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2010-11-09T22:40:00.001-05:00

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Fiery Trial

2010-11-08T10:40:00.003-05:00

1 Peter:4:12-13 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Are you going through the fire right now? Ecc says "There is a time and season for everything under the sun", which also includes fiery trials.

I like though the way Peter starts out in this verse and says "Beloved".

We are the beloved. Loved by God beyond measure! Did you know when you are born again, that God writes your name on the palm of His hand? Did you know that you are the apple of God's eye? You are the center of His attention! He knows you so intimately that he has even counted the number of hairs you have on your head. This is so good to know isn't it beloved? To know that no matter what type of trail we are going through, we are the beloved, you are the beloved of God Himself!

Peter goes on to tell us, "don't think it's a strange thing when you have a fiery trial." When you live for God, you're bound to have some. Why? Because our enemy Satan does not want you to know you are beloved and he does not want you to make a difference in others lives. But yet God wants you to know you indeed are beloved and that you really can make a difference in your own life and others.

Lately, I have been posting some pretty serious stuff and praying a lot more. I'm starting to see my prayers answered and Satan is not happy that I am making a difference in others lives (ever it be even so small). Satan our true enemy (not one another) wants to kill, steal, and destroy any good thing that is your life! He absolutely hates you with a venom vengeance and hates anything you do for God and for others and will do anything in his power to stop you.

The good news is "Greater is He that is within you, than he that is within the world"
Also "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me"

So, this blog post is to all of you who are living for God, and touching other people with your love for God. Keep it up! Go through the trail and wear the helmet of salvation, keep grasping the shield of faith and the sword of the spirit, the word of God. Keep that breast plate of right standing on you, and keep your shoes on, sharing the good news to others. YOU ARE BELOVED! Share your Wealth, share your riches; share your love and the love of God!

I love you, and God loves you even more.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

How to tell if your church is sick or healthy

2010-10-31T22:40:00.008-04:00

How to tell if your church is sick or healthy

It's really important to know if the church you are a member of is sick or healthy spiritually. After all, if it's sick; you'll want to know; to help make it healthy.

First some things to go over what a spiritually healthy church is NOT:

1. Its size. It doesn't matter if your church is 50 or 5000. It is not an indicator of spiritual health.

2. Its Music. It doesn't matter if your worship team plays the harp, the piano, you have 10 guitars, and your song leader is famous because he or she sings so great.

3. The Pastor(s) all have degree's from a college.

4. The number of offices it has or how wonderful the church building looks.

5. That your service is on TV or Radio.

Okay you get the idea. Let's look at some of the signs if your church is spiritually sick.

1. No one is encouraged to bring their Bibles

I Tim 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
Hard to know doctrine if you're not reading it.

2. Hardly anyone comes to prayer meetings

Acts 1:14 "These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren."

Ps 54:12 "Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth."

Matt 18:19-20 19 "Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

3. No small groups or low participation
Act 2:46 "And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,"

Heb 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching"

4. The word is watered down so much that no one is encouraged to forsake sin and live holy.

Lev 11:45 "For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy."

Rev 22:18-19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. "

1 John 4:17 "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world."

5. No real love for each other. Only superficial relationships

1 John 4:11 "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."

6. No call to salvation at the end of the message.

John 3:16 "16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Romans 10:9-10 "9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

2 Corn 6:2 ...."behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."

7. No call to respond to the message for believers.

Matt 11:20 "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:"

8. No lives are being changed by God and or His word.

Mark 6:7 "And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;"

Mark 3:15 "And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:"

Mark 12:24 "And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?"

If your church or you as an individual is lacking one of these eight things, I want to encourage you to make some adjustments in your life. Ask God to show you where you may be lacking and to help you.

If you belong to a church that is lacking in one of these areas I encourage you to talk to your Pastor and or the leadership of the church and encourage them in God's word to fulfill His will. Ask what you can do to help bring about a change.
If they reject what you say, you might want to prayerfully consider finding a new church home.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life,

Dexter

Creation Seminar

2010-10-31T17:29:00.003-04:00

Dr. William Curtis and his wife from ICR

We just finished up the Creation Seminar at Pathway

Dr. William Curtis, Bob Cooperman and Jay Auxt taught it.

Dr. Curtis
For more than 20 years Dr. Curtis was involved in the Aerospace Industry. He has degrees in both Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering as well as Aeronautics and Nuclear Physics.

In 1973 Dr. Curtis became a student at Capital Bible Seminary. he received his Master of Theology in 1976 in Greek and Hebrew. In 1988 he received his Doctorate of Theology from Trinity Theological Seminary in Special Revelation.

From 1982- 1990 Dr. Curtis was the Pastor of Cumberland Bible church as well as adjunct faculty for Washington Bible College and Trinity Theological Seminary.

In 1990 Dr. Curtis founded The institute for Scientific and Biblical Research where he is currently the president. he is also adjunct faculty at Lancaster Bible College.

In a few day's you can see most of the Creation Seminar online at www.pathwaycc.org

Pathway Community Church is located at 890 Taxville Road, York, Pa 17408

Also See ICR

Trick or Treat..It's Your Choice Today

2010-10-29T10:45:00.011-04:00

The Grim Reaper

Treat or Treat...It's Your Choice Today

We have a problem and here it is:

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" -The Bible

"The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it [a]overflows)." - Jesus

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.- Revelations 20:12

"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." - Revelations 20:15

Don't be deceived, many people think the devil looks like this:

But he's way to smart to appear as he really is.
"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." -II Corn 11:14

He might look like this instead:

Or like this:

Or like this:

Or possibly like this:

(Disney-The Rescuers)

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" I Peter 5:8

And while I'm on the subject, it use to be you'd only see scary movies out in or around Halloween. Not any more! There have been around 28 horror movies release in 2010. No wonder people are so freaked out now a days!

The real trick though is, people think that there is no devil.

If there is no devil. No satan, no demons, then that makes the whole Bible a lie and Jesus a lier too. But the Bible says:

Luke 11:14 "And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered."

Luke 13:32 "And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected."

Matthew:8:28 "And when He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two men under the control of demons went to meet Him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce and savage that no one was able to pass that way.

29And behold, they shrieked and screamed, What have You to do with us, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come to torment us before the appointed time?(D)

30Now at some distance from there a drove of many hogs was grazing.

31And the demons begged Him, If You drive us out, send us into the drove of hogs.

32And He said to them, Begone! So they came out and went into the hogs, and behold, the whole drove rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water.

33The herdsmen fled and went into the town and reported everything, including what had happened to the men under the power of demons."

Let's look at one of these verses more closely verse 29 from above:

29And behold, they shrieked and screamed, What have You to do with us, Jesus, Son of God? The Demons knew who Jesus was/is. They called him "Son of God"

The Big question of the day is "Do you know who Jesus is?"

Jesus came to cleanse you of all your sins and forgive you. To give you eternal life.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

John 5:24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

Make it a treat today. It's not a trick. Jesus loves you and died for you. He's alive today and wants to come into your life and be your Lord and save you, forgive you of all your sins.

Won't you make him Lord of your life today?

If you want to receive Jesus, pray this prayer and mean it from your heart:

"Jesus, I believe you died for me and are alive today. Forgive me of all my sins and come into my life. I turn from all my sins. Thank you for saving me. Amen. "

If you said that prayer and meant it from your heart you have been Born Again.

I encourage you to find a Bible believing church, read your Bible, and tell someone of your decision today. Feel free to leave a comment.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Helping children with heart disease

2010-10-24T22:47:00.024-04:00

I just got back from Lancaster, PA from an incredible meeting with the Dannecker family. This family is simply incredible!
Before I tell you want this family does in Israel, I want you to see the baby in their picture. Her name is Moriah.
You see..Hank being in Israel decided he really needed to hear from God as to His will. He used fleece praying. (Judges 6) He prayed "God if it's really your will for us to be here in Israel , I pray for a new child to be in our home." He was in prayer for 2 days alone asking God for His direction. He came back home and soon after his two children and his wife were feeling sick. Well the children got well, but his wife Michele didn't. She explained the symptoms to her friend, and her friend said
"Michele, it sounds like you might be pregnant."
Michele being 40 years old, said no, I don't think so.
Hank her husband upon hearing this, said
"Ah honey I forgot to tell you what I prayed."
Sure enough she had Mariah. They named her Moriah because it was where Hank had prayed on a mountain near them named "Moriah".

They took their family and fulfilled a call to be missionaries in Israel.
I first have to say they were nothing like I had imagined they would be like. They are a family so surrendered to God and so full of love that you can't help but long to be in service like they are to others.
What do they do? They have started something called 1New Heart.
They partner with heart surgeons and provide surgery to children with Congenital heart disease (CHD). Eight out of every 1000 live births around the world have some form of CHD.

I am posting their news letter here. Just click on it three times to enlarge it:

They reach out to Palestinian children. Hank points out that Jesus told us to love our enemy's. (Matthew 5:42-44) It is though this love that families are being touched so deep by the love of Christ that they give their lives to Jesus. Not only is the immediate family effected, but when something good happens in a Palestinian family, they invite all their relatives over and slaughter a couple of lambs and have a feast.
So, many others are touched by the love of Jesus by their service in 1NewHeart.

Heart surgery like this would normally run at least $400,000. An opportunity has opened where they can have a child's operation for only $5,000!

To learn more you can go to http://www.1newheart.org/ or email them at 1newheart@gamil.com

What a wonderful way to give life, both physical and possibly spiritually too!

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your life as you give.

Dexter

Just Do it by Art Williams

2010-10-20T01:39:00.000-04:00

On Looking Up by Zig Ziglar

2010-10-19T23:15:00.002-04:00

On Looking Up by Zig Ziglar

Back in the days of sailing ships a young sailor went to sea for the first time. The ship encountered a heavy storm in the North Atlantic. The young sailor was commanded to go aloft and trim the sails. As he started to climb, he made a mistake and looked down. He started to lose his balance. At that moment, an older sailor underneath him shouted, "Look up, son, look up!" The young sailor looked up and regained his balance.

When things seem bad, look to see if you're not facing the wrong direction. When you're looking at the sun, you see no shadows. When the outlook isn’t good, try the uplook—it’s always good!

What is your WHY?

2010-10-19T11:19:00.001-04:00

Just Say NO to GMO!

2010-10-16T20:14:00.002-04:00

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How Safe is Tylenol really?

2010-10-13T11:54:00.002-04:00

Tylenol (acetaminophen) is an over-the-counter pain reliever and fever-reducer that is commonly used for children. The use of acetaminophen has increased dramatically over the past 50 years -- over the same time allergic diseases, such as asthma, have also become more common.
A recent study has linked the use of acetaminophen with Asthma and eczema.

I know in today's world, we think that reaching for the Tylenol is an easy fix. Now we see that while it may help with a fever or a headache, it can increase the chances of young people getting Asthma! There are safe and natural alternatives.
I know at first it seems strange to use "natural" remedies. But as you will experience the effectiveness of natural essential oils you'll be glad to use them and to rest assured of not causing side effects.
Here's a video of a peer of mine in Young Living showing how to take care of a headache naturally using essential oils:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXcas7-f3uw&feature=autofb

Also I know the other main use for Tylenol is when you have a fever. Peppermint Essential Oil put on the feet several times as needed will bring down a persons fever naturally.

Sore body? Pan Away Essential Oil, Peppermint, Wintergreen, and taking at least an ounce of Ningxia Red will take care of sore muscles. I can confirm this because I've used each of these essential oils with great amazement and success!

PLEASE heed the warnings of these findings and throw out your Tylenol and start using Essential oils instead. (Use only Therapeutic Essential Oils to be assured the oils are pure and safe).

To order any of these Therapeutic Essential Oils or Ningxia Red, go to
www.Youngliving.com/wealthandriches

Wishing as always more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

What to do if you screwed up in the past

2010-10-11T23:25:00.002-04:00

What to do if you screwed up in the past:

The longer you live, and the more you live; the more likely you'll make mistakes.
Sometimes BIG ones, sometimes small ones. But what do we do about those sins or mistakes in the "past" we made that are affecting our "now"?

Think of actions as "seeds". Some of the seeds we have sown are what I call "weed seeds." The funny thing about weeds are, they seem to grow faster than "good seeds."
I'm not sure if that's always true, but it sure seems like it. Especially if you sown enough "weed seeds" that it starts choking out the "good seed" or deeds in your life.

The first thing you have to do to get more good things going in your life than the negative is to "take responsibility for your own actions." When we stop blaming our Ex Spouse, our Mother, our Father, our Brothers, our Sisters, our teachers, our Government; and actually start taking responsibility of our lives is the starting point of having a GREAT life!

Second thing to do is: Start sowing "good seeds."
Now realize that if you spent a long time (maybe most of your life) sowing weed seeds that it's going to take some time for the good seeds to overcome the bad ones.

Start sowing A LOT of good seeds! The more the better! Keep doing it day in, day out. The more you sow, the more that will overtake the bad, and sooner or later you're going to see a field full of good fruit instead of weeds!

Thirdly: Don't give up too soon. It can be discouraging at times when you keep doing what's right and not see the fruit of your labors. But do not be deceived, you will reap what you sow if you do not faint!

Fourth: Don't fool yourself into believing your actions don't matter.
Just because you don't see the results of your actions does not mean "you got away with it." For example you might eat at a fast food place almost every day in your 20's and as your continue to eat there into your 30's, you will see and feel the difference in your body. But during years 20-29 for example it doesn't SEEM to matter. Slowly it catches up with you.

Another example would be smoking. You smoke, you feel good at first. It calms you, gives you satisfaction of some sort even. You know in your brain that it's not really good for you, but you keep fooling yourself that "it's not THAT BAD". Why? Because you don't feel or see the effects until many years later. By then many times it's too late and your health is shot!

Another example would be cheating in school. You cheat, you pass, you don't get caught. Maybe you NEVER get caught. You think you're getting away with it. You even get a High School Diploma! Then you get out into the "real world" and you find you can't get a job because you can't pass the tests the employers give to you. Why? Because of those 4 years of cheating. Come to find out, the teacher was right when they said "When you cheat, you're really cheating yourself." At the time you blew it off and said "yeah right!, what ever." But after time, you noticed it has caught up to you!

I'm sure you get the drift.

So what do you do when the past is affecting your "now"?
Take responsibility for your actions, quit blaming others; and start sowing good seeds.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

AdvantEdge Newsletter

2010-10-11T21:02:00.000-04:00

Most of you think that getting older means aging...

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Natural Face Lift - Green Peas - Health Tip - RealAge

2010-10-11T20:41:00.000-04:00

Natural Face Lift - Green Peas - Health Tip - RealAge

I once read that a coincidence is just when God chooses to remain anonymous.......

2010-10-07T10:58:00.000-04:00

I once read that a coincidence is just when God chooses to remain anonymous.......

The SPARROW at STARBUCKS -> The song that silenced the cappuccino machine

It was chilly in Manhattan but warm inside the Starbucks shop on 51st Street and Broadway, just a skip up from Times Square. Early November weather in New York City holds only the slightest hint of the bitter chill of late December and January, but it's enough to send the masses crowding indoors to vie for available space and warmth.

For a musician, it's the most lucrative Starbucks location in the world, I'm told, and consequently, the tips can be substantial if you play your tunes right. Apparently, we were striking all the right chords that night, because our basket was almost overflowing.

It was a fun, low-pressure gig - I was playing keyboard and singing backup for my friend who also added rhythm with an arsenal of percussion instruments. We mostly did pop songs from the '40s to the '90s with a few original tunes thrown in. During our emotional rendition of the classic, "If You Don't Know Me by Now," I noticed a lady sitting in one of the lounge chairs across from me. She was swaying to the beat and singing along.

After the tune was over, she approached me. "I apologize for singing along on that song. Did it bother you?" she asked.
"No," I replied. "We love it when the audience joins in. Would you like to sing up front on the next selection?"
To my delight, she accepted my invitation. "You choose," I said. "What are you in the mood to sing?"
"Well. ... do you know any hymns?"
Hymns? This woman didn't know who she was dealing with. I cut my teeth on hymns. Before I was even born, I was going to church. I gave our guest singer a knowing look. "Name one."

"Oh, I don't know. There are so many good ones. You pick one."

"Okay," I replied. "How about 'His Eye is on the Sparrow'?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKUyL0ZUFfM&feature=related)

My new friend was silent, her eyes averted. Then she fixed her eyes on mine again and said, "Yeah. Let's do that one."

She slowly nodded her head, put down her purse, straightened her jacket and faced the center of the shop. With my two-bar setup, she began to sing: " Why should I be discouraged? Why should the shadows come?"

The audience of coffee drinkers was transfixed. Even the gurgling noises of the cappuccino machine ceased as the employees stopped what they were doing to listen. The song rose to its conclusion : " I sing because I'm happy; I sing because I'm free. For His eye is on the sparrow. And I know He watches me".

When the last note was sung, the applause crescended to a deafening roar that would have rivaled a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall.
Embarrassed, the woman tried to shout over the din, "Oh, y'all go back to your coffee! I didn't come in here to do a concert! I just came in here to get somethin' to drink, just like you!" But the ovation continued.. I embraced my new friend. "You, my dear, have made my whole year! That was beautiful!"

"Well, it's funny that you picked that particular hymn," she said.

"Why is that?"

"Well . .." she hesitated again, "that was my daughter's favorite song."
"Really!" I exclaimed.
"Yes," she said, and then grabbed my hands. By this time, the applause had subsided and it was business as usual.. "She was 16. She died of a brain tumor last week."

I said the first thing that found its way through my stunned silence. "Are you going to be okay?"

She smiled through tear-filled eyes and squeezed my hands. "I'm gonna be okay. I've just got to keep trusting the Lord and singing his songs, and everything's gonna be just fine." She picked up her bag, gave me her card, and then she was gone.
Was it just a coincidence that we happened to be singing in that particular coffee shop on that particular November night? Coincidence that this wonderful lady just happened to walk into that particular shop?
Coincidence that of all the hymns to choose from, I just happened to pick the very hymn that was the favorite of her daughter, who had died just the week before? I refuse to believe it.

God has been arranging encounters in human history since the beginning of time, and it's no stretch for me to imagine that he could reach into a coffee shop in midtown Manhattan and turn an ordinary gig into a revival.
It was a great reminder that if we keep trusting him and singing his songs, everything's gonna be okay.

The next time you feel like GOD can't use YOU, just remember...
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job went bankrupt
John the Baptist ate bugs
Peter denied Christ
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer...AND
Lazarus was dead!
No more excuses now!!

God can use you to your full potential. Besides you aren't the message, you are just the messenger. God Bless

Pass this on to someone else, if you'd like. There is NO LUCK attached.

If you don't leave a comment, it's okay: God's Love Is Not Dependent On Blogs.
AMEN TO THIS!!!

Home Remedies Found in Your Medicine Cabinet - By Dr. Oz

2010-10-03T13:32:00.009-04:00

Home Remedies Found in Your Medicine Cabinet - By Dr. Oz

-Help with Acid Reflux- Baking Soda and water. Drink 3 times a day, five days a week, for 3 weeks.

-Take a Splinter out of your hand or finger more easily- Put a spot of glue on the area and let it dry for 20 minutes and then you can easily remove the splinter. Easier and safer than sticking a pin and prodding.

- Foods that help counter the amount of salt in our food.
1 out of 4 people in the USA die from high blood pressure. It's a silent killer.
One of the reason is there is so much salt in our foods. Very little salt that we eat daily is from the salt we add to our food.

Figs, Sweet Potato's and cooked Spinach counter the salt we are eating.

My notes: I would highly recommend besides working out and eating correctly, that we take Young Living's Omega Blue and NingXia Red.
When I first started paying attention to my Blood Pressure it was 149/86 at age 45. That was taken on 4/23/09. On 2/17/10 my Blood pressure was 122/64 .

What should your blood pressure be according to your age? Go here for a great chart

So you see, there are quite a few things we can do to help our bodies be more healthy using natural methods.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life.

Dexter

Ultimate Alternative Medicine Secrets-Dr. Oz show

2010-10-02T22:36:00.010-04:00

Ultimate Alternative Medicine Secrets - Dr Oz show 9/6/10

Fascinating Alternative Medicine. I took notes and want to share and added my additional notes for more details.

What is Alternative Medicine?

Alternative medicine that is not used in the Western Culture that has been used in other Countries, sometimes for centuries.

Secret #1 Help for Arthritis. Mud Baths made of Clay, peat and Sulfur Water.
Has anti inflammatory benefits.

My Notes: Here's a great site about clay mud baths. http://www.eytonsearth.org/clay-baths.php

Secret #2 Aromatherapy. Can be used on pressure points on the body and inhaled to bypass the cortex and go straight into the sensory area's of the brain. Helps with reducing stress.

My notes: Aromatherapy with Essential Oils

Secret #3 Herbs Such as Sage and Black Cohosh. Good for women going through menopause.

My notes: http://altmedicine.about.com/od/blackcohosh/a/blackcohosh.htm
I'd suggest two products by Young Living for women going through menopause called:
FemaGen

And ProgessencePlus

Secret #4 Yoga- The breathing done in Yoga can drop blood pressure.
My notes: While there are I'm sure many physical benefits of Yoga, I do not recommend the spiritual aspect of Yoga.

Secret #5 Inferred Sauna two times a week can help prevent colds and flu as viruses don't do well in temperatures 80 degrees and above. It's why viruses love the Winter season. Be sure to drink plenty of water an be well hydrated before going into any Sauna.

Secret #6 Chinese method called "Cupping" It helps the blood to flow to the area that needs healing of joint pain and brings blood flow to that area. Increased blood flow helps the healing process.

Notes: I'm not sure what to think of cupping seeing how this is the first time I've been exposed to the idea. Here is more info: http://www.chinesecupping.net/history_of_chinese_cupping.html

Secret #7 Reiki (Energy Healing) A balancing process. Helps your system become balanced. Here's an audio explaining Reiki: http://www.reiki.org/Movies/Movie1.html
My Notes: Too new age for me.
I'd much rather use the laying on of hands taught in the Bible as a sound principle of healing along with anointing oils (pure).

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

Discover these Jewels and live forever!-Part 6 How to live forever!

2010-09-28T23:47:00.007-04:00

We started out this six part series of "Find These Jewels and live forever!" by making the bold statement of "living forever." So far, everything I have written about will possibly help a person live a healthy long life. It's not as good living a long life if your body isn't healthy. That's misery, not wealth.

So...back to the Fountain of Youth. What is this myth based on and is there a way to live forever? I'll answer the second part first. Is there a way to live forever? Yes!

So, let's look at how this is done...To do so, one must go back in time. All the way back to the creation of the Earth. The only records I am aware of that describe such a time is the book of Genesis in the Bible.

It says in Gen 2:15 "And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

Do you see what this means!? Man was not originally designed to die! At the point man and woman had not eaten of the tree of good and evil, which means at this point they were going to live forever! FOREVER!

But we know the story goes on: Gen 3:17 "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

So now for the first time we see "death." Why? Because Adam and Eve choose not to obey God. God fulfilled His word and told Adam because you have done this you will return to the dust of the ground.

So...the question is, how do we return to the state of eternal life instead of death?

Good news! There has been a plan made, also way back in Genesis.
Gen 3:14 So the LORD God said to the serpent:
“ Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.

15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”
16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
In pain you shall bring forth children;
Your desire shall be for your husband,
And he shall rule over you.”

This is speaking of Jesus! What about Jesus though? How does Jesus cause us to live forever? How does He restore eternal life to us?

Romans 5:18 "Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."

