Get Real With Rick Dancer

We hear a lot about Anxiety in our world today, but what is it really? On this episode of Get Real With Rick Dancer, expect to learn the different kinds of anxiety there are, some simple tips to help the large portion of us deal with it and why its so important that we deal with it.

Eugene voters have the opportunity to vote on a new method of voting called Star Voting. This is only for certain aspects of the ballot right now. Prepared to find out how Star Voting works, how it's different from Ranked voting, how this, someday might change and make voting more fair and why you might want to consider it this election. If you'd like more information or to try out a mock election for yourself, go to these links. https://star.vote/eug24mayor/ http://star.vote http://starvoting.org

I'm concerned about what's going on in the world. I don't know when it became okay to hate anyone. On the bright side I believe God is exposing lies and giving us a thirst for the truth. Let's talk about that. Keep the conversation going in the comments.

He's a pretty familiar name in most homes in Oregon, especially in Eugene and Springfield. Mike Bellotti was the head football coach during some pretty amazing years. He's still connected to Oregon, the community and the university in many ways. He'll be back in May for the MDA Golf tournament sponsored by our own Dr Michael Bratland of CrisDental. This week Mike and I sat down and had a conversation about the past, the present and the future. If you're a duck fan you will enjoy this other side of Mike Bellotti.

More people are taking control of their health by what they eat. Raw milk is becoming a big thing. But it's super controversial with some and the woman you're about to listen to explains why. You will find out what raw milk has that's good for you and a lot more in this very interesting conversation that is more than milk, it's everything we eat.

When I read the article in the Sealy Lake Newspaper I was stunned. The major employer, a mill that's been around for 75 years, is shutting down. The reason is not a lack of timber, not this time. The reason is people and housing that's too damn expensive to afford. But this interview takes twists and turns and leaves you feeling like Sealy Lake will be okay. Why? The people.

On this edition of Get Real With Rick Dancer, working out. A young man recently connected with me who calls himself the tattooed fitness junkie. He knows what he's talking about and will give us advice on the do's and don'ts. But what I really like about this conversation is how real it gets. The real reasons behind why he does what he does will inspire you.

If you think your electric bill is high now, wait until you see what it looks like if the current administrations Columbia River Plan goes through.It's a secret White House deal to demolish dams and your pocketbook. Rates are expected to go up 50% if this happens and right now it's on track to happen.But not without a fight.Here in Montana power providers are spreading the word.But those of you in Oregon, Washington and Idaho will also feel the pain.Listen.

An appointed board is deciding the fate of many Oregonians. The Forestry Board is expected to adopt what is called a habitat conservation plan that is opposed by thousands. It's not going to just impact loggers and mill workers, it will impact country governments, schools and you. It's your forest and yet you don't have any say as to what happens.

Face To Face contact is not much of a thing anymore. We have Zoom, FaceTime and all sorts of online ways to connect. But research says nothing is a substitute for face to face. The couple we will hear from on this episode started its own face to face meeting group in a small rural Oregon town. 

The men you are about to meet understand the future of our food sources in the United States and beyond. They've found a way to grow food faster, better and want to plant more seeds in places all over the world. There is so much more to the story so I'm gonna let them explain from here.

When love is pure you feel it. When love is about service, the results tell the story. The people you are about to meet understand the value of helping people who may fit into a category of folks who have different abilities from the rest of us. But that doesn't change their value, as you are about to hear.

We see data on the mental health status of people in America but rarely do we hear from those working in the industry in rural America. The Bearded Social Worker works out of a private office in one of Oregon's smallest counties. What he seeing is pretty amazing. He's someone we will have on again in the near future. Share this with your friends.

She's a disabled veteran who trusted an Oregon contractor and got ripped off big time. She's still living in a partially remodeled home and the creditors came knocking at the door. But something happened that is so generous it will touch your heart. 

Our lives intersect in amazing ways. The man you are about to hear from started following me a while ago. Then I interviewed a friend of his who lives in Virginia. Recently he spotted me in La Grande Oregon.....but when I heard this man's story I knew you needed to hear it and what I discovered in questioning him, he needed to share it too. 

Close to 100k people are without power. But what's happening now and how long till power is restored? Bill Lundun of KPNW fills us in.

I learn so much from people who've experienced harder, more difficult times than myself. No one's life is easy but sometimes you find someone who teaches such courage it challenges you to do better. Nick The Trainer Dude is that guy for me. Take some time and listen to what Nick says. I think it will greatly encourage you.

Maybe Easy Isn’t Really Living? Sponsored by New Leaf Hyperbaric’s & Massage & CrisDental Family Dentistry I wake to 15 degree’s. It’s my running day but consider for a moment changing that to a gym day. I know how running makes me feel. Yes, it hurts and today my knee is bugging me a bit. Last year it was so cold and windy and snowy I didn’t get to run outside and my mental health arose from the dark. So I decide to grab the hand warmers, a stocking cap and layers and layers of running clothes and hit the path. I run a 7 mile stretch around a pond that in parts, borders Canyon Ferry Lake. I love it here. I rarely see another human but witness wildness in its purest form. Today I’m listening to a podcast with David Goggins and Andrew Huberman. They are talking about living strong, living hard and living long. I’m captivated by the topic because it’s real life, it’s my life, it’s your life. I wrote something this same morning that lines up perfectly with what they are saying. If you want a great life, not just a good life, it means hardship, hard work and hard knocks. Most people don’t want to put out the effort to have that. I’m not sure, up to this point, that I would either. I’m fortunate, I started doing this long ago and God is good to me. He shows me the depths of despair but only as much as I can handle. However I will say he pushes me. What if you and me are stronger than we think? What if the amazing life we want is not found in a promotion, more views or measured by vacations and comfort? It’s hard because I don’t want to ask for more pain but I don’t want to go to my grave thinking I missed out of something either. I pick up a little book I try to read each morning and see where Jacob was taking his people through the wilderness and would measure how far he would push them in the desert by this standard. He said: “I will lead on softly, according to the cattle that goeth before me and the children.” I think God is like that too. He only gives us what we can handle but many of us could handle much more if we’d only allow ourselves to have those hard, difficult conversations with ourselves. I finished my run, knee’s felt fine and my soul was full. God lead us softly according to what you know we can take but don’t allow us an easy way out. I want to live a full life, but only if you are in control.

A 17 year old man with autism has found his voice. His parents call it a miracle. The child they've raised in silence for 17 years is finally able to communicate with them, not with sounds, but by spelling. There's too much to explain in a headline like this. Take a few minutes and listen to a Christmas story sure to touch your heart