SAM-e Complete® Monthly Contest – What’s the Best Advice Your Mom Ever Gave You?
In honor of Mother's Day, this month we want to know what advice your mom gave you that always stuck with you. For me, my mom always encouraged me to do the things that make me happiest, and that my experiences would be what I’d remember the most, not the material things. I still hold that true today, and when I look back on all the great experiences and people I’ve encountered over the years, it surely puts a smile on my face.
So tell us some advice your mom gave you, or if you are a mother yourself, what advice do you give your kids that you can share with the rest of us? We’ll select the 10 best responses we get, based on the following criteria:
1. Creativity – Be as creative as you want with this. In the past, we’ve received poems, stories, and all around hilarious entries for contests, so the more creative you are, the better your chances.
2. How Clearly and Effectively the Entry Message is Conveyed – Make sure your comment makes sense to at least one other person before you send it.
3. Relevance to the Subject of the Contest Question – Not just any answer will do. Make sure what you’re submitting answers the question.
We’ll select 10 winners to each receive a one-month supply of Nature Made SAM-e Complete®. SAM-e Complete® is meant to supplement the Sam-e molecules that your body normally produces to help you maintain your healthy mood naturally. It’s not meant to cure or prevent any conditions, including depression. Because of this, comments about depression or other such topics will not be posted or eligible to win. For full contest rules, be sure to check out the Official Rules page. Good luck!
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Starts at 10:00:00 a.m. ET on 05/03/10. Ends at 9:59:59 a.m. ET on 06/01/10. By leaving a comment on this blog post, subject to complying with the Official Rules, your comment will become your contest entry. Eligible comments will be judged for an opportunity to win one of ten (10) prizes in the Sam-e Complete® Monthly Contest. Open to legal residents of any 1 of the 50 U.S. states or D.C., who are at least the age of majority in his or her state of primary residence as of the entry date. Participants are welcome to leave more than one comment per person and email address, but only one comment per person or e-mail address will be judged and only the first comment received from a particular person or e-mail address will count as an Entry, although subsequent comments may be posted. Participants will be eligible to enter subsequent Sam-e Complete® Monthly Contests, if any. Sponsor has the right to refrain from publishing comments. Winners will be contacted via the email address submitted with his or her comment, so you must provide a valid email address. Void where prohibited. ARV of each prize: $39.00. Total ARV of Sam-e Complete® Monthly Contest prizes: $390.00. In its sole discretion, Sponsor reserves the right to award fewer than ten (10) prizes. In the event that fewer than ten (10) prizes are awarded, the total ARV of the prizes will decrease proportionately. Subject to complete Official Rules. Sponsor: Pharmavite LLC, 8510 Balboa Blvd., Suite 100, Northridge, CA 91235.
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zachary Monday, May 03, 2010
The best advice my mother ever gave me was, "If you can honestly say that you are doing your very best in all that you do, at all times, honey, you have absolutely nothing to worry about."
Dee Tuesday, May 04, 2010
My mom always told me life would be hard but that good would always follow to those who sought the betterment of others and she stated emphatically that life was too short for long trips of regret...what a wonderful mentor she has been for me and now my children.
Shelly Tuesday, May 04, 2010
My mom died when I was 19, almost 30 years ago, so what I remember of her verbal advice is limited. The advice that I always say my mother "gave me" was to respect everyone for who they are. She didn't give me this advice through words but through how she lived her life and by how others remembered her, as a deeply respectful woman who never questioned where they came from and accepted them for who they were.
Robert Halter Wednesday, May 05, 2010
My mother warned me about such things as ....
Eating too much candy......
I did not listen at first,
35 years later.....
I changed my mind after my dentist crowned many teeth!
Smoking and drinking.....
I did not listen at first,
20 years later after a severe shift in health......
I changed my mind, again!
Eating a healthy diet.....
I did not listen at first,
30 years later after 300 straight days of pain,
I changed my mind!
Mothers are never right at first........
They see the future!
Shauna Perez Thursday, May 06, 2010
When I was expecting my 6th child, a Mother/Daughter Tea was thrown in my honor. I received a journal that day, and all the guests wrote their advice and well wishes in it. My mother’s comments in my journal have reminded me of the power of an apt word. “You know you can always call if you want some solicited advice.”
I am a bit of a “know-it-all,” and constantly feel the need to give advice, but her little word reminded me that the best advice is that which is sought. So I have tried to temper my doling out of advice since then, and to just be available to my friends and acquaintances to help when they need it.