This is explaining that by Adam everyone was condemned to die and be under judgment.
But by one man's righteousness came justification of life (That one man is Jesus).

Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2Through him we have also obtained access by faith[b] into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

6For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation."
Death in Adam, Life in Christ
12"Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.

15But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

18Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. 20Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Did you read that! Especially the last part..."eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

John 3: 14"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

This is the way to eternal life! It's yours, if you will only believe.

John 10:27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. "

This is where the fable "The Fountain of Youth" came from.
Jesus is that fountain! Let me prove it!!
John 4:10 "Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living waterstyle="font-style:italic;">." (Speaking of Himself)

John 7:38 "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."

Revelation 7:17 "For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

Are you ready for the living water?

Say this pray and mean it from your heart and you shall be saved and have eternal life.
"Dear Lord, I believe you are the living water of life. I confess I am a sinner and ask that you forgive me of all my sins. Please come into my heart this day, cleanse me and save me; in Jesus name, amen."

If you just said that prayer from your heart and confessed it with your mouth, you are now born again.

I encourage you to leave me a comment and if you have any questions feel free to email me at dextersadventures@yahoo.com

Wishing you Wealth and Riches in every part of your life!

Dexter

What A Great Birthday!

2010-09-24T20:46:00.008-04:00

I have to back up a few days to explain how special things have been happening to me lately. You'll want to read because special things can happen in your life too, if they are not already.

You might say I've been experimenting with "The Law of Love". Some people call it the "Law of Attraction" but really in my opinion, "The Law of Love" describes it much better!

The Bible says "Love overcomes all" and also "Love never fails". I never knew how this could apply in my life other than relationships until recently. You might say the light bulb has turned on and it's getting brighter all the time!

So my first experiment was a long stem rose. I wanted one because I happen to love good smelling roses. Being a X Professional Gardner brought a real love of roses in my life for many years now.

Anyways...I haven't seen roses in the house for about a year, and decided that I would like 1 Long Stem Rose that was high fragrance. I emailed myself the intention but told no one. The 2nd day I set out an empty vase on the table and then grabbed it and smelled my rose (that wasn't there yet). MMMM SO GOOD!
2 days after I emailed myself, my wife brought home a bouquet of beautiful roses with peacock feathers in them. Even better than I had imagined!
Here's the picture

Now I know the new ages get way off into lady gaga land. lol I'm not proclaiming that everything they have said about The Law of Attraction is correct (in my opinion anyhow) but I do now understand what they are talking about with The Law of Love.

So... that was the start of a great week.

I decided to take off work today to enjoy my Birthday. I love fireworks very much. Matter of fact, 4th of July is one of my favorite Holidays besides for Christmas.
Well...as I was walking out of work the good Lord had a surprise birthday gift for me last night. Yep, Fireworks! We have a baseball stadium not too far from where I work and they just started shooting off their fireworks as I got out of work.
What an enjoyable night!

I decided to have a custom made cake with a Rhino on top. I ordered from a friend of mine that recently went into business making custom cakes and I told her I'd like a Rhino cake with some type of Jungle Thyme along with it being triple chocolate.
We agreed it would be a two tier cake, but beyond that no details were given.
BUT, I had imagined a rhino on top of the cake sitting on his rear and chocolate chips inside the cake too. You guessed it, that's exactly what I got!
Here's the picture:

Amazing!
By the way if you want a custom made cake of your own and you're in the Central PA area, you can contact Kitty Kakes.

I was able to BBQ outside. It was perfect weather for it. Warm with a slight breeze.
BBQing veggies, hotlinks (I know, not good for me, but once in awhile is okay), Chicken, and ribs. All the food was wonderful, but what was the best was my son who recently has returned from Iraq was able to spend it with us, and our daughter who recently came to join us from the Philippines also! What a special day.

On top of that, so many of my wonderful Face Book friends wished me a happy birthday too. Some people may think that's no big deal, that someone online wishing you a happy birthday, but for me; I am grateful that they take time out of their lives to wish me a Happy Birthday. If you're one of them, THANK YOU for making my day special too!

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

Find these Jewels and live forever! -part 5 Diet of fruits, Vegetables, and fish

2010-09-21T23:18:00.004-04:00

Diet of fruits, Vegetables, and fish

We all know by now that Fruits, Vegetables, and fish are really good healthy food to eat to make and keep your body healthy. But what kinds are the best and why?

Let's start with Fish

The best type of Fish to eat is the kind that has plenty of Omega 3's and Omega 6's in it.

The omega-3 fatty acides found in salmon benefit the body in many ways.
They improve blood vessel health. In addition, they reduce inflammation and lubricate joints. The brain needs fat in order to thrive, and omega-3 fatty acids help feed the brain.
Eating salmon can help reduce LDL cholesterol while boosting HDL levels.

I want to share a blog that talks about the dangers of too much fish oil. Here it is: http://www.aboutomega3.com/know_the_side_effects_of_too_much_fish_oil.html

Now on to what type of fish and fish oil supplements you will want to take:

Fatty fish, such as salmon, herring, and albacore tuna, contain the most omega-3 fatty acids and therefore the most benefit, but many types of seafood contain small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Most freshwater fish have less omega-3 fatty acids than do fatty fish from the sea. Lake trout have relatively high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon benefit the body in many ways. They improve heart, brain and blood vessel health. In addition, they reduce inflammation and lubricate joints. The brain needs fat in order to thrive, and omega-3 fatty acids feed the brain. Eating salmon can help reduce LDL cholesterol while boosting HDL levels. Omega fats have a protective effect, making this fatty acid a must-have nutrient in your diet.

The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon benefit the body in many ways. They improve heart, brain and blood vessel health. In addition, they reduce inflammation and lubricate joints. The brain needs fat in order to thrive, and omega-3 fatty acids feed the brain. Eating salmon can help reduce LDL cholesterol while boosting HDL levels. Omega fats have a protective effect, making this fatty acid a must-have nutrient in your diet. Wild Salmon is the best to eat especially from Alaska. You will want to avoid farm raised Salmon as they may have toxins in them.

How to prepare fish: Fish that is baked, broiled, or grilled is best. The health benefits of fish are greatly reduced by battering and frying the fish.

How often should you eat fish? Twice a week is what is recommend by most experts.

So what do you do if you don't like the taste of fish?
You can take fish oil supplements instead! Be careful though which type you choose, as fish oil if not properly handled can go rancid very quickly and cause your body more harm than good.
I recommend Young Livings "Omega Blue" capsules. Only the highest quality fish mixed with essential oils. Best of all, no after taste!

FRUITS & Vegetables

Antioxidants provide around-the-clock defenses against free-radical damage to your arteries. Researchers at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University measured various fruits for their ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity), a fancy way of saying their antioxidant power. Here are the top 10 performers

All antixoidant capacity measures are estimated by Ferric Reducing Power and are expressed as micromole Trolox equivalent (TE) per 100 grams or 3.53 ounces, accurate to ±5%.

Wolfberry, Ningxia, dried

30,300†

wolfberry orac

Wolfberry, Chinese

20,200†

Mangosteen

20,000?
orac score mangosteen comparison No independent proof

Acai

18,400†

Raspberry, Black

16,400†

Pomegranate

10,500†

Prune

5,700†

Blackberry

5,100†

Boysenberry

3,500†

Blueberry

3,200†

Plum

2,800†

Raspberry, Red

2,700†

Legend

Strawberry

2,600†

Fruit

Orange

2,400†

Vegetable

Cherry

2,100†

Raisin

2,100†

Garlic

1,900†

Kale

1,800†

Raspberry

1,600†

Apple

1,400†

Peach

1,300†

Sources:

† Chart entitled Top Antioxidant Foods, on page 48 of Discovery of the Ultimate Superfood by Gary Young ND, Ronald Lawrence MD, PhD, Marc Schreuder; Essential Science Publishing; © July 2005.

ƒ Essential Oils Desk Reference, 4th Edition, Appendix F, page 493.

? Various websites. Unknown.

Why no juices?
ORAC Issues.

We chose not to list ORAC scores for various juices for two reasons:

1. Each time juice ingredients or processing changes, the former ORAC score is rendered irrelavent and misleading.

2. When ORAC became popular, many companies started manipulating the test by using isolated/manufactured ingredients that were of questionable health benefit yet spiked the ORAC score of their juice.

We have found that a comparison of SOD activity paints a much more accurate picture as to whether the goodness of the original fruit is retained in the final product.

As always, locally grown and organic is highly recommended.

If you found any of this information helpful, please leave me a comment.

Next post will give you the jewel of how to have ever lasting life! The 6th and final part of "Find these Jewels and live forever!"

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in each area of your life!

Dexter

Discover these Jewels and live forever! Part 4-Less stress

2010-09-20T11:55:00.008-04:00

Stress is a killer!

In my work alone (in a call center) in the last 5 years I've know at least three people who have had heart issues because of stress. One of the three had a heart attack, one had a stroke, and the last one; I'm not sure.

110 million people die annually due to stress. That is 7 people all around the world every 2 seconds.

You do not have to be one of them. There are ways to reduce your stress level no matter what type of job you have.

I'm going to list some suggestions that will help you become either stress free or at least reduce your stress level.

1. Only work up to 6 days a week.

There are many good reasons why ancient scripture teaches that God took 6 days to make the world, and on the 7th He rested and that we are commanded to rest the 7th day.

It does not matter if you are a believer or not to follow this rule. Everything and everyone needs a rest and when you take one day of the week to rest, it renews your body, mind, and spirit. (More on renewing your spirit later).
When you take this day of rest, I suggest you have all electronics off for a 24 hour period. No Television, no radio, and no computer or phone.
Also no shopping and especially no work. Relax with friends and or family. Take time to know them and be with them.

Anyhow when was the last time you just had family time with no distractions?

If your the person that does the cooking for your home, then have something already prepared from the day before, and simply heat it up. Or eat something cold for a change. In other words to "slaving over the stove" on this day.

Take this time to read, and to think about what your goals will be for the coming week.

If possible, give your car a rest too, but if not; at least keep driving to a minimum.

2. Learn relaxation techniques.

I learned way back in high school from a psychology teacher how to relax my body using a bio feedback machine. When you get good at using one, you can slow your heart beat down even, like I did.

If you don't have the money or desire to buy a bio feedback machine, that's okay; I can teach you some basic techniques right now. (Yes and all for free! What a blog hu!?)

A. Sit up on your bed. We will start with your head and neck.
Close your eyes and move your head slowly around counter close wise in a smooth motion. (never a jerky motion). Now do it close wise, and back again counter clock wise.

B. Lay down flat on your back. You may use a pillow if you wish.
Bring your shoulders all the way to your neck and then let them drop slowly.
Do this and then a deep inhale from your belly, not your chest. Hold it for 3 to 5 seconds and then release your breath. (Breath in through your nose, and exhale out of your mouth). You can do it just though your nose if it feels more natural.

C. Now tighten your right arm and then relax it. Do this a few times and then your right hand and open it. Do the same with the left arm and left hand.

D. With each leg, tighten the left one, and then relax. Do this a few times and then do the other leg a few times.

E. Tighten your butt cheeks and release a few times.

F. Curl your toes and hold them and then release them. Do this a few times.

G. Breathe deep from your belly, hold he breath for a few seconds and then exhale.
Do this over and over until you feel relaxed.

To enhance this relaxation of your body, you can play very soft music if your choice if you wish and also you could use a Therapeutic Essential Oil such as lavender to diffuse in your room to bring even more relaxation to your body.

Now the neat thing about it is, you don't have to be laying down in your bed to do these relaxation techniques I've listed above. You could be anywhere including your office at your desk.

3. Take a hot bath with Epsom salt and if you like add Lavender Therapeutic Essential oil ahead of time to your bath salt as well. Soak for awhile and just close your eyes and relax. Forget about your troubles and the world and picture yourself in a hot spa on a nice exclusive island resort. ahhhhh yes.

4. Give a hearty laugh everyday

Life can be very serious at times, so take some time and just laugh at something. Go ahead, give yourself permission; it's okay. Laughter releases stress and makes your whole body feel happier too.

5. Use your 7th day of rest of meditation.

No, I don't mean ooommmmmm, but time to think about life in general. To be thankful for everything you possibly can be. There is always something to be thankful for, even if it's the air we breathe.

6. Start your day out right.

Most people hit the snooze a few times until the very last minute (or sometimes past the last minute) they can, hit the shower (maybe) and rush off to work.

Instead, when your "alarm" which you should rename "opportunity clock" sounds, hit snooze (This is after you have set the clock to sound earlier than you must get up to be onetime) and lay there and think of things to be grateful for.
My friend Mirdza came up with this idea a few months ago. She suggests you start being grateful for all the parts of your body that do NOT hurt, instead of thinking of only the parts that do hurt or are sore. Just lay there and be thankful for all parts of your body that are feeling good. Then from there you can be thankful you woke up at all, and start being thankful for the day.

7. Eat a good breakfast

No, donuts and coffee would not be considered a good breakfast.
Eat something that will make you feel full (but not lethargic) for the rest of the morning. Something nutritious. It will cause your whole body to feel better and your mind will be much more awake and able to work better. (Mama was right, eat a good breakfast before going out).

8. Stop eating at least 3 hours before bedtime. Give your body time to digest your food before going to sleep. It will help you sleep better and possibly give you less nightmares too.

9. Feed your mind with uplifting positive stories in the morning.

A lot of people love to read the newspaper and sip on coffee first thing in the morning. If you haven't noticed already, bad news sells and that's what you're feeding your mind first thing in the morning, negative stressful news. By time you start your work day out, you're body is already feeling stressed from all the negative things you fed your mind earlier.

10. Start your morning out instead with some type of stretching. The Chinese in many Countries do Tia Chi in the morning.

11. Talk with someone you can trust.

Heart to heart talks with someone really help reduce the stress. I'm sure you've heard the term "Getting it off your chest."
Sometimes that's exactly what we need to do. Just vent.
While I wouldn't make it a habit, there are times you need to.

12. Get your own little running water fall.

"Nature tops the list of potent tranquilizers and stress reducers. The mere sound of moving water has been shown to lower blood pressure." -- Patch Adams

13.Renew your Spirit by Prayer and the word of God.

God never intended for you to carry the load on your own.
He says to cast all your burdens on Him. He wants to actually take your burden off your shoulders and put it on Him instead. Don't worry, He's a big God, He can handle what ever burden you have. When you give it to Him, be sure not to take it back. Leave it with Him. Put your trust in Him that He will take care of "it".
Prayer makes a big difference, but it has to come from the heart. If it's just a head prayer, you're not really praying. Ask God to give you peace, and He will. A peace that no one else could even provide.

And what better place to find the will of God for your life than the Holy Bible.
I encourage you to read it daily and think and talk of it too each day.

And now a special 4 minute movie to help you relax and feel good: http://www.naturesinspirationmovie.com/

The next post will be "Diet of fruits, Vegetables, and fish." What types are the best and how often you should eat them and why.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

Discover these Jewels and live forever! Part 3-Exercise

2010-09-19T01:01:00.008-04:00

The Third Jewel that you want to discover and have in your life is Exercise.

But what type, how much, and how often?

I recently bought a pedometer. It counts the number of steps, distance, and calories.
Super easy to use. Just clip it to your belt and your ready to go.
Dr. Oz on the Dr. Oz show recommends at least 10,000 steps a day to get and stay healthy.

I work an office job 8 hours a day, 5 days a week ,plus at home on the computer for another 1 to 2 hours a day with my part time business. That's a lot of sitting! I've found without going to the gym or any "extra" walking, I only step around 1500 steps a day. A far cry from 10,000!

The good news is, with walking around on my 2 breaks and going to the gym for 1/2 hour I average around 5,000 steps a day.
Now I'll need to find a way to increase that without having to put another 1/2 hour at the gym, such as parking on the 4th level parking lot and walking up and down the stairs instead of taking the elevator. More walking on my 2nd break. Using the stairs to get to the floor I work on also instead of the elevator. Things like that will all add up for me, and for you too if you work a office job or spend a lot of time at your desk from home.
Finding fun activities on the weekend will increase my walking time too.

So if you haven't guessed it yet, walking is a great way to stay healthy. All the experts agree.

Gardening is an excellent source of exercise and you'll benefit from the organic aspect of it too. Nothing better to me than a home grown tomato!
My mother in-law is in her 70's and works on the family farm as often as she can. It keeps her body and mind young. All that bending, moving, walking keeps her flexible which is my next major point.

Besides for muscle building, you want your body to be flexible too. It does no good to build muscle and not be able to bend over because your so stiff you can't move.

Do you remember the Kung Fu expert and movie star Bruce Lee? He knew not only was it important to know the moves automatically and have strong muscles but also to be flexible was key to moving fast and having a healthy body.

The Chinese use Tai Chi to bring both spiritual and physical harmony to their lives.
When I was in Hong Kong I witnessed first hand that every morning they would go outside and gather in groups and do Tai Chi together. It was quite impressive to watch these different groups in the morning start out their day in this manner.
I believe we westerners have some things to learn still!

Muscle building burns calories even after your done working out. It's a great way to keep burning calories!

How often to exercise?

To align yourself with the instructions of ancient scriptures, 6 days a week, and the 7th day for rest and worship.

How Much?

At least 10,000 steps a day would be your starting goal.
At the gym as far as working your muscles, I'd recommend if you're totally out of shape, start out with no more than 15 minutes a day for the first week or two.
The important thing is, listen to your body. It's okay to sweat and feel your heart beat, but if you can't talk while walking your pushing yourself too hard and need to slow down a bit. There are more technical ways of gauging this as far as heart rate and so forth, but a little common sense goes a long ways. If you want to know more though and get more into details there are plenty of resources online and off to reference.

As you can see I am working myself into more exercise in my own life to have the full Wealth and Riches that God wants for me. It is a Jewel that I am grasping to keep for the rest of my days and it's my hope you will too.

Stay tuned for Discover these Jewels and live forever, Part 4 of "Low Stress" next.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

Discover these Jewels and live forever! Part 2-Fables?

2010-09-15T08:51:00.011-04:00

Discover these Jewels and live forever! Part 2 寧夏枸杞

Have you heard of the fountain of youth? The fountain that if drunken from, will make you young and keep you young forever? A children s fable right?
Perhaps...but I've found many of our fables are indeed based on fact.

Can I prove it to you? Yes? Okay, great. But before we talk about the Fountain of Youth, let's talk about another fable, Dragons!
What about Dragons? Another child's fable of Knights in shinning armor slaying the dragons and being hero's! What a great story and so exciting too. Too bad it's just a fable right? After all, we all know there were never any dragons...or do we?

I found something in the ancient scriptures. A real jewel indeed that describes a real dragon! Not a symbol of one, but an actual dragon. Would you like to know where that scripture is? Yes? I thought so, lets keep reading.

Isaiah 30:6 The burden against the beasts of the South.
Through a land of trouble and anguish,
From which came the lioness and lion,
The viper and fiery flying serpent,
They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys,
And their treasures on the humps of camels,
To a people who shall not profit;

Job 41 (English Standard Version)

Job 41

1 "Can you draw out(A) Leviathan[b] with a fishhook
or press down his tongue with a cord?
2Can you put a rope in his nose
or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3Will he make many pleas to you?
Will he speak to you soft words?
4Will he make a covenant with you
to take him for your servant forever?
5Will you play with him as with a bird,
or will you put him on a leash for your girls?
6Will traders bargain over him?
Will they divide him up among the merchants?
7Can you fill his skin with harpoons
or his head with fishing spears?
8Lay your hands on him;
remember the battle—you will not do it again!
9 Behold, the hope of a man is false;
he is laid low even at the sight of him.
10No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.
Who then is he who can stand before me?
11 Who has first given to me, that I should repay him?
Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

12"I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,
or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame.
13Who can strip off his outer garment?
Who would come near him with a bridle?
14Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth is terror.
15His back is made of rows of shields,
shut up closely as with a seal.
16One is so near to another
that no air can come between them.
17They are joined one to another;
they clasp each other and cannot be separated.
18His sneezings flash forth light,
and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.
19Out of his mouth go flaming torches;
sparks of fire leap forth.
20Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke,
as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21His breath kindles coals,
and a flame comes forth from his mouth.
22In his neck abides strength,
and terror dances before him.
23The folds of his flesh(I) stick together,
firmly cast on him and immovable.
24His heart is hard as a stone,
hard as the lower millstone.
25When he raises himself up the mighty are afraid;
at the crashing they are beside themselves.
26Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail,
nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27He counts iron as straw,
and bronze as rotten wood.
28The arrow cannot make him flee;
for him sling stones are turned to stubble.
29Clubs are counted as stubble;
he laughs at the rattle of javelins.
30His underparts are like sharp potsherds;
he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire.
31He makes the deep boil like a pot;
he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32Behind him he leaves a shining wake;
one would think the deep to be white-haired.
33 On earth there is not his like,
a creature without fear.
34He sees everything that is high;
he is king over all the sons of pride."

There you have it folks! A fire breathing dragon in more than one place found in ancient scripture.

So, we see a so called fable to be based on truth!
The same I dare say about the "fable" of the fountain of youth.

Once upon a time, man use to live for hundreds and hundreds of years. We don't see people living past 120 years any more. The average life span considering the whole world is 67.2 years. That's it folks! Poof, done!

But now, let's look into possible causes of people to live into their 100's, in other words a centenarian and not only live into their 100's but also still able to get around and work in their gardens. (Not bed bound with tubes sticking out of every hole).

While there is no one single source, I have found some possible "Fountains of Youth"

I found this article in the China Daily paper (online) stating that there are many Centenarians in the Xinjiang, China region that has the highest proportion of centenarians in the country, with 1,413 people aged 100 years or older, or 73 in every 1 million people.

A 121-year-old Sadiq Sawut from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region topped the list as the oldest man, while Maihefu Zihan, from the same region, was the oldest woman at 118 with pictures. You can find the article here: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/08/content_7086173.htm

I then looked up NingXia Wolfberry in Wikipedia and it reads:
"The majority of commercially produced wolfberries come from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of north-central China and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China."

Perhaps one of a few reasons there are people living to very old ages there?

There is also a unsupported claim that a Chinese man named Li Qing Yuen, who was said to have consumed wolfberries daily, lived to the age of 252 years (1678–1930).

There are other contributing reasons people there and else where are living to a very old age such as
* Exercise
* Low Stress
* Diet of fruits, Vegetables, and fish
* Prayer

We will examine more of each of these in a later blog.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

Discover these Jewels and live forever!

2010-09-13T11:07:00.005-04:00

Have you ever gone Treasure Hunting? How about to Yard Sales?
It's it great when you are looking all over and you see all kinds of stuff that you
at use at the time, and then suddenly you see that very thing you've been looking for for so long.

My mom had that happen to her many years ago. We were driving around on the weekend as usual hitting up all the local Yard Sales. It's so fun seeing all the interesting things that people have for sale. Sometimes you even run across something you have no idea what it is. Well, one of the habits my mom developed is when she met someone having a sale that was elderly, she would ask "Do you have any jewelry you would like to sell?" More times than oft. they would say "No I don't think I do" but this one day the answer was different.
She said "Yeah, you know I've been meaning to sell some jewelry I have." She went into the house and came out of the house with something wrapped in a white tissue.
She handed it to my mom, and my mom slowly opened it to reveal a old pocket watch that was real gold and had jewels in the works also. It was beautiful. My mom asked
"Do you really want to see this?" and the lady said "yes I do." My mom asked how much she wants for the watch and the lady answered "One Hundred Dollars." My mom looked it over some more and offered the lady Sixty instead. (You learn how to haggle at yard sales). The lady happily took the Sixty Dollars and we walked away with a treasure worth back then $400. Today, I still posses that very same gold pocket watch and value it not only for what it is, but the memory of my mom who has since passed away many years ago.

