tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55160371481292282062024-03-13T23:35:02.159-04:00Yogi Scouts and Karma Is A BizKarma yoga, self-led education, d.i.y, natural living, experimental learning and community made media, challenges and rites of passage for kids and the young at heart, life-long learner, self-mastery, personal development and extended history, cultural knowledge and undervalued topics.SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-2269261072314008462017-02-25T13:36:00.000-05:002017-02-25T13:39:17.714-05:00Website Sneak Peak<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_DajQ4ic0g50-a8vCrKdWKhH-J_UT-JET312B_tFJR0DS1Ir1FjPBVvfwdf8Bzv85LXF9LrMMP2Grv8S7uHSnm1QKYR9Fre-04J1rMofb6rBTDhVOqoQJXzV5yRXXgBfpmEWTi9PMyCv/s1600/websitesneak.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_DajQ4ic0g50-a8vCrKdWKhH-J_UT-JET312B_tFJR0DS1Ir1FjPBVvfwdf8Bzv85LXF9LrMMP2Grv8S7uHSnm1QKYR9Fre-04J1rMofb6rBTDhVOqoQJXzV5yRXXgBfpmEWTi9PMyCv/s320/websitesneak.png" width="320" height="184" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZTsWZLOsYT0ntR3IGaUYC059DRDOvcnt88ITM9W9X9RMAS76_3krIplGKdVC2s5bWPojYQPu2lWj1vqYsqxKadP9QznqLOSVpPW0UT-egbRJmc7zmAJgIqmHG1LMAD8iCJBXVpzU4NSb/s1600/websitesneak.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZTsWZLOsYT0ntR3IGaUYC059DRDOvcnt88ITM9W9X9RMAS76_3krIplGKdVC2s5bWPojYQPu2lWj1vqYsqxKadP9QznqLOSVpPW0UT-egbRJmc7zmAJgIqmHG1LMAD8iCJBXVpzU4NSb/s400/websitesneak.png" width="400" height="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZTsWZLOsYT0ntR3IGaUYC059DRDOvcnt88ITM9W9X9RMAS76_3krIplGKdVC2s5bWPojYQPu2lWj1vqYsqxKadP9QznqLOSVpPW0UT-egbRJmc7zmAJgIqmHG1LMAD8iCJBXVpzU4NSb/s1600/websitesneak.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZTsWZLOsYT0ntR3IGaUYC059DRDOvcnt88ITM9W9X9RMAS76_3krIplGKdVC2s5bWPojYQPu2lWj1vqYsqxKadP9QznqLOSVpPW0UT-egbRJmc7zmAJgIqmHG1LMAD8iCJBXVpzU4NSb/s640/websitesneak.png" width="640" height="368" /></a>SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-23805163827866178502017-02-18T16:11:00.000-05:002017-02-18T16:11:11.365-05:00communication<script type='text/javascript' async='true' src='https://app.ontrapages.com/js/ontraport/opt_assets/drivers/opf.js' data-opf-uid='p2c112431f2' data-opf-params='borderColor=#f9a825&borderSize=10px&embed=true&formHeight=755&formWidth=1000px&popPosition=mc&instance=934538085'></script>SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-55399250497144165372017-02-07T14:06:00.001-05:002017-02-07T20:13:09.213-05:00Feedback<script type='text/javascript' async='true' src='https://app.ontrapages.com/js/ontraport/opt_assets/drivers/opf.js' data-opf-uid='p2c112431f1' data-opf-params='borderColor=#f9a825&borderSize=10px&embed=true&formHeight=1172&formWidth=480px&popPosition=mc&instance=n2041852376'></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-23285593481663721422017-01-31T14:11:00.002-05:002017-01-31T14:11:46.128-05:00Putting Goals In Their Place<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-24988187504278135962017-01-19T12:57:00.000-05:002017-01-19T12:57:09.237-05:00How I Made My Manifesto<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my manifesto outline in text: </span></b><br />
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<b>Here's what I know to be true: </b><br />
The universe is rigged in my favor<br />
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What's good for me is good for humanity<br />
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If you can't see god in all you can't see god at all<br />
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I am nourished in the divine<br />
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Every thought & every feeling is valid<br />
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Digging Into Desire informs of the depths of the soul<br />
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Ego is not the enemy it is a scared child you guide with love<br />
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<b>Here's where I vow to focus:</b><br />
Nurturing everyone's true needs: Everyone in my family being accepted and celebrated for who they are<br />
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Accepting myself for who I am: Embodying and integration of my full-bodied richness, sour and sweet spots<br />
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Always learning: Diving in, digging in and desiring deeply; flowing with the pain and the pleasure of growth, motion and transformation<br />
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To find my way<br />
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To fail with grace<br />
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<b>Here is what brings me joy: </b><br />
Moving my body freely, wildly, ecstatically, cellularly, with no goals and no restrictions<br />
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Time to sit, sing and listen to good music<br />
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Being able to just watch the genius of infancy and childhood without needing to do anything about it<br />
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Really powerful hugs crashing into me like waves<br />
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<b>Here is what I long to see: </b><br />
A sunset on a beach, with my clothes waving around me and my skin warm from hours of soaking in the sun, laughing children in my peripheral<br />
