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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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Discovering Daily Bright Spots and the Importance of Movement. insp learnings movement sunshine Oct 30, 2025

Since today started with wind and rain I’m adding this reminder to find the sun/ bright spots each day.

In my series, about what we do/ use to “keep up with it all”, one important piece is to find the sun.

The literal sun provides warmth, mood elevation, vitamin D, balance for your circadian rhyth...

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Energizing Morning Practices Oct 30, 2024

How you start your day sets up the entire day.

Can you change it as the day goes on? Sure! You can make a shift at any moment.

But why not start out at your best?

Here are some of my favorite things to do to set up my day:
No digital until after I do the following :
Morning stretches
Morning gratitude/ ...

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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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