It's much like that with learning about life also. There are clues and jewels to be found that once found, you'll keep with you for the rest of your life because they are so valuable and useful.

The Holy Bible that is thousands of years old contains many such jewels. Today's Christian's tend to glaze right over them, because many of these jewels are found in the Old Testament. Since we have the New Testament, many people disregard the advice found there in. Since God is the author of both the Old and the New Testament, what He has to say is equally important. Makes sense right? What I'm trying to say is the New Testament does not make invalid the Old Testament.

Ah but on to these jewels. Where are they to be found?

Let us examine one of many. Genesis 9:2-4 (New International Version)

2 The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

4 "But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.

So, we learn quite a few things with these passages of God's instruction to Adam and Eve.

First we learn that before the fall, God designed it for them to eat plants and fruits. It was their "meat". After the fall, God told them that now the animals were to be food for them also.

We then learn that even though God has given them animals to eat, the lifeblood of the animals was not to be eaten. This is an important point that we are not to ignore. So in other words, we are not to eat meat raw like an animal, nor to have it bloody.

So from these scriptures we learn that plants and fruits were in God's original design for us to eat. Therefore it should be our #1 choice to eat also. I'm not advocating being a vegan (unless you so choose) but our main foods to live a healthy life should be vegetables and fruits.

We also learn that when we do eat meat, it's not to be bloody.

These are MANY MORE jewels are to be found in the ancient scriptures. Jewels we can use to live a totally healthy life both spiritually and physically.

I will touch on more of these in future blogs.

I also am writing an e-book about these treasures. Let me know if you have an interest.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

What will you do without your pills?

2010-09-12T16:44:00.003-04:00

What will you do without your pills?

In today's modern lifestyle have you ever stopped and asked yourself "What did people do before there were pills?"

Have you ever watched one of those pharmacy commercials on Television that tell you about the latest and greatest pill? A pill for breathing easier, a pill for anxiety, a pill for erection dysfunction. On and on. GREAT, right? Wrong. Because towards the end of those miracle drug pills is the disclaimers of some of the many things that your body could react to in taking these pills. All the way from Diarrhea to death and everything in-between.

As one stand up comedy show I watched said. "My cousin Lewie has the hook up on different drugs taken from his Doctor. He gave him a purple pill which causes a very hard erection. Well, the man needed this and took it from his cousin. Went home and right before sex, he took the pill. Sure enough it worked. It was great! No problem getting it up at all. As he was going at it with his wife, his stomach started feeling a little funny. Then it started cramping, then suddenly diarrhea hit, uncontrollable diarrhea! Yeah...right there in the middle of the act!, what a mess! He didn't read the side effect on the bottle that said "might cause severe diarrhea. See your Doctor if this happens."

Funny! But not so funny if you have to choose between the two. Not funny with other severe effects on the body. Helping one thing while causing another problem else where.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not against medicine or Doctors. What I am against is when we take a medication that can cause other health issues when there are natural alternatives that cause ZERO side effects.
What I am against is vaccinations that have not been proven effective or safe when we could be building up our God given immune system in a natural way.

Long before there were pills there were herbs, essential oils, and prayer.
Today's modern World has almost lost these natural wonders in bringing relief.
See I can't even use the word "healing" because the FDA would come down on me and others card if we said "This Herb or oil can heal you". What ever happened to freedom of the press and speech in the USA anyhow?

How is it that cigarettes are approved by the FDA when they are proven to contain known chemicals that can cause cancer but a person that knows of a natural substance that can help a person can't say "cure"? I think it has to be all about the $$$.

The next time something comes up in your life, find out instead what Essential oils and herbs can do for you instead. Educate yourself, because the FDA will not.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

The Power of Choice

2010-08-29T18:38:00.002-04:00

Recently I had a friend tell me "He's stuck in a job."
Also online I had someone tell me just today that they have no choice but was born into the way his lifestyle is, which happened to be the homosexual lifestyle.

Basically both people are telling me the same thing which is "they have no choice."

All I can say is "Cow Patties!" Animals do not have choices. They have instincts, but not choices. We humans were the one's blessed to have choice.
We can choose to work for someone, or choose to own our own business.
We can choose what lifestyle we want also. Even the poorest people in the world have a choice to overcome their surroundings and free themselves from poverty.

Each one of us no matter where we live in the world can make choices to become what we choose to become. I did not say it would always be easy, only that you can.

So, if you're not happy with your life, choose to change it, but first choosing to change the inside of you.

Myself, I'm a work in progress as everyone really is if you think about it.
I chose not to live on the West Coast and moved to the East Coast knowing only my son and my sons mother being where I am now. No job lined up, no place to live, and no contacts to help me. I DECIDED by FAITH to change my whole surroundings from living in Sunny CA where it only snows in the Mountains and High Desert, to living where it snows every winter. Was it easy? Sometimes, not at all. Other times much easier than I had thought. I made it through the change and am now on the track to prospering.

Habits are hard to break and can only be broken by replacing them with other habits (good ones is a good choice). It takes time and effort, but well worth it when you do choose the right ways to live.

I have studied Self Help books and the Bible since my early 20's. Both the books and my faith in God have helped me overcome some circumstances that many would of given up on and said "what's the use, I was born into this, why try to be different?"

Let me encourage you today, you can choose who you want to be. Why not start on the trek today?

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life.

Dexter

You are a child of God

2010-08-16T11:47:00.002-04:00

"You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightening about shrinking, so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in come of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others"
- Nelson Mandela

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2010-08-11T11:02:00.000-04:00

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Healthy to the Glory of God

2010-08-04T00:35:00.000-04:00

Article by: Mirdza Pavasars Hayden

When we follow a healthy lifestyle to the glory of God, He gives us victory over our health issues. So many times we get caught up in simply praying for good health, praying for miraculous healing, and meanwhile we do not glorify God in the way we treat our body. We don’t eat the foods He has given us to eat, but rather indulge in processed, high sugar foods. We don’t drink the pure water He has provided for us, but rather drink sodas with high sugar content or artificial sweeteners, or in fruit juices that really are not that healthy for us. Instead of keeping our bodies active, like God designed them to be, we have become wrapped up in how tired we are and how we just can’t commit to any physical activity, let alone any fitness program that requires any type of effort. Add to that stress and little rest and sleep, and we will live a life that is sure to be headed towards sickness. When we lead this type of lifestyle, how can we expect God to bless us with good health?

God has given each of us a mission to fulfill in the world, but it’s hard to fulfill if we don’t take care of the bodies that He has given us. Think of all the wonderful foods He has provided for us to eat, which the Bible makes reference to throughout the Bible. In Genesis 1:29, God tells us, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.” Then in Genesis 3:18 He says, “You will eat the plants of the field”. In Ezekiel 16:19 He tells us “Also the food I provided for you – the fine flour, olive oil, and honey I gave you to eat”. In Matthew 15:36, Jesus took 7 loaves of barley and two small fish and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples, who in turn gave it to the people to eat. God also gave us animals to eat, though; in Deuteronomy 14:4-5 God tell us “These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.” All the foods God gives us are nutritional goldmines, as Jordan Rubin puts it, and therefore build up healthy cells in our body. He says in his book The Great Physician’s Rx for Health and Wellness that “God’s dietary guidelines contained no refined or processed carbohydrates, no altered or damaged fats, and no artificial sweeteners. When our diet is based on eating whole and natural foods everyday, we’ll be nourished and satisfied, and we will be energetic and healthy to do all the things we need to do and those we want to do.”

In addition to eating healthy, he gave us bodies that were designed to move. As Jordan Rubin puts it in the book I’ve mentioned before, “God designed us to lift, haul, stride, step, boost, drag, march, tread, run, kick and heave with our limbs. There’s a reason why the word move is so close to mobile in the dictionary. God made us to me mobile people, and throughout history, people have walked miles and miles and performed manual labor in the fields and in the cities.” Heck, even Mary and Joseph walked for 80 miles to get from Nazareth to Bethlehem, when Mary was nine months pregnant!! Mary probably rode most of the way on the donkey, but Joseph walked the entire way, with a whole bunch of other people. There were no cars or buses at the time. This was a 4-day journey, if the person walked 20 miles a day. Think about it. Now we have all the conveniences and unfortunately most people do not even walk to the store if it’s a half a mile or a mile away. It’s time to start walking or biking again, instead of taking the car everywhere we go. Not only is it better for us physically, but it is better for the environment since cars pollute the air.

God has designed us to be active healthy individuals. Let’s focus on getting healthy by eating the foods he has provided for us and by getting active every single day. God will bless our healthy lifestyle by strengthening us and energizing us to fulfill His mission in this world.

As a Man Thinks in His Heart, so is He!

2010-07-20T09:31:00.004-04:00

As a Man Thinks in His Heart, so is He. - Proverbs 23:7

This is a powerful truth that you can use for your advantage. How?

You must become aware of your own thoughts on a daily bases. In doing so you will be able to form who you really want to become.

You see, it all starts in the mind. What ever you think about is who you become.

1. Feed your mind good healthy things.

Just like your body needs good healthy food to stay healthy, your mind is no different.
If you are feeding your mind things that are uplifting, good, inspiring, educational facts, then you are way ahead of the game.

2. Watch the "I Am's". When you make a mistake do you say "I am so stupid!"
Self talk is extremely important. You want to keep it positive to keep feeding your subconscious good things about yourself.

3. Be careful what goes into your gateways.
What are your gateways? Things that enter into you. Your ears, your eyes, your nose, your mouth.

Ears: Are you allowing people to fill your ears with poop? Tell those people that God did not make your ears trash cans. People love to complain and gossip. Don't be a part of it, and don't listen to it.

Eyes: What are you watching on TV? What type of books and magazines are you allowing into your eye gate?

Nose: Scents are remembered by the brain faster than audio or visual. Use Aromatherapy to attract health and wealth into your life.

Mouth: What are you feeding your body and mind? A healthy body will help your mind work to it's peak performance.

How do you get rid of a bad thought? Our minds are quick to think the worst at times. What do we do about this and how?

You first have to notice you are thinking something that is not beneficial to you.
You then replace that thought with a better thought. You cannot simply just stop thinking about something. You must replace it! It works well, try it.

Think about what you want, not what you don't want.

If you are thinking about lack and need, you'll get more of it. Instead think of what you desire instead, and hold it in your mind as if you already have it. The longer you can hold it in your mind and the more often you can; the faster it will come about. Jesus taught this in the Bible: When you pray, believe as if you have already received it.

Watch this video to know how to get what you want out of life: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/?ref=home

Leave me a comment and let me know if this blog has helped you in any way.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter

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Live Your Dreams

2010-06-15T23:25:00.002-04:00

Most people do, so I want to tell you this story that I just in Les Brown's book "Live your dreams"

A soldier was captured behind enemy lines and his captors told him he had two choices: He could face the firing squad in the morning, or he could go through the unmarked door marked "unknown horrors". The soldier chose the firing squad; after he was executed, someone asked the leader of his captors what was behind the door. "Freedom", he answered, "but very few people are willing to face their fear of the unknown."

None of us knows what the future brings, but most of us know who HOLDS the future, and yet still fear it. Our fear of the unknown brings us doubts that we could ever succeed in our Young Living business, in our efforts to get fit and healthy, or in anything else in life. We would rather feel secure and plan for a mediocre life, then take on a challenge and face the idea of failing. We may have failed many times but that doesn't mean that we will continue to fail. We need to LEARN through our set backs and KNOW that we are not simply destined to fail. We can get stronger with every speed bump we encounter, and our hard times can help us help others who also have the fear of the unknown and the fear of failure.

Don't allow your fears to overcome you. Decide today to go through the door marked "unknown" with power, knowing that you CAN succeed, no matter how many times you have failed in the past. Live the life of FREEDOM you have always wanted by choosing to go through the "unknown" door.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

Throw away the Tylenol and reach for the Lavender instead!

2010-06-02T22:56:00.002-04:00

Throw away the Tylenol and reach for the Lavender instead!

Have you ever thought about what was used before there was Tylenol or aspirin?
The Egyptians knew and even today Queen Elizabeth uses Lavender to relax.
But you don’t have to be a Queen or an Egyptian to enjoy the benefits of lavender in your own home.
You can inhale lavender essential oil to soothe and relax your body and mind.
You can also use it in the bath tub in warm bath water to sooth those weary mussels. (ask me how when you’re ready to do this, you don’t want to just add it to the water directly).
Great for using it as massage oil to promote relaxation. Just have someone rub some on your feet and it will feel so good and bring relaxation to your whole body.
I have used it to relieve headaches. Having it rubbed on the back of my neck, temples, forehead and a little under my nose and I forgot all about having a headache and drifted right to sleep.
Have you ever been cooking and had some hot oil splatter on you? Lavender Essential Oil is great for soothing burns and I’ve noticed faster regeneration of my skin too.
I’ve also used it on my sunburns on my face. I just mixed it with a little virgin coconut oil a couple of drops of lavender essential oil, and it took the sting right out and made my face feel much better.
Put a little on your pillow at night for sweet dreams.

You can order yours by going to
www.youngliving.com
When ordering use # 1085586

If you would like to buy wholesale, I’ll show you how to do that too.

Wishing you relaxation and peace with much Wealth and Riches in your life.

Dexter

THE DOING IN-ZONE!

2010-04-20T00:18:00.003-04:00

How bad do you want it (what ever IT is)? Bad enough to stop wishing and start doing?

There's comes a point where you just get tired of wishing. You've wish for it for so long that you go beyond that point. You cross the line, and go into the "doing in zone"
No longer are you on the wishing yard line, but now you've moved into the "Doing Zone!"

This is what it takes to make something come about in your life. Yes, you have to start out with a vision, and yes that vision needs to be clear; and YES you have to see that vision daily. When you can taste it, breathe it, see it, feel it; even though it's not in the flesh as of yet, you know then it's time to take ACTION!

Faith without works is dead!

What is it your wishing for? Is it a husband, a wife, better health, more money? What is IT for you?

It's time to move into the "Doing Zone" today! Even if it's just a first step. Even if that step is a small step, what action will you take today?

Leave me comment and tell me what you have been wishing for all this time and what first step you'll take TODAY to reach IT?

More Wealth and Riches to you in every area of your life!

Dexter

I'm Proud to be a part of Young Living

2010-04-15T10:02:00.002-04:00

Founder of Young Living uses his money and influence to give to those in need. Here is an email I received today and even though I cannot attend the event this year, I am proud to be a part of a Network Marketing Company that no only helps people get and stay healthy in their own lives, but also gives back to people all over the world in need. Here is the email:

Young Living Eblast
Why Attend | Schedule | Workshops | Special Offers
Add D. Gary Young Foundation Dinner to Your Registration!

This convention, complete your journey by giving back! Thursday, June 17, at 6:00 p.m., the first ever D. Gary Young Foundation Dinner and Auction will be held. An exciting, lively event featuring a sit-down dinner, the auction will include many sought-after items and all proceeds will support the D. Gary Young Foundation in life-changing outreach projects.

We all have a responsibility to give back. Without your support the foundation would not be able to continue its work around the globe. Do your part and add the Foundation Dinner and Auction to your registration today. Registration is only available online and must be done in advance—and with only limited seating available it’s sure to fill up fast.

If you have already registered:

• Go to convention registration site
• Click on “Modify Registration.”
• Scroll down and purchase your seat for the D. Gary Young Foundation Dinner and Auction.

Some current foundation projects include:

• New high school and fine arts building in Chongon: As part of the D. Gary Young Foundation’s growing involvement in the Guayaquil community, the foundation has broken ground on a new high school and a new fine arts building. This extension of the Chongon School ensures that as children graduate from elementary school, their education will continue.

• Operation “Give A Dam”: The foundation is sponsoring the building of a dam in Africa. Construction supports the local economy, creates jobs, and once completed the clean water will save thousands of ancient cultures from extinction.

• Romanian Orphanage: In a small village called Valea Screzii nearly 50 children, ranging in age from newborn to 19 years old, live in poverty. With the help of The D. Gary Young Foundation, aid workers were able to travel to Romania and deliver Young Living products like KidScents® Lotion and lavender and Peace & Calming® essential oils.

• Vietnam Outreach: In 2009 a group of doctors and volunteers traveled to Vietnam to provide free health services to communities and individuals in need. The foundation supported this effort.

These examples are just a few of the ways The D. Gary Young Foundation is making a difference. The D. Gary Young Foundation Dinner and Auction tickets are only available online and must be purchased in advance—and with only limited seating available it’s sure to fill up fast! Log on and modify your registration today!

https://v2.registerat.com/YLEO10/Home.aspx

For questions, please e-mail info@dgaryyoungfoundation.org.

Eating for Success: Truth vs. Falsehood by Bill Phillips

2010-04-10T20:25:00.001-04:00

Eating for Success: Truth vs. Falsehood by Bill Phillips

Obesity has a common cause (overeating the wrong foods and not getting enough exercise) as well as a universal solution (eating the right amount of the right foods and exercising). That’s the truth you can take to the blood bank, I assure you.

FALSEHOOD: Once you reach a certain age, you can’t get in shape.
TRUTH: You can improve your health and energy at any age.

You can improve your physical fitness, boost your energy and even improve your mental performance at any age, when you start feeding your body the right way.

FALSEHOOD: To be healthy, just stop eating bad foods.
TRUTH: Your health is enhanced by eating the right foods.

There is so much emphasis in diet books on what not to eat and so much misinformation in the media about how “bad” food is for us that I’m increasingly concerned that what’s being overlooked is the truth about how health is enhanced and our energy enriched by eating the right foods. Your body needs essential nutrients every day, and it’s vitally important to understand that food is the ally, not the enemy.

FALSEHOOD: You should not eat for “emotional reasons.”
TRUTH: You should enjoy eating, and it should be a pure pleasure!

The idea that you should not enjoy eating—that you should somehow find a way to eat that doesn’t feel good—is absolutely ridiculous.

I can’t help but laugh when I hear these so-called “nutrition experts” insist, “Food should be used only as fuel for the body.” That’s like saying the only reason to have sex is to procreate. That’s silly and it’s not realistic.

I wholeheartedly believe that you should enjoy food, and it should be a pure pleasure. There’s absolutely no reason you shouldn’t look forward to your meals and count on them to help you feel good. A delicious dinner can settle your nerves after a hectic day. A great breakfast can lift your mood and help you get ready to take on the day ahead. And a sweet, satisfying dessert can put a smile on your face. It does mine!

There’s really no reason not to honor the tradition of making food a part of celebrating holidays, birthdays and special occasions. I think it’s perfectly fine to reach for a bowl of chicken soup when your body’s aching and you’re feeling under the weather too.

Through Eating for Life, you’ll learn all about the right foods—the ones that are healthy and nourishing. And when you make those the mainstays of your meals, you can and will enjoy them. And you can eat to fuel your body, while also feeding positive emotions.

FALSEHOOD: To stabilize blood sugar, you have to stop eating carbohydrates.
TRUTH: Eating protein and carbohydrates balances blood sugar.

Today’s carbohydrate confusion began years ago when we fell for the low-fat fad. When food manufacturers began removing fat from foods and replacing it with highly processed carbohydrates, our collective blood sugar went through the roof, and the problems began.

As it turns out, dietary fat wasn’t really the problem after all. However, in somewhat of a knee-jerk reaction, now the food fad is to cut carbs in an effort to bring blood sugar levels back into balance. Ten years from now, I guarantee we’ll be looking back at this current craze and seeing some very serious side effects.

The truth is, cutting carbs is not the healthiest way to stabilize blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates are essential to eating right. The solution is to eat meals balanced with protein, quality carbohydrates and the essential fats your body needs.

When you eat balanced meals consistently, you will find energy you might have thought you lost forever. And you’ll lose body fat you may have believed you were stuck with.

FALSEHOOD: In order to be satisfied, you need to eat large portions.
TRUTH: Quality, not just quantity, produces healthy satisfaction.

Our bodies crave quality nutrition, not merely massive quantities of food. So many people in America today have it completely backward, though. They believe the more they eat, the better they’ll feel.

Supersized portions at restaurants, fast-food chains and packaged goods at the grocery stores are obviously all playing into the falsehood that more is better. Yet so many people are stuffed but still “starving” for nutrition. The truth is, our bodies are satisfied by high-quality meals, not just big quantities of junk food.

FALSEHOOD: To make a change, you need to wait until you’re all ready.
TRUTH: Don’t wait until you’re “ready.” Please, do it now.

You need not wait until you are “all ready” to make a change in your style of living. Don’t fool yourself into believing now is just “too soon.” If you wait until everything is perfect in your life before you make a change for the better, you’ll be waiting forever! Truth is, the time to do it is now. The longer you wait before you take action, the more you delay the rich rewards that are rightfully yours. Energy, strength, renewed health and decreased body fat… please begin feeding these benefits now.

How do you start your day out?

2010-03-04T12:12:00.002-05:00

Many people wake up by an alarm clock, hit the snooze a couple of times and then finally jump up out of bed, take a shower, jump in their car, drink a cup on coffee on the way to work and start their work day.

A better way: Wake up early, read and or watch something inspiring to set your mindset in a positive manner setting up your day and getting started on the right foot.

Daily I read or listen to something motivational. Myself, I start my day out by reading at least one chapter in the Bible and then go online for some additional inspiring reading or movie clips. I set my mind up to dwell on something positive to start out my day right. Life is filled with all kinds of "challenges". People complaining, problems to solve and bills to pay. Let's face it, life can get you down real quick if you let it. That's why it's so vital to start your day out right.

Feed your mind with something uplifting and positive. The news in the morning I guarantee you will not do that. You listen to the news first thing in the morning and before you know it your mind is dwelling on how horrible this world is. Am I right? I know I am, because many years ago I started out my day by reading the newspaper. Not anymore my friend! A few hours into my day I will scan the News Headlines to know what's happening in the world, but I NEVER start out or end my day with the news.

I use to work for a newspaper, and do you know what sells the most papers? Bad news. The worst the news, the more papers will be sold. Don't start your day out with bad news, start it out with good news instead!

Some form of physical work out plan in the morning is beneficial also. Even if it's just stretching. One of Doctor Oz's shows he mentions that if you stretch in the morning after getting up that it will add years to your life. Amazing isn't it?

Thirdly I'd recommend some prayer time also before starting out your work day.

Lastly, I'd also recommend a good breakfast to start your day out right. Breakfast it the most important meal of the day. When you eat a good breakfast you will not snack as much if at all before lunch with things that are not even healthy for your body and your mind will have good nutrition to feed on for those challenging mornings. Breakfast is important, and I'm not talking about a cup of Joe.

So, make a choice starting tomorrow, to start your day out different and do some, if not all of these things for more Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

Toadflakes...YOU can make a difference

2010-02-08T00:30:00.001-05:00

In this big World of ours, sometimes we think what ever we do "really doesn't matter."
But it really does, because if everyone knew how much a difference they can make, the whole world could change for the better.

For an example. Let's say we discover a certain food to cause cancer yet the FDA decides not to make the company stop selling that food because there are not enough tests done for them to do so as of yet. But yet x amount of reliable tests show this certain food causes cancer. Now, what if you decided not to buy that type of food. Let's call this food Toadflakes for the fun of it.
So you go to the store and for the past few years you loved your Toadflakes. Toadflakes taste mighty good after all! But this time you decide you're going to make a change and not buy Toadflakes. Matter of fact, you have decided not to buy Toadflakes any more! Not only that, you tell your loved ones and your friends who you care about why you are never going to buy Toadflakes again. In doing so, they also decide not to buy Toadflakes and also pass the word alone.
Soon, Toadflakes Inc. sells so little, they find it no longer profitable and go out of business. YOU have just made a difference! I know what you're saying...but no body will change just because I stop buying Toadflakes...well now let's examine that for a minute.

