. It works for a while but if a strong wind comes the world’s way of thinking will not help you in the least bit.
However, having said all of that, the book is addressed to women (because I am a woman and thought I could relate to the things that most women feel when experiencing a marital crisis); and it is particularly speaking to women whose marriages have broken down completely due to estrangement within the house (in the same house with no real relationship), separation or divorce.
Q. Why do you feel that God wants marriages to work?
Paul said that marriage was a picture of Christ’s relationship to the church. That is the foremost reason I believe that God wants marriages restored. When people get divorced it speaks of unforgiveness, hardness of heart and love that is based on conditions. The love that God wants to see depicted in marriages is one where love is “unconditional”. It is a love that is not based on how others treat us. It is a love that loves the spouse with the love God pours into your heart. That is the love that Christ loves His bride with. It is the love that says, I will never leave you or forsake you. His loves says, “My love for you is not contingent upon how you treat me”. Think of how often we have not lived up to our responsibilities as Christians. I thank God that Jesus doesn’t just give up on us. To the contrary, the bible teaches us that “Jesus ever liveth to make intercession for us”. I always say, a wife should be her husband’s greatest intercessor and vice-versa. That is what Jesus is to us. He looks at us in our messjust like a spouse has to do, and He prays, and prays and prays and prays. That is the love God wants the world to see.
The other reason, is for the generations. Read Malachi 2. Divorce is a violent act and it is very painful for everyone involved. Children have an even harder time with it than most people are willing to admit. When a divorce occurs, children have to learn to trust and have faith even in God all over again. Divorce destroys faith and even causes children to wonder if He really does exist and care about them. They get a perverted view of “fatherly love”. In other words, they think… if one of the parents I can see, know and love can just abandon me, why should I trust a God I cannot see. Parents are God’s representatives to children. We give them their view of God.
Q. Why do you think so many marriages end in divorce these days?
Believe me, this is something I have pondered and prayed about for quite some time. I believe the answer can be found in 2 Timothy where it talks about how terrible times would be in the last days. It says in the last days, perilous times would come and men would be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. It says that men’s hearts would grow cold and wax hard. It further says that they would be abusers, unfaithful and blasphemous. If you have counseled as many people as I have, you learn that this scripture is accurate. If you knew the things that people in marriages do and are doing to each other, it would make your hair stand on end. So in order to make a long story short I believe there are several reasons Many do not know what real love is which can be found in, 1 Cor 13 (that is a far cry from the selfish love most people expect in their marriages. They think that love is a feeling rather than a commitment and a choice. People are expecting from each other in a marriage what only God can give them Couples rely on themselves rather than on God There is an enemy who comes to rob, kill and destroy, who is being ignored We do foolish things contrary to God’s word and give the enemy an open door into our lives This is a hard one to admit, but many women have forgotten what the bible says about submitting to and respecting their husbands; although, many men are not giving their wives a reason to respect them (although this is not an excuse which we learn from 1 Peter 3) this always causes disorder in the home and leads to confusion The church has adopted the world’s view of what to do when a crisis hits a marriage. The world’s methods hardly ever work because this is more than a relational battle, it is a spiritual one. Last but not least, PRIDE. Pride is the single greatest reason I believe people divorce. Pride is at work somewhere in BOTH hearts. It is hard to detect because pride leads to “blindness of heart”. You just can’t see yourself and judge your heart and attitude correctly. Everything becomes the other person’s fault. To make matters worse, often those around us (parents, well meaning friends) help us to foster the pride that is within us causing the death of the marriage. Pride can lead a person to willfully disobey what God commands in His word. It causes you lose the fear of God. Pride always leads to the destruction.
Q. Tell me a little bit about My Beautiful Ones - your line of bath/body products and why you decided to start that?
Very often when a women experiences rejection of any kind, but especially that of a husband, it causes you to “second guess” a lot of things, even your womanhood. You question your value, whether you are lovable, whether you have committed some crime that caused you to deserve the treatment you are receiving…. “feeling beautiful” is the least of your experiences.
