Why do we keep a gratitude journal at Steinkraft Zeolith?
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we've repeatedly noticed that we overlook the small joys and even the larger achievements. This year, at Steinkraft Zeolith, we've decided to take a slightly different path—the path of consistent, documented gratitude. Inspired, of course, by our 2024 motto [OPTIMISM AS A DRIVE - THE BEST LIES AHEAD] , which we've set as our guiding principle for this year.
For us, gratitude should be far more than just a word; it's an attitude that guides and shapes us. It sharpens our focus on what matters and grounds us in a world that is constantly changing and challenging us.
Gratitude is an expression of joy and vitality
In this blog post, we'd like to share with you what we're thankful for in 2024. This gratitude list is an expression of our joy and vitality. It helps us not only experience these special moments, but also preserve them, remember them, and bear witness to them. Each item on this list is a piece of our history, a moment that has shaped us and shown us how diverse and rich our lives and work at Steinkraft Zeolith are.
We want to be transparent for our customers
For us, practicing gratitude also means being open and transparent. It's an invitation to you, our customers, to enter our world and see what moves and motivates us. And also what we get up to throughout the week. We firmly believe that this exchange will lead to a deeper understanding and stronger trust . You'll not only get to know us better, but also the values and beliefs that drive us. ♡
Join us on this journey and discover with us what it means to be grateful in heart and mind. And to work on it and continually remind ourselves how we can shift energy (do you know what the magic spell ABRAKADABRA is for? - yes, it means: may the energy shift), how we can change perspectives, how we can look at things in a solution-oriented and non-dramatizing way. It's clear that we see ourselves as learners and eternal practitioners.
Let's go!
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We are very grateful... always... even if we only wrote this diary for half a year...
June 2024
June slipped through our fingers... What was going on in this pre-summer month?
- Received a new shipment of Active Microorganisms . Very fresh and smelling wonderful.
- Our bottling hall has a wonderful new lighting system, illuminated by natural daylight.
- AND really great, huge shelves that can accommodate big bags on the first floor, so to speak. Marika and Andreas were imagining these shelves—they're secondhand. That means they really wanted them. I'm always a bit hesitant about them; and yes, now I'm glad they're there, too.
- We live and work next to a farm shop that has fresh bread four days a week. Baguette = divine. Rye bread = delicious. Homemade. And so, sometimes, our courtyard smells of freshly baked bread. Depending on the wind. And that's wonderful. That makes us very grateful.
- NEW blog post written:
Horse Love: How equestrianism enriches your daughter's life.
- A resale concept developed for Denmark .
- Shareholders' meeting in Hamburg : I considered a strategy for Italy, ate well, experienced two "Huschchen" (a little 'hustle and bustle'), drove past the place where I got married—yes, that was at the registry office in Hamburg behind the Edeka supermarket ;-)), and drove a little nostalgically down the street in Eppendorf, where we used to live. At the same time, I was incredibly grateful that the parking situation here in Lower Austria is incomparably better. Thank you for this time there with fish and crab sandwiches and rhubarb spritzers.
- What AI can do... He/she can write and record a song for us in a few seconds. Actually, there are two AIs.
Our new catchy tune for a few days now! Wow! Definitely worth listening to.
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May 2024
- It started wonderfully. A week in Crete, continuing education on the topic of creative consciousness development , surrounded by dear friends and my chosen sisters from Tel Aviv. Discovering our own mental patterns and directing them toward what we want more of. We can't be reminded of this often enough... Thank you for this wonderful week that I gave myself.
- Exactly this week, our dog, Ezra , was bitten by a neighbor's visiting dog. This freakish creature came out the door and shot at Ezra like a ball of lightning, biting him seven times.
Seven medium to large wounds. A large amount of zeolite powder was applied. Licked. Back on, feeling better. Painkillers. Lots of petting and affection. Then zeolite wound ointment on the healing areas. Zeolite powder again on the others. Everything turned out well. Everything is healing on its own. Thank you, self-healing power. Thank you for the kind wishes for a speedy recovery. So sweet: our young neighbors checked on Ezra every day and gave him treats.
