Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy airs from March 29th-
I am a senior in some places, and not quite there in others (age 65-70 to be a senior), but I am acknowledging that I am over that ledge of middle age tilting towards the other side.
I am 61 years young, I have 3 wonderful children ages from 27-33 and not one marriage or grand child yet. I have grand puppies, 4 of them and believe me they can be a handful, but I have no idea when I will hold a Grand Child in my arms.
I have friends older than me who also have no sign of a grand-kids yet, they will be in their 70’s when they become a Grand Parent and the question we ask is ,are we going to be energetic enough for them when they do finally arrive?
I am a struggler, story teller, nurturer, love the walks swims the drives, but have never been able to run with my kids never mind grand-kids. I have always had health issues that got in my way of physically living it up, don’t get me wrong, I have lived it up, I danced, and danced, but I was young and even limited then, now those limits are more and a daily challenge.
So will I have that energy to play with the grandchildren? Will I have the patience with their exuberant energy? And in waiting so long to have children was that a mistake?
This is what I will talk about this week on the show, for in today’s world there are so many children waiting to have their children, which I agree on, for children are for life and you must be ready, but it also means being an older Grand Parent and one must think on that too.
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Transforming Relationships with host, Julieanne O’Connor, Aired March 22-28th
“Effortlessness is not awkward even though the word itself is. Effortlessness is the flow in the midst of what’s uncomfortable. Effortlessness is trust in the midst of fear. Effortlessness is acting with no effort because the heart has your body and voice on auto-pilot. Effortlessness is not needing to have any answers.” –Julieanne O’Connor
Positive Vibrations Roundtable with Sara Troy and her guests John Hood and Aeron Jensan aired from March 22nd on.
John Hood sent this ART to the Vatican and was accepted by His Holiness Pope Francis, confirmed by Chief of Staff Monsignor .
Every year John Hood blesses various Faith Families around the world with a gift of his depiction of Christ. In turn many faith leaders and art critics have responded with expressions of gratitude. They have also declared his art worthy of bringing to the attention of Pope Francis and the Vatican. Thus John is beginning an artistic pilgrimage nurturing the hope that a divine intervention will one day see his depiction of Christ gracing the revered corridors of the Vatican.
John likes the picture so much and His Holiness likes it as well he thought he would like to take it a little further and help humanity around the world.
During my networking I made friends with the Canadian Commander of the White Knights of Malta and this year they presented me with their Light Award. This is for ordinary people who have stepped up in a big way to help humanity.
The Commander introduced me to the Duchess de Rochefort, who has since endorsed my artwork and appointed me to her Royal Court as an Agricultural Advisor.
Then last month, I became the Recipient of the Order of the Royal House de Rochefort Original Holy Trinity, Order if Merit. This is given to people who stand up the the Environment, educating the children, and helping humanity. Other recipients are: His Holiness Pope Francis, SAS Prince Albert ll, Robert Weaver, Oprah Winfrey and Kofi Annon.
John says.” My Gardening business is now tied to my art because through Linked-in I have made a connection with a businessman in Vancouver who dehydrates food for soil adamants, but he is also able to take veggies/produce past it’s best and dehydrate those”.
We have contacted the Pattison Group of Overwaite chain President Mr. Glen Clark, and hope to hear back a good response to this project.
The Gardening Guru is in the running for the Best Green Business Award.
Distributer for CITYPOD, Impact Bioenergy, GAIA Dehydrater, Justbiofiber, Surrey Red Wigglers, Captain Recycling owner.
Having invested the last 20 years into the business of picking up junk and garbage and a service called recycling, you could say that I’ve confirmed almost everything we call ‘junk and garbage’ can be recycled.
In the past seven years my focus has been on this transition, teaching others how and what to recycle. Our service of picking up garbage that is source separated saves our customers money and is an incentive to continue to keep their hauling costs low.
I call it Captain Recycling with a catchy tag, turning your garbage into recycling.
Well before the recent by-laws that prohibit food waste going into the garbage stream, I got busy with about 150 customers; task: source separate, recycle. We did field studies of source containment for their organics and how to best give us, their hauler, their food waste. In a 20 litre pail that we re-line each time. This has worked most effectively, so far.
I calculated that in order to compost up to 1/3 of a growing client base that source separates, I would have to process between 3,000 and 5,000 lbs per month within 3 years.
Composting ‘rapidly’ became a project. How to process ‘time efficiently’ Very quickly, between 2007 and 2014 the volume increased. I knew there were mechanical options and they required research. There were no conclusions to this research other than having to buy the machines of choice and use them to compliment one another.
Next step: Develop a greenhouse operation that produces nutritious soil.
I set out to develop Vermiculture and Vermicompost with the end product of these machines. I’ve learned it’s quite a challenge and that It is quite possible that I could produce more end product than I could store. How to utilize this product most effectively is one of the biggest challenges.