Gary Davis Tuesday, May 11, 2010
My mother, at the age of 88, passed away in February of this year. And not a day goes by that I wish I could just pick up the phone to make her laugh. The one thing she (and my father) instilled in me was to live life by the Golden Rule" Do unto others as you would have others do unto to you". It's such a simple, yet universal guideline for one to experience a rich life, free of so many prejudices and biases that prevail in society. I have carried that over to the next generation with my own 3 children who are 29, 23, and 19. They have grown up accepting all individuals based on being good souls, not on their race, religion, sexual preference, nationality or social standing. I am blessed to see this life message be successfully continued in my own offspring. Grandkids will see the same indoctrination as well somewhere down the road. I truly believe, with my mother's support, I was able to go beyond just raising the question of "can't we all just get along, to delivering the definitive answer "yes WE CAN all get along".
TRiggs Friday, May 21, 2010
Monkey see, monkey do...
dj Friday, May 21, 2010
She told me to appreciate your friends for the good things they offer and ignore the rest.
Susan Saturday, May 22, 2010
As a Mother myself...my advice to my children has always been to be gracious...whether or not anyone around you deserves it! Gracious in my heart of hearts means to be honest, polite, sincere, compassionate and sensitive. There's an inner strength that you feel inside you when you're gracious to even the meanest person....as odd as it sounds it serves both people...the receiver and the giver are both "winners" when they part ways. The receiver because they may act as if you're just a moron for being so kind, but they will never forget it...and maybe someday try it themselves...and the giver because they can walk away with their head held high....with no regrets....
Sue Gnacinski Sunday, May 23, 2010
Mom's advice? Soooo simple but it really works to instill a deep sense of security...."You can always come to me...no matter what you've done...& tell me..and I will still love you."
Karen Sunday, May 23, 2010
The best advice my mother ever game me: ALL OF IT. My mother has many years of wisdom and the most profound thing she ever said was,"when you have a child my dear you will see just how smart I am." Flash forward 30+ years later...my what a brilliant woman my mother was and still is...I belive she holds a PHD in life and has psychic abilities. Yes, as I am writing this I would say the very best advice she still gives to me and those fortunate enough to know the exceptional person she is inside and out is as follows: Never take or give less in life than you would excpect for or from your child. What a beautiful to reconize the value each person holds in life and a lovely way to paint the picture of never settling for less than 100 of what you dream.
Please with hold my last name. Karen Fersh
catta gagnon Monday, May 24, 2010
my mother said , you made your bed now lie in it. so since then i have refused to make my bed,but i love laying in it. i now tell my childre you are responsible for what you create so be the star of your show.
Bruno Bednarski Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Mom's advice....Always have a good pair of work shoes because one day your sipping the the wine, the next you could be pressing the grapes so be prepared.....
Brandy Bruch Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Being an only child I received tons of great advices from my mother!! When I was born 35 years ago there was still a bit of a stigma to what women can accompish in work and sports. The best advice my mother gave me was there there was nothing I couldn't accomplish being a woman. I could do anything and be anything I want including "Be the President of the United States". She was the only female supervisor to 25 male supervisors at her job. She was my role model and because of her I have become the best at everything I do. Thanks mom, you are my hero and role model!!!
Hilda Thursday, May 27, 2010
I tell my daughter to do unto others as they would have done unto them. With the diversity we all encounter each day, what she might like to have done to her, may not work at all for someone else. Learning what works for them means she has to get to know someone that is different from her.
Kathrynn Sunday, May 30, 2010
When my sister and I were young, the one thing that my mother always told my sister and me was, "Don't fight! You're all you've got." I didn't appreciate the advice back then when we were children bickering about things we can't even remember now. As an adult I have learned to treasure those words as life's circumstances have become hard and the only ones I felt I could really turn to, that would love me no matter what, were my family, most especially my little sister. My mother instilled a deep love for family in us with that small sentence. You don't have to agree, you don't have to like what each other does, but you do have to love each other and be there for each other no matter what, so don't fight! Your family is all you've got.
Jill Sunday, May 30, 2010
The best advice from my mom was given right after she was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer. Her new motto on life is to live life to it's fullest because you don't know how much time you have left or what could happen to those you love. With that she has taught me to appreciate the the little things go and not worry about all the little petty things. To do what I love to do and want to do not because I was told to do it. My life has changed so much because of her! She has opened my eyes and made me see that life is truly what you make of it.