Let's take an example of how a product or service grows. Is it not because of word of mouth? Let's face it, no matter how great the marketing and advertising is of a product, in the long run if that product is not accepted by enough people, that product will no longer be offered! Simple as that, and yes it works in reverse too.

YOU CAN make a difference. Just make it a positive difference by the choices you make.

I wish you more Wealth and Riches in your life,

Dexter

P.S. Please leave me your comments and thoughts.

Cage Free? See for yourself in this video I made

2010-02-05T00:00:00.009-05:00

The pictures above are a Cage Free? Farm...

It all started with me watching Oprah about the egg industry and seeing how chickens are abused by being in small cages stacked on top of one another laying eggs for our benefit. Oprah suggested we buy Cage Free or Range Free eggs only to support the right treatment of animals. I was all for it. A great idea!

Until I ran across this article today: Don't be misled by these food label tricks Especially the article saying that not all packages of eggs that say Cage Free or Range free are what we expect it to be...

Watch the video and see actual pictures of a near by "cage free farm" that I decided to go check out myself. The farm will go unnamed so I will not be sued.

There's some additional information I discovered after making this video. After inspecting the egg carton, I see stamped on it is a certified stamp by United Egg Producers. It says "Produced in Compliance with United Egg Producers Animal Husbandry Guidelines www.uepcertified.com " After reading the information on this site, I'm convinced their idea of humane treatment of chickens and mine are totally different.

So, what does this have to do with Wealth and Riches? The point is, if I'm spending almost three times the amount of money for eggs to support the cage free chicken/egg industry that's what I want my money to go to as I'm sure you are the same way.

Enjoy the video and please leave me your comments below.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your life.

Dexter

Forgive Debt

2010-01-30T19:03:00.002-05:00

Debt, it can be something when we are in debt and when others are in our debt.

Just a suggestion that I have adopted into my life many years ago.
NEVER loan money to friends and family...not at least if you value them.
Either GIVE them the money they need, or don't; but don't ever loan them it.
If they can't repay, it can cause them to feel guilty and cause them to avoid you even. There goes the relationship! All over money.
But when you GIVE them money, make sure they know it's a gift and make sure you know that it's a gift. Gifts never have to be paid back. The relationship stays strong and that's what really is important, even more important than money.

Wishing for you more Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

The Secret of Leverage

2010-01-23T22:27:00.003-05:00

Leverage really is not a secret, but it seems it is; because so few use it.
But to those who do understand and use it, they greatly benefit from leverage.

Jim Rohn said "Profits are better than wages". Here's his video on it:

Dexter

Let's talk more about being in business for yourself and using leverage.

Let's say you're a barber. Let's also assume you're a popular barber and you're busy cutting hair all the time.

So lets say you cut hair 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
It's takes you on average 1/2 hour to do each person at $12.00 per head and your average tip is $3.00 per person, so that's $30 an hour x 8 hours = $240.00 a day x 5 days a week = $1200 x 4 weeks= $4800 a month or $57,600 a year. That's a nice income for a years work. $57,600 would be gross before overhead and other expenses.
The only way to make more money for yourself would be to cut more people's hair in a years time.

Now, let's say you get tired of cutting people's hair and standing on your feet all day. Your fingers and arms hurt and so do your feet. What would be a better way?

How about you take your savings and invest in a place that has just 3 barber stalls and you rent each stall out for $350 a month to 3 self employed barbers.

$350 a month x 3 stalls = $1050 a month gross. Not bad, but no where near the $4800 you were making cutting your yourself.

So instead of just one place, you buy 10 with 3 stalls each only.
Now we are looking at $10,500 a month income. Now we are talking! You have just about doubled your income without having to stand on your feet all day cutting greasy hair. But you did have to invest a lot of money into each building and you have to manage each buildings repairs and collect the rent each month from each barber and make sure all the stalls stay rented to continue your cash flow.

What if though you didn't have a lot of money to buy 10 properties at say $150,000 each on average? What then?

What you need is a better way to leverage your time and money.

What you need is something similar but without the large overhead.

This is where the idea of MLM or MultiLevel Marketing comes into play.

Low start up. From $40 to $1000(instead of $150,000 to $1,500,0000
Low overhead and everyone is self employed working together with you as a team to help each other grow and profit.

This is leverage at its best!

Please watch this video by Randy Gage to learn more about Multilevel Marketing before reading on: www.checkoutthebiz.com

Introducing Young Living. More than a MLM company with products. Rather a lifestyle of health.

Everyone wins in Young Living!! You can intertwine the business with your daily activities, so it's like investing $100 a month in products that will keep you and your family healthy, and then find 6 other people and ask them to do the same. Once you find 6 that will invest $100 a month, you will actually get a bonus ...check for $100, so your products will essentially be free. Teach at least 2 of these 6 to do the same thing so they can get their $100 bonus, and you will get a $500 bonus check. These bonus checks are every month, by the way, as long as there are 6 people that invest, of course.

With MLM you are leveraging not only your money but your time. Because just like a savings account that has compound interest to make your money multiply over time, the same when you invest your time in a good solid MLM business.
When your team multiplies over and over, it just keeps getting larger over time.

To study the comp. plan and the products of Young Living simply go to www.youngliving.com

Remember:

"Adventure isn't hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life – facing new challenges, seizing new opportunities, testing our resources against the unknown and in the process, discovering our own unique potential." -- John Amatt

Wishing you more adventures and Wealth and Riches in your life!

12 Angry Jurors

2010-01-17T17:34:00.000-05:00

Our friend Mike invited us to a live drama 12 Angry Jurors, at the York Little Theatre.

I haven't been to a live drama since I was 17 years old.
It was a very good story and great acting. Three acts in all.
Nice to get out and do soemthing new.
I used to be in some Middle School and High school plays and it was a lot of fun.
Now that I have a taste for the Theatre again, I have a vision of going to see some type of major production in New York. I might as well take advantage of being close to NY!

Thanks Mike for the evening out!

More Wealth and Riches.

Dexter

It's never too late

2010-01-16T18:45:00.005-05:00

If you're reading this now, it's never too late to do something!

Listen to the recording below:

You see, you got to get on up from that chair, from that couch; from that bed and get out and do something to have or be what you are to have and/or be!

You're never too young or too old to make your dreams come true.
Stop making excuses and start with your plans and get going!
There's always plenty of excuses for failure, but there are none for success.
You are great!

More Wealth and Riches to you!

Dexter

Goals

2010-01-12T15:27:00.002-05:00

Goals, they are like exercise it seems. We all know we should do it, but usually put it off until the negative effects have taken their toll.

But how can we motivate ourselves to create personal goals for 2010 or any year for that matter? What can we do to actually create and write down our goals?

"A person without a goal is like a ship without a rudder." -- Denis Waitley

"Look for role models who have succeeded in achieving goals similar to your own – individuals with whom you can personally identify." -- Denis Waitley

Only three percent of adults have written goals, and everyone else works for them.
-- Brian Tracy

I believe you can see and hopefully be inspired to write down your goals starting NOW. Once you have them written down, you'll need to break them into workable steps with dates so you can take action on going towards each goal. Without action, your goal is only a dream. With action your dream is a workable and achievable goal!

Once you have your goals written down view them at least twice a day and work towards them at least five days a week until you have reached them.

One more quote to keep in mind after you have written down your goals:

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

More Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

Frankincense, a Sacred Oil

2010-01-12T15:24:00.001-05:00

Frankincense, a Sacred Oil: this article was shared by permission from: Faye Durham http://kunzdurham.blogspot.com/

Christmas reminds us of one the gifts given to baby Jesus. Ever wonder why frankincense, a sweet smelling resin from Arabia, was one of the gifts given along with gold and myrrh? “Used to treat every conceivable ill known to man,” frankincense was valued more than gold during ancient times and only those with great wealth possessed it.

Frankincense has many properties. Besides being the “holy anointing oil”, it is also an immune stimulant, anti-tumoral agent, antidepressant, expectorant and muscle relaxant. It has been used for many different conditions such as asthma, ulcers, allergies, high blood pressure, inflammation, stress, skin problems, cystitis, and others. There are many references to frankincense in the Bible as well as the Ebers Papyrus, which is one of the oldest known Egyptian medical records dating from the 16th century B.C.

Frankincense contains sesquiterpenes, enabling it to go across the blood brain barrier where it is elevating to the mind. It also increases the activity of white blood cells in defense of the body against infection.

Today, researchers have discovered that these constituents of frankincense help stimulate the limbic system of the brain, which is the center of emotions, as well as the hypothalamus, pituitary and pineal glands. Frankincense is currently being researched and used therapeutically in European hospitals. It is also being investigated for its ability to improve human growth hormone production and help repair DNA damage.

Frankincense can be diffused, inhaled or applied topically. It can also be taken orally. Be sure though, that you’re using therapeutic-grade or medicinal-grade essential oils. A lot of essential oils o n the market, including those sold in health food stores, unfortunately, carry synthetic and adulterated oils.

I love using essential oils because they are literally alive and carry a vital life force. This is important because this vital life force makes them therapeutically active and potent, reaching far beyond the effects of dry herbs. For example, 1 drop of peppermint essential oil has the same effect as drinking almost thirty cups of peppermint herbal tea.

For more information on therapeutic grade essential oils, contact me at http://www.squidoo.com/eob.

Faye Durham

http://www.youngliving.org/fdurham

Why I quit Chat To Text

2009-12-16T11:08:00.002-05:00

Today is a bit of a sad day.

I quit Chat To Text after being in it for a year.

There were changes made to the commission structure that I could not agree with nor did I feel that it would be marketable with the new commission structure.

It is a shame because I put many hours into it.

With every trial though there is a lesson and I've learned a few from here, so I can thank CTT for that.

1. Think VERY HARD before joining a new start up in Network Marketing. I know all new start up's are going to disagree with me on that and of course there are people that do get in at the start and it works out. But they are far and in-between. Safer to join a company that has at min. 5 years stable track record.

2. Investigate the founders before joining a any Network Marketing Co.
If they don't have a background in Network Marketing itself then don't join. There will be too many trial and errors during the ride to get it right before they discover what really works and does not work. In the mean time you suffer as a rep. with all the growing pains.

3. If there are no terms and conditions in writing, RUN! This means they can change things on the whim and not be accountable to anyone. After all if they don't have it in writing, it's not legally binding.

In retrospect, I loved the Chat to Text application. It was great in how it worked. Getting a text message on my cell phone when someone had a question about my blog here, or on one of the social sites I have was a great idea! It was unique and useful for any small business owner that had a website online. This is what attracted me to Chat to Text in the first place. Why not stay as a customer then?
Because I cannot condone their actions on the business end by paying them money for their application.

So, learning these lessons has taught me a great deal about Network Marketing Companies in general, so with that; I have to say it was worth it!

Thank you and wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

Failure?

2009-12-12T18:17:00.002-05:00

"Every failure is a lesson well-learned, every success is a battle well- fought." The yardstick of success is not achievements, but how well we learned our lessons, and how we, in turn, allowed ourselves to touch lives of others, that they, too, might make it. What am I for, if I'm not for my Maker and others?"The virtue of friendship isn't in finding a perfect friend, but loving the friend perfectly. True friendship doesn't have a happy ending....it simply doesn't end."

The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs.

But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success.

"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing." ~Denis Waitley~

"Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories."~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

"I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play to win." -- Tom Hopkins

"Don’t let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart."
~Unknown

"When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim - improve yourself."Gilbert Arland Writer

"Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability."

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." -- Thomas Edison

"You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour."
~Anonymous~

Why so many quotes of failure? Because we all need to know what failure really is and is not. Now that you know, quit beating yourself up and go and be what you want to be, do what you want to do; and have what you want to have.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your life.

Dexter

The Job Scheme

2009-12-11T12:05:00.002-05:00

Job Scheme- You work hard to pay your bills, a roof over your head, food on the table, a car in the driveway. Year after year you do this barely making enough to continue having a roof over your head, food on the table & a car in the driveway.

Problem is you notice that the owner and maybe a select few at the top has more than enough money, but for some reason you do not...You have entered "The Job Scheme".

The good news is, when you are old enough to retire, you'll have your 401k money income and social security income to barely make enough to have a roof over your head, food on the table, and a car in the driveway until you die...hopefully!

A true form legal Pyramid where the people at the very top get RICH and as it trickles down, there is less and less money; the bottom being where the MOST of the people are, doing the daily things a business needs to survive.

Oh I suppose nature is like this too. The bee colony for example. You have the Queen bee, and then the workers. The queen gives the orders and makes sure there will be future generations (of workers and one queen to take her place later when she's too old to multiply). The workers go out and find the pollen, return to make the hive and honey to feed the babies, and the cycle goes on and on.

Or the Lions. The female lions do all the hunting while the male KING lion lazes around in the sun. She brings home the bacon so to speak, and he grabs some and eats. He does have a function of being intimidating and protecting any unwanted lions from entering in the fold, but over all it's the females doing all the work.

Thank God though, we are more than animals. We actually are given choice.
That means we even have a choice to break out of "The Job Scheme" and become the "Queen" or "King". And that my friends is the BEST thing about Network Marketing. Each person is the owner of his own business, which co-working as a team of other owners to create lots of money for EVERYONE that actually puts in the effort. Those that do not, end up falling away and staying in The Job Scheme. And those that do stay, are those that have the CHOICE of exiting the Job Scheme and becoming full time with other networkers that have done it before them.

Does it happen overnight? Only people that I've known that don't have jobs overnight are people who were either fired or won the lottery. The others worked their way on out. Great Plan! Easy? No, workable? Yes.

More Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

Ningxia Wolfberry, the most Powerful Antioxidant in the World

2009-12-08T11:04:00.002-05:00

The Ningxia wolfberry, a small red medicinal berry has been gaining attention as a functional superfood and antioxidant powerhouse since it hit the market in 2000.

Native to Ningxia Hui, China, wolfberry or Lycium barbarum L has long been regarded as a national treasure and has been used by Olympic coaches as their "secret weapon" to achieve gold medal results. It is now being studied world wide for its health benefits.

What's behind Aging and Illness?

To understand how the Ningxia wolfberry help combat accelerated aging and illness, you have to understand what causes it.

Have you ever noticed that an older person smells different than a younger person? It is not unreasonable to compare aging with going rancid from the inside out as our fats go stale and proteins become caramelized.
The buildup of oxidized fats and malformed proteins in the body builds up an aroma which no deodorant can eradicate.

Free radicals is what causes the buildup of rancid fats and denatured proteins within us.

You could say a good part of aging is the result of continuous free radicals attacking the cells of the body. As rancid fats and denatured proteins build up in our tissues, our cells become overwhelmed and start to self-destruct.

What happens to cells that suffer a daily onslaught of free radical attacks?
*They die off
* They mutate and become harful cells that can be linked to cancer, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, and many other degenerative diseases of aging. Blunting free-radical damage can bring about major improvements to health, especially as people grow older.

Antioxidants are the heroes that neutralize these molecular bad guys. They help reduce inflammation, keep arteries flexible, and preserve the genetic material of each cell. While the human body produces some antioxidants naturally, others must be replenished through food sources.

Top Antioxidant Foods
ORAC Scores
Antioxidants are visible to the eye as pigments in the color of plants. Some antioxidants have medicinal value. Among the numerous benefits of berries is ellagic acid found in the wolfberry. Research has shown that ellagic acid increases phase II liver enzyme activity, lending critical support to the liver's detox mechanisms.

The ORAC score is a scientific standard that determines which foods or substances have significant antioxidant value. The higher the score, the greater the substance's power as an antioxidant. Of all major foods on the planet, the Ningxia wolfberry delivers the most antioxidants.

NingXia wolfberry (dried)- 303
Chinese wolfberry - 202
Acai - 184
Black Raspberry - 164
Pomegranate - 105
Prune - 57

Can the Wolfberry Enhance Immunity?
The immune system in the intestines and the rest of the body is composed of polysaccharides (glycoproteins). Its components are proteins that need the correct sugars to function properly. This is one of the reasons that refined sugars depress the immune system. Ningxia wolfberry provides the right sugars, thus enhancing the immune system.

* In a 1988 report published by the State Scientific and Technological Commission of China, scientists reported that the immune-enhancing effect of wolfberries showed a 700 point increase in white blood cell counts, a 10% increase in lymphocyte transformation rates, and a 75% increase in immunoglobin A (a decline is associated with aging).

The Wisdom of Whole Foods
Natural Polyphenols Outperform Vitamins
Recent studies raise questions about how effective Vitamin C, E, and beta carotene really are. Why? Supplements don't provide the protection seen in diets rich in fruits and vegetables. The real benefit appears to be when you get these antioxidants from food based sources, such as fruits and vegetables.

The fruits richest in antioxidants, such as wolfberries, raspberries, blueberries, and pomegranates may represent one of the most important natural therapies to slow the onset of degenerative diseases.

Who Can Drink Ningxia Wolfberry Juice?
Anyone with a digestive system, including pets. There have been no known side effects to Ningxia wolfberry, including to children. The latter should not be exposed to any whole food before six months of age. After that, smaller amounts compared to an adult are recommended until they appear to tolerate higher portions.

Serving portions may vary from 1/2 ounce to 30 ounces per day.

Start with an ounce per day of Ningxia Red juice. If positive results are seen, increase the portion gradually until improvement in the condition is observed.

There is no best time to drink Ningxia Red. Do it when it fits your schedule. Some people notice such an increase in energy that they avoid it before bedtime. It is probably best on an empty stomach, since you do not want to dilute your stomach acid, which is vital for digestion and for healthy flora.

To order Ningxia red go to http://www.youngliving.com/Essential-Nutrition/Goji-Juice
Then click on member sign up at the top, pick how you would like to order it and put in Member # 1085586

Liver issues? Look to Ningxia Red & Juva Flex

2009-12-06T14:27:00.006-05:00

Today, instead of providing all the scientific facts (and there are plenty. If you want to know scientific facts about Ningxia Wolfberry, I'd recommend purchasing the book: Ningxia Wolfberry: the Ultimate Superfood by Gary oung MN, Ronald Lawrence MD, PhD, Marc Schreuder)of the ability of Ningxia Red and Juva Flex to make a difference in people's lives that have liver issues I'm going to provide instead actual Testimonials:

Testimonial: That Wolfberry juice

Author: Deborah Carlton
Location: Yarmouth, ME, United States

Posted: 2006-05-07
One of my clients literally tracked me down for another bottle of that delicious Wolfberry Juice at the health fair this weekend.

This man is 75, has been a drinker all of his adult life and this is his choice. One could imagine the shape of his liver and expresses the typical symptoms and discomforts that one might expect. I had pointed to the wolfberry juice because he had been sick with a persistent respiratory infection, but also because of its benefits for the liver. He had agreed to try the first bottle somewhat skeptically, and I hadn’t heard from him since, so thought nothing of it. But as the end of that bottle drew near, he was pretty determined to get more of that 'kickapoo juice' and said simply that it was 'making him feel better.'

Nice~
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Recovered from liver failure & cardiac arrest

Author: Jennifer Holden

Location: Maple Grove, MN, United States

Posted: 2008-08-03
Dear Friends,

I've decided to start by sharing a little bit about my story. My hope is that others might experience the same incredible healing I now appreciate. Please share this information with others.

The following is a version of a letter I sent to Gary & Mary Young, founders of Young Living, after a life changing experience I feel I had as a result of using their products.

Dear Gary & Mary,

I want to extend a heart-filled thanks to both of you, for your hard work and dedication, as well as to all others who make Young Living possible. I feel very strongly that because of God's amazing grace and your efforts, which have resulted in the product line you offer, I am literally alive today to share the following with you.

In a nutshell, I was hospitalized on Monday, March 17, 2008. I experienced liver failure and cardiac arrest, which landed me in intensive care. On Wednesday, March 19th my liver enzyme levels were the following: the ALT was 5907 & the AST was at 3116. My INR level was also at 2.57. As I'm sure you know, the normal liver enzyme level range is between 0 & 50, and the normal INR range is 0.86 & 1.14. I was transferred to another hospital and put under the care of a liver transplant team. The doctors did not expect me to recover without a liver transplant.

On Tuesday, I had called my sister, Brenda, and the rest of my family. Brenda, bless her soul, brought me 4 bottles of NingXia Red, Young Living personal care products and rubbed oils on my feet for hours at a time. Upon her oils treatments and the drinking of NingXia Red (a bottle a day), my enzyme levels started dropping dramatically. By Saturday, March 22nd, 1 day before Easter and 3 days before my 34th birthday, I was sent home. My enzyme levels were still around 2500, but the doctors said they had done all they could and hopped that my numbers would continue to decline. I was advised to follow up with my primary care physician weekly.

By April 25th, 2008, approximately 1 month later, my liver enzyme levels were back to normal (ALT 33 & AST 36)!! My INR levels, and everything else that was off, also went back to normal.

Some doctors said that they had never seen anything like it, that I had experienced a miracle. It was also stated that long-term permanent damage is not anticipated. My healing experience IS a miracle, a GIFT from God, but I also acknowledge and know that the products you have made possible are a HUGE part of the equation and reason for my miraculous healing.

I am now, still, drinking NingXia Red daily, taking JuvaTone, using Juva Flex or Juva Cleanse and other Young Living products to keep my health on the right track. And now, more than ever, I am really excited about telling people about the products you offer, with the hope that they too will have the opportunity to experience the same miraculous healing!

Thank you again for your work and for all the love and support provided through the opportunity of being part of the Young Living Family.

May God continue to bless you and your family, much love and appreciation,

Jennifer

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Author: Julie Banks

Location: Superior, WI, United States

Posted: 2005-07-20
I was diagnosed with hepato-pulmonary syndrome. I was on oxygen 24/7! (My lungs were being affected because of cirrhosis of my liver) I spoke with the only known specialist worldwide for this condition at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He told me I would be on oxygen for the rest of my life. I started cleansing my liver and putting Juva Flex directly on my liver and my liver foot reflexology point. Within two weeks I was off the oxygen! This was Jan. '05 and I am still great! I don't use the oil every day anymore but I still use it for back-up...just in case. The oils work sooo well. I thank The Lord & Gary Young for this wonderful oil and Young Living!!

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Ningxia Red for Fibromyalgia

Author: Brent Gast

Location: Bemidji, MN, United States

Posted: 2005-10-05

My mother-in-law had been suffering with Fibromyalgia for some time and was slowly getting worse. She is a nurse in an O.R. department and works long hours, up at 4:30a.m. and to bed around 9:30 p.m. For pain she was on Tramadal HCL two to four times per day, she took 600mg of Ibuprophin 4 times a day and was taking a muscle relaxer Orphenadrine Citrate ER twice a day as needed. (In the evening). She was unable to sleep in her bed any more and still couldn't sleep all the night through in her recliner.

My wife Sara and I had just joined Young Living and had our new Essential Oils Desk Reference and When my mother-in-law came over she wanted to know what it said about Fibromyalgia. On page 336 it says 'Fibromyalgia is an acid condition in which the liver is Toxic.' On page 463 in the section on Ningxia Wolfberry research it says it 'protects liver function'.