So far, I have only 2 of 3 machines operational, one being a rotational drum that composts 120 lbs of macerated feedstock per day, called a CITYPOD, the other being a dehydrator that processes 100 lbs in a 9 hour cycle, called a GAIA GC 100.
What has brought me together with John is our mutual interest in finding the best use of dehydrated organics. How to replenish food gardens with a 10 – 1 soil amendment How to process 500 lbs of banana or peppers – into 50 lbs of sterilized dehydrated feedstock and send it to places around the globe that are food starved.
In closure, to best answer ‘why’ am I doing this. As a business person, hauler, I want to take this weight off my loads. I pay for weight – so there is a daily economic incentive.
Job creation. Removing food waste is an average of 40% off my dump fees. I take this savings and put it into the job creation account of composting with machines.
Reduce carbon emissions by targeting methane, 10 times the effect of carbon on global warming.
Create nutritious soil and fertilizers and dehydrated edible food – local and global markets
I have just been watching Briton and Americas got talent on you tube, and I love the way seeing such talent being discovered. It is so up lifting so heart feeling to see young and old having their moment in the spot light making dreams come true. For some it is a moment that one moment when they discover their have talent and people want more of them, for some it is only that one moment in time but a memory forever.
To see no age barrier no faith sex or race but just a voice, or act or dance just that moment when all eyes are on them in anticipation of greatness. We get drawn in to the life time dream of the performer the what it means to them in their this is my moment my time. When they see the response from the audience it takes them by surprise on the impact they have had, an almost disbelief that the audience likes them, what a wonderful moment of self gratification self accomplishment and a beginning to a wonderful career doing what they love.
It shows us it is ok to dream, it is ok to believe in ones dream, it is ok to be venerable and step up into that lime light of possibilities and create opportunities for a life time. We live vicariously through another dreams, others opportunities, but we must not forget our own dreams our own passions and our own possibilities, for they are possible when we choice to step into our own limelight.
Find a DREAM to BELIEVE in ACT on that dream and COMMIT to that Dream
We are all born D.I.V.A s Dreamer Inspirer Visionary Aspirer
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Nora Rose aired from March 22nd on.
Nora Rose is a teacher, author, speaker and coach. Her current book titled “Gabriel’s Journey” is about an 18 year old boy who leaves his family in Naples, Italy to travel by boat to the United States in 1920. This story is based off the actual life of her grandfather Gabriel Iovino. After his brother died in WW1 he had a desire to go to America to begin a new life.
Nora Rose grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She attended St.Bartholomew grade school and Notre Dame High School for Girls. She went to college in Evanston, IL for her B.A. degree and became a teacher. She was a teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes in Chicago and then Evanston Illinois District 65. She was also a teacher at B.J. Hooper School in Lindenhurst Illinois for 1st and 3rd grade. She went on to get her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National College of Education. At this time she moved with her husband to Wisconsin and raised three daughters. She started a child care center name Roots & Wings which she owned and operated for 22 years. When her children were young she brought them to work with her. Many years later she went back to college at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a communication degree. She started substitute teaching and wrote a book titled The Story-Telling Cottage in 1997. She was in the process of rewriting this book to make it better when a whole new book evolved as Gabriel’s Journey.
In 2010 she was caring for her mother who had diabetes, hernias and a weak heart. In 2014, her mother died and Nora had a difficult time grieving over the loss of her mother and her business. At this time she also lost her business. Her whole life changed. To learn how to think more clearly and better, she went to a one year workshop with the Canfield Training team and Jack Canfield to become a certified Life Coach. Where she learned many tools and techniques to help people create a better life. She included a picture of Jack Canfield on the back cover with herself to show readers that teachers and mentors want you to learn new ideas and concepts to make your life better. Nora believes learning is a lifelong process. We are always looking for new teachers as we grow and change throughout life.
This inspiring story encourages readers to believe in their dreams and to connect with their own family history. All families started somewhere and it’s interesting conversation to find out from where and how they got here. The book includes beautiful illustrations to enhance the adventure.
Partnering with an illustrator who listened to her vision then created it was truly a magical experience. It was just as much fun to create the illustrations as it was to write the story. She absolutely loves the illustrations!
She also did many hours of research in the archives of Ellis Island in New York to include original documents from Ellis Island in the book. When students learn that she had to do extensive research before writing this story they are in awe. I was teaching a 5th grade class how to do research for an assignment and after we were done with the lesson I took out my book to share with them. It made it real for them. To see how their substitute teacher did research and wrote a book from it made then realize that this is possible for them to do. Real people write books not just people in hollywood or famous people. They were very inspired.
In the back of the book Nora included how to make a vision board so readers can create one of their own to help reach a goal they might have. She also included a passport activity so readers can make a passport to think about where in the world they would like to travel.
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