Monday Motivation: Osama Bin Laden Dead and A Tragedy Now Rests in Peace

Monday Motivation: Osama Bin Laden Dead and A Tragedy Now Rests in Peace


Hello,


It's always a blessings to have the chance to speak with you, but today's Monday Motivation means so much more for many across this great United States of America and abroad. 

On yesterday, I learned, as many of you, that Osama Bin Laden was found and is now dead, but this is not the only good news. We are also able to begin putting the pieces back together in our own lives after the many tragic losses of September 11th. We can now allow ourselves a chance to put a tragedy once stained in our memory on a daily basis, to a rest for moments in our memories. We are able now to allow our loved ones the chance to rest in peace and carry on their legacy and purpose that they so wanted for us. 

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It is not good that any man should die, but the fruits that Osama Bin Laden produced were his fate. I hope we all will learn from this event that we are all must pay a price for our actions and some actions cannot be corrected with a slap on the wrist or imprisonment. Although we have those measures in place, there are some who choose to want to die instead of paying for their crimes committed. 

As I look back on where I was and what I was doing on September 11th. I was on Active Duty in the United States Army, just a couple of miles from the Pentagon and realized that it is a true blessing that God gave me another day to live and be able to share this moment with you. It is also a blessing to see the Navy Seal team coming together and working as a unit to get this mission accomplished. Outstanding job!

In closing, we must love one another and do good deeds for one another. However, we will always remember this day in the backs of our minds as the day that all the newspaper headlines read in their own ways: Osama Bin Laden is Dead. 

A Tragedy Now Rests in Peace.


TheOldFolksKnowBest.com
Selena Brown





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Hello,

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Selena



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I Love My Mommy Giveaway Hop Event (May 5th - 10th) COMING SOON!

COMING SOON! May 5 - 10th

 

The I Love My Mommy event is in just 4 days!!  Would you like a peek at some of the sponsors offering fabulous prizes that you can win across the hop? Check out their links below! 

Every blog, INCLUDING US at The Old Folks Know Best has at least a $50.00 prize with several over $100!! There are even a few packages at $250 and a grand prize package of $1500 at Makobi Scribe with a second place of $250.  Mark your calendars and come back May 5-10 to hop and win right here at TheOldFolksKnowBest!

Here is an ongoing list of some the great sponsors! The hop is from May 5 to May 10.  See YOU then!

I Love My Mommy is being co-hosted by Makobi Scribe, I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, Bree’s: What Matter’s Most, and Simply Stacie.

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OUR Go Green Tote & $35 Groceries Winner Announced!

The Old Folks Know Best Go Green Tote & $35 Grocery Gift Card Winner Announced! 

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We understand how important it is to keep our earth clean and to give back to the community with providing help with groceries. So, to do this we organized this giveaway and had a great response. We look forward to bringing it back VERY SOON but today's winner for this go-round at Randomly Drawn #18 is:

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Ericka, enjoy your grocery shopping trip to Stop & Shop! You will receive an email from us very shortly with this good news and asking for the best information to send you your prize. You will have 48 hours to respond or we will have to choose a new winner. 
 
Congratulations, Ericka!

 

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Great Depression Cooking Winner Announced For Clara's DVD!

Great Depression Cooking Winner Announced For Clara's DVD! 

I would like to personally thank everyone for participating in this DVD Giveaway for Clara's Great Depression Cooking. However, there can only be one winner and that winner is Randomly Drawn #4:

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Janet, I know you will enjoy the recipes and hopefully will come back and share with us your favorites. You will receive an email from us very shortly with this good news and asking for the best information to send you your prize. You will have 48 hours to respond or we will have to choose a new winner.  

Congratulations, Janet!

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Sunday Inspiration: Pride

Sunday Inspiration: Pride

Hello,

I'm so happy to share another Sunday Inspiration with you on this very beautiful morning in California. On yesterday I watched one of my favorite movies, Pride and Prejudice, and woke up this morning with one single word on my mind. This word was 'PRIDE'. 


Before going any further in thought, I decided to take a look in the dictionary to find a really good meaning for 'PRIDE'. The meaning I found was:

a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.

When I read this definition and remembered the events of the movie, I realized that pride can take on different meanings. If one decides to pride him or herself on being a good tennis player because of their hard work and dedication to the sport, then that's good pride from my perspective. However, if one decides to pride him or herself in such a way that closes others out as if they are the most important person in the world, then that is a negative use of pride. 


I believe that we must all carry some form of pride in ourselves because with this, we are able to fight through those people and matters that try to hinder our personal growth and/or accomplishments. If we carry ourselves with pride in a way that allows people to recognize our confidence and purpose for being, then we are living as examples and not as meager noise feeds. I am not proud, but prideful by how much God has blessed me to use my gifts and talents. I hope that by exploring your hidden gifts and talents within, you are thankful and prideful as well. I'm finding, in my line of work, that many senior citizens are realizing that in retirement, it is the best opportunity to transform their lives. It's a time to look back and be prideful of how much was accomplished and how much is yet to be discovered as one looks ahead. 


Pride can be misunderstood or misrepresented, but it rests in all of us and when properly shown, can set up a whole new journey through life. 