So we thought if she only tries one thing it may be a good choice to try Ningxia Red. So she ordered a bottle 'to help us out'. She started drinking 2 Tbs each morning, for about two weeks then she felt kind of better so she figured she would just quit drinking it. Within a couple days she noticed the pain returning and thought 'maybe it was working' and started her two Tbs per morning again and within one more week of starting back up she was off ALL the meds even Ibuprophen. She sleeps through the night in bed. She tells us she feels energetic and pain free, and will not go with out it again. So by trying one bottle she knows it helps her to get through her day and feels like doing things in the evening, even after a long day at work.

I have seen the difference in her, it's almost like two different people. If someone you know suffers from Fibromyalgia it is worth mentioning.
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Liver cancer is history

Author: Beverly Carter

Location: Houston, TX, United States

Posted: 2006-11-17
An old friend has been fighting breast cancer for 16 years and it had moved into her liver. The doctor's tried everything and recommended her for hospice.

I made a Liver Cancer blend of 30 drops frankincense, 20 drops lavender, 10 drops tsuga, 10 drops ledum and 4 Tablespoons of castor oil. These were supposed to be applied directly over the liver but since she was unconscious and attached to a lot of tubing, I got her husbands approval and I simply applied them to her feet - praying over the oils and commanding them to do the work in her body that God created them to do and calling down supernatural healing from Heaven on her behalf.

That night, the nurses said she slept more peacefully than any night she had been in the hospital. The next day, however, the doctor's had further bad news. They told the family that the cancer had moved to her brain and was metastasizing and that it was attacking the area that created speech, so basically she would never be able to talk to her family again and she would only survive 24hrs - 10 days tops.

I simply took all of that news and filed it in my 'whatever' bin and anointed her again on her feet with the blend I had put together. Her family began calling it her daily spa treatment. But I knew it was more powerful than that and God knew even more - in fact He had other plans all together. On the third day, she was awake and answering questions by nodding. I did her 'spa treatment' and prayed over her.

On the fourth day she was talking - answering simple 'yes' and 'no' but TALKING - doctors were baffled - I was not. I knew each day that something else WONDERFUL was going to happen. On the fifth day, she was fully talking, laughing and joking with the nurses and teasing her brother. She was now requesting 'spa treatments'. She also began to have bowel movements - several - this even though she had been on only IV's for 3-4 weeks! I believe her body was cleansing and getting rid of the cancer! PRAISE THE LORD!!

On the sixth day, they announced she was strong enough and they transferred her to a hospice near her home. The doctors still expected her to die. They kept saying that this was a temporary recovery before the end - God bless 'em.

In case some of you are unaware, hospice is the place where they send patients to die. It is terminal care to make them comfortable when medical science has done all they know to do and can't do anymore. It is extremely depressing and no one leaves hospice except to go into eternity. No one, that is, except someone that God has supernaturally healed. That is right, she was in hospice about a week and they told her to go home - they just couldn't understand why someone eating regular food and showering on their own needed hospice!

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your health and every area of your life!

Dexter Black

To Order Ningxia Red Juva Flex go to www.youngliving.com
and put in Member Number: 1085586 when ordering.

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

NingXia Wolfberry Reduces Cholesterol

2009-12-06T13:15:00.003-05:00

The NingXia Wolfberry (A berry grown in China in the providence of NingXia)has been proven to reduce cholesterol.

For hundreds of years, the Ningxia wolfberry has been used in traditional medicinal tonics to remove fat from the blood, lower cholesterol levels, and cut inflammation.

According to the Book NingXia Wolfberry: the Ultimate Superfood a 1988 report by the State Scientific and Technological Commission of China, reported on a clinical trial of 50 people aged 64-80 who were given 50 grams of wolfberries for 10 days. At the end of the sutdy, the lipid peroxide levels in their blood dropped by 65%.

Also a 2001 Chinese Academy of Sciences study conducted at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry found that polysaccharides from Ningxia wolfberry dramatically inhibited the oxidation of harmful low density (LDL) cholesterol. High levels of oxidized cholesterol are more strongly linked with coronary heart disease than high blood fat levels.

Reducing Cholesterol by drinking an organic juice in my opinion is a whole lot better than taking medication that has potential side effects.

I'd highly recommend taking NingXia Red drink on a daily bases for your over all health and well being.
To order click on "Become a Member" at the top, and pick how you would like to order. Put in ID # 1085586

Here's more info on NingXia Red:

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NingXia Red®—Young Living's naturally uplifting, nutrient-infused wolfberry supplement that will energize, fortify, and replenish your body!

This incredible nutritional supplement can jump-start any lifestyle, thanks to the power of the Ningxia wolfberry, or goji. The Chinese have known about the amazing benefits of goji for centuries, citing its ability to replenish the vital essence and fortify the life force. Today we know that the Ningxia wolfberry features unequaled antioxidant levels and nutrients, and is known as one of the world's premier superfruits.

Infused with the power of essential oils, NingXia Red also features:

* High levels of naturally occurring phytonutrients (plant-nutrients), including beta cryptoxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin.
* Ningxia wolfberries, which protect your body against oxidation by providing powerful antioxidants.
* Enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and other compounds your body needs to stay healthy, found naturally in the cells of fruits and vegetables.

It's time to rethink what you're putting into your body, and NingXia Red is the answer to natural, sustainable energy and health—make sure and add item number 3023 to your orders this month!

Find out more on the NingXia Red Product Information Page.

Item No.: 3023
Wholesale Price: $77.00
Preferred Cust. Price: $89.16
Customer Price: $101.32

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your health and life!

Dexter Black

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Teen Millionaires...How did they do it?

2009-12-03T11:11:00.000-05:00

Peace

2009-11-24T10:25:00.002-05:00

These times of people loosing their jobs and sometimes families, there is a lack of peace in people's lives. Perhaps even your life...

God wants us to have peace in our lives regardless of our circumstances.

This blog is called Wealth and Riches because it is my desire to see you Wealthy and Rich in every area of your life. Spiritually, financially, physically, and in your relationships with others.
It's not always easy to have a well balanced life, but I do believe it is achievable when we focus on each area of our lives to have all these traits. I'm not promising you can gain each one overnight, some takes years to attain fully, but I do believe you can start building each into your life starting today.

Peace...How in the world do we have it when things around us are anything but peaceful?

First we must come to realize that peace does not mean perfection around us or even in ourselves.
We might be experiencing a job loss, or threat of a job loss. Perhaps a family challenge, or a health issue. Yet we can have peace when we pay attention to our spiritual lives and understand where peace can come from.

In the Bible Jesus says "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."- John 16:33

Jesus is pointing out that in the world we have tribulations. Other words for "tribulation" would be affliction, hardship, distress, adversity. We all have those in this world, there is no doubt, but let's focus on what Jesus promise is: "be of good cheer; I have overcome the world".
That's great news! You see through Jesus we can be of good cheer even when hardship and adversity comes our way!

Philippians 4:7 tells us "and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

How? let's jump up to verse 6. It says "Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known unto God."

So we are to start by petitioning God through prayer along with giving thanks.
We always have something to be thankful for, even if it's the breath of life.

The other day I asked someone I've known for a few years "how are you doing?" and he said
"I'm upright and breathing".
Well, it's a start anyhow. If you have nothing more to be thankful for, you can be thankful that you are alive.

Now let's go deeper and find how we can have this peace that God is giving us.
In Philippians 4:8 the bible tells us what we are to dwell on:
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are
*true
whatsoever things are
*honest
whatsoever things are
*just
whatsoever things are
*pure
whatsoever things are
*lovely,
whatsoever things are of
*good report;
if there by any
*virtue, and if there be any
*praise,
think on these things.

Let's break these words down into further meaning to so can apply them to our daily lives:

True: (not concealed or hidden) As in secrets or gossip. Only things that are true.

Honest: honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair

Just: innocent, holy, righteous

Pure: clean or blameless

Lovely: friendly toward, affection of the heart towards others

Good report: well spoken, reputable

Virtue: valor, excellence, praise. Valor means boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery

Praise: commendable thing, praise worthy.

Those are a lot of things to think about! Fill your mind with these things instead of your challenges and your problems and Gods peace will fill you instead of fear and turmoil.

May you have more Wealth and Riches in your life today!

Dexter

Opportunity often comes...

2009-11-21T18:47:00.002-05:00

"Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat." -- Napoleon Hill

With that statement in mind, how can we take today's economy into mind?
We watch and listen to how horrible things are in the news day in and day out for a few years now. Unemployment at it's highest since 1982...x amount of people being laid off from this company and that company. How the States and Nation is in debt and on and on and on.

I'd say this is one of the greatest opportunities we are facing in our lifetime!
Seems like a strange statement. Even foreign. Maybe Dexter is with his head stuck in a hole in the ground you might say?

Let's look at history. Did you know more Millionaires were made during the great depression then at any other time in history? I did not live back then, but I would image the average citizen heard on the radio each night how bad the depression was and woke up each morning to their coffee and newspaper to even more bad news. People jumping out of windows committing suicide because of the stock market plunge. Yet....there were more Millionaires made during this time than any other time at that point in history. How, why? And how knowing this knowledge can bring prosperity into our lives today?

What was different from the person that became a Millionaire to the person lined up in the soup line because he couldn't even buy groceries?

It was how they seen things. It was their attitude. Like the quote above, they seen opportunity in disguise! They seen it for what it was and took the bull by the horns and made money from it!

Yes today's economy is different. Things are changing. Jobs are no longer being perceived as "secure" as they once was. That is NOT a bad thing. That is a GOOD thing.

You see it's time to enlarge your vision. To look beyond a "job". I'll give you a recent example:

There is this man who found a way to make money wearing a company's shirt. Yeah, what most of us wear from time to time, maybe with a company's name a and logo on it, but we don't get paid. But he does. Now watch this video about him and I'm going to make a point. Especially notice the guy at the end asking about a job: Go here now and click on the video once you get there: http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5A50K620091106
Scroll down after watching the video clip

The guy that said "I'd love to get a job like yours. Where can I sign up?"
The difference between the two men are like the gap between the North and South Poles! Jason who created the business and the other man who had only a "job mentality". The truth is Jason who created iwearyourshirt.com didn't start a job, he started a business. You can bet the man looking for a so called "easy job" made half of what Jason made in 2009. Why? Jason created something of value where the job minded man was only looking for an easy buck.

Yes, being in business can be challenging! It can also be very rewarding!
Take the risk, find an opportunity in disguise and create something with value. Once you do, you'll see your financial well being sky rocket!

More Wealth and Riches in your life.

Dexter

Plastic Containers can be deadly

2009-11-17T00:19:00.000-05:00

Cancer Update from John Hopkins

This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.

No plastic containers in microwave.

No water bottles in freezer.

No plastic wrap in microwave.

A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic Bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , Was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our food in the
Microwave using plastic containers...

This especially applies to foods that contain fat.

He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin Into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body...

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic Containers for heating food... You get the same results, only without the dioxin.
So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., Should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.
It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away From the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when Placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high Heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.
Cover food with a paper towel instead.
This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in
your life!
ALSO -------------------------------------
Bottled water in your car
Very dangerous.

A friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and the Doctor told her: women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car.

The doctor said that the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car, and, pass this on to all the women in your life. This information is the kind we need to know and be aware and just might save us! The heat causes toxins from the plastic to leak into the water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue. Use a stainless steel Canteen or a glass bottle when you can!

LET EVERYONE WHO HAS A WIFE / GIRLFRIEND / DAUGHTER KNOW PLEASE.

How to beat the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus

2009-11-14T12:14:00.006-05:00

STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM NATURALLY!

Source: www.immunesystemremedies.com

It is necessary to strengthen your immune system in order to meet the challenges that our body encounters on a daily basis . The good news is that you can still enjoy optimum health as long as you provide your body with the necessary tools. ..

After reading the different tips on strengthening your immune system, I'd encourage you to start with ordering NingXia Red and drinking it like I do on a daily bases along with following the tips suggested in the article link above to beat the H1N1 Sine Flu Virus along with other viruses.

Watch the video here about NingXia Red: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjAcrSlBF9Q&feature=player_embedded

To read more about NingXia Red Click here

To order NingXia Red go here: https://www.youngliving.org/AU/vologin.asp and put in Sponsoring Distributor Member Number: 1085586

For a free ebook about NingXia red: http://www.ladyoftheoils.com/otherDocuments/NingXiaRed_ebook1.pdf

booklet of NinXia Red in PDF http://www.youngliving.us/pdfs/lit-ningxia_red_booklet.pdf

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Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. - 3 John verse 2

Wealth and riches shall be in his house; and his righteousness endures forever. - Ps 112:3

Wishing you more Wealth and true riches in your life!

Dexter

Self Limitations Discovered!

2009-11-11T11:06:00.002-05:00

Self Limitations...

Do you have any? Do you know if you have any really?
I'm going to open up and give you a great example of having one myself and not even knowing it until I overcame it.

About five months ago I lost my wife's ID. Not a big deal when you're an American Citizen, but a big deal when you're not. At least this was my mind frame at the time because not only did I loose her State ID, but also her Permanent Resident Card also which basically proves she has a right to be here legally.

So all this time I was thinking that it would not be possible to replace her State ID card unless she had other ID to prove who she was. She does have her passport, but it has her maiden name on it as we never updated her Passport yet to reflect her married name.

Well, I got the idea just yesterday (after 5 long months of delay) to go ahead and go down to the D.M.V and just see if we could get her State ID again.
We filled out a simple form (took no more then 2 minutes) and brought it back up to the counter. He asked what her SS# was, she gave it verbally; and within 10 minutes we were walking out of the place with a new State ID card for her! WOW, that was easy I proclaimed! We both were in awe of how our limiting belief's kept us from getting her ID which was so important to have.

So now I'm asking myself more internal questions and I encourage you to do the same "what other belief's do I have that are limiting my abundance?" Find the answer and then take ACTION NOW to correct what ever it is, so you too can have more Wealth and Riches in your own life now.

Dexter

Longwood Adventure

2009-11-10T12:02:00.015-05:00

"Exquisite flowers, majestic trees, dazzling fountains, extravagant conservatory, starlit theater, thunderous organ—all describe the magic of Longwood Gardens".

Pierre DuPont founder of DuPont chemical company used part of his fortune to develop the property into what it is today. Mr. DuPont created a foundation for the property so it would endure and be enjoyed by the public.

My wife Mae at the Visitor Center right before we entered in to buy our tickets.

What a beautiful wife I have! We were here at Longwood as part of our celebration of being married for two years now.

Inside the Conservatory

DuPont's Ballroom Fireplace

I can see that Mr. DuPont knew how to use his money to be both Wealthy and Rich.
May we all aspire to use our money to better people's lives and the environment around us.

Wishing you more Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

The Rose

2009-10-25T22:43:00.004-04:00

The Rose
=========

James was a highly respected officer in the army. In his spare
time, he liked to surf the net and talk to new people online.

He had been talking to a woman for some time now and had a sort
of internet relationship with her. He had actually fallen in
love with her. The only problem was that any time he asked her
about sending a picture her response was "if you love me this
much then what I look like doesn't matter."

So he agreed and let it go.

Later, even without seeing her but only knowing her personality
and how loving and caring she was, he asked her to marry him, to
which she answered yes. They decided to meet at a train station
for the first time and she told him that she would be wearing a
red rose so that he would know who she was.

Well the time came and James stood there in his full officers
uniform waiting ever so anxiously for her to come off of the
train.

Then he looked over to see a tall blonde with a short cut dress,
nice legs, long hair waving back and forth in the wind and the
most beautiful eyes he had ever seen. He couldn't believe his
eyes. . .

. . .then from behind her appeared an older heavyset woman
wearing a red rose.

As the beautiful woman walked by she asked, "Goin my way
soldier?" but James, as if he didn't even hear her, just turned
around standing at attention with tears of joy in his eyes and
looking at the older woman and said,

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you," to which the older lady
said, "I don't know why but that lady that just walked by told me
to wear this and if you came to me to tell you to meet her in
the restaurant across the street."

That is the way most of our lives are. The decisions we make
can change our lives. If you make the wrong choice you could
end up empty-handed but choosing the right way, even though it
may be the harder way, will work out always in the end.

We all have at least two choices to make,
the right one and the wrong one.

Which one will you make?

~Author Unknown~

Share this story with others by sending them this link: http://wealthandrichesonline.blogspot.com/2009/10/rose.html

More Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter

I love Garfield! Hope this doesn't happen to you

2009-10-19T11:10:00.006-04:00

The Coconut Oil Miracle

2009-10-17T18:59:00.004-04:00

Just finished up a borrowed book called The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce fife, C.N.,N.D.

I had no idea how many benefits we could get from Extra Virgin cold pressed Coconut Oil!

* Can help against Heart Disease when used in place of other oils to cook with.
Most oils are slightly rancid even on the store shelves and so can be very unhealthy for you. Coconut oil stands up to heat above any other oil out there, even olive oil. So I use both Oil Oil and Coconut oil in my cooking now.
Polyunsaturated oils become toxic when they are oxidized as the result of exposure to oxygen, heat, or light. (sunlight or artificial, cuasing rancidity and the formation of free radicals. Free radicals deplete our antioxidant reserves and cause chemical reactions and damage tissues and cells.

Today some 60 or so degenerative diseases are recognized as having free-radical involvement in their cause or manifestation.Research that linked the major killer diseases such as heart disease and cancer to free radicals has expand to include atherosclerosis, stroke, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, hypertension, wrinkled skin, dermatitis, arthritis, digestive problems, reproductive problems, cataracts, loss of energy, diabetes, allergies and failing memory.

The above reasons alone is why I use Coconut Oil and NingXia Red from Young Living

* You can lose weight just by eating coconut oil. Eat a tablespoon before every meal.
After a month you will see a difference. You won't loose a lot, but you will see a few pounds difference.

* Best "lotion" you could have for your skin. It's greasy and your skin absorbs it nicely. Even helps protect against the sun. It will make your skin nice and shiny and the look of your skin will be younger also. I use it on my arms and face and I have to say it's really great!

* Great for the hair too. Got dandruff problems? Put coconut oil on your hair at least 1 hour if not overnight before taking a shower. It works! It works! I've tried it and yes I've had bad dandruff since 15 years of age. I learned long time ago that most of the shampoos out there that fight dandruff also have very harsh chemicals in them too, so I stopped using them. I started using coconut oil in my hair about two months ago and so did my wife, and what a difference. My wife's hair is jet black and shiny and mine is virtually dandruff free.

* Coconut Oil as food and as Medicine

According to the Coconut Oil Miracle book there are many disease Prevention and Treatment Uses for Coconut oil.

^ Prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and stroke
^ Prevent diabetes and relieve the symptoms and health risks associated wit hthe disease
^ Support the development of strong bones and teeth
^ Protect against Osteoporosis
^ Promote loss of excess weight
^ Kill viruses that cause mononucleosis, influenza, hepatitis C, measles, herpes, AIDS, and other illnesses.
^ Reduce symptoms associated with pancreatitis
and much much more listed!

Here's a video I found about Coconut Oil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTRMhv31FFQ

I highly recommend everyone to incorporate into their lives the use of coconut oil.
It can be bought at any Health Food Store.

More Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter Black

Success Is Easy, But So Is Neglect by Jim Rohn

2009-10-11T19:34:00.000-04:00

Success Is Easy, But So Is Neglect by Jim Rohn
(excerpted from The Challenge to Succeed CD series)

People often ask me how I became successful in that six-year period of time while many of the people I knew did not. The answer is simple: The things I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do. I found it easy to set the goals that could change my life. They found it easy not to. I found it easy to read the books that could affect my thinking and my ideas. They found that easy not to do. I found it easy to attend the classes and the seminars, and to get around other successful people. They said it probably really wouldn’t matter. If I had to sum it up, I would say what I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do. Six years later, I’m a millionaire and they are all still blaming the economy, the government, and company policies, yet they neglected to do the basic, easy things.

In fact, the primary reason most people are not doing as well as they could, and should, can be summed up in a single word: neglect.

It is not the lack of money—banks are full of money. It is not the lack of opportunity—America, and much of the world, continues to offer the most unprecedented and abundant opportunities in the last six thousand years of recorded history. It is not the lack of books—libraries are full of books, and they are free! It is not the schools—the classrooms are full of good teachers. We have plenty of ministers, leaders, counselors and advisors.

Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply neglect.

Neglect is like an infection. Left unchecked, it will spread throughout our entire system of disciplines and eventually lead to a complete breakdown of a potentially joy-filled and prosperous human life.

Not doing the things we know we should do causes us to feel guilty, and guilt leads to an erosion of self-confidence. As our self-confidence diminishes, so does the level of our activity. And as our activity diminishes, our results inevitably decline. And as our results suffer, our attitude begins to weaken. And as our attitude begins the slow shift from positive to negative, our self-confidence diminishes even more... and on and on it goes.

So my suggestion is, when given the choice of “easy to” and “easy not to,” that you do not neglect to do the simple, basic, “easy” but potentially life-changing activities and disciplines.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

Two-Thirds Of Online Consumers Want Live Voice Help And Live Text Chat

2009-10-10T00:51:00.003-04:00

Here is a great news release proving to any website owner they need to have Live voice and Live Text Chat. I can provide the Live Text Chat part to any small business owner without the owner having to hire anyone.

After reading this article you'll want to sign up for Chat To Text Web Lasso so you can give live Chat to your customers or prospects.

What I would suggest is to sign up as a distributor (at no cost the first year) and the Web Lasso will be included in the package to use for your own sites along with a Chat to Text application. All for $10 a month!! That is SUPER Affordable.

If you just want the Web Lasso go here: http://www.onlinecustomerservice.info

If you want the opportunity to make money and use Web Lasso AND Chat to Text go here:
www.connectwithmeanywhere.info

9
Oct
ATG Survey Reveals Two-Thirds Of Online Consumers Want Live Voice Help And Live Text Chat

Posted by benpitman

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 7, 2009 – ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG), the premier provider of commerce solutions, today announced the results of a consumer survey that explores shoppers’ perceptions of – and preferences for – live help options such as click to call and click to chat when browsing and buying products or services online.

The most striking data from the survey found that 67 percent of consumers value the option of having both a live text chat and a live voice conversation to get the help they need when making online purchases. The survey also found that live help availability on Web sites is not meeting the demand that exists among consumers – only 21 percent and 37 percent of respondents have tried click to call and click to chat respectively, despite indicating a clear preference for live help versus other online service options, such as email inquiries. As a result of these findings, ATG experts suggest that online businesses have a significant opportunity to increase sales and loyalty by offering customers proactive live help options – both voice and text chat – to their online channels.

Several other key conclusions of the survey of over 1,000 Internet users found:

* Online consumers rated the availability of live help as the third most important of seven core Web site features
* 70 percent of consumers rated click to call – defined as a direct connection with a live voice agent without having to go through an Interactive Voice Response system (IVR) – as “extremely useful” or “very useful”
* Certain factors such as higher-priced products or services, complexity of questions, errors in the transaction process, and sensitivity of information were identified as main determinants for consumers choosing live call over live chat

The full results and analysis of this survey can be found in ATG’s newly released research report, “Consumer Views of Live Online Help: Voice and Text Chat.”

“ATG is dedicated to identifying key trends in commerce and consumer behaviors. We’re using that knowledge to deliver the solutions that will best help online businesses exceed their customers’ needs and expectations,” said Ryan Hoppe, marketing director for ATG Optimization Services. “The results of this survey show that consumers not only prefer e-commerce sites that offer easy, instant voice and chat connections to customer care representatives; but most importantly, they reward those sites with their business. It’s now more important than ever that online businesses make it easy for online shoppers to receive real-time assistance – via both click to call and click to chat. This study shows that a toll-free number is simply not good enough to meet consumers’ rising expectations for immediate online customer service.”

