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...
by Jean Trebek | Feb 4, 2019 | Respect Farm |
Oscar Wilde once said, “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” The act of Self Love is not always as easy or romantic as it sounds. Self Love requires one to be totally honest with themselves first, a bit challenging for some, but truly...
by Jean Trebek | Jan 6, 2019 | Respect Farm |
“Out with the old- in with the new” requires a LOT of trust. The concept of trust has definitely had its way with me throughout most of my life, and so I thought to take another look at the power of this word ….which clearly deserves my respect. As I...
by Jean Trebek | Dec 19, 2018 | Respect Farm |
Movies are a great way for bringing family and friends together…And that notion deservedly has my respect. The Holiday Season is a wonderful time to gather around the TV screen and settle in to watching one or two or three heartfelt Christmas movies…with a...
by Jean Trebek | Dec 3, 2018 | Featured, Respect Farm |
Are You Truly Compassionate? During this holiday season, I want to reflect upon the word that stands out the most for me – Compassion. Many texts have given great credence to the human nature called compassion… I too feel a great respect for this word, as it...
by Jean Trebek | Nov 1, 2018 | Respect Farm |
I used to own a flower shop in Century City, California. It was charmingly small, but moreover, it was where countless people would order flowers to pay tribute to the many milestones of their lives; and for this reason, my little flower shop has my respect. In 1993,...