It was during this season in my life that the Lord began to cause me to distinguish the fact that my beauty and value were based completely on how God saw me not others. I learned to stop seeing myself through the eyes of others, and see how God saw me. He did this for me. He spoke beautiful things to my heart to let me know that He loved me and that I was very valuable. At times, He would speak to me through His word, sometimes through others and even directly to my heart….you know, that still small quiet voice. He reached my heart and He used whatever means necessary. He began to show me that the way I treated my body, through eating and caring for it, was reflective of how I felt about myself and whether or not I treasured who He created me to be. In addition, He spoke to me out of books like Esther to show me how preparation of my physical body correlated to me preparing my “spiritual body” for the return of the King of Kings. He lead me to exercise discipline in these outward areas so that I could see what was happening spiritually in my relationship to the Lord. Caring for our bodies is a lot like prayer, we know we have to do it but what we feel is a lack of time causes us to neglect something important to our well being. He showed me that if I neglected my body, I was neglecting my soul and spirit as well. Last, but not least, He was keeping me prepared for the days when I would see my husband and the day that He would eventually come home. See… if you are waiting for a spouse to return, (just like with our Savior), you do not know the day or the hour. You just have to be prepared. It was causing me to put my faith into action. By the way, it paid off. Men are very visual and even though I do not believe the Lord wants us to think that physical attractiveness alone will keep a husband, he wants us to be wise and “keep our selves” because it reflects His beauty in us as well.
“My Beautiful Ones”, is a message from the Father, to His daughters. It is a message to women who are single, married, widowed or divorced. He wants each one to know that it is His pleasure to love, protect, defend and provide for you. I have several books, a magazine and even a workshop which are soon to be released to carry this message from the Father. That particular ministry is based on the scripture in Isaiah 62:3,4 “You shall also be so beautiful and prosperous as to be thought of as a crown of glory and honor in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God] You shall no more be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land be called Desolate any more. But you shall be called Hephzibah [My delight is in her], and your land shall be called Beulah [married]; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married [owned and protected by the Lord].
Q. If you could get one message across to the people you reach what would it be?
My message is . . . (and I’m sure I sound like a broken record by now) We serve a GREAT BIG GOD!! Oftentimes, we fail to receive God’s very best because we believe the lies of the enemy. I want people to know that regardless of how impossible “looking” or painful their situation is, faith in God will bring healing and restoration. I owe that to God. I am reminded of a couple of weeks ago at a basketball game with my son. They were losing. It looked like all hope was lost. The parents in the audience had stopped cheering them on. I turned to my husband and said, it’s not too late, they can still turn this game around. He said, Audrey I don’t believe they can, if it was just about their playing that would be one thing, but the refs are making terrible calls against them. I couldn’t receive that report. I turned around and began to cheer the team on all by myself. I felt if they thought we (the parents) were giving up, they would give up as well, and just roll over and accept defeat. Well, they won the game. It was a miracle. Things turned in their favor. That is a lot like what I do regarding marriage restoration. I am a “cheerleader”. I can’t fix marriages, but I am sold out to the One who can and I just keep yelling as loud as I can, “Don’t give up” and “Don’t believe what you see”, “God can and will do it for you, press on”.
The way I look at it is that any god who could deliver me and my family from the trauma and devastation that we experienced really is the ONE TRUE GOD and my heart aches for others to believe Him for the impossible. I believe I feel the heart of the Father on this matter. He wants us to believe Him. His word says that faith pleases Him. I often hear people say, “I wonder if God wants me to believe for this marriage”? I assure you, YES, YES He does. Without faith it is impossible to please Him. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. So if you don’t have any evidence in your life that God can heal your marriage, you are the perfect candidate. He is looking for you, in particular. He wants everyone around you to see His power so that they will desire a relationship with Him also. Remember, Abraham “hoped against hope”- that means he had absolutely no reason to believe that he would receive his promise—but God delivered mightily!!!!!!!
Q. Anything else you’d like to add?
Yes, the very foundation of this ministry is to lead people to a closer relationship with the Lord. A personal and vital relationship that lives, breathes and moves in Him. There are no surprises to God. He knows everything that we will ever experience. I believe the whole reason He allows these challenges to come is so that we will learn to depend on Him for everything. He wants us to cling to Him for our very lives. Often, as human beings we don’t do this when everything is going our way. God doesn’t necessarily create the crisis but He allows it for our greater good. He wants that closeness and intimacy that will be produced when trust Him with your very life. I can say that God is wonderful. He is worthy to be praised. He is worthy of all our devotion. He will not let you down. Believe God for the impossible today!!!!
