Tag Archives: Goodness

February 15, 2014 · 7:32 pm

Kind Healthy Grains Bars, Perfect For Superheroes & Everyone Else! #kindawesome

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial.

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With the launch of Kind Healthy Grains Bars, I was asked to recognize my own personal super hero. That’s easy for me, my real super hero is my son Michael who fought and won the battle against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He had surgery and went through PET scans, CAT scans, and nearly 3 weeks of radiation treatment without complaining and was an inspiration to all around him including the doctors, nurses and other patients.

That was quite an ordeal, but you would never know if judging from his sense of humor, great attitude and champion spirit. It’s hard being a teenager but to add a cancer diagnosis to what should be carefree, fun years really ups the ante. Just like a superhero that saves the day and pummels the bad guy, Michael did just that and beat Hodgkin’s Lymphoma with a TKO punch! For my son and all the other superheroes who have fought a fight they never wanted to be in, know that you are stronger than steel and braver than any man in tights could hope to be.

For superheroes and everyone else, Kind has healthy grain bars that pack a punch of taste and goodness. Each bar contains 18-22 grams of whole grains sourced from a blend of 100% unique whole grains including amaranth, quinoa, gluten-free oats, millet and buckwheat making them the perfect snack for any super hero’s healthy lifestyle. Great to pack in a lunch box, keep in your purse or take with you for a nutrition packed snack during hiking, walking or other activities. Flavors of the new bars are Dark Chocolate Chunk, Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate, Vanilla Blueberry, Maple Pumpkin Seeds with Sea Salt and Oats & Honey with Toasted Coconut.

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I recently had the chance to try these and they were perfect for that healthy snack when you did not want to eat something bad but needed a boost. Satisfying and delicious, so much that even my little ones liked them. A great alternative to that time when you want to run to the vending machine at work for something you will regret after. Try them today and get your snack on! You can also follow Kind on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Remembering The Enduring, Sage Advice Passed From Parent To Child

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Recently, I was asked what’s the best piece of advice my parents gave me that still resonates with me today. When I gave it some thought, I had to be honest and say it’s very hard to pick just one. My parents are no longer with me in this life, but they left me with so many golden nuggets of advice and were great role models.

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I would have to say that one of the contenders would be something my dad said a lot,”Learn to love the people that hate you.” Now, what’s meant by that is that you should not consume yourself worrying about people who are causing you grief. Today these people may be referred to as haters, but whatever you call them, leave them in the past and don’t let them rent space in your head.

Sometimes, it’s easier said than done, especially when we need to deal with them on a daily basis. It can help to remember that the reason they’re so nasty and/or vindictive may be that they’re truly very angry, insecure or discontent. Tearing others down is one of the easiest ways they can feel better about their lives. The live in a fantasy where they shout from the rooftop how great things are, when in reality they are drowning in misery. You know the kind of people I mean, the ones who no matter what it is, will find a way to belittle, mock or condemn someone or something.

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For instance maybe it’s the new picture of someone’s baby, even if they say, “Oh it’s cute.” they will follow with some backhanded comment like “doesn’t look anything like the father, it’s probably not his.” Whatever it is, they have something to hate, they constantly talk badly about others no matter where they are or who they’re with. They only deviate from the ridicule when they stop to add self-praise for themselves or boast about their job, kids, spouse, car etc. These kinds of people are draining to be around and you can be sure that if they’re bad mouthing people in front of you, that you’re the subject of their tearing down when they’re out with others.

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We all know people like this and we may have several in our own families. So it’s inevitable that we’ll have to deal with them. Sure, you could confront them, but it will never work. Even if you came right out and told them what you thought of them, they would find some way to deny it all and try to attack you. It’s so not worth your time. So, if their behavior bothers you, leave and keep your distance. Just remember, they must be miserable or they wouldn’t need to rip others apart. Move toward and surround yourself with people who lift you up, people who make you feel good, people who see the good in others and that you genuinely have fun with and like to be around. Life’s too short to spend with miserable people, so just release them from your thoughts, bless them and move on. That’s good advice! Thanks Mom and Dad!

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Share some sage words of advice you carry with you from your parents. I would love to hear what they are!

Cherish Life!!!

I am sitting here on my porch swing, doing a little work and resting from just doing a photo shoot for some bathing suits, sunglasses and sunscreen we are reviewing. My photo shoot went something like this, “Come on kids, the sun keeps going in and out and I am afraid it might rain. Hurry, get these trunks on. Luke, let me help you. Oh my, how could these 4Ts be so big on you? They are never going to stay on.”

After trying safety pins and a multitude of other things it was just not going to work so we decided to just wing it and get this done in case it does rain. Then the other part when we got down to the dock went something like this, “Okay, we have to make this quick, I still need to review the chainsaw. Yes, you can put your feet in but you can’t go swimming. Don’t throw the rocks, did you hear me? Stop with the rocks, look over here, okay you can put your feet in and splash, don’t lean over that far! Okay take the sunglasses off, okay put them back on. Luke stop with the rocks! Okay, I think I have enough, let’s go. No, we have to go back to the house now, right now!”

So I am sitting here taking a stress break because frankly I have so much on my plate. I mean I have articles to write for my editor, people to train, customer service issues, plus all the reviews I need to finish and get up for this blog and of course being a mom and a wife and trying not to have a nervous breakdown and did I mention we are doing a dual birthday party for both little ones and we invited his entire pre-school and my other son’s kindergarten class. No idea what we will do if the weather turns bad and due to what happened last year when I planned and planned for the party and had everything arranged and we had to change locations at the last-minute because it decided to rain, I am not really planning and that is now stressing me big time.

So back to the present, I am sitting here and on this very warm day, can still feel a cool breeze blowing in from the lake and my little guys are racing around and around the house on a race track (yes, we are the only people who probably have a race track that runs the entire perimeter of their house and garage. So about every 1.5 minutes because it is pretty large my little guys pass in front of me. and I smile and then I get sad. I get sad because I think of all the petty things like I just mentioned above and more. How I could feel there is a lot on my plate when others have the weight of the world on their shoulders? How could I worry about some rocks being thrown in the lake or a birthday party that should only be about kids having fun and in the end won’t notice if a certain decoration is up or if there was something missing. Then I feel guilt because I think of one of the women I work with who has a grandson fighting for his life and I think how much he would love to be riding around on a race track and I think of those friends that are dealing with kids with real challenges who may never walk or live independently and the struggles they have and well…it just makes all those little things feel incredibly small.

So if you know anyone going through some tough stuff, let them know you are thinking of them, if you pray say a prayer for them, if you live close offer some help, maybe a meal, a shoulder, a friend. Also try to look at what is worrying you and put it in perspective so more time can be spent just cherishing the moments as they come. Not building everything up so it has to be some Pinterest worthy event but relishing even in the small, messy, loud, moments that define our lives. We never know what the future holds so don’t take one thing for granted ever!!!