This independent survey asked respondents about their browsing, researching, and buying behaviors for online retail products and consumer goods, financial services and banking, travel and hospitality, and online service providers such as telecommunications and cable companies.

Specific questions focused on:

* Identifying the frequency of browsing / researching products or services online
* Identifying frequency of purchasing products or completing applications / forms for services online
* Reporting on the typical price range or value of orders or transactions placed online
* Ranking specific Web site features that consumers deem most important to their online shopping experience
* Characterizing factors that drive consumers to seek live assistance when making a purchase online
* Identifying methods of customer service used and determining which of those methods are most useful when seeking assistance from a Web site
* Presenting respondents with scenarios and asking whether they would choose live call or live chat for assistance, and why
* Rating the usefulness of live call and live chat separately
* Rating the usefulness of live call and live chat together

ATG’s eStara Click to Call and Click to Chat services are interactive voice and text chat offerings that let people communicate directly with sales or customer service agents while researching, buying or getting service for products and services online. They are part of ATG’s line of Optimization Services, on-demand (SaaS) offerings which help businesses lift online revenue quickly, easily and measurably by optimizing every online interaction with prospective and existing customers. ATG Optimization Services can be deployed easily and rapidly to any Web site or e-commerce platform, even those not powered by the ATG Commerce platform.

About ATG

A trusted, global specialist in e-commerce, ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG) has spent the last decade focused on helping the world’s premier brands maximize the success of their online businesses. The ATG Commerce application suite is the top-rated platform by industry analysts for powering highly personalized, efficient and effective e-commerce sites. The company’s platform-neutral optimization services can be easily added to any Web site to increase conversions and reduce abandonment. These services include ATG Recommendations, eStara Click to Call, and eStara Click to Chat. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional locations throughout North America and Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.atg.com.

2009 Art Technology Group, Inc. ATG and Art Technology Group are registered trademarks. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause ATG’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risk factors affecting ATG’s business generally may be found in its periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Ethiopia Food Adventure

2009-10-04T19:10:00.004-04:00

My wife and I went to an Ethiopia Outreach Ministry Banquet on Saturday.
Neither one of us knew too much what to expect as we never ever had Ethiopian food before. Would it good, would it be unbearable or perhaps way too spicy?

We went to learn not only of their food but also of their methods of raising money for the Ethiopians as we would like to do the same for single Filipino mothers one day.

It was held at a Mennonite church about a 45 minute drive from where we live.
It turned out to be a beautiful fall day for a drive. About 70 degree's with the sun shinning beautiful. The tree's are just barely turning colors with the start of fall here in Pennsylvania.

We arrived and was greeted by a nice elderly lady who had us sign in. To my surprise they had a name tag sticker ready for me with my first name as I had called the day before inquiring about their address. On the table was an offering box where we signed in and a good aroma filled the room. The table's were covered with colorful table clothes. Someone had asked if we ever had Ethiopian food before?
"No never, but I'm looking forward to trying it" I said.
So, a nice Ethiopian lady (who I could see was filled with the Holy Ghost, her eyes glowed bright) showed us to first take from a bowl a soft spongy sour pancake-like bread called "Injera" and unroll it and then take a serving spoon and put what ever food you liked on it. She allowed us to choose which foods we would choose. Of course I choose a little of each!

There I am with a little of each. Here is what each name of the food was on my plate:

Ke Minchet-Abish Wet- ground beef dish (Mildly hot & spicy)
Ingredients: onions, 90% lean ground beef, Ethioian spiced chili powder, Ethiopian spiced butter, cookingoil, false cardamom

Atikilt Alicha Wet- Vegetable dish (Neither spicy nor hot)
Ingredients: onions, garlic, cabbage, potato, carrot, bell pepper, canola vegetable oil, turmeric

Kei Ye'misir kikk Wet- Split Lentils Dish (Spicy)
Ingredients: lentils, onions, Ethiopian spiced chili powder, Ethiopian spiced buter, cooking oil, false cardamon, salt

Ye-gomen Wet- Vegetable Dish- Neither hot nor spicy
Ingredients: onions, freshly ground garlic and ginger, kale, jalapeno pepper, canola vegetable oil

Ye'doro Wet- Chicken dish- Mild hot & spicy
Ingredients: onions, chicken, hard boiled eggs, Tthiopian spiced chili powder, Ethiopian spiced butter, cooking oil, false cardamom, garlic,ginger, salt

Injera (soft spongy sour pancake like bread)
Ingredients: teff, a tiny, round grain that flourishes in the highlands of Ethiopia.

Well, there are no spoons nor forks used with this food. You simply use the Injera like bread and tear off a piece and scoop the food up and eat it. Simple, easy and fun.

It was quite an experience.I liked the De Minchet-Abish Wet the best and the Atikilt Alicha Wet was the most tasty vegetable dish.

I talked with the main organizer and learned quite a bit about how to organize such an advent. I'll be keeping this in mind for quite some time mixed with prayer on how we could do the same type of fund raiser.

I encourage you to try something new in your life soon. Make it an adventure like we did.

More Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter Black

Money and Abundance...

2009-10-03T11:24:00.001-04:00

Money and Abundance...

There is no lack in our lives, unless we believe there is. Belief is the key to what we see, what we have and what we accomplish. Everything the Creator has made or given us exists in abundance. Unfortunately, many of us are unaware of this fact. When we are not aware of God's goodness, grace, beauty and unlimited wealth, we accept lack, restriction and limitation as a part in life. The problem we experience has nothing to do with life, it is a function of our visions. If we want abundance, we must think abundantly. If we want wealth, we must believe we are wealthy. If we want to move beyond the struggle, hardships ands restrictions we find in life, we must open our eyes and remember, "All that the Father has is mine and in turn I am blessed to be a blessing to others also."

The Ningxia Wolfberry

2009-09-30T00:19:00.003-04:00

Just got done reading a book about the Ningxia Wolfberry which is dubbed the Ultimate Superfood by Gary Young ND, Rondald Larence MD, PhD, March Schreuder.

So what you say? Yeah well..wait until you read about what this Ningxia Wolfberry can do!

It along with four other whole foods helps combat heart disease, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes and More according to this book.

First of all I want to say none of this information I'm sharing here is my own and all is derived from this book and the scientific studies of many labs and Doctors all referenced in this book.

The Ningxia Wolfberry comes from the China Provenience of Ningxia. In this Provenience there are many Centenarians living there (not only old, but healthy; as in able to still farm their land well past their 100's!). They attribute this to the diet and Ningxia Wolfberry that they eat and drink daily.

Cancer Fighter: Ningxia wolfberry is rich in a number of componunds that have been shown to deactivate carcinogens and protect cellar DNA. some of these include ellagic acid, beta-caryophyllene, and potassium.

Heart Disease- The Ningxia wolfberry may represent the most powerful whole-food natural intervention to reduce the risk of heart disease. It can also slash risk factors for people who already have arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, and hypertension.

For hundreds of years, the Ningxia wolfberry has been included in traditional medicinal tonics to remove fat from the blood, lower cholesterol levels, and cut inflammation.
One of many studies: A 1988 report by the State Scientific and Technoligical Commission of chins, reported on a clinical trial of 50 people aged 64-80 who were given 50 grams of wolfberries for 10 days. At the end of the the study, the lipid peroxide levels in their blood dropped by 65%.

Weight Loss- The Ningxia wolfberry is the only superfood known that combines good taste, high fiber, high protein, and low-glycemic index with extraordinary levels of the vital mineral and bioactive compounds needed to jump-start metabolism and renew energy levels.

Depression- The Ningxia wolfberry may be effective in relieving depression and boosting energy due to its rich bioactive nutrients such as thiamin, niacin, and arginine. 180 grams of dried wolfberries contains the same of amount of thiamine used in a University of Wales study to relieve depression and improve mood.

Preserving a Healthy Heart:
Ningxia Wolfberry Research Summary:
* Reduces serum triglycerides and cholesterol by up to 80%
* Reduces inflammation
* Slows oxidative damage to LDL cholesterol
* Lowers Blood Preassure
* Reduces the stickiness of platelets and thickness of blood; may potentiate the action of warfarin and aspirin

Can Improve Immunity and eye sight and a range of other things too long to list here.

I'm totally sold on what the Ningxia Wolfberry can do for my health and everyone else's health.

Look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmV4SNbudBc

Also here is a PDF brochure about Ningxia Red drink: http://www.youngliving.us/pdfs/lit-ningxia_red_booklet.pdf

More Wealth and Riches in every area of your life!

Dexter Black

Wonderful 45th Birthday

2009-09-25T19:09:00.003-04:00

September 24, 2009

My 45th Birthday! Praise God! He is good!!

I had a wonderful time on my birthday.

My beautiful wife and I started out the day looking at a Caddie (for her, not me). LOL
What can I say. I like to buy things for others on my special day, not just myself.
We decided to purchase it and will be getting it home in a few days. I'll post a picture once we have it with more details.

Then we headed out to Lancaster, PA to do some shopping. We made a stop at the Burlington Coat Factory where we bought 3 comforters (one for our daughters future bed, a nice pink/white one) and two for our bed. Bought me nice black Lee Jeans, a nice short brown short sleeve shirt and a shirt for my wife for her Halloween party next month that reads "Bad Kitty". hahaaha She's so much fun!

We got mighty hungry after that and went to a Chinese Buffet called Star Buffet and Grill. I never had such a large amount of Chinese food to choose from in my life! It was all so good with some hot Black Tee to wash it down with. ahhhhhh

After all that food, we just had to walk; so we stopped at a mall and walked at least 8 miles. LOL Well...maybe it wasn't that much walking but it felt like it. It was good though and I found a nice cell phone I wanted and decided to buy it.
A LGRumor2 with a QWERTY Keyboard. I'm not the type of guy that buys the newest cell phone when they come out and I've always wanted one with a QWERTY Keyboard, and so now I have one! (All 100% deductible since I use my cell phone 100% for business in my Great Way To Chat Business. www.greatwaytochat.com ).

Today as I write this being Friday September 25th the day after my Birthday, we continue to celebrate by buying Pizza from Pizza Hut. Love their cheese stuffed crust. I sure don't want to eat this every week, but as a birthday celebration; I'm happy to enjoy it. Spent part of today learning more about my cell phone and how to work all it's features. At least I am back on track in the cell phone world!

Thanks for reading my blog and I really do wish you more Wealth and Riches in YOUR life!

Dexter Black

Dance Into the Light Lyrics by Phil Collins

2009-09-23T12:20:00.002-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B6wST36Bi8

Dance Into the Light Lyrics by Phil Collins

It's there in the eyes of the children
In the faces smiling in the windows
You can come on out, come on open the doors
Brush away the tears of freedom

Now we're here, there's no turning back
We have each other, we have a one voice
Hand in hand, we will lay the tracks
Because, the train is coming to carry you home

Come dance with me
come on and dance into the light
Everybody dance into the light

There'll be no more hiding in the shadows of fear
There'll be no more chains to hold you
The future is yours, you hold the key
And there are no walls with freedom

Now we're here, we won't go back
We are one world, we have a one voice
Side by side we are not afraid
Because, the train is coming to carry you home

Come dance with me
come on and dance into the light
Everybody dance into the light

Do you see the sun? It's a brand new day
Oh, the world's in your hands, now use it
What's past is past, don't turn around
Brush away the cobwebs of freedom

Now we're here, there's no turn back
You have each other, you have a one voice
Hand in hand, you can lay the tracks
Because the train is coming to carry you home

Come dance with me
Come on and dance into the light
Everybody dance into the light
Everybody dance into the light

Credits:
Collins, Phil (Songwriter)
Hit & Run Publishing Inc. (Publisher)
Phil Collins Limited (Publisher)

Do you see the keys of Wealth and Riches in this song? I sure do.

Thanks and have a great day!

Dexter Black

Then What?

2009-09-20T14:51:00.001-04:00

MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1274 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Then What?
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What if you won the lottery?

What if you won a big one, like 100 million or so?

What would you do?

Let's go down the usual list.

Pay off the home (no make that buy a mansion - cash).
Buy several exotic cars
Buy clothes
Travel to exotic places
Hire servants (maids, chefs and chauffeurs)
Take care of relatives (mama at a minimum)
Invest

Then what?

What do you mean "Then What?"
I hear many of you asking, "Isn't that enough?
How can there be a "then what" after all of that?"

You see people; it's the "then what" stuff that makes the real
difference in life. All of the stuff on the above list, you will
get tired of in six months or less. The excitement will wear off.

You will get bored. People will be after you for your money.
You will get paranoid. You will discover relatives that you
didn't know existed or at least you hadn't heard from in years.

They all will want one thing and it won't be your companionship.

So, you will get paranoid, as everyone wants your money.

Then what?

We often make the mistake of assuming that money will solve all
of our problems. Money will only solve money problems.

In my experience in business and in ministry, I usually find
that it's the "other stuff" that's the real problem, not money.
Often the "other stuff" is the reason for the money problems.

Let's start with the list of what you would do if you won a big
lottery and I want to show you how you can live just as happy
(if not happier) without the big lottery win.

Pay off the home (no make that buy a mansion - cash).

A house is NOT a home. Many have houses but not homes.
Many have mansions but not homes.
You can't buy a home, only a house.
A home is made with love, friendship, and loyalty.
You can't buy those either.
But you can get them without a big cash influx.

Buy several exotic cars
I have a fairly fancy car now but it pales in comparison to my
first car. A Corvair. Not a Corvette, a 1966 Corvair.
That was the car Ralph Nader campaigned against because he
thought it was unsafe. I paid $125.00 for it. It leaked a trail
of oil wherever it went. It smoked. It jerked. It might not
get you where you intended to go, but it was mine. It was exotic.
I got more thrill from that Corvair than from my fancy car now.
Exotic is in the mind. Notice the hot graphics on the bus you
are riding? Exotic is in the mind.

Buy clothes
A friend of mind saw Stephen Spielberg in a bookstore.
Spielberg is the big movie producer of many of the all time
great Hollywood movies.

Spielberg is worth hundreds of millions if not billions.

He was dressed in shorts, tennis shoes with no socks, and a
floppy hat. You can afford to look like multi-multi millionaire
Stephen Spielberg. Is that exotic enough for you?

Travel to exotic places
There are still a world of things in my city that I have never
seen. Places that I have never walked. Streets that I have
never driven. People whom I have never met.
So it is with your city. If you are not happy in your city, you
won't find happiness on top of some foreign mountain or in some
posh village.

Hire servants (maids, chefs and chauffeurs)
Invite your little niece or nephew over and pay them a toy to
help you clean up. That will liven up your day.

Take care of relatives (mama at a minimum)
If your parents or grandparents are still alive, I can guarantee
that they want to talk with you more than you talk with them.
Talk costs you nothing but time and you don't have to win the
lottery to have that. They want a little of your time, not a
new house. Take care of them.

Invest
No matter how little (or much) you earn, always put something
aside. I have seen that saving is a habit that's not dependant
on income but on discipline.

The things that you do after the "then what?" will ultimately be
more important than your list if you won 100 million.

If you've understood this,
congratulations on winning the big one.

~A MountainWings Original~

You can get your own MountainWings email daily: Mountainwings

More Wealth and Riches in your life!

Dexter Black

Are You...?

2009-09-19T18:15:00.001-04:00

Are You...?
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A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales
convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they
would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner.

In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these
salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display
of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or
looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for
their nearly missed boarding. All but one.

He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings,
and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple
stand had been overturned. He told his buddies to go on without
him, waved goodbye, told one of them to call his wife when they
arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later
flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were
all over the terminal floor. He was glad he did.

The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying,
tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same
time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd
swirled about her, no one topping and no one to care for her
plight.

The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the
apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her
display.

As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered
and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.

When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the
girl, "Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are
you okay?" She nodded through her tears. He continued on with,
"I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly." As the salesman
started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to
him, "Mister". He paused and turned to look back into those
blind eyes. She continued, "Are you Jesus?"

He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made
his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and
bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?"

Do people mistake you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not?
To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference
as we live and interact with a world (shopping, working,
reacting to others that are serving us) that is blind to His
love, life and grace.

If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He
would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and
going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds
day to day.

You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been
bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you
and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our
damaged fruit.

Let us live like we are worth the price He paid.

~Author Unknown~

Check up on your kids without them saying "ohhh mom"

2009-08-31T10:08:00.003-04:00

Do you remember being a teen? For the most part, didn't you hate having to check in with mom or dad? It was a pain. But of course now that you are an adult with your own children you know why your mom or dad had you "check in" from time to time when you were away from home.
I'm sure you do that with your kids too right?

If you do, nowadays it's all about cell phones isn't it? There's hardly a person around anymore that does not have a cell phone. Kids still hate to check in or have mom and dad call them to see "if they are "Okay". But we as parents do it out of love, and later they will know that too when they have their own children.

There is a great way now to check up on your kids without "embarrassing them". Texting!
Yeah I know, texting seems like a real pain for most of us parents. Well, that has changed! You can text to your child's cell phone straight from your computer with a simple click of your button. The service is called Chat to Text and once you have the application you can type a message to your child from your keyboard that will be sent to their cell phone in less then 10 seconds!
They then can respond to you by text messaging on their cell phone to your chat window in your computer. The service is very affordable too at only $5.99 a month.
Your kids will love it because they can just text you right back and let you know they are ok and you will love it because now you will have a way to make sure they are Okay without creating a disturbance in what ever they are doing. You will be reaching out to them in a way they are use to communicating with.

Click here to find out more and see an example of how the service works.

A Major Break Out is about to happen!

2009-08-29T18:00:00.007-04:00

Yes, it's true! A major break out is about to happen! I'm not talking about a contagious disease though. I'm talking about breaking out of a mediocre life and really start living! Who wants to join me in the most major break out of all time!?

What does mediocre mean?

Mediocre = Average, ordinary, middle of the road, run of the mill, second rate, commonplace.

What am I really talking about? I'm talking about Relationships, Spirituality, Health, and money. Are you ready? Join me in my quest to live a life of abundance! Join me in More Wealth and Riches in your life!

Relationships- I'll challenge you out of the blue if you join me in this quest. I'll call you or email you, IM you! What ever! I'll ask you "What did you do special for your spouse today? For your kids? I'm talking about living a life on purpose! Not day to day reacting to circumstances, but living with intention in your relationships! Listen, I'm just like you. Sometimes I forget to live a life on purpose. But when I focus my mind on making my relationships THE BEST, then I love surprising my wife! She loves it too. It doesn't even have to cost anything to do something special. I'll give you plenty of idea's, don't worry!

Spirituality- Yeah, God, life, you, me. What we see with our eyes isn't even half of it! There lots of things going on in the spiritual and when you get into God's spirit a whole new world opens up for you in all areas of your life.
I challenge you! Have you prayed today? I'm not talking about just asking for things. Have you really prayed today? I'll teach you, just as God has taught me through His Holy Word.

Health- Oh yeah, I'm talking about living healthy, not just living long. Who wants to live to a ripe old age when your body can't even keep up with your mind?? Not me!
I want to live as long as the good Lord wants me to with a healthy body, able to do things I want to do. This is a real challenge, and I challenge you too!
Let's loose some weight together and get more fit together too. How about it, isn't it time for a change? I'll help you and you help me too!

Money- No I don't want your money but I'll give you some good suggestions on how to break free from the humdrum lifestyle and you can do the same for me. Masterminds put together will create such power for everyone just as two batteries together do the same. I challenge you! Let's talk about giving and receiving. Let's talk about what money's for and how to make more of it in our own lives without becoming a slave to another employer. Let's talk about everything under the sun about money and if you so desire, lets join forces online and make some more money together!

Let me know and we will travel on this great quest together in each area of our lives.
I'll be here to challenge you and I expect you do to the same for me!

Call me or email me:

Dexter 717-467-5088

dextersadventures@yahoo.com

The Basics will make you rich

2009-08-25T01:42:00.000-04:00

If people would simply concentrate on taking the time
to work with just a few people and help them, like I am,
then do the same with 3 to 5 more people who also
will work with and understand the concept of sponsoring
just enough to cover their own fees, we would have more
than enough levels of successful "Team" members and
easily make 6 figures plus per year.

Like with CTT, we sponsor 3 who sponsor 3, etc., etc.,
we would be covering the cost of our CTT and making
over $7,000 per month as those below us sponsor only
enough to cover their own monthly fees.

That's over $85,000 per year, just from a $6 program...
IF everyone ONLY gets the basic CTT service. As they
earn more, they can upgrade to the premium services
and earn even more... with the same number of personal
front line members.

http://www.greatwaytochat.webs.com/

The POWER of One is... YOU!!

2009-08-08T16:37:00.002-04:00

The POWER of One is... YOU!!

My Fellow Marketing Friend...

You DO have a LOT more power than you can
possibly imagine!! You just haven't figured out
how to harness that Power and pass it on yet!!

As a matter of fact, with the Power of Team Work
you CAN have with our Freedom Team, where you
Can "Learn" how to "Unleash That Power" in YOU,
it's quite possible to create a million dollar residual
income in a VERY reasonable time, with as little as
.20 cents per day.

You do NOT have to spend a fortune to MAKE a
fortune, but you DO have to "Learn" how... just as
Warren Buffet did when he started out, one quarter
at a time with pinball machines.

Warren Buffet is now one of the wealthiest men on
planet Earth... because he learned and USED that
power to amass great Wealth and Fortunes.

That SAME power is within YOU TOO!!

Do you want to learn how to harness and unleash it?

Remember... with as little as .20 cents per day, one
quarter at a time... one day at a time, YOU can Do
the Exact Same Thing, but ONLY if you're willing to
"Learn How".

You Can Have The Technology...

You Can Have The Knowledge...

You Can Have ALL The Training You NEED...

and MORE!

You just have to reach out and GRAB it!!

Here with the Freedom Team, we don't "Try".

We DO!!

We KNOW what we need to do to make it
happen and and we DO IT!

NO MORE TRYING!!

JUST DO IT!!

http://www.freewebs.com/greatwaytochat/

See you at the top!

Dexter Black

P.S. Watch the 5 minute video on the above
web page... add ONE person to the three they
recommend, which is four total per person, and
you WILL achieve that million dollar plus residual
income.

$1,048,656 per year, to be more precise.

You CAN Have The Power!!

ALLERGIES / SINUS / ASTHMA- A Personal Story by April Travis

2009-07-11T20:26:00.004-04:00

I got this story from April's website (http://www.younglivingessentialoils.org/) I hope it helps all that suffer from allergies, sinus problems or allergies.
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ALLERGIES / SINUS / ASTHMA
My Personal Story~ April Travis

I used to have all kinds of allergies and asthma and was on everything from Seldane, Sudafed, steroid inhalers that caused heart palpitations, dry eyes and mouth and even on a breathing machine (nebulizer) at one point. Now, with the help of these oils, my allergies are almost non-existent and I am continuing to work on it.

If you have never heard of Essential Oils here is a short explanation of what they are. Essential oils are the volatile liquids that are distilled from various parts of plants, including seeds, bark, leaves, stems, roots, flowers and fruit. They are highly concentrated and far more potent than dried herbs.

The essential oils of the plant and the human blood share several common properties: They fight infection, contain hormone-like compounds, and initiate regeneration. Working as the chemical defense mechanism of the plant, essential oils possess potent antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. The molecules of essential oils are also relatively small, giving them the ability to easily penetrate the cells. When topically applied to the feet or elsewhere, essential oils can travel throughout the body in a matter of minutes.

