by Jean Trebek | Sep 3, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
As I was giving some thought to our theme of Coming of Age, I realized most cultures and religions have specific events, ceremonies, or celebrations associated with maturity milestones. Then, I started thinking about the period of time just prior to a major... 
by Jean Trebek | Aug 3, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
Walk the Talk: 1) Back up or prove what’s said with action. 2) Represent words with action. 3) Practice what’s preached. Are You Walking Your Talk? Be honest… do you follow through with what you say you’re going to do? _____ When I was around... 
by Jean Trebek | Jul 5, 2020 | Respect Farm |
Let’s face it…it’s easy to feel happy when everything is going your way, but who are you really when relationships and situations are not how you’d like them to be? What comes to mind when I think of the word Character, are basically two... 
by Jean Trebek | Jun 10, 2020 | Featured, Interviews, Respect Farm |
The Trebek siblings: Emily Trebek, Matthew Trebek and Nicky Trebek at a recent family gathering in Los Angeles. The world knows Alex Trebek as the host of Jeopardy! But to his kids, he’s just Dad Alex and I are so blessed to have two wonderful children, Matthew... 
by Jean Trebek | May 2, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder My Solace: Beauty in Nature Beauty is an exacting topic for me to write about, because there are so many aspects and considerations to this word beauty that touch my... 
by Jean Trebek | Apr 3, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
The Word “Possibilities” Feels Liberating to Me. It conjures up a sort of spaciousness in my mind… and I like that. There’s an obvious paradox going on right now… although we are physically being confined to a limited amount of external outings and... 
by Jean Trebek | Mar 3, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word, is the difference between lightening and a lightening bug” ~ Mark Twain Indeed, words are so powerful. The art of effective communication is essential to our wellbeing. It fosters human connections by... 
by Jean Trebek | Feb 2, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
Self Love I’ve heard it time and time again that self love is the key to living a life of harmony, peace and joy….so, I thought to take another look at the concept of self love…which clearly deserves my respect. I think another word synonymous for... 
by Jean Trebek | Jan 3, 2020 | Respect Farm |
“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” — Mary Lou Cook To be perfectly honest, I never considered the meaning of the word “creativity” as taking risks or... 
by Jean Trebek | Dec 31, 2019 | Featured, Interviews, Respect Farm, Videos |
Michael Strahan speaks with the Trebeks Thursday, January 2, 20208pm|7pm Central on ABC It was such a pleasure to meet Micheal Strahan and the 20/20 production team when they visited our home in December. It was really busy when the crew first showed up. I was out on... 
by Jean Trebek | Dec 5, 2019 | Featured, Respect Farm |
Do you have a certain person on your holiday list that is a bit more challenging to buy for than the others? I certainly do… it’s my husband. Oddly enough, he’s the one that I really want to get that “perfect” gift for… you know, the gift that says, you mean so much... 
by Jean Trebek | Nov 3, 2019 | Featured, Respect Farm |
I have been part of and enjoyed many traditions throughout my life, and they have all served me well… creating a sense of connectedness and comfort via familiarity and consistency. Traditions can be small, like sending out a few yearly cards, or grand, like annual... 
by Jean Trebek | Oct 5, 2019 | Featured, Respect Farm |
…What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within us out into the world, miracles happen. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Be assured that change is inevitable. Life is constantly evolving... 
by Jean Trebek | Sep 3, 2019 | Featured, Respect Farm |
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” – Rumi Alex and I had a home on Lake Nacimiento in Central California for close to 20 years. This was our little “get away,” where we were nurtured by Mother Nature herself… no internet,... 
by Jean Trebek | Aug 3, 2019 | Featured, Respect Farm |
“Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.” ~ Dali Lama The Dali Lama is really onto something here…the... 
by Jean Trebek | Jul 3, 2019 | Respect Farm |
“We seek retreats for ourselves, houses in the country, seashores, mountains. But … we have in our power to retire into ourselves. For there is no retreat that is quieter and freer from trouble than our soul … perfect tranquility, the right ordering of mind.”... 
by Jean Trebek | Jun 13, 2019 | Featured, Respect Farm |
We had an idea… since mid-June has Father’s Day, Jean & Alison wanted to share about the men in their lives. The three prominent men in my life have demonstrated some amazing qualities that I deeply respect. My dad, Eric… was a man who carried himself... 
by Jean Trebek | May 1, 2019 | Respect Farm |
A respectable quote – “To be soft is to be powerful.” ~ Rupi Kaur This is the month of Mother’s Day and spring renewal so thoughts come up about “The Feminine”. The “Feminine” way of being is indeed powerful, for it is always life affirming and... 
by Jean Trebek | Apr 3, 2019 | Respect Farm |
Recently, I read this quote from Mary Pickford, “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” Now that’s a quote I respect! A new beginning is... 
by Jean Trebek | Mar 3, 2019 | Respect Farm |
The stories we tell ourselves can either make or break us…that is how powerful the mind is…and that surely deserves my respect. When I was a young girl, my grandmother would tell me bedtime stories. She was great at it, so much detail and feeling would be put into... 