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Do you have a family? Does that family have an entrepreneur in the midst? Join this group! Come here for talk on maintaining peace and positive relationships at home while pursuing the work you love!
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Latest Activity: Feb 10
Why Namaste, and what's this about Mama Only??
Okay, so I'm cheating a little...I used to read a blog called "Mama Says Om" and I thought it was a great title. I love yoga and the pieceful meditation and discipline of focusing your mind and body. Namaste is commonly used as a closing at the end of yoga class, and basically is the essence of honoring each other and all that makes you, well, you.
I know you can take this in all kinds of New Age Interpretations, but I'm not gearing this toward a theological debate--this is about a beautiful word that exemplifies, to me, the fact that God is in and with all of us...and if you look deep enough you can see beauty in everyone...let's face it-God created us all with His Love--so let's get back to that!
As for the Mama part, well, we all have one in some shape or form. Whether it's a blood Mama, legal Mama, or a mother figure, we all tend to look to someone for that. My niche, my focus, is on families. I love all aspects of what family is, and know that it can also be the ultimate issue that can sabotage a life. We see situations of abuse and neglect...we see pessimism and anger toward the world, and what is the first thing a counselor goes back to? Your childhood. Your family..
So I want to use this group as a place to really look at your family life. As we grow our careers--whether its us doing our own thing, or supporting a spouse doing an entreprenerial endeavor, it can take a toll on family life. So here is where we can bring up issues that are concerning us, ideas, fun family suggestions, etc. I'm open to what this becomes...and I know that when all is said and done, no amount of financial success can compensate for what is lacking in your home. So, let's make sure that our vocational success directly relates to our personal family success!
No matter what your age is, you can benefit from being in this group-- you may be a mama, are married to one, have a mama, or just want to know how to treat others with the utmost respect and love. The greatest thing on this earth is love, so let's collaborate to create as many loving homes as we can--going back to my own Mama's idea of "Creating a Haven of Peace in a Broken World"
I know you can take this in all kinds of New Age Interpretations, but I'm not gearing this toward a theological debate--this is about a beautiful word that exemplifies, to me, the fact that God is in and with all of us...and if you look deep enough you can see beauty in everyone...let's face it-God created us all with His Love--so let's get back to that!
As for the Mama part, well, we all have one in some shape or form. Whether it's a blood Mama, legal Mama, or a mother figure, we all tend to look to someone for that. My niche, my focus, is on families. I love all aspects of what family is, and know that it can also be the ultimate issue that can sabotage a life. We see situations of abuse and neglect...we see pessimism and anger toward the world, and what is the first thing a counselor goes back to? Your childhood. Your family..
So I want to use this group as a place to really look at your family life. As we grow our careers--whether its us doing our own thing, or supporting a spouse doing an entreprenerial endeavor, it can take a toll on family life. So here is where we can bring up issues that are concerning us, ideas, fun family suggestions, etc. I'm open to what this becomes...and I know that when all is said and done, no amount of financial success can compensate for what is lacking in your home. So, let's make sure that our vocational success directly relates to our personal family success!
No matter what your age is, you can benefit from being in this group-- you may be a mama, are married to one, have a mama, or just want to know how to treat others with the utmost respect and love. The greatest thing on this earth is love, so let's collaborate to create as many loving homes as we can--going back to my own Mama's idea of "Creating a Haven of Peace in a Broken World"
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Comment by Bernadetha Hassan Mkandya on March 6, 2009 at 5:00am -
Thank you for inviting me,mama say namste,wow
it is wonderful being here,hope to tape a lot of wisdom on family issues.
bernadetha
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Comment by Suzanne Ward on January 21, 2009 at 1:57pm -
My husband and I co-own and manage our business and we have 3 daughters. I think when you run your own business it tends to permeate your whole life! This topic definitely resonates with me because one of the reasons we started the business we did was because we wanted to spend more and quality time with our children. I struggle with balance regarding my family - I think it comes from the neurotic behaviors of my own mother - but balance is important in family life, just as it is in yoga! Thanks Ashley for starting this group, I am glad to be a part of it.
Suzanne
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Comment by Wayne Trout on December 6, 2008 at 7:37am - This area is one of my greatest concerns in my great quest, I don't want to lose one of the greatest reasons that inspired me "my family". Thank you for this group and I will be coming for advice I am sure.
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Comment by Kevin Metzger on October 10, 2008 at 10:32pm - I first heard Namaste when taking a Yoga class. It wasn't pretty:)
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Comment by Theresa on October 10, 2008 at 5:08pm - What a lovely word. I first read that in Jim Palmer's book, Wide Open Spaces.
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Comment by Ashley Logsdon on October 10, 2008 at 4:31pm -
There are a ton of definitions, but here is one I really like...Namaste: A sanskrit term used often as a greeting or expression of grattitude:The Divine within me honors and recognizes the Divine within you and there is no separation between us. A more poetic term used in Ipsalu Tantra: There is a special place where truth and beauty dwells. When I am in that place and when you are in that place we are ONE.
I'll start a discussion on what I am thinking here...
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Comment by Kevin Miller - Free Agent on October 10, 2008 at 4:06pm - ok, what's Namaste?
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