To you and yours this Sunday,
Selena

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HealtheFolk Friday: Recipe from FatFreeVegan.com

New Recipe at Fatfree Vegan Kitchen

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Thai Green Curry with Vegetables and Tofu

I’m not one of those food snobs who thinks that absolutely everything I cook has to be made from scratch. Though I believe that the results are usually better (and more nutritious) when all the ingredients are homemade, I’m not above using packaged ingredients such as vegetable broth or canned beans when the ingredients aren’t polysyllabic. I usually draw the line at using pre-mixed spices, though I make an exception for my beloved Maharajah curry powder and for more time-consuming seasonings like Thai curry pastes. So the first time I made this dish, I used green curry paste from a can, and it was delicious. It wasn’t food snobbery that led me to make my own green curry paste, but curiosity–a desire to see how all the individual ingredients combine to create something completely new. And in the process I found that the beauty of homemade curry paste is that you can still taste all the individual components–the heat of chiles, the sparkle of lime–a quality that’s lost during processing and canning. Homemade really is better.
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Tasty Vegan Recipe: Eggplant Paprikash

RECIPE OF THE WEEK | brought to you by VegKitchen.com

Eggplant Paprikash By Susan Voisin · April 2011

This week, my guest Recipe of the Week is from Susan Voisin, the immensely talented blogger and photographer and creator of Fatfree Vegan Kitchen. I feel fortunate to have had Susan as the photographer of three (!) of my books: Vegan Express (2008), the forthcoming Vegan Holiday Kitchen (Nov 2011), and the even more forthcoming (as yet to titled) book on leafy greens (Spring 2012). And now, here’s Susan presenting this delectable eggplant dish: As part of my agenda to convert everyone into Eggplant Lovers (aka Aubergine Admirers and Brinjal Buddies), I’ve transformed the traditional Hungarian chicken paprikash into a vegan dish worthy of an eggplant. Mild Hungarian paprika gives the sauce its vibrant color and rich, distinctive flavor, while tofu “sour cream” adds creaminess and zing. Recipe and photo contributed by Susan Voisin, Fatfree Vegan Kitchen. Serves: 4 Printable Version 1 large onion, halved and cut into thin wedges 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons paprika 1/2 teaspoon red pepper (optional) 1 teaspoon salt (optional) 1 1/2 to 2 pounds eggplant (about 2 medium) cut into 1-inch cubes 2 bell peppers, any color, sliced (I used red and yellow) 1 cup vegetable broth 14-ounce can diced tomatoes (I used Muir Glen Fire Roasted) 1/8 teaspoon Liquid Smoke flavoring 1/2 cup tofu sour cream (see below) Tofu Sour Cream 1/2 package (about 6 ounces) lite silken tofu 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 tablespoon cashew butter or tahini 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional) Blend all the ingredients for the tofu sour cream until completely smooth, and set aside in the refrigerator until needed. In a large, non-stick saucepan, sauté the onion in a small amount of water until it begins to brown, about 5-8 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika, and red pepper (optional), and stir for one minute. Add the salt, eggplant, peppers, vegetable broth, and tomatoes. Cover and simmer until the eggplant is tender, about 15-20 minutes. When the eggplant is done, check the seasonings and add more salt if necessary. Stir in the Liquid Smoke (optional) and the sour cream, and cook for another minute, until warmed through. Serve over pasta (I used Tinkyada Pasta Joy brown rice noodles) or rice. Susan Voisin is the author and photographer of the immensely popular, award-winning blog, FatFree Vegan Kitchen. To view this recipe in your browser, click here. For more recipes, go to VegKitchen.com.

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Monday Motivation: Picking Up Where We Left Off

Monday Motivation: Picking Up Where We Left Off

Hello,


Welcome to another Monday Motivation and I thought it would be interesting to touch on the importance of 'Picking Up Where We Left Off'. When Friday arrives, some of us seem to take our work home and by Monday feel so bent out of shape that we don't know where to start and how to begin a "new week". We surround ourselves with so many work responsibilities that we don't see how we can possible take a break and live a little during the weekend to prepare for another Monday. Everything in some of our lives are merged into one huge cloud, which ultimately becomes our demise or suppressors.


So, how can we begin Picking Up Where We Left Off on Friday to begin this new week beginning Monday for most? I would recommend finding a hobby or something that you have always wanted to do, but didn't know how the time would compliment the endeavor and just do it! NIKE says it best! Some activities like this may include: salsa dancing lessons, hiking, skiing, attending a book club or festival, going to see a movie, or just listening to meditation on a CD in a part of your home where you can be one with yourself.


As we get older and reach retirement and our bodies begin to change, we have to realize our new limitations. These limitations can hinder our travel, sporting endeavors, and even the emotional desire to do anything. If we as busy folks take the time off to have a release party on our own days off, we will be a lot more inclined to produce better results in our occupations or other jobs alike. We will have the drive and ambition to go another full week and not reach burn-out by Wednesday because we worked so much on Sunday. 


So, as an exercise for you and me, after work this Friday, lets take some time to do some activity that we have always wanted to do and/or explore. By doing this we will release unnecessary stress and empower our minds and bodies to begin on Monday, picking up where we left off.


Have a safe week and explore the impossible,
Selena


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