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The numbers in my saving's account steadily growing to where it seems certain this will continue forever<br />
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A community of families doing random things together, at random times, just because we are comfortable enough to help each other spring clean/destash/organize/can things<br />
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My clients claiming their full power, being the low-stress, high-vibe leaders they were always meant to be<br />
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My children in their teen years asking me how to have a strong, healthy, happy relationship<br />
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People gathering together in the spirit of service and compassion, refusing to let politics and social dissidence traumatize them or give them a distrust of the good in humanity<br />
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<b> This is my manifesto visual outline: [Please do not use this without my permission]
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SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-43010298431075559442016-10-05T00:52:00.000-04:002016-10-05T12:23:04.047-04:00Learn How To Find/Maintain A Good RelationshipThese relationships we make and raise children in are pretty important.<br />
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I know I'm stating the obvious but sometimes we just don't put the time or understanding into our partnerships or dating life and it has such a huge impact when these things go wrong.
I know from first, second and third hand experience!<br />
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Are you a woman who, despite years of personal growth, is still perplexed by men and the ways they think and behave?<br />
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Do you fear that the “right” man who will honor your strength, wisdom and beauty may not exist?<br />
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Or that the man you’re with now just doesn’t “get you?”<br />
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What you may be missing is what my brilliant friend and colleague, Alison Armstrong, calls “The Queen’s Code” — a way of claiming your power and relating to men that brings out the best in both of you, leading to far more fulfilling relationships.<br />
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Alison has taught thousands of women these secrets and you can discover them for yourself in Discovering the Queen’s Code: How to Honor Yourself & Transform the Way You Relate to Men.<br />
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This powerful virtual event is FREE. Please join me on Wednesday, October 5, by reserving your complimentary space <a href="https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/dqc16/a16203/?utm_source=infusionsoft&utm_medium=pps&utm_campaign=affiliate">here</a>.<br />
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If you don’t know Alison, she’s a world-renowned relationship expert.<br />
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The Queen’s Code is based on her remarkable book of the same title, hailed as a complete game-changer for women — like you — who are seeking a loving, committed and conscious relationship.<br />
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Alison is insightful and funny, and she’ll show you how to shift your core beliefs about men and really enter their minds….<br />
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Here’s what you’ll discover:<br />
The Queen’s Code for understanding and communicating with men, which allows you to stand in your power and honor yourself without disempowering them
Secrets of the male “operating system” — so you no longer misinterpret their intentions, words and actions, and instead understand what makes them tick<br />
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Ways to become more magnetic and improve your relationships with men on the job, in your community and in your extended family<br />
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What habit you may be repeating that triggers men’s inner warrior (not in a good way!) —<br />
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and how to respond effectively to this reaction
Key insights into why interacting with men may have been so challenging for you — and how you can turn things around
I can assure you that Alison knows what she’s talking about!<br />
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She’s really mastered the complexities of relationships and I think you’ll learn a lot from her.<br />
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P.S. Have you had enough “wrong” relationships to last two lifetimes? Alison Armstrong will guide you to transform the ways you relate to men!<br />
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Registration is free! Just click here: <a href="https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/dqc16/a16203/?utm_source=infusionsoft&utm_medium=pps&utm_campaign=affiliate">Discovering the Queen’s Code: How to Honor Yourself & Transform the Way You Relate to Men.</a>
A recording will be provided later to all who register, whether or not you listen to the scheduled event.SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-12354883626791113752016-10-03T13:52:00.000-04:002016-10-03T13:52:22.007-04:00Karma Is A Biz TeamHow Karma Is A Biz Team Works<br />
