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I'm Robin Benson, A Vermonter turned Minnesota rancher.  I am an expert at creating positive energy, confidence, and living the life you love. And I love teaching you how to do the same. Entrepreneur, rancher, homeschool mom, author, animal lover, outdoor living and healthy whole food maven. We explore all the things and simplify for you.

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Finding Beauty and Light in Everyday Life Oct 30, 2024
Rainbows. 🌈

They show me there’s always beauty and light, even in what seems like dreary times.

I was once told, “You’re miss Sally Sunshine aren’t you? All you see are sunshine and rainbows! 🌈 ☀️ “!!

And I agreed with that person!

It was meant as a back handed compliment in response to me asking them...
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Home Made Beef Jerky Recipe beef jerky reci Oct 25, 2024


Jerky Recipe:

for 2 lbs. 12 oz of raw meat (Approximately)

4 TBSP Braggs Aminos, Coconut Aminos or low sodium soy sauce
1/3-1/2 c water
3/4 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
4 drops hot sauce (more to taste)
1/2 tsp liquid smoke
3-1/2 tsp sea salt
3/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp stevia or...

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An honest look at your own journey Sep 25, 2024

As I turned the last horse out at sunset, picked up an empty mineral bag and a pair of socks at the gate (I’ll let you guess who left them there 🤣),

I realized a few things:

Wow! It’s beautiful right now. Breathing in the calm and peace, breathing out the stress of the day.

Our life is probably differ...

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How Showing Up Can Transform Your Life Aug 08, 2024

Keep showing up.


The truth is that you will mess up, get things wrong, feel yucky about things, wish you had done it differently, wonder why you’re doing it more often than you realize.


Sometimes it will feel that way more than feeling like you got it right, have success, are winning or doing it r...

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What steps can we take to overcome our fears and move forward? Jun 27, 2024

Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.
-John Wayne

One of my favorite quotes and one I have relied on in many aspects of my life over the years.
The old saying in horses is when you fall off, get right back on. And I always have.

After getting hurt last summer when a horse flipped ov...

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