- Yay! Our shipping warehouse has been expanded with new shelves. Order, order, order that brings joy. Red shelves, the color of which matches our LIFEKRAFT Zeolite labels perfectly.
- And yes, our compost workshop . That's right: compost workshop with Terrafelix . Here we conducted an experiment – the first vegan compost , hot-fermented, for our biocyclic vegan agriculture. That means no cow dung, horse manure, or eggshells.
It was a great lecture this morning about paramagnetism and water quality, incredibly interesting. You know that feeling when it's over, you just want to start over and listen to everything again because it's so inspiring; and it takes a few listens before you can keep up your thinking.
Excellent explanations. Even if you're not deeply familiar with the subject matter, Marcel presents it in a way that makes you understand the connections and leaves you wanting more. Highly recommended!
- And then it was Mother's Day . Mom wanted Piccata Milanese.
She got it. With the best Italian spaghetti.
AND: A REAL MOTHER'S DAY CAKE.
Thanks to the inventors of Pavlova (I hope that's how it's spelled).
Once a year.
- And yes, we ship our products to Denmark.
- Yes, we ship our products to Italy.
- Yes, we ship our products to Slovakia.
- To Switzerland anyway.
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April 2024
Our motto in the 4th month of 2024:
"Ask what is possible, not what is wrong."
Meg Wheatley
- We now know what WAGYU cattle are. To be completely honest, I confused them with Highland cattle – the ones with the long hair. And we know what their meat tastes like and are familiar with many (I wanted to write all, but that's most likely not it), so many benefits. APART FROM THE FLAVOR: lots of good fatty acids, low cholesterol,... And why do we now know them? Because they use our products at the Wagyu farm. They were recommended to us – for which we say a special THANK YOU, and we send many good thoughts to those who recommend them: May you always feel well and be in a good mood!
- More and more people are hearing about our products at presentations and then calling us to see if they can come by. For direct sales, so to speak. Then, from our online shop distribution center. 1. THANK YOU for letting us know you're coming and calling ahead, and 2. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for being in such a good mood, laughing a lot, and having such a great sense of humor. For bringing us good energy . With your appreciation, your stories of using them, your gratitude. It's a great honor for us to produce products for YOU.♡
- Well, we've learned something new . Until now, we thought the Canary Islands were part of the EU and therefore had the respective country's sales tax. But no! Tenerife is treated like a third country for customs purposes. With sales tax exemption according to §§ so-and-so. Download the form – thanks to Marika, stay tuned until we find it. And thank you, dear customer – you paved the way for STEINKRAFT zeolite to your beautiful islands. And all the best for your horse! So watch out! Yes, we ship to the Canary Islands.
- "That's so sweet...I haven't had such great customer service in a long time - thank you." Original quote from Ms. KH
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MARCH 2024
Our motto for the 3rd month of 2024:
"Happiness is an inside job."
Dalai Lama
- Right at the beginning of this month, we received some good news for which we are very grateful:
Quote from KB: "From previous events in Sportgastein, I knew exactly about the problems and the changes in my dogs' performance, regeneration, and digestion up there.
We live a good 1000 meters lower, and since this was a World Championship, which spanned two acclimatization days and three race days, a solution had to be found to mitigate or, in the best case, even prevent the drop in performance caused by the altitude and the poorer nutrient utilization.
During my search, I came across Dogkraft Zeolite Powder from Steinkraft . After consulting with them, I decided to use Dogkraft. I started adding the powder to the food a few days before the competition, which gave me the certainty that the dogs would tolerate it well and be able to process it.
During the five days of 1600m, the stool was dry and solid every time the dog was dropped, and there were no signs of the usual diarrhea-related problems that could impair performance. Success requires many pieces of the puzzle, and Dogkraft was one of them, and thus we were able to finish the Sled Dog World Championships with a silver medal.
- We were asked to give a talk for the Farmers' Association about microorganisms and the difference between AM+Plus and other microorganisms out there. In front of 12 wonderful women, full of humor and shapers of this earth. Thank you for these two precious hours. With every question you ask, we improve, and we understand more and more what you need. You are practitioners with your own instincts and a great deal of intuition. Our heroines. We thank you for these fun hours, for all the laughter, your attentiveness and mindfulness, and your striving for a good world.
