6,7,8,9 and 10.

Interesting, always interesting. This life never seems to rest in it's constant twists and turns.

It seems I got my pictures from Hallmark, all two. No major loss, again I'm thankful for my friends, peter totally did a good job at supplying me with a few pics, thanks peter.

Last night was pretty great. Our Missions meeting turned out as I had hopped. We talked about how each job is important and worth our all when it comes to serving the Lord, and the children of camp Larga.

Well, here is our next installment of ways to show your friends you care, 6-10. Some of these are easier than others. I guess the idea is always to look at how you can improve, and not at how your friends can improve. After all your the only one responsible for your own actions. lol Note to self!

6. Let them tell you how they feel. (Got to work on this one.)

7. Listen to their stories. (Sometimes this means stopping what your doing, not so good at that.)

8. Call them on the phone just to say hi. (Doing better here, still further to go.)

9. Answer their questions. (For me, its how I answer. )

10. Ask them their opinions. (And after that listen, seems there is a trend here.)

Well there you have it, numbers 6-10. Seems there is always work to do when it comes to our relations with others. One of the hardest and most rewarding parts of this life.

52 Ways

The year 52 AD when Barea Soranus was consul of Rome and when Ananias was accused of violence, who was then high priest in Jerusalem, Febuary had an extra day!

But that my friends is now why I am writing you. I'm writing to give you 5, not 52, hints on how to show your friends you care for them.

I'm glad to say that I will be able to better use these than any of my friends. ;-)


1. Notice them. (Easy enough right, the idea as I see it is to notice something about them that perhaps you over look)

2. Smile at them. (One friend of mine tested it out, It really works, look at a friend and just smile at them and see what happends, they will find its hard not to smile back)

3. Encourage them to think big. (Dangerous, perhaps, but dreams do come true)

4. Look them in the eye when you talk to them. (Not for all cultures, I read the other day in post modern american cultrue 60% eye contact is a good aim. You don't want to scare anyone now do you?)

5. Ask them about themselves. (Personaly I used this all the time, when I want to talk about someone, I stop and ask them what ever question I wish they would ask me. Sometimes that leads to my conversation. However I find that often it does not.

Take it or leave it, here are the first five ways to show someone you care about them.

ps, no spell check this time, deal!

Proud to announce!

It's always good to believe in something you are selling. Personally I can't sell something I don't believe in. Since I started drinking Ultra's Mind drink, I have not had a cold, flu or any other sickness. Now I usually get sick at least once a month so for me this is wonderful.

Now I"m not sure you can read the picture I've added for your viewing pleasure but I will tell you that Mind has Acai Berry, Mangosteen, Noni Berry, Goji Berry, Aloe Vera, Pomegranate, Green Tea Extract, Blueberry, Grape Seed Extract, Vitamins B1, B3, B5, B6 & B12 and over 120 Plant Derived Vitamins & Minerals.

Now take those 4 first ingredients, Acai Berry, Mangosteen, Noni Berry and Goji Berry and you will see that the Mind Drink actually surpasses any of these other products alone.

How do I know this, Because I called a company that claims to make each of these in their most pure fashion and I asked them what the ORAC (Oxygen radical absorance capacity) was for each of their products. Before I reveal this I want to make it clear that I"m not saying their products are bad or not pure.

Now for the ORAC ratings for said companies health drink products.

Mantosteen 7750
Gogi Berry 6250
Acai Berry 4500
Noni Berry 3200

Now all said and done, these are great numbers no question asked. Just think of all the free radicals running around in your body, the same radicals that cause sicknesses such as cancer. All that impurity is found and cleansed out by Ingredients full of our ORAC value.

Ultra Internationals ORAC value found in one serving of our Mind Drink is over 9000 and carries with it over 120 plant derived vitamins and minerals. Meaning unlike many other synthetic chemicals promising to do the same. These will actually be delivered and used by your immune system.

