Grace’s Blog

Having a home based business never was part of my plan.  Being a wife and mother was the most important career I could have.

So when a friend pestered me to the point I could no longer avoid her, I agreed to attend a meeting.  I had already started using one of the products she promoted and I really liked it.

What harm would it be to attend a meeting?

Remembering our experience with bras and girdles, Andy bowed out.  If I wanted to get involved, he said, go but don’t include him.

Long story short, I learned about nutrition, a new business model and I could make money and be at home with my kids.

Sounded good.  Since I was experiencing very low energy (which my Dr. said there was nothing wrong with me),  I decided to try the nutritional products. 

My energy soon returned.  I shared all I knew about this new business with friends and family. 

 Without knowing what I was doing, I soon had a home based business going.

Our business boomed, then tragedy struck.  Our 10 year-old son died in a car accident.  Our world changed.  My business, which was now “our” business, moved to the back burner.

We moved from our family home, then moved again.  Almost 10 years went by without us actively working our business.

But something interesting and amazing kept happening.  We continued to receive residual earnings checks from our “business.”

We had shared our products with so many friends and family who loved them as we did, and they continued to use them.  So had we.

One day Andy asked me why I didn’t go out and get a job to keep me busy.  By this time our youngest son was a senior in high school. 

I thought about it, but the idea of being on someone else’s time schedule, getting up early, going to work in a snow storm, or not having the luxury of being home baking cookies or reading a good book did not appeal to me.

Besides, by bonus check was about the same amount as someone working full time.  Why would I want to go to work?

That is when I realized what a wonderful gift my friend had shared with me so many years before.

The products have kept us healthy, living “green” and making money.  Our little home based business had provided for us during lean times.  It took us on vacations and helped pay the bills.

Now we haven’t been “super stars” in this home based business industry, but we haven’t been slouches either.  Working part-time and no-time, we have made more than most people working full time.

More importantly, we have helped many people have healthier lives,  healthier homes and made many lifetime friends. 

Money cannot compensate for that.

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When discouraged, tired and ready to give up, take a lesson from the Monarch butterflies.

Each fall, Monarch butterflies in Maine begin an unbelievable journey to a hilltop in Mexico. 

How do they do it?

They focus on the goal, not the difficulties.

Each day they take their bearings and set off, allowing their instincts and desire to steer them. 

They accept what comes: some winds blow them off course, others speed them along.

They keep flying until, one day, they arrive.

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During a long ago perilous period of war, a brave honorable warrior led his troops into battle to preserve the freedoms of his country.  Because of the long duration of the war, his army was suffering for want of food and supplies. 

The battles had been fierce.  Supplies from his government were not getting to him and his men.

Upset and discouraged, the warrior sent a letter to the government accusing it of thoughtlessness, slothfulness and neglect.

The governor who received the letter could have easily taken offense and resented the accusations directed at him.  Instead, he responded compassionately and described a rebellion against the government which prevented supplies from getting to the warrior and his army.

The governor did not take joy in the afflictions of his warrior friend and was greatly grieved for him and his troops.  He wrote that he was not angry but did rejoice in the “greatness” of his warrior friend’s heart.  Even though he had been censured, he wrote,”it doesn’t matter.”

Responding to the weaknesses, the inexperience or the offensive actions of others can reflect our maturity in dealing with others.

What should a response be when someone doesn’t show up for a meeting, a telephone call or appointment?  What should the response be to the offensive actions of others?

Choose to not be offended or upset and say as did the governor, “it doesn’t matter.”

Shaklee Dist.

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Have you ever thought of buying a new car, what the color would be, the make and model?  Then once you bought it,  you started seeing cars just like yours everywhere.

It’s the same thing with “resveratrol.”

If you are like me, you are seeing “resveratrol” pop up all over the place.  What is it? 

Basically it is an ingredient in red wine, but we can’t drink enough wine to get all the beneficial effects. Therefore, supplement companies are putting it out in pill or liquid form.

Resveratrol is a molecule so tiny it penetrates the wall of almost any cell in an organism.  It continues into the cell nucleus, to the cell’s genetic machinery.  There, it selectively switches on genes that aid the survival of an organism. 

Do you feel like you are in biology class?

Using gene silencing, it switches off genes involved in the initiation and progression of disease, blocking replication of bacteria, viruses, fungi and tumor cells.

Resveratrol extends life by influencing gene functions.  It has been shown to extend the life of yeast cells, fruit flies, round-worms, fish and even over-fed laboratory mice.

New studies show it slows the onset of virtually all aging diseases: heart, arthritis, cancers, and Alzheimer’s.

Other new discoveries show it does still more–repairs alcohol-damaged livers, slows bone loss (osteoporosis) boosts endurance, promotes hair growth, and re-energizes cells. 

You can understand why scientists are spending billions in research dollars trying to unlock the secrets to longevity and those studies include resveratrol. In fact, there are over 2000 research publications about it.

Many news organizations have reported on what scientists are discovering, including:

The Barbara Walters Special, April 2008, “Live to 150: Can You Do It?” Fortune, January 19, 2007, “Can Red Wine Help You Live Forever?”  “Could We Live Forever? (Or Even Come Close?)” ..CBS News, Nov. 11, 2007, and “Red Wine Ingredient The Secret To Long Life?” ..CTV.ca News Staff, June 4, 2008.

Before you run out and purchase the first resveratrol product you can find, be aware, not all resveratrol is created equal.  You may find yourself sitting on the “john” more often than you want to. 

Resveratrol naturally contains an ingredient called Emodin, a natural laxative which causes many people to have diarrhea.

Shaklee Dist.

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Welcome to our blog.  This is a new adventure for us.  Mostly for Grace as she will be keeping this going.

Grace is the 5th daughter of nine children, 6 girls and 3 boys.  Andy is the 5th child in a family of 8.

We were married on April Fools Day in 1966.  Great day for fools and especially us.  It has been a great adventure.

We have 3 children, all boys.  Keith is our oldest.  Kevin, who died in a car accident at the age of 10,  and Kip, our youngest.

We have 6 grandchildren, 3 girls and 3 boys.

In the early ’70’s we entered the world of MLM.  We decided, with the encouragement of our friends, to invest $500 and try our hands at selling bras and girdles.  Don’t laugh, it is true.  Everywhere we went, Andy would say, “That lady needs a **” (the name of our product.)   It soon became apparent this was not our future.

We did eventually find something we love and use.  Andy was not overly enthusiastic based on our earlier experience, but Grace was not deterred and Andy did come along for the ride.

Because of her interest in nutrition and keeping the family healthy, Grace became a Certified Nutrition Counselor.  She doesn’t do this professionally but the added education enhances our in-home business.

Grace and Andy are Independent Shaklee Distributors

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