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Karma Is A Biz has 3 separate levels.<br />
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1. Team<br />
2. Mentorship<br />
3. Membership (which also has 3 levels)<br />
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Currently our Team and Mentorships(4) are open. Waiting lists for the mentorship and membership are also open, just apply to the team and when you answer question number 3 add that you have a business or want to start one and which waiting list you'd like to be added to. <br />
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To apply for the team click on the link <a href="http://yogiscouts.blogspot.com/2016/10/apply-to-karma-is-biz-team.html">here</a>!<br />
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The terms of the Team works like this:<br />
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You will receive a link to a private page where you will have a number of different activities you can do to help your people, receive free products/coaching yourself(and discounts of programs/products) and potentially earn money.<br />
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Karma Is A Biz Team is great for someone who wants to help others but is too busy or uninterested in fully committing to this work.<br />
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It's also great for someone who may want to help others as a career or as a part-time job or side hustle but you also would like to gain more experience, support, or explore different ways in which you could help people, either through techniques or modalities. You might also not know how to start and gaining this experience can help you to make a difference, see how it feels and discover the ways that work best for you if you were to go out on your own.<br />
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<b>The Team </b>will help get the word out about programs and products that will greatly help our overall humanity. It could be through social media, graphic design or any other number of campaign strategies. There is no commitment to reach a certain number or to participate at any particular time, but if you enjoy sharing your personal growths and appreciation of products/programs that have helped you or if you enjoy sharing your enthusiasm for improving humanity and our world in any way it could be a great experience for you to help and receive the incentives that come along with your help.<br />
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<b>Mentorship </b>is for those in the second group, who also would like personal assessments and trainings to help you devise your own strategy, freelance for others or find contracts based on what you've done with us. With a mentorship you will receive different modules of education to help you understand the process of running or managing different aspects of a service/seeker based business (one in which the greater good of humanity is at it's core). You will also receive certifications, a letter of thorough, personalized recommendation and coaching sessions in which you'll receive practice working with other businesses and figuring out your ultimate path.<br />
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<b>Membership</b> is for those who have a business or they are currently ready to engage in start-up mode. Through membership we support you in creating business relationships, relationships with your current clients/customers, relationships with potential clients/customers and in establishing or innovating the culture and communication style in your business and/or community/field to create sustainable leadership status, engagement and impact in your core mission, as well as your financial core growth. Our strategy is all about solid planning, networking, communication/engagement, content, loyalty following through on your core mission. This is what will make you stand out, have outstanding support, survive difficulties and actually achieve regular satisfaction and morale within and surrounding your work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-23585688020141994752016-10-03T13:49:00.000-04:002016-10-03T13:49:17.764-04:00Apply To Karma Is A Biz Team<iframe name="lc_contact_form" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="600" src="https://274126.17hats.com/embed/lead/form/pprtssvbvbnrnpzvzbczkffnwkkwdpgp"></iframe><script type="text/javascript" src="https://274126.17hats.com/vendor/iframeSizer.min.js"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-66771620446592689072016-09-20T16:15:00.000-04:002016-09-20T16:15:37.881-04:00Secret Hiatus Membership Options<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3mzNVMQrR6yl9trs-lnMLu4TVlPC0ZmgCjL8kxUNe7VTlVwk2DTJtG9VyDq9lCkyxOAp8sLl5EqozwuOZm0elBbrf6rDTFsDDyX7N0FRcQpIeepazTmc257RV54ACPTFvlgztoQdAh_1/s1600/hiatusmemberships.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3mzNVMQrR6yl9trs-lnMLu4TVlPC0ZmgCjL8kxUNe7VTlVwk2DTJtG9VyDq9lCkyxOAp8sLl5EqozwuOZm0elBbrf6rDTFsDDyX7N0FRcQpIeepazTmc257RV54ACPTFvlgztoQdAh_1/s320/hiatusmemberships.jpg" width="320" height="320" /></a>SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-73526265213376387882015-12-23T19:59:00.001-05:002015-12-23T20:02:00.723-05:00Details of Karma Is A Biz<br />
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Knowing Your Karma</div>
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Picking A Dream To Come True</div>
