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Product of The Month
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Fine Silver Pendant with word IMAGINE hangs on 14" dyed purple/magenta ribbon cord. Truly one of a kind piece. ---- This jewelry line speaks to the heart and soul. Each amazing fine silver piece is fashioned by hand, and is carefully imprinted with words of inspiration pieces are made from 99.9% fine silver, and each piece is worked by hand. We finish them with hand-dyed ribbon yarn imported from Wales, hand-dyed cords, or beautiful solid sterling chain. All of our pieces are completed with sterling silver findings.
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HONORING WOMEN OF STRENGTH
YVETTE MAMBO
Yvette is a courageous widow of 32 years old. She has 2 children going to the primary school. Her husband died in tragic circumstances. So she is the main provider of her family. She has been selling local rice and spices for 7 months. She is a hard worker. With the income from her business, she has been able to send her children to school after the death of her husband. The loan made through KIVA.ORG of $975.00 allows her to buy more goods, to meet the growing demand of her customers. I honor Yvette for her strength & courage to take care of herself and her family! |
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THANK YOU LADIES FOR YOUR FEEDBACK
Dear JoAnne-
"Thank you for your newsletter. 2008 is a great year! Your work is so inspiring. God Bless" Suzette Lee, CA=20
"Your message in your newsletter was perfect and so absolutely how it is." Sheila Ulrich, MN
"Thanks JoAnne! Your letter came just when I needed a pick me UP! "
Darlene Sogn, MN
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Dear Friends,
As I finished out the month of January, I reflect on all the business planning I have been doing for the upcoming year. I really am so fortunate to be a woman in this great country of America able to persue the dream of owning my own business. Now as most entrepreneurs will tell you, it isn't always fun and you work more hours than most of your friends who work for someone else. But there can also be great rewards.
My tagline as most of you regular readers know is "Strengthening Women, Strengthening Communities." I always have an eye out on how I can accomplish this and recently I connected with an organization called KIVA.
Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individuals like me provide affordable working capital for the poor (money to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), empowering them to earn their way out of poverty.
It's a new, direct and sustainable way to fight global poverty.
To learn more about kiva.org click here.
Remember, as Mahatma Gandhi said "Be the change you wish to see in the world"
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SHARING KNOWLEDGE & INSPIRATION
Getting Unstuck is the Beginning
Do you ever feel stuck? Maybe feel stuck in a job or a life you really aren't happy with? Do you ever think that "someday" I'll do what I want? Or maybe "someday" I'll like my job or my life or my partner or...
Sometimes you just feel a sense of "well, I'm not sure what it is I do want, but I'm pretty sure this isn't it." So you find yourself slugging into work every day, kinda' gritting your teeth and wondering when you're going to start liking your life again.
I've felt that way, too, and I know so many friends and co-workers who do too. I know that when I quit the corporate rat race (more on that later), I was fairly stunned by the number of people who came to me and said that if it weren't for (fill in the blank), they'd do what I'm doing in a heartbeat.
They filled in the blank with kids, college, health care, bills. You name it.
You know, the older I get, the more I realize just how precious life is, and how quickly it all goes. I started realizing that "someday" might just never happen if I didn't start now. I know so many people in my parent's generation who worked all their
life and denied themselves the things they wanted until "someday," only to find themselves retired, sick and gone before they could enjoy life.
I'd like to encourage you to really think about this. Ask yourself. "Am I stuck?" "Is this the life I'd choose if I could choose anything I wanted?" And then ask yourself the big one. "Am I willing to take a risk to change to a life I really want?"
Lynn Carnes
Lynn is the founder and CEO of The Great Life, LLC, focused on creative life and wealth solutions. She has a passion for life and for helping others to achieve their full potential through a strong life vision and a focused plan that gets results.
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Offering event for your next fundraiser or corporate sponsored gathering.
We are now taking our professional Clothing Swap Event on the road to meet the numerous requests from nonprofits looking for new fundraising ideas and are willing to think out of the box and also companies who wish to improve employee and/or customer satisfaction and enhance employee well being. Our event falls into the catgory of employee service programs.
Subject: List either non-profit or employee service program.
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Great things are coming - so keep reading!
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