Womensville Blog
East Coast Bound.
January 28, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Back in September my husband and I realized that if we were to continue living the lifestyle we were accustomed to that I’d need to go out and get a two day a week job. That was exactly the push I needed to get my book finished because heavens to mergatroid I was not going back to being a slave working my buns off to make someone else rich.
So anyway, since then I’ve gone great guns with finishing “Sister We Need to Talk” and then getting the website set up to support women who wanted to access more relationship success conversations. I’ve done all of this on a shoe string budget but none the less, money has gone out the door certainly not in the door.
The point I’m making right now is I had a vision. I knew I was worth more than what someone could pay me cooking at a restaurant (as I am a chef by trade) and my husband has witnessed me pursuing something he knows I am passionate about. 1.he knows I love to write and 2.He knows how important women and relationships are to me, and not once did he get in my way and stop me from moving forward with this.
I wanted to share this because I believe that every woman has a passion. Every woman knows that there is a part of her, that if taken away, she would shrivel up and die. There’s something that means as much to her as her own children. Or perhaps it’s her children themselves or husband that is her passion. We are all experts at something. Only until we share it with others do we really give our passion a life of its own.
What’s yours?
Start up a New Forum Post and tell us about it. We need to hear from you. Your story means something. There is a woman right now who is looking to relate with someone like you! Your story is a gift to the world.
I’m a guest on Fridays Breakfast Television in Toronto this Friday (29th) I hope some of you get a chance to watch it so that you can put a face to the woman behind the monitor. I’ll be thinking of all of you while I’m there. Oh, what to wear?
With Kindness,
Andrea MacLeod.
What a great story! Many years ago when my children were still young but in elementary school, I started volunteering in a few areas of the community as a way of becoming involved in the area we lived in. I took training to become a “lay counsellor” at the local Resource Center and counselled married couples, then I started volunteering at the local hospital. I did all this while the kids were at school or on nights when my husband was home to look after the kids. I was doing this while working part time as a hairdresser, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I received such satisfaction from my volunteering, just to know that I was making a difference in someones life!! Now my children are all grown up and I have 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, I still volunteer in the community and belong to the Nationwide woman’s organization called Soroptimists. We work to better the lives of woman and girls. I was the charter president of the club in my area. I also still volunteer in my community and am looking forward the the Olympics where I will be participating in helping with the special events taking part in my community. Volunteering has enriched my life beyond belief and I am grateful for the opportunities that I have had.