Young Living is the firmly established leader in the Essential Oils Industry. It is the only company of it's kind that grows from seed, harvests in greenhouses, distills and packages to make sure that there are no pesticides or chemicals of any kind in the product so you are getting Grade A Pure Organic Essential Oils. If you look at other oils in health food stores, they are only perfume quality and not Therapeutic (medicine)...Tip: They must be Afnor / Iso approved oils)

Here's what I did: (NOTE: THIS HAS SAVED ME THOUSANDS OF $$ ON ALLERGY MEDICATIONS, ALLERGY SHOTS & IN THE PAST, MISSED TIME FROM WORK. NEEDLESS TO SAY, NO MORE SIDE EFFECTS FROM THOSE HORRIBLE DRUGS AND OVER THE COUNTER MEDS!)

Got a Young Living diffuser and diffused "Purification Oil" into a room with the door closed for 20 minutes a day while you are relaxing in the room. This is for the chronic cough. Any molds and allergy causing bacteria in the air cannot live in the presence of this oil.

Got "R. C." Oil and put 2-3 drops in my hands. Rub them together, cup over nose and inhale 3 times deep. Also put 2 drops on chest and throat. This is a blend of (4) different kinds of eucalyptus and other oils. This is incredible for breaking up mucus, in the head, the lungs and anywhere else it builds up. This is the one that stops me from wheezing and coughing and lets me breathe so much better.

You can also get "Peppermint". If you ever get stopped up and can't breathe thru your nose, you'll love this one. My husband puts 1 drop on his tongue and in then inhales it in. Then with the oil still on his fingers he rubs a little on the end of his nostrils and inhales again. He can breathe in 1 second after putting it on.

One more oil you should know about is "Lavender". Not only is it called Natures antihistamine, but it great for depression. It lifts me up in 3 seconds...When my nose won't stop dripping, it drys me up right away.

Something I really realized while yesterday driving home. I was able to roll my windows down while on the road and smell the wonderful smell of fresh cut grass. Something I was never able to do all my life with allergies. If I did this in the past, I'd sneeze probably 20 times in a row and then be a wreck for several hours.

Since using Young Living Products: cleansing, oiling, supplementing and eating a good diet over the last 4 years, something worked! I can honestly say I AM ALLERGY FREE...and in Texas, where there are trees, molds, dust, grasses, hay, etc.!!! I would have never believed it!

I try to eat as healthy as I can - no sugar, no white flour, no dairy, organic vegetables, hormone free chicken, little meat, no coffee or pop, no white bread, no processed foods, and also no chemicals in the household products or personal care products. I believe this has all helped.

Recently, 5/2002, Ive begun ingesting Eucalyptus Radiata and R. C. blend before bed and for the first time in my life, I am able to sleep with a cat on my bed and still breathe well; no wheezing or sneezing. WHAT A MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought Id never be able to have furry pets.

At this point in time, my Young Living monthly check pays for all of both Marks and my products, and we use everything from toothpaste to the RainSpa Shower head. We are saving $$$ on our grocery bills and medical bills by substituting healthy from Young Living for chemical laden items found at the grocery store; and it gets delivered to our door. What a wonderful blessing this has been for us!

UPDATE, 2/2003: We have now added a puppy to our family.

Since all allergies happen because of poor digestion and a weak immune system, I started by working on those body systems. Products I use for allergies, sinus & asthma:

Internally:
Cleansing Trio Kit
Vitagreen supplement
Sulfurzyme Powder (a must have) NOTE: Also available in capsule form.

Externally:
R.C. Oil Blend
Purification Oil Blend
Peppermint Oil
Lavender Oil
Diffuser

If you would like to have more information or see more of the oils you can go to
www.youngliving.com

How to Avoid Being Laid off, be a person of Excellence!

2009-07-11T19:44:00.003-04:00

Notes taken from a Joel Osteen Sermon:

Col 3:23 Whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as unto the Lord.

Honor God. When you look good, He looks good.

What ever we do, we should do it with our whole heart, no half way. Do it to the best of your ability. Do it with excellence.

You have an incredible advantage when you work for God. He's the one that brings promotion. He's the one that brings one up and another down. Keep being your best in spite of who's trying to pull you down. When you have this spirit of excellence, you go the extra mile; knowing that the quality of your work is the reflection of the quality of your character.

Excellence shouldn't be something that we do once in awhile as long as someone is watching. Excellence should be our standard. Excellence is doing the right thing even when no one can see you. Even when you do not think it's necessary. Even when you don't agree. You have given your word, so you're going to live up to it.

Getting to work on time, not making personal calls on company time. Not complaining when your supervisor asks you to do something.
You might say "It's just a small thing, no body would know". The scriptures says in Song of Solomon 2:15 "it is the little foxes that spoil the vines."

You don't want something small to keep you from God releasing something big. To keep you from everything God has created you to be.

Make the decision today that you will work with excellence. Not only does it honor God, but it's one of the best witnesses you can have.

Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

What ever you do, get better at it. Be productive in sharping your skills. don't be complaisant; keep improving.

An article that was published recently listed three major reasons for people that were not laid off and how they avoided it:

1. Having a positive attitude
2. Being versatile
3. Always improving their skills

When you are a person of excellence you always do more then expected.

Go the extra mile.
Matt 5:41 When someone asks you to walk a mile with them, walk two.
Back in Roman times, a Roman Soldier was allowed by law to ask someone to carry their armor for them one mile. Then after the mile they would have to ask someone else to carry it the next mile.
Jesus is saying to go the extra mile in what ever you do, at your job; in your business, in your home, in your church; what ever you are doing.

Working with excellence you will be indeed blessed with more Wealth and Riches in your own life.

Dexter

Our Son is going to Iraq

2009-07-06T23:13:00.002-04:00

400 Days...that's how long Ben is going to be gone.

Today Mae and I took him to Belmont, Maryland to meet up with other Army Reserve troops who all will be going to Iraq.
I have dreaded this day, and somehow wished that it was not going to happen, but today is the day he goes.
He thought he had to be there at 7:00AM but as we were driving up he found out he did not have to meet until 1:00PM,
so that gave us time to eat a nice breakfast at Ihop and then take a nice needed tap parked under some large shade trees.
I was out and snored so loud I kept waking myself up. We all needed that little nap to relieve some of the stress we were
feeling plus having to get up so early which is not our norm.
Mae and I let Ben sleep a little more and we took at walk to the Five Below store and bought a kite. I always wanted to fly a kite
with Mae, so when time and weather permit we will do that.
Then we went back to the car and went to a store called Dicks that has outdoor things. I found on sale a badminton set which Mae and Peachy enjoy playing. I haven't played since I was a teen, but it should be fun.
Then we went next door to an upper class furniture store. There was this large wooden chair there that had lions carved into the arm rests and the
backrest of the chair was about 8 feet high. Sitting in it for sure made me feel like a King. They had beautiful chandeliers and other furniture that we
enjoyed looking at along with a very beautiful pool table with a red felt top.

To pass more time we stopped at a repo house and peeked inside the windows and then went and waited for the group to gather to van out to Virgina
where they will be for 10 days before going to California to train some and then to Mississippi to train more before going to Iraq.

Mae and I prayed for Ben before he left that God would keep him safe and bring him back whole and safe also and that he would do great things there.

We had a little more time so we made a quick run to Dunkin Donuts and bought a few donuts and Gatorade for Ben.

We went back to the meeting spot, sat around some more, took a few more pictures and then it was time for him to go.
It was so emotional to see my son going off to war.
We hugged and told him we love him. I could not help but cry some, and of course Mae cried some too.
Really hard to see him go, knowing he might be in harms way and away for more then a year also...
I trust in God though that God will keep him and the others safe.
There's a feeling inside of me that I have never felt before living through this. I guess only someone that has been separated from their child would know what I'm
talking about...

God bless you my boy, my young man. I love you so much.

Love Dad and Mom

Helping Single Mothers & their Children in the Philippines

2009-07-04T19:43:00.000-04:00

Here are some of the plans I have in helping single mothers & their children in the Philippines:

1. Invite as many Filipina/Filipino's that I possibly can to build a LARGE Zenzuu income that will create a LARGE income for everyone that builds. (That means YOU too).

2. For single mom's in the Philippines that do not have internet access I have plans on helping them financially also in:

A. Creating a large perpetual trust fund that will continue accumulating interest and income long after I have gone home to be with the Lord.

B. Short term help for basic needs such as Shelter, Food, and Clothing.

C. Providing a long term plan for single moms to create their own income streams from self employment.

D. Providing single mothers a free way to meet available men throughout the world at http://www.jeepneyland.com

E. Helping the children of single mothers with education and a plan on becoming self sufficient when they reach adulthood.

F. Buy some houses for homeless single moms and have some land on it so they can grow their own veggies and coconut trees and eat and sell them to help provide for their shelter there and afford me to buy other houses there. Also provide a computer and Internet access so they build a large income online through Zenzuu.

G. Open a Internet Cafe with 40 computers. Anyone can use one for FREE if they want to use it to build their Zenzuu business online. Also provide Basic Computer and Internet Lessons for FREE on certain days to anyone that wants to be a part of the class and commits to teaching the class in exchange for learning the lessons for free. Rental use of the computers can help pay for the overhead.

H. Load up a large truck full of rice and sell large bags of it for 1/2 price and do a give a way promotion to provide free rice for a whole year to some families.

I. Buy a Jeepney and Zenzuu it inside and out to promote Zenzuu and use the profits to buy other forms of advertising of Zenzuu and other income opportunites.

All of these things and MORE can be done if YOU and I work together here to build a large team of people. Invite everyone you can. Put ZenZuu on every profile you have online. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, let's take advantage of it and see lives changed for the better!!

Dexter

Current Update: Zenzuu is in the process of updating their site which could take several months.
Until they do, I am not actively promoting ZenZuu.

I still have plans on using my other online income to do all of the above!

7 Benefits of using Chat To Text

2009-06-28T19:36:00.002-04:00

7 Benefits of using Chat To Text
http://www.freewebs.com/greatwaytochat/

1. Business owners, and Network Marketers have the ability to put their chat to text link on their own website and social websites so when a potential client has a question, they can send a text from your website straight to your cell phone allowing you to respond to their question in less than a minutes time and you don't even need to be at your computer!

2. Chat To Text also has powerful message program called "Chatterbox" that allows you to send a message (your own marketing message) to all your email lists, anyone in your facebook, Bebo, or MySpace friends all at once.
Chatterbox makes that all possible with a few clicks.

3. Chat to Text allows your current business to grow faster with you using it and it also can build another income stream for you and those who join you for a full nine levels.

4. Chat to Text is now in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia allowing you to reach out to very large markets.

5. Chat to Text provides training sent to your email address regularly allowing you to learn how to market your own Chat To Text Business in your own time.

6. By joining me today, you will be joining my upline who has started "The Freedom Team" which provides free network marketing training you can use in any Network Marketing Business including your Chat To Text business.

7. Chat To Text Business does not compete with any current online business you might already have, it only compliments it and enhances it.

Basically, time on the net is compressed greatly compared to the outside world. Think about it...for example have you ever click on a website link and it took more then 30 seconds to load, what did you do? You more then likely left before it loaded and looked else where for the information you were searching for.

That's not the only instance where a potential customer leaves. What if you had a customer that read your site, liked what he/she read, but had a couple of questions. How fast could you respond back to that customer to gain their trust and their business? 24 hours? 12 hours? 1 hour? 1/2 hour?
15 min? 7 1/2 minutes?? All too slow!!!

How about the ability to respond back in a minute or or less? Would that be a valuable thing to be able to do?
Lock them in to what you have to say, not someone else.

Free Video Affirmations to build your growing business

2009-06-28T15:52:00.002-04:00

Here are several VERY good motivational video's I
received recently that were designed as positive
affirmations for those attempting to build a solid,
growing business..

I want to say that money should be our servant, not our master. When money is our servant we can do great things not only for ourselves and family, but for others also.

I Feel Great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx5Z2l2o514&NR=1

HealThySelf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Y84-E7EMY&feature=channel

Wealth Mind Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLV-k4_nDEA&feature=related

I got a millionaire mind, I say yes to success

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZpxsQUQD1g&feature=related

I am a magnet to Money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywimjn9wdhc&NR=1

More Wealth and Riches to you this week!

Dexter

Fathers Day

2009-06-23T10:08:00.001-04:00

My son, and my wife with me in Denny's on Fathers Day

Wealth and Riches sure is more then just money. Yes it took money to eat at Denny's, but spending time together as family is priceless.

My son leaves to Iraq in July. He is in the Army Reserves. So this fathers day is extra special to me since I will not be seeing him for about 10 months. I sure will miss him, but he will be in my prayers everyday.

What a wonderful fathers day. Thanks you two. You're the best!

Dad

The Power of Improving by just 1%

2009-06-13T21:07:00.006-04:00

by Jeff Olson

"Okay, doubling a penny in a story is all very well. But I don't see anyone offering to double my money every day for a month, not in real life. Besides, even if I could get compound interest on a money account, how am I supposed to add up compound interest in health, or relationships, or knowledge?"

Fair enough. Let's change the question. Forget about doubling for a minute, and let's forget about compound interest, too, for the moment. Let's just add a penny every day, not double the penny. Do you think you could improve yourself-your health, your knowledge, your skills, your diet, your relationships, whatever area of life you want to look at - just one percent?

Wait - before you answer that, let's make it even smaller. What if you were able to improve yourself, today, just three-tenths of one percent? That's a 0.003 improvement - a very Slight Edge indeed. So slight, in fact, you might have a hard time even knowing how to measure it.

Now, what if you did that again tomorrow, and the next day, and kept it up every day for the next year? Remember, you're not going to add up compound interest this time, you're just adding on another three-tenths of one percent each day.

Here's what will happen. The first day you'll improve by 0.003, so little it will probably be impossible to notice. The second day, your improvement will be 0.006; the next day, 0.009, almost a full one percent. And by the end of the year, you will have improved by one hundred percent.

Doubled.
Do you find yourself missing the one thing in life that would help you achieve a desired goal, realize a long-held dream, or push you up the ladder to success? Then this is the book for you! The Slight Edge will teach you how to achieve success in all aspects of your life -- in your health, your finances, your personal relationships and family life.

You'll learn:
How to tap into the power of daily discipline
How to increase your success by doubling your rate of failure
How to identify habits that serve you and replace those that don't
How to harness the powers of reflection, completion and celebration
How to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be

Successful people do what unsuccessful people do not -- and The Slight Edge will show you how to do what successful people do!

To purchase this powerful book or audio book, click here or call 877-929-0439.
You will be twice what you are today - twice as fit, twice as wealthy, twice as skilled, twice as happy…twice as whatever it is you've been working on, in whatever areas you apply your daily three-tenths-percent effort. Twice the you, in just one year!

If you give yourself a year to do it, you can become twice the person you are today. Imagine having twice the net worth, twice the personal relationships, twice the health. Making twice the positive impact on the world. Having twice as much fun and enjoying twice the quality of life.

How could you possibly accomplish this? By trying twice as hard? Working twice as many hours? Have twice as positive an attitude? No - by improving three-tenths of one percent at a time.

Every day, in every moment, you get to exercise choices that will determine whether or not you will become a great person, living a great life. Greatness is not something predetermined, predestined or carved into your fate by forces beyond your control. Greatness is always in the moment of the decision.

But you have to start with a penny. And that's the great and tragic irony of it, the sad and terrible tale of the ninety-five percent: that little penny seems so insignificant, so small, so silly…why even bother to bend over and pick it up? After all…

Can you imagine walking into your bank to deposit a single penny into a savings account? Can you imagine looking in your savings account, deposit box or piggy bank, and finding a balance of $0.01? It might as well be a balance of zero, right? How much difference is there, right? I mean, we're talking about one penny! What could you buy with a penny?

You just might be able to buy financial freedom for the rest of your life.

-- Jeff Olson
Do you find yourself missing the one thing in life that would help you achieve a desired goal, realize a long-held dream, or push you up the ladder to success? Then this is the book for you! The Slight Edge will teach you how to achieve success in all aspects of your life -- in your health, your finances, your personal relationships and family life.

You'll learn:
How to tap into the power of daily discipline
How to increase your success by doubling your rate of failure
How to identify habits that serve you and replace those that don't
How to harness the powers of reflection, completion and celebration
How to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be

Successful people do what unsuccessful people do not -- and The Slight Edge will show you how to do what successful people do!

To purchase this powerful book or audio book, click here or call 877-929-0439.

2009-06-09T22:54:00.000-04:00

Gaining Weight!

2009-05-18T12:31:00.003-04:00

I started weighing myself weekly now instead of monthly.
Looks like I'm gaining weight instead of loosing it for the last two weeks.
I know what I need to do...I need to do a full body cleanse. Soon...

The good news is though I've started reducing the chemicals in my home.
I now use a natural/organic shampoo and bars of soap.

I must remember to buy my fruits and veggies at the local market instead of Walmart since I just read that pesticides cause skin cancer. It's easier to buy everything all in one place, but Walmarts fruits and veggies are not pesticide free.

Everything starts with awareness, and I am becoming more and more aware. So I will continue to take positive steps to reduce the chemicals in and around me to become even more Wealth and Rich. I hope you will too.

Dexter

The Power to Influence By Tom Wood

2009-05-16T19:13:00.002-04:00

A great speaker named Sisarow when he spoke people were ready to go to war. He stoked their emotions to action.

The Power to Influence
By Tom Wood

1. Build rapport

Building rapport is building trust consciously and unconsciously.

2. Discover and listen

You have to ask questions to understand where people are coming from.
You have to listen with genuine interest.

3. Expose the problem

People take action to solve the problem.
we clean the car when it's dirty, we go buy food when we are hungry. We listen to music when we need to escape.
Finding out what the problem is and exposing it is the first step in creating that need, that desire to take action. Expose the problem.

4. Expose the solution and make it simple

People will not take action if they are confused. You almost got to make it step by step clear how your solution will solve their problem. And they have got to feel like they can do it. When you give a solution is has to be simple.

5. Appeal to emotions.

All actions come down to emotion. Some people say that emotion is energy in motion.
Facts tell, stories sell. If you want to create emotion tell stories. Sisarow knew the value of stories. He created emotion and that emotion created action.

6. You must ask for action

You have to have the confidence to ask people to take action. Like a waiter that is not connected to the outcome when he or she asks if you want some coffee. You have to ask like that.

Great influencers used these six principles and there are many more.

Book recommendation: By Robert Cialdini. Influence The psychology of persuasion

Coffee The Drink of the Morning?

2009-05-16T17:05:00.002-04:00

I can't say Coffee is the most healthy choice to pick in your drink for the morning.
By this survey, you can see a majority of the people that took this survey said that coffee is the drink of choice for the morning.

A much better choice would be a healthy non sugar added juice, or health drink that will benefit your body instead of just stimulating your heart to beat faster.

Having truth Wealth and Riches involves good daily choices in all areas of our lives including our body. You don't have to be a health nut, but you do have to be aware of the things we are ingesting.

Dexter

7 Facts about Your God Given Dream

2009-05-13T11:27:00.002-04:00

By Dr Mike Smally

God never gives us a dream to toy with our emotions.
When God puts a dream in you, He means for it to come to pass. It may take a lifetime, it may be something so big.

7 Facts about Your God Given Dream

1. Your dream will always attract the attention of the opposed to its completion from both human and demonic.

2. Your dream will often die twice before God will fulfill it.

3. Your dream will always require the influence, impartation, mentor ship of champions of the Gospel.

4. Your dream will require covenant partnerships

5. Your dream will require contact evaluation as to who will not belong in your life.

6. Honor the dream of another, sowing the seed of honor.

7. Your dream will require a seed of new beginnings.

The Benefits of Galic

2009-05-12T11:37:00.002-04:00

Garlic (allium sativum) has been valued, for over 5,000 years, for its healing properties and its ability to increase the body's strength and energy. Today, garlic is thought to help prevent heart disease, strokes and hypertension.

The essential oils and other components of garlic have a strong antibiotic, anti fungal and antiviral properties. Garlic can help with the common cold, upset stomach, infections and helps with the urinary system.

How Garlic Works

There is a sulfur agent found in garlic's essential oils that makes it a potent disinfectant and a good defense for killing germs in the body. After garlic is ingested, it is absorbed into the bloodstream and then diffused through various organs. Garlic is rich in essential oils, whose principal active agent is allicin. This agent is responsible for the characteristic odor of garlic as well as the healing properties. Garlic also contains calcium, selenium , zinc and potassium. It helps keep blood clots from forming in the blood vessels, and from having plaque building up in coronary arteries.

I have mixed a jar of honey with pressed garlic. I stir it up each time before taking it and take a good spoon full each morning.

Garlic can possibly add more Wealth in the form of health to your life also.

Dexter

Disclaimer: The above is the opinion of the author only and is not to be taken as medical advice. Please consult a Doctor before treating any illnesses.

Finds hidden treasures

2009-05-09T22:45:00.003-04:00

I grew up looking for hidden treasures...no not on some island and not even under the sea.
But at Garage sales! My mom use to take me around with her everywhere. She would keep it interesting for me in buying a little something here and there.

Garage sales are in my blood. I really should have a bumper sticker on back of my car (no really don't buy me one, I hate stickers on my car) that says "I Break For Garage Sales" because I really do.

Yard sales are done a little different here in the East then they were in Southern California.
In California a person normally just throws up a sign on the street corner early in the morning and people come.

Here in the East they put up a sign up to a week BEFORE the sale with the date of the sale on the sign...that can be very confusing until you know how it works.

The treasures! I could tell you some good ones all right. Golden and Brass pocket watches, antique hump back trunks, watches, carnival glass, you name it, you can find it sooner or later.

My current hunt is for a light brown couch for our living room. Now that so far is a hard animal to find. PLENTY of ugly green or flowery ones. I know, I know; beauty is in the eye of the beholder...just not for me I guess.

Today I found a brand new Wok from Japan! How much? One buck! Yes, I am a happy camper from that find!

Also found a book of natural cures for $2.50 Not bad considering this thick of a book would cost me at least $30 in the store.

So...want more riches? Hit up some Garage Sales!

Dexter

Bob Proctor: It’s Easy to Earn Money

2009-05-09T19:00:00.000-04:00

Bob Proctor: It’s Easy to Earn Money

May 7th, 2009 · by Linda Miller · Filed Under: law of attraction · law of attraction articles

I hope you enjoy this article from Bob Proctor, one of the teachers from The Secret movie and also one of my favorite mentors…

It’s Easy to Earn Money
by Bob Proctor
http://CreateYourWealthToday.com

Most people spend their entire lives trading their time for money and never amass the financial fortune available to them. They never invest the time to learn the basics of how to multiply their income.

Just about everything you’ve been taught about how to earn money is so far from the truth that it’s almost comical. Earning money has nothing to do with age, formal education, gender, or geography. It has nothing to do with past experience or your level of intellect. There are individuals who are functionally illiterate and have become multimillionaires, while there are others who are absolutely brilliant — and broke!

Virtually anyone can be taught how to earn millions of dollars and yet, the sad truth is that 97 out of every 100 people born on this planet live their entire lives and die without EVER learning how to earn money. To perpetuate this ridiculous problem, their ignorance is passed along from one generation to the next. They’re not stupidly ignorant — that’s not what I’m saying here — they’re simply ignorant to the truths of earning money.

Our school system has been designed as an environment to enlighten young minds, to replace ignorance with understanding and thereby improve the quality of life. Our educational system has obviously been successful in many areas. However, it has woefully neglected one important subject: “How to Earn Money.”

