June 2025
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In farming, and in life in general, so much is out of our control. We can’t control input costs, or commodity prices, or big policies, or the weather…sometimes it’s hard not to feel a little bit helpless. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I hear people talk about “taking control,” whether that control…
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Have you noticed that, except for around Christmas, we don’t really talk about joy? At the holidays we wish “Joy to the World!” but in the day-to-day we don’t think much about it. Joy is a deep emotion, and an important one. It is different than happiness, which comes in reaction to an event and…
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A few days ago, I saw this slogan on the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) website, and I love it. It’s their slogan for Men’s Health Month, encouraging men to speak up about their mental health and emotional needs. I’d like to expand it even more, and say that it’s not weak to speak…
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