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Creating New Products/Expanding Ideas</div>
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Getting Community Behind You</div>
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Start a family-friendly business or revive and ground one that's not quite working for you. It's a great time of year to give more to yourself and your kids. Find me on <a href="http://facebook.com/karmaisabiz" target="_blank">Facebook!</a> Or email me at mera.noriega @ gmail.com</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-9201995491979889782014-01-04T12:04:00.003-05:002014-01-04T12:21:54.144-05:00Getting Straight About WritingTwo good posts for the writers out there:<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: black;">One of the most important parts of being a writer is having readers. Early readers are very important to career. This post talks about it:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://sunsingerstravels.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/are-your-beta-readers-holding-you-back/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: black;">http://sunsingerstravels.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/are-your-beta-readers-holding-you-back/</b></span></a><br />
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This next post talks about the next part of the process of a professional writer. There is great advice here about the business of being published:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/04/publish-and-perish/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: black;">http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/04/publish-and-perish/</b></span></a><br />
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And if you're a writer with an online presence, this is some good advice on getting your online readership growing:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://ourthreepeas.com/5-tricks-used-triple-page-views-3-months/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: black;">http://ourthreepeas.com/5-tricks-used-triple-page-views-3-months/</b></span></a><br />
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Finally, I just want to show a writer's blog that I think is a good example of a good writer's blog:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><a href="http://kathy-fish.com/" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: black;">http://kathy-fish.com/</b></a></span><br />
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Let me know what you think about these and if any of them help you out on your writer's path! Happy writing in 2014!</b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-48612569287441006462013-09-21T08:17:00.001-04:002013-09-21T08:17:41.000-04:00How To Help Your Grown-up ChildGot a job/career? Let your teen or adult child help you or learn from you or a co-worker.<br />
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Got a business? Train your child and let them take some control. <br />
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Lately this is something I've been thinking about a lot. With the economy the way it is, it's tough to not notice a lot of relationship struggles taking place alongside the economic.<br />
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A lot of adult children live with their parents, and while I don't think that in itself is an issue at all, it can be when either of the following is true:<br />
1. The child is under or unemployed<br />
2. The child has been out on their own before and would rather not live with parents<br />
3. The parents want the child to move out<br />
4. The parents want the child to learn, work or "apply themselves" in a way the child doesn't want to<br />
5. The child is starting a business<br />
6. The child has children<br />
7. The parents are starting a business or work from home<br />
8. There's massive debt and bills between them<br />
9. There are other adult children or dependents living in the house<br />
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You get it. Some families choose to live together past the standard 18-22 because it works well and they all want it to be that way. Sometimes this is not the case. Sometimes the adult child isn't even living in the house but is still somehow a dependent.<br />
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The issues regarding these situations be balanced. I certainly don't have all the answers but I know that underemployed, unemployed, self-employed, entrepreneurs, single parents, one-income families, etc. are full of experiences and skills. Any moderately healthy adult has lived long enough to do something of help to the family.<br />
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If the adult child is not bringing in any or enough money, I think it's a good idea as a parent to give them some extra support. More than likely you know some opportunities, you know people, you have skills and resources that your children are unaware of, so why not make the connections?<br />
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If you help your child get training to do something you're familiar with or someone you know and trust is an expert on for free, that may be the thing that helps your child get ahead of their current struggles. <br />
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Without naming any names I know a few families. <br />