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About the Author
Marnie Pehrson is an author, creator of IdeaMarketers, LocateACoach, BuildEbooks and more. She helps talented professionals deliver their messages to the online world. She also helps people earn money from home using the phone and the Internet. For more information on her projects, visit http://www.pwgroup.com.
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November 27th, 2008
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November 26th, 2008
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November 26th, 2008
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The Dutch translation says: Woon je in Zoetermeer of Noordwijk en heeft u BKR registratie. Lenen met zonder BKR registratie is nergens zo eenvoudig. Haal snel een andere caravan met bkr toetsing zonder creditcard, 470069 euro is geen probleem om te financieren. Van Boekel tot Halderberge, geld lenen met BKR gaat hier altijd.
A lot of the moneylenders wil show you a rate that looks acceptable but doesn’t feel well or so after some time. Now you can check up on rates of interest quickly online and realize if there are possible sneaky traps you should be aware of. It doesn’t matter if you live in Midland Texas or in Kissimmee Florida a estimable online inspection will economize you often a lot of problems. 9.8 percent loan rate may look so fair but will it stay uniform after you’re going to pay off your credit loan. Analyze to see if the bank who wants to give you a money loan is trustworthy.
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November 26th, 2008
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Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 28, 2003
How do I help a former friend let go of a friendship that’s not working for me?
This woman, I’ll call her “Anne,” is a life coach. We met last year and hit it off as friends. The problem for me is the vast majority of our conversation centered around Anne and her situation, particularly as it related to men. On and on these conversations would go about this guy or that. My honest feedback was not well received.
Prior to getting fed up with the lack of balance in our friendship, I invited her to speak at a conference I organized. The event took place last month, and Anne was just okay as a speaker. Reviews were mixed, but it was done.
Last night Anne left a message indicating she wanted me to be a referral for a potential client. I feel bad about recommending someone I no longer believe to be effective. How do I get off her calling list without being unkind?
Laurel
Laurel, in this situation truthfulness is more important than politeness. Politeness will get you more of what you don’t want more of.
Anne doesn’t take criticism, or the truth, well. She makes a good first impression, but she does not have the understanding she is trying to sell to others. Giving Anne what she wants makes you a co-conspirator with her, and that is an incongruity you cannot live with.
Just as your life must proceed from honesty, so must Anne’s. Tell Anne reviews of her performance don’t allow you to make a recommendation. If she takes offense, she is taking offense to the truth.
Tamara
Beating A Dead Horse
I am American and my husband British. We met while he lived and worked for two years in the US. When we became engaged, we discussed where we wanted to settle and that place is America. We both feel strongly about this.
We did, however, decide to move to the UK for two years for him to finish a few things and get his US green card. That is much easier to do abroad than at home, and we told his parents we would only be in the UK a short time.
My mother-in-law is a person who uses mind games to get her way. She has directly insulted America to me claiming everything from American greed to gun problems. She whines that her grandchildren will not be close to her, and she has even hung up the phone on my husband. She is a right brat!
I know it must be hard for her, and I understand, I really do. But we can’t always live around the corner, and I am starting to get angry. My husband told his family they are welcome to come stay with us for a month or longer at a time, but my mother-in-law said, “I don’t like to fly, and I don’t think I’ll like Texas!”
My husband knows his mother is a difficult woman, but he hates conflict and wants to keep the peace. My mom says keeping my cool is the best thing to do.
Kay
Kay, before you insult the royal family or British cuisine, remember your mom’s advice and keep your cool. Don’t argue with your mother-in-law. By the very act of arguing you are giving substance to her wishes. Arguing as if it is unsettled may make it unsettled.
When you give in to a difficult person, they don’t become more reasonable, they become more difficult. They think they are entitled to win all the time. Once you have moved, your mother-in-law can visit you, and if you can afford it, you can visit her.
Maybe she’ll even like Texas. Or maybe she will love to hate Texas. But either way your mother-in-law’s behavior sounds like a better argument for emigrating than for living around the corner.
Wayne
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Authors and columnists Wayne and Tamara Mitchell can be reached at www.WayneAndTamara.com.