"...you're a congenial couple and have a super charisma."
Thank you for the lovely feedback and THANK YOU for seeing us!
- THANK YOU for a few days in Mallorca! It was really windy and cold, too. We wore a hat every day—that's saying something. We made a deal for New Year's Eve—and flew in early March with our long-time girlfriend. Thank you for letting us stick with it. There's no perfect time for a weekend like this. You have to create it. Thank you for our free life, which makes this possible.
- Yesterday we had a wonderful party. What can I say? A huge party. Dad, our senior boss, celebrated his 80th birthday . It started with us for lunch with the whole family. His request was baked carp. So, Christmas dinner. So: where can we get organic carp? And then for lots of it? So, our heartfelt thanks to the organic fish shop in Mariazell. Even though they weren't open and it was too late for us to order online, they waited for us in their office until we picked up the fresh organic carp fillets. So, we're now fully promoting your online shop. Great organic fish and loving support. That was one thing. ♡
- Thank you, Dad, thank you, Papa. For so much. You laid the foundation for STEINKRAFT with your stories of healed calves, your experiences, your empirical studies, so to speak, and your talent for explaining everything so that everyone could understand. Your love for good soil and milk with the right cell counts, udder health, and hoof health, spilled over to us. It was a true holiday. With lots of music, the entire Aschbach brass band was there, playing their favorite marches over and over again. And all of it was organized by his neighbors, the village neighbors. As a surprise, after the carp, they all showed up with so much birthday cake and a band. (The big one came again that evening as a surprise.) Can you feel this joy? And Dad wasn't the only one moved to tears... ♡
- This month, three lovely customers contacted us in the evening because they needed help with the online shop or wanted to ask a question. In the evening... of course, these wonderful women have put their children to bed, read the fifth bedtime story, let the dog out again... and then they finally have time for themselves. And these women are quite surprised when we respond quickly in the evening. Modern technology makes it possible. Anything that can be easily answered on a mobile phone can also be done at 11 p.m. It's clear to us that we're available! When we then receive appreciative customer feedback for our efforts, we are, of course, very pleased! THANK YOU for appreciating this presence as something we shouldn't take for granted. ✿
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FEBRUARY 2024
Our motto for this second month:
" The ability to observe without judging is the highest form of intelligence."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
- February started right off with a seminar at Weissensee. And we really learned to love it. The lake. The frozen one. We're so grateful for that! Ezra enjoyed it just as much as we did. Thank you for being so fun, for joining in with everything we did, and for being so easygoing.
Thank you Ezra for being in our lives.
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Basalt, Basalt, Basalt : Offers written in the summer are being redeemed now. Soiling in the spring starts. Remember: Basalt primary rock flour contains an infinite number of trace elements. AND paramagnetic properties. Read more about it in our blog >>>
We really like these paramagnetic properties. Thank you, Phil Callahan, for your tireless work in researching them and describing them in a way that we can understand.
This weekend, we visited an old garden. We were actually there to pick up some organic cabbage. More on that later.
R. in his own words: "We always have lots of flowers in the spring. But since I started spreading basalt, they've tripled in number. And they're coming to places where they weren't before."
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HORSEKRAFT bedding is now easyCert listed, meaning it can be used in organic farming. Thank you, dear Mr. R., for immediately using the zeolite bedding throughout your stable after testing the product. And since you're an organic farm, you now have certified horse bedding and, above all, the best, high-quality fertilizer with plenty of bound ammonia for your fields. Homemade. Voilà!
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JANUARY 2024
- On January 1st, we received an email from Finland . We are very pleased and grateful that our quality is being seen, recognized, and sought after in Finland. Thank you Google, thank you SEO, thank you us. Thank you, dear customers, for wanting to do something good for your animals and not being put off by the shipping costs.