One of those families owns a business. A local business. They trained their children to work for them when they were teenagers, but they barely paid them, it was more of a family demand than a job, so their children also worked various fast food and retail jobs as teens. <br />
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The parents also work regular 9-5 jobs. Two of the kids are now in college and one graduated from college a few years ago.<br />
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When one child comes home from school, he works a menial job. The older graduated child got a regular 9-5 job but then was fired. He wants to help his parents business but they won't let him. He also wants to go back to school or somehow learn to take this skill that the family business is based on and make it more of an artistic and professionally opportunity for himself. He wants to take the business and his skills to the next level and make it more than local, but he needs a little support and permission from his parents.<br />
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They encouraged him to get another job in another field that is uninteresting to him. Why are jobs somehow better than self-led work for so many people? Why not encourage people to make their own way?<br />
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Anyway, on the other hand there is another family member in this family who tried to come up with a plan with the son who wanted to take over a part of the family business. This family member has a lot of skills in growing businesses and marketing, though none of the technical skills. The parents also shot down this member of the family (who was like a child to them). <br />
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I know a couple other families with very similar stories. It leaves me wondering, if parents want to help their adult children to be more financially stable, why not start at home, where they are, with what they already know or can be learned easily through regular family interactions? <br />
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How helpful is it to continuously hold on to the ideas of testing children with independence with small bits of abandonment poured on top of each other. Parenting doesn't end at the age of 18 or 22 or whenever the child graduates. Rather they are financially stable or not, children will still need their parents support, especially during those first years of working and trying to support themselves, switching careers, losing jobs, finally finding your passion, trying to make your own way.<br />
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Do your kids have something to fall back on, if and probably when their first course of financial independence falls through? Something you can and will support them in developing, training or starting of their own volition and by allowing them to share their own skills to make a project uniquely their own?<br />
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If you have work or resources, would you encourage your child to share their solutions, expertise and learn enough to give them a grounded approach to starting something where it's most comfortable to start...with people you know, love, trust. Parents, grandparents, family friends? I don't suggest parents go out of their way to hold their child's hand step-by-step, but to maybe walk together to that place where they can discover and make an impact. <br />
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Maybe, we should start doing these things long before children reach adulthood. Maybe that first 5-year-old business idea should be thought of as more than a dream, but as an opportunity to learn, make an impact, to make their own way. Why not indulge these tiny pieces of trust, rather than push them away leaving holes of abandonment that may eventually leave a huge gash in your relationship?<br />
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What would you suggest to families in this situation?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-37667872466479813352013-08-12T17:30:00.000-04:002013-08-12T17:30:35.616-04:00Do Your Children Really Need To Go To College?Right after I quit college I magically met tons of people, many successful, some not, who didn't go to college or quit college and were absolutely ecstatic about it. <br />
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Most of the happily, healthfully successful people I know now, 10 years later, didn't go to college. It's not that not going to college automatically makes you successful or happy, just like going to college doesn't magically create financial success, intelligence or happiness. It's more a mindset, as well as some tactical and practical components. <br />
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So what should we gift or invest in for our children? What do we mean when we talk about a good education? Is 12+ years of the same stuff, leveled up, over and over again, really intelligence? Is it even education? Or is it monotonous, inefficient and passion-killing? Shouldn't we all, if we're really interested and capable of any given subject, be able to learn about those things, with our own effort, abilities, resources and leadership?<br />
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Should we be able to hire or trade with teachers we respect and choose for ourselves, or programs and opportunities we choose to learn from?<br />