You can actually earn a doctorate degree in Economics and have little or no knowledge of how to earn money. A lack of understanding in this area is the cause of numerous problems, since money is the medium of exchange used worldwide.

There has always been a small, select group — approximately 3% of our population — that clearly understands that prosperity consciousness is the primary cause of wealth. This group also understands that prosperity consciousness — like ignorance — is also passed down from one generation to the next.

Let’s Look At “Money.” What Is It?

1. Money is a reward you receive for the service you render.

The more valuable the service, the greater your monetary reward. Thinking of ways you can be of greater service will not only help you earn more money, it will also enable you to grow intellectually and spiritually.

2. Money is just an idea.

The paper you fold and place in your purse or pocket is not money. It is paper with ink on it. It represents money, but it is not money. Money is an idea. The earning of money has nothing to do with the paper stuff. It has to do with consciousness. It has to do with spirit.

I am aware there are books that instruct you on how to manipulate the market, stocks and people … they might even help you get money. But, let me caution you … where there is no spiritual consciousness as to how money works … there is no spiritual strength … there is no lasting happiness … and, as a result, there is no real wealth.

3. To accumulate wealth, a person must become very comfortable with the idea of money.

That may sound strange, however most people are not comfortable with the idea of money, which is why they do not have any. The cause of poverty is poverty consciousness. A poverty consciousness will cause a person to see, hear, smell, think, and feel lack and limitation.

The late Mike Todd said, “Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a mental state.” He was correct. There are wealthy people who lose every cent they have through a series of mistakes in judgment … but that does not make them poor. They will have it all back in a short time because of their prosperity consciousness.

Here’s How to Earn More Money

If you have any question in your mind regarding your level of consciousness with respect to money, be very honest with yourself and look at your results. Study the patterns in your life.

If you want to improve your financial position in life, focus your attention on creating a higher level of prosperity consciousness. Begin by preparing a powerful, positive affirmation and fuel it with emotion. When you do this, you are depositing this creative energy in the treasury of your subconscious mind. And, by repeating this process over and over and over again every day, it will begin to alter your mental conditioning and mentally move you in the direction you want to go.

Write it out, read it, feel it, and let it take hold of your mind.

How much money do you want? Saying “I want more money” is not good enough. Five dollars is more! How much more do you really want? Decide on a figure. Be specific. You will not seriously want more money than you are capable of earning … however, you would be wise to remember … you must earn it.

Now, Understand the Three Ways to Earn Money

There are just three key strategies for earning money. Trading time for money is by far the worst of the three income earning strategies, it is employed by approximately 96 percent of our population — doctors, lawyers, accountants, laborers, etc. This is the method by which you must continue to put in more of your time in order to make more money. When you are not working … you are not earning.

What opportunities do you have to multiply your income?

What can you do in your area of expertise that will create another stream of income for you?

What can you teach … what do you spend your free time doing that could actually become a source of income for you as you bring others into that very same hobby or activity?

What do you provide in your day-to-day service that might prove an excellent joint venture for some body else out there? Find them and approach them with your great income-leveraging idea!
Multiplying your income through the use of leverage is a strategy that wealthy people have employed since the time of the ancient Babylonians. Unfortunately, this strategy is only used by approximately one percent of our population, yet that one percent earns approximately 96 percent of all the money that is earned! See how easily YOU can become part of that one percent? Now you know how!

Here’s how I would suggest you start determining your multiple streams of income: First, determine exactly how much money you want to earn. Write it down on a sheet of paper in large figures. Look at the number and tell yourself over and over again:

“This amount of money is an EFFECT. It represents a reward that I want to receive. What service can I render that would be deserving of that reward?

Then, take the total figure and divide it into multiple parts. Each part would represent a source of income. Each source of income represents a separate reward that you will receive for a service you would render.

Work on one source of income at a time. Each one should become an exciting part of your life. You see, what you are actually doing is thinking of different ways you can be of service to others.

Remember — money IS the ultimate servant. As you help others, you earn more. And, as you earn more, the more you can help others. Now that’s prosperity consciousness!

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For 40 years, Bob Proctor has dedicated himself to helping people create lush lives of prosperity, rewarding relationships, and spiritual awareness. To learn more about Bob Proctor… http://CreateYourWealthToday.com

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2009-05-09T13:59:00.000-04:00

I thought I'd post this amazing devotional here since it rings so true for both taking a bold step towards leading a healthy lifestyle, and sharing a new business opportunity with others.

Ten 'Can'-mandments
by Rick Warren

Today's Devotional is based on this passage:

"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13 NIV).

So often we think of commandments as a list of don'ts. Instead of focusing on what we can't do, let's start looking at what we can with this list of ten "can"-mandments!

1. Instead of thinking, "It will never fly," think, "Through God's strength, it's worth the try!"

2. Replace the thought, "It won't work," with faith that, with God's strength, it will work!

3. When someone says, "It's never been done before," respond by saying, "That means God's giving us the opportunity to be the first."

4. "What if we fail?" What if we fail to try, knowing God says we can do everything through Him who gives us strength?

5. "We don't have the money." Where God guides, he provides so that we can do everything he has called us to do.

6. "We don't have the time!" Perhaps God is telling us to re-evaluate our priorities as we rely upon his direction and strength.

7. "We don't have the expertise." Maybe not, but we can learn as God directs our path.

8. "It's been tried before." But we're wiser now because we know we can do everything when we rely on God's strength instead of our own.

9. If someone says, "There are so many problems with it," respond by saying, "Yet, there are so many possibilities when we're trusting God instead of ourselves."

10. Instead of saying, "It's not working out," say instead, "Let's try it one more time, but this time focused on God and the truth that we can do this through Him who gives us strength."

"Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse" (Philippians 4:8 MSG).

Gettysburg Adventure

2009-05-03T19:42:00.008-04:00

Roundtop Hill Gettysburg

Roundtop Hill again

One of the many walls and battlefields of Gettysburg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4bM9geY0do

The Eternal Flame monument devoted by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1961. Also

This is how the soldiers built the fences on the Battle Ground

One of many monuments on the war field of Gettysburg

What Caused the American Civil War? Click here to find out

A STORY TOLD TO THE ANNUAL PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION by Charlie "T" Jones

2009-05-03T19:15:00.000-04:00

A STORY TOLD TO THE ANNUAL PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION
by Charlie "T" Jones

I've never written and only rarely tell of my first banker experience.

It happened in 1936. I was nine years old and the depression was still in full force. We came from Alabama and settled in Lancaster County in a little row home, which my father managed to rent. It was getting near Christmas and my dear dad had nothing to spend for Christmas for his five children ages 1-9. In desperation, he went to the bank to try to persuade them that he was a safe risk for a small loan. He explained his predicament, no job, no collateral, and 5 small children with Christmas approaching. As he should have known, the banker would have to decline his request, but he had an alternative offer for my dad to consider. He explained that if my dad could postpone celebrating Christmas a day or two, the children wouldn't know it and everything would be reduced in the stores, and he would only need half the amount he was requesting. He said if this was agreeable he would approve the loan for a smaller amount. Of course my dad gratefully accepted his offer. I have experienced many Christmas's but this was the one I remember the best. Christmas Eve after we were all tucked in bed, the downstairs front door slammed open. There was a lot of noise and footsteps and my father rushed down the stairs to see what was happening.

I followed a few minutes later, and saw him sitting on the bottom step with his head in his hands. I couldn't understand why he was weeping. When I reached the bottom step, I could see no one in the hallway, but the hall was lined with boxes. There were boxes of food, clothing and candy. There was a riding fire engine and a four-foot folding white paneled dollhouse. We never had a Christmas like that and we never knew who or why they did it. We didn't belong to a church and the friends we had were as poor as we were. My dad returned to the bank to repay the loan. The banker surprised my dad by telling him that there was no record of his loan.

I only understood that Christmas experience years later when Jesus became my Lord and Savior. How blessed some of us are to see God’s love working in and through His children. John 3:16 is where it begins but those unknown servants were practicing 1st John 3:16. "Hereby perceive we the love of God, how He laid down his life for us: so we ought to lay down our lives for others."

50 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics You Should Be Using

2009-04-27T11:34:00.001-04:00

Money Stamping - grab a stamper from your local office supply store and stamp a funny phrase along with your website address on it. Have a make money online blog? Stamp something like “Learn how to make thousands of these online: sitehere”.
Sticky Notes - Another way to use your stamper or even your printer. Sticky notes are noticable anywhere because people know what they’re for; notes. Put these on local business doors, offices, cars, or above mail boxes in apartment complexes and people will take notice.
So many stamps - Looking for a way to get noticed in the huge pile of advertising mail potential clients get? Send your promo material in a big manilla envelope and put 39 - 1 cent stamps on it. Out of 100 envelopes, who’s do you think will catch the eye first?
Do Not Disturb - Heading to a blog expo anytime soon? Get some door hangers printed up with your business information on it and possibly a link to something free on your site. Get the attention of everyone in your market this way, and it’s super cheap as well. Noone else I know has been doing this so you’ll stand out for sure.
Pay it forward - when you’re heading into the movie theater, pay the persons way behind you and tell the cashier to give them your business card. You’re not guaranteed that the person will become a client but I bet the word of mouth on that one would be pretty big.
Fake publicity stunt - you could have people picket your storefront with signs that read “This business is too nice” or “Company X is too good at their job”. Theres a million fake publicity stunts, use your imagination and I bet it’ll work no matter how weird or out of the box it seems.
Guest blogging - This is for the bloggers out there, or even the freelance writers. Guest blog on other blogs largely related, or semi-related to your websites niche. Opening other peoples eyes to your name and your website is always good promotion, especially if you’re an awesome writer. Not to mention networking with other bloggers is great for business as well.
Business Cards - STOP! Don’t skip this one. So many people see this and think you’re going to tell them to print cards and hand them out. I’m not! What you do with these cards is head to every library or book store in your city and find the section that relates to your business. Open each and every book and place a business card somewhere in the book. This is great targeted marketing and only costs you a few bucks for the cards and an afternoon of placing the cards. If you need some great business cards, check out UPrinting.com
Bumper Stickers - These are great because they can go anywhere, not just on your car. Bathroom stalls, street poles, ect. Get creative with where you place them, they can grab peoples attention when placed in the right spots.
Temporary Tattoos - I seen a post on some guerrilla marketing ideas over at Daily Bits and they talked about this as well. These tattoos will last for X amount of days and would be perfect for blog expos or other events where tons of people will be. Placing it in a weird place (forehead, neck, full back, foot, ect) is also a great way to get it noticed. Hey, if people talk about it, thats the whole point right?
Help Home Based Businesses - most HBB owners try to keep their records hidden from local housing authorities so they’re hard to reach. head over to your local chamber of commerce and suggest a HBB committee. They might appoint you head of it (you can even ask to be) and you have a bunch of HBB owners who will come to chat and you can promote to with business cards, flyers, booklets, ect.
Anything Else? - No, the list isn’t done yet. These are two words to say right before you exchange money with a client/customer. This will make them think and could open doors to a larger pay day.
Top 10 reasons to choose YOU - instead of leaving business cards or other promo material at a business or in someones email box, create a list of the top 10 reasons why the prospect should choose your company. Make them 100% true, humerous and memberable.
Demonstrations - got a service business? this is perfect for you. Find a local store that pertains to your services and put on a free demo of your services. Your service involve outdoors? Contact news stations and let them know you’ll be offering a BBQ and free service demonstration. The BBQ could get a little costly, but the amount of press and promotion could really pay off.
Print Calendars - These could be given to each of your clients or left in a store for people to take for free. Print your website address and a little slogan or client testimonial on each months picture for exposure every day. The people using your calendars will even help you out when they have company over who will see the calendar, especially if the images you use are high end and visually appealing.
Window decals - get a custom printed window decal on your car with your logo/website and possibly a slogan. looks professional, and is great for red lights.
Fish Bowl Business Cards - You know the fish bowls at stores offering to choose a random card for a free lunch? Well, theres two ways to benefit from this. - 1. put your card in the fish bowl (hey, a free lunch is a free lunch, and who knows, the owner of the store might need your services) - 2. ask the store to let you have the losing cards each week/month which will generate a ton of free leads for you.
Sponsor an event - doing this is at most times, very inexpensive and also GREAT for publicity, especially if its a big event. You normally get your logo and business mentioned in all of the events promo material which is tons of publicity you normally wouldn’t get. Be at the event to add extra stickiness to your business name and interact with the guests.
Holiday Greetings - send emails or snail-mail to your past clients wishing them happy holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years). This helps them keep your name/business in their head as well as standing out from the other people they’ve done business with before.
Charity Donations - Donate some of the profits you generate every month to charity. Great for promotion in the media and clients to feel like they’re helping out the charity by purchasing from you.
Hold a Contest - This could have 1-10 winners which helps the word-of-mouth promotion everyone needs and wants. You can gain free press for starting the contest, plus publishing the winners is great for more press coverage.
T-Shirts - This is great for turning yourself or others into walking billboard. You can give the t-shirts away as prizes which is also another great way of gaining word of mouth promotion. Your t-shirts for the prizes don’t need your website address on it. Just give away a great, fashionable shirt and that’ll have people eager to tell friends and family where they got it from.
Partnerships - Do you run a web design business and want to find more potential leads? Try partnering with a web hosting company. Do you have a lawn-care business? Try partnering with a window washing company. Any partnership which benefits both companies is a great idea and a great way at grabbing the attention of new potential clients. Also a great way of giving your business targeted marketing.
Blood Drive - Host a blood drive, contact newspapers, tv news, radio, ect. have 1-2 banners up with your website information and also have business cards at the sign in table. Everyone loves to help their country, city, state, ect. and giving blood is the easiest way for some people to do that. Putting yourself in the forefront of your cities next blood drive would make your business very visible to a whole range of new potential clients and word-of-mouth advertisers.
Client Appreciation BBQ - Invite your past clients to a BBQ and let them invite 1-2 friends to come with them. This will help your customers LOVE you even more than they already do, as well as bring some new faces into contact with you as potential clients.
Outdoor Signs - Ever see the huge amounts of signs in the grass for mayor elections or in the front yard of a house that just got remodeled? This is a great, and inexpensive way to get your websites name out there. Pick a great tagline or picture for the ads, and you’ll be sure to get noticed.
Circulars - A lot of people nowadays are looking for good deals on just about anything, so when they receive the “junk mail” it’s not considered as “junk” anymore. Get a brochure put into these and you’ll have a good chance at 10-100K people to see it depending on how big the circulation is.
Newspapers - You don’t have to just buy an ad. Today, a lot of newspapers are hurting for editorials, so if you have any copy writing skills, you can send in some editorials to the newspapers and include a byline for your company/website information.
Magazines - Similar to above. Don’t just buy an ad that will get looked over, but write an article and if it is well written, when people read it, they’ll want to check out your website for more information on you.
Put it on a bus - Mobile advertising is great and will get viewed by a lot of potential clients on a daily basis.
Postcard Mailing - This is a bit cheaper then sending out envelopes that might weigh a bit and it also is easier for the potential client to read what you’re promoting without having the OPTION of opening the envelope (a postcard is one single piece of paper).
Write an E-book - You can do this for to reasons. 1, you can write a free e-book on a topic in your niche and circulate it so people will start to see you as an authority in your niche, or you can also sell the book for a small profit and use that money to fund some of the other Guerrilla Marketing tactics.
Giving it Away - How many people will turn down a free service or product? I don’t think very many will, so your voice and company will get out there in front of a lot of people. It’s also good for press to say you’ve given away X amount of products or services.
Enter Business Awards - from small, local awards, to big, multi-national ones like Inc., your company could benefit from the exposure inside the awards. It’s an added bonus if you win because then you have a nice trophy in the office, or ribbon on your website that says you’re a good company.
Link Bait & Viral Marketing - This is a well known tip to bloggers and website owners but few actually use it to their full advantage. For example, Matt Inman from 0at.org created some surveys as link bait for his dating site. Eventually, his dating website ended up as #1 in google for “online dating”, ahead of match.com and the other big players in that niche. Lonelygirl15 is another viral marketing showcase on how creating some funny videos can boost your viewers in a huge way.
Offer all the extras - If you design, offer to setup hosting and buy the domain name. If you cut grass, offer to come in the winter and shovel snow. If you cook dinners for offices or nurses at hospitals, offer to create desserts. The ideas are endless, but if you give your clients EVERYTHING, they will have nothing to go elsewhere for.
Borrow a wall/building - get a projector and find someone to let you use the side of their business/wall, and have your company logo/website/information shown on it every night. I know I would personally stop and look at what was showing on the side of a building for sure, so I can imagine how many others would as well.
Own the bus stop - Not literally, but if you can get your ad on the poster area of the bus stop along with the seat inside the bus stop, you could effectively “own” the bus stop and the eyes of everyone who stands there on a daily basis waiting for the bus. Add this in with #6 and you’ve got something everyone will remember and talk about.
Movie Theater Ads - I’ve looked into these for myself and they are generally very inexpensive as far as ads of this style go. Think about the movie you want your ad to show for and target it accordingly. A hiphop movie would be a great place for my Kicks Junkie website to be promoted, while a teen movie will do best with games/celebrity news.
Doctors Office Magazines - I’d slip business cards into magazines every time you go to the doctors. That’s what they get for making you sit in a waiting room for 2 hours at a time, only to be seen by the doctor for 10 minutes
Sex Sells -If your business is built for it, use it. Anything that isn’t “highly upper class” could use a little sex in their ads or in various ways. Building on the 24 guerrilla marketing tactics I wrote about, you could have 5-10 bikini models picket outside your business. This will definitely grab attention of guys in cars passing by.
Sponsor the homeless - I believe in helping people in any way possible. If you see a homeless person somewhere on your daily commute to work, or various other places, you could pay the homeless person to hold a sign that reads “YourCompany.com paid me to hold this sign”. Regardless if it brings a TON of business your way or not, at least you’ll feel good about yourself, and you’ll touch that persons life forever. Buy them lunch and dinner or take them to a grocery store and pick out some chips and various other foods they can keep with them. Buy them a hotel room for the night to sleep in and get cleaned up. They’ll gladly stand with a sign for you after you do this for them.
Underground Music - Is there a genre of music that your target market listens to? I bet there are hundreds, if not, thousands of music groups that are unsigned and lack funds to survive off their music. Why not offer to rent the hall for their next performance in exchange for flyers and banners during the show, or passed out at the door? You can also sponsor their CD production, or offer to get their website created in exchange for advertising at their shows, on the site, ect.
Cross-Promotion on 404 Pages - Network with other bloggers or website owners and exchange banners on 404 pages. You could also promote affiliate offers or at the very least, put a google adsense block on it. The ideas for this are limitless and you can do different tests on each of your websites.
M&M Candy - If you go to the M&M website, you’ll notice that you can personalize your candy. You can use this to either promote your business or just put a thank you onthe candy and give it to a client.
Hair Salon’s and Barber Shops - How much talking happens in one of these places on a daily basis? Why WOULDN’T you want to be a business they are talking about? Drop in and offer the hair stylists some free food from your restaurant or coupons for free products. They’ll be talking about you to everyone who comes through the salon for weeks to come!
800 number and PO Box - I’ve talked about these two things before but I know they deserve to be mentioned here. If you’re looking for a company in the yellowpages or online and one has a home address and a number like this: 1-333-565-3245, while the one next to it has a PO Box for the address and a 1-800 number, which do you think is more likely to ‘look’ and ‘feel’ more professional? What company do you think is going to get the first call? You guessed it, the one with the 800 number and PO Box. Read Here to find out more about these.
Press Releases - Regardless of what anyone tells you, a well formed and well written press release can gain you a lot of attention not only from the media, but from the target market as well. Don’t let this simple tool pass you by when trying to establish your bootstrapped business.
Airplane Chauffeur - Find out when a trade show pertaining to your business will be in town. Next, hire a student or someone who will work for a low amount of money and have them hand make a sign with your websites address on it and stand next to baggage claim or right outside the door of the airport. They aren’t picking anyone up, but the people walking by and seeing your website address don’t know that.
Let Others Talk You Up - For the final tip in this installment of the list (yes, there will be more coming soon) I want to leave you with something that sounds so simple, but you probably never thought about. A lot of people will enlist their friends and family to talk to other people about their business, but why not get people who aren’t super close to you, pay them a bit of money and send them out to bars, clubs, movies, restaurants and other busy places to talk up your business. Any word of mouth is good, even if you have to by the persons dinner in order for them to do it. Every little bit helps.

The previous article was copied with permission from: http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/

Your Blood my Blood

2009-04-23T06:55:00.003-04:00

I've done something last night that I haven't done in quite a few years. I gave blood.
To celebrate the occasion, here are some facts about blood:

* There is no substitute for human Blood
* An average adult has about 14 to 18 pints of Blood
*One standard unit or pint of Blood equals about two cups
*Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all of the body
* Blood carries carbon dioxide and other waste products back to the lungs, kidneys and liver for disposal.
* Blood fights against infection and helps heal wonnds
* One unit of donated whole Blood is spearated into componets before use (red Blood cells, white Blood cells, plasma, platelets, etc.
* There are four main Blood types: A,B,AB, and O
*Each Blood type is either Rh positive or negative
* Giving blood under normal rules, will not decrease your strength

Some Examples of average Blood use:

* People older than 65 use 43% of all donated Blood. The demand for Blood and Blood products will increase as the population ages.
* 25% of all Blood products are used to treat cancer patients.
*One out of ten people entering a hospital requires Blood
* Severe burn victims can need the platelets from about 20 Blood unit donations during their treastment.
* People who have been in car accidents and suffered massive Blood loss can need transfusions of 50 units or more of red Blood cells.

When you give blood, you are giving life. Giving creates more Wealth and Riches in your own life.

Dexter

Your Money or Your Life?

2009-04-22T11:46:00.003-04:00

David Kellermann, the acting CFO of Freddie Mac was found dead at his home today in what police said was an apparent suicide.

Kellerman age 41 lived in a well off neighborhood of large single family homes with beautiful lawns. Country records show Kellermann's home worth about $900,000.

Mac lost more than $50 billion last year, and the government has pumped in $45 billion to keep the company afloat.

No doubt Kellerman was under a lot of pressure and my prayers are with his family.

Let's ask ourselves though, is any amount of money or lack there of; worth taking your own life?

I've never owned a $900,000 home, but I have owned several houses in my life, and very finely furnished with antiques but I wouldn't trade any of it for my own life. How do I know I wouldn't? I've had and I've had not. Just about four years ago I found myself homeless and jobless. I did have my Ford Explorer (that barely ran) that I lived in. It was my home. It wasn't easy, but I have to say it wasn't as hard as I had expected either. Maybe because I did have my Explorer to live in, but I believe maily because of my faith in God. I knew that God would take care of me no matter if I had a roof over my head or not; He would work it out. I never even considered once taking my life because of this.

The lack of money is not worth taking your life. The lack of a job is not worth taking your life. There are ebbs and flow in every Country, and in everyone's life also. There are times of abundance and there are times you may end up having nothing material at all. Just know this, that God knows what you're going through and even though it seems He's not paying attention to you at the moment, He really is and He's working in your favor to help you, to make sure you are provided for. He did in my life, and He will in yours too, if you have faith in Him! Trust in Him and He will guide you.
Work hard and do all you can to get back on your feet, keep your faith in Him; and you'll see things change, even if it's not right away; it will happen. After all you have His word on it "You reap what you sow, IF you faint not." So keep sowing, you will reap a harvest in due time.

May God fill you with His Wealth and Riches in your life,

Dexter