- We appreciate the feedback: " Your company seems the most honest and fair to us." Thank you for that; both are truly important to us. And we don't take it for granted that such feedback is included in an email. Thank you for also testifying in writing what is important to us. ✿
- Thank you for the Kunsthistorisches Museum . We enjoyed a private tour in honor of Marika's birthday and were delighted to immerse ourselves in 10 paintings explained to us by Andrea and Manfred, our tour guides. Thank you both; you did it with such care, precision, and passion that we actually considered purchasing an annual museum pass. Do you know Giuseppe Arcimboldo's Four Seasons? Or his Five Elements?
- Thanks to our customers in Switzerland, we now know what zebus are. Yes, they absolutely need good bedding to keep the stable dry and germ-free. Thank you for sharing our quality advice. ✺
- We decided to be discovered. That people approach us, and for that, I'm truly grateful. Thank you for calling when you have a lot of questions about zeolite, because every zeolite dealer tells you something different. Thanks again for wanting to know for sure. And trusting your gut feeling. And that's right, zeolite in the paper bag isn't packaged properly. And it's true, a ball mill can't grind below 35 microns and can't activate the product. That's impossible with the tribomechanical grinding process. Thanks, Tihomir Lelas.
- Thank you, dear customers, for asking us so kindly, and thank you, dear Ms. W., for saying, " Stay the way you are ." ♡
- Thank you for this lovely feedback from Ms. M.: "Dear Marika, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the kind and humane phone call. Warm greetings from the "South of Germany" ;))." What we take for granted is obviously not. Thank you for seeing our work, which we do with love, in this way. ♡
- And when another customer calls the next day and describes us as "heartfelt people" on the phone, and I've "saved" her morning, I immediately feel energized and in a joyful mood . Thank you, dear Ms. G. ♡
- Today, beautiful pallets were created. HORSEKRAFT horse bedding with zeolite was freshly powdered with organic lavender, bagged, and stacked on pallets, and prepared for customers in Germany and Switzerland. We love sending beautiful pallets to our customers. Lovingly wrapped and optimally prepared for transport. THANK YOU to our production employees . Thank you for upholding the quality philosophy in production and packaging and for clearly not allowing mediocrity.
- Thank you, thank you, thank you, that there are places like the REFUGIUM in Lunz am See . The food was excellent. The drinks were excellent. All of this in a beautiful setting. Our dog was treated as a full-fledged guest, and we felt truly loved. Thank you for creating an oasis of well-being there. And for your work, what you create every day, and for loving each other.
- Yesterday, we had a very long customer conversation. Thank you so much for having people like you, dear Ms. K., who want to know everything in detail. This allows us to continue to grow and add even more information to our website and write blogs. And thus contribute more and more to the education of natural zeolite. Thank you for your questions. They show us what moves you, and they sharpen our minds. And that's a good thing!
- Just in time for the full moon, beautiful HORSEKRAFT zeolite pellets for horses were produced. 4 mm in diameter, with no binding agents or additives. Just zeolite and water. So, fresh zeolite pellets now!
We noticed today that these pellets are popular with people who are allergic to dust. We weren't aware of that, but of course. Pellets don't produce any dust. Therefore, it's not a problem. So once again: THANK YOU to the production team! You did a wonderful job.
- The early birds ofblack cumin with zeolite powder are here! We're glad you're checking back early so you have it when you need it! (That's what some advertisement says. Remember the slogan, not the product.)
A quick reminder: please start using this supplement for horses well in advance of the midges' arrival . This way, the horse's body already has a deposit and they smell of black cumin. It's undetectable to humans – BUT these black flies can smell it and don't like the smell at all.
So, what was going on at STEINKRAFT Zeolite in JANUARY:
- Many, many inquiries, many phone calls with questions about grain sizes and dosages. Many packages shipped. Our machine technology is attracting great interest. Data sheets are being translated into other languages – Finnish, as you already know. Labels are being reprinted and checked a hundred times to make sure everything is correct. From the EAN code to the QR code and the mandatory legal information. Freshly produced and bottled.
Looking back, we give January a Buddhist wisdom:
"There is no large and difficult task that cannot be divided into small, easy tasks."