Send letters to: Direct Answers, PO Box 964, Springfield, MO 65801 or email: DirectAnswers@WayneAndTamara.com.
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November 25th, 2008
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Eczema and Dry Skin
Natural Solutions
March 2004
Hello Everybody,
I wanted to share some natural, easy to make remedies for eczema and dry skin. Canada can be dry and cold so your skin can have the same reaction. I recently developed eczema and have been researching and trying different remedies that helped me, so I wanted to pass them on to you. Here are 8 easy home remedies offering relief.
Please forward this to someone that you know who suffers form this terrible itch!
1.Increase your water intake: Keep your water intake up so that the skin can retain its moisture. Take essential fatty acids supplements: Some people are low in their omega 3s and 6s. There are many supplements on the market to choose from; I find cod liver oil the least expensive and works fine. (Our grandmothers knew the secret of this oil!)
2.Avoid harsh soaps: My personal belief is that most commercial soap are drying for the skin. So for children (2 & up) 1-3 drops of essential oil of lavender in the bath will is a healthy, holistic alternative to harsh soaps. Another alternative for soap is oatmeal. Here is the recipe: Place 1-2 cups of large flake oatmeal (not instant) in the blender, whip until it is a fine powder. Wrap this in a cotton handkerchief, place a rubber band around the top, dunk in water and use as you would a washcloth. It coats the skin to retain moisture.
3.Use a good base cream: Use as natural as possible, read labels. If I get lost after the first few ingredients, I don’t buy it. I use our lavender massage butter, rose massage butter and boo boo goo. All our ingredients are natural. Boo boo goo is a healing gel of Aloe Vera and pure essential oil, which helps slough off dead skin cells, and the tea tree essential oil helps the itching and speeds up the healing process. Click here for more info.
4.Always keep your skin soft: Apply cream right after you get out of the bath or shower. Baths are still ok with dry skin, but not too hot of a temperature. I was happy with this, since my baths are one of my relaxing times.
5.Spray on a herbal or floral water mist: I keep a lavender room spray in my purse for this reason. This helps replenish lost moisture throughout the day. Almost all skin types benefit from lavender. We have this on our website click here or make it your self. Place 10-20 drops of essential oil into a spray jar 2 oz minimum. Add purified water.
6.Do a salt scrub: It may sound painful, but it works! The redness and irritation went down considerably after I do this once a week. The salts improve circulation and encourage your natural skin oils to secrete. There are many salt scrubs on the market, but it is very easy to make. Read on for the recipe.
7.Here is how:
2 cups of fine sea salt, cup of olive oil or jojoba oil, a few drops of your favourite essential oil (optional), mix together in a bowl.
Method-Stand in a tub of warm water about 2″, wet your legs, and in a circular motion rub the sea salt mixture into your skin. Continue this method for your torso and arms, stopping at your neck. Sit for a few minutes and you will feel a tingling sensation. Rinse with warm water then with cool. You will be amazed at the results!
Herbs for Hurts are offering a free 480 ml (2 cup equivalent) of sea salt for any order of $50.00 or more, while supplies last. Click here for details
8.Cool the itch: When it’s more than you can “bear” (like a boo boo) milk is a great way to soothe that itch. Put milk into a glass of ice for a few minutes, and pour into a gauze pad or thin cotton pad. Apply to irritated skin for 2-3 minutes, resoak the cloth and reapply continuing the process for about 10 minutes. This is one of the reasons we created our milk baths, it contains powdered milk, sea salt and baking soda. Click here to see.
9.Wear natural clothes: Synthetic fabrics as well as tight fitting clothes can add to the irritation, cotton is best.
Lastly, eczema starts as an internal problem, please consult your health professional and work towards better health. Questions or comments? Would you like to see more holistic recopies, do you have some of your own you would like to share? Please write me, I would like to hear from you. kelly@booboobears.com
In good health,
Kelly-Sue
Herbs for Hurts Inc.
Tel-403 242-6860
Fax-403 246-6814
Herb for Hurts Inc. does not warrant the use of the products will work on all people. They accordingly disclaim any or all associated liability from the use of products.
Worked with pre-school children for 15 years, EACE. Massage thereapist, reflexologist, studied herbology at wildrose college. Owner of Herbs for Hurts Inc.natural gifts and products for children www.booboobears.com
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