I'm quite glad I have had the chance to join Ultra, make some extra money, if such a thing exists, and gain a better style of life through my newly gained health.

If you are someone who either wants to make a few extra dollars or fix a seemingly broken immune system, give ultra a try. I'm sure glad I did. :)

Eleven Years Later

It's been eleven years since I've sat in the Dean's office at my old high school. But today there I was sitting in front of the new Dean. I graduated in 1998. But during my final year I made a promise to our old Dean. I promised her I would come back in five to ten years and let them know what I was doing.
You know it was still really strange to be in that office, immediately I felt like a twelve year old being punished for a years worth of tardiness. When I entered the school I had to buzz in to speak with the secretary through some kind of bullet proof glass, not something we had in my day. I asked to see the Dean who was in a meeting. I waited on a few minuets by talking to one of my old teachers. It was then that a most beautiful woman came in and I was introduced to the our new Dean. I believe that this was a part of why it was difficult for me. but only a portion. I mean walking into anyone's office for the first time basically unannounced to tell them your past 11 year story would be kinda weird. But this I hadn't planned on.
So, how did it go, well I guess. I only apologized a few times for how strange this must be for her. Even she said in a most natural way it would be great if someone I knew was there for me to share all this with. And really the whole meeting went like this. I could tell she belonged there. I mean she was so relaxed in her office her environment, and I was just out of place. I felt the more and more we spoke the more this was obvious. Then at the last moments of our conversation I relised that this is not what I came her for, it wasent as I had dreamed it would be. It was turnning out to just be a semi awkward moment. I was supposed to be encouraging. I was supposed to tell her my rags to riches story and leave her knowing any punk could be changed for the better if they just had a chance. Well I don't want to let you down, I mean few people will probably ever read this. probably only thouse close to me, and of them still few. But I did leave her with that. I did tell her about Christ, and my new life in Him, I told her about Moldova and my work and dreams there. Its just that I dident ever see it panning out like this.

Bad Peanuts?

I heard it on the news the other day. Bad peanuts are traveling around the US. I don't know any details. I only know they found there way to me.

I've been haveing car problems for quiet some time now. And yesterday I found out why. It appears someone put peanuts in my engine and now I have peanut butter for oil!

I"m not sure who, or how but when I pulled out the dip stick, there it was in all its glory. Brown peanut colored oil!

On a side note, Ultra is growing very nicely. I have a new distributor to work with. This is great! I didn't even tell them about the business. That was probably my favorite part. Well its my second favorite part. The best part is that it's my cousin who I haven't seen in over 20 years. I think that is really cool.

Today I received these in the mail, 25 brochures, 10 magnet calenders and 100 post cards. The brochures and magnets are for handing out. The post cards I will be sending to people. If you want one, please just let me know. I'm offering a $50 discount with these post cards for signing up with ultra international. While I"m hoping for a good response from these I obviously don't have the money I would need if everyone wanted a discount. Well, lets see how it goes, I mean to honor my offer to the people I send these to and will by all means make it happen.

Commisions and a better knee!

Naproxen Sodium 220mg.
AKA: Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
In short, Aleve.

I have been with out Aleve for about two weeks now. Ive seen a great rise in painful symptoms such as sore neck, aching knees and the common but deadly pains linked to arthritis. Today I purchased 200 little caplets for the best price at one of those Sam stores. Thank God for Sam! And while I'm at it, for Naproxen Sodium and non name brand drugs. To think that being able to find out what the real ingredient's name is would be a skill worth having. Our culture is so filled with name brands that many of us don't know the real name for Styrofoam. The real name for this "Styrofoam" is Extruded Polystyrene Foam. Now that is a mouth full probably not worth memorizing.

Note two. Tonight or rather this morning Commissions for the month of December will post. We are all excited and no matter how tired any of us are, we will not be sleeping for a few more hours. last month I received a fair share. This months goal is to quadruple that.

Here is to Ultra International!

cheers