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Maybe, instead of forcing or coercing children to go to college and guilting them into this absolute law that they must go to college or hell will freeze over. Maybe we should open up our minds and think of the many different ways our children could use our support and experience to do things they want to do, things they could learn from in ways compatible to their own ability to master skills and information. <br />
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Maybe we should allow, encourage health, exploration/travel, spirituality, volunteering, entrepreneurship, self-led projects. Maybe if our children are sick, we should encourage them and support them (even financially) on finding a serious health program to holistically address their issues, rather than going to school sick and occasionally having doctors appointments, going years with the same issues and just accepting ill health as a normality.<br />
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Maybe we should allow and encourage them to travel for extended periods of time, doing volunteer work with organizations like 7interchange.org, or mentor with teachers like Dr. Doug Graham, encourage them to do yoga teacher trainings or dance or acting or permaculture trainings. <br />
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If you or your children are interested in self-led education, by all means support it and if you want more support join here. That's what this website is all about, d.i.y education and work/careers. Rather you want to teach, learn or explore topics that aren't covered in the pre-designed schools or programs you or your children are taking, or you want support in creating and carrying out your own program. Let us know!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-64605631744392093012013-08-08T12:27:00.000-04:002013-08-08T12:27:46.438-04:00Karma Yoga & Yogi Scouts Updates AugustSo...just some details as things are crazy busy right now.<br />
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The Yogi Scouts and Karma Is A Biz programs launch officially in October. We have a facebook page here: <a href="http://facebook.com/karmaisabiz">http://facebook.com/karmaisabiz</a><br />
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In the meantime we'll be setting authors up on this blog who are interested in exploring, experimenting and supporting these ideas. If you're one of those people feel free to post a comment or send us a message with a way to talk about the programs.<br />
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Anyone is also free to join the intro e-course, which will be offered in a couple weeks, up until the official launch date. <br />
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We'll be creating a lot of new content including monthly newsletter with opportunities for sustainable jobs and business, education, lifestyle and health. <br />
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We're happy to accept guest posts. We have a network connecting several different blogs, websites and social media pages which will be linked on this page.<br />
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We are also offering healthy weight and vitality coaching, as well as karma yoga coaching and more. You can join the mailing list where you get information and a free intro into the different courses we're offering at this link: <a href="http://eepurl.com/Cnz8z" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2aa0b5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/Cnz8z</a> You pick your path, but you'll get information on choosing or changing your path after you sign up, so no worries if you don't understand, just pick anything!<br />
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Other than that there will be follow-ups on every post created on this site so far, next week and we'll be hightlighting some discussions from our other blogs and websites to help you understand the full scope of our plans, so you can get involved.<br />
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I look forward to sharing with you more and hearing more from you in the not-so-distant future.<br />
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~With Pleasure<br />
MeraUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-20397592751669326432013-08-06T17:22:00.000-04:002013-08-08T12:30:27.812-04:00World Breastfeeding Week, A 5 Year Old's PerspectiveI am 5 years old, almost 6. My mom is typing this for me. She told me today is World Breastfeeding Week. This is what I have to say about breastfeeding:<br />
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Why can't really big kids have breasts and teenagers? Why can't big kids have breastmilk from teenagers?<br />
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It makes me sad that I don't breastfeed anymore, because I never get some and I don't get any at night anymore, because I'm 5, that means I don't get anymore at all.<br />
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<i>Tell me what you know about breastfeeding?</i></blockquote>
Nothing.<br />
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<i>Do you want to learn about breastfeeding?</i></blockquote>
Yes.<br />
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When my mommy eats a lot of food, I can have some sukh from her. <br />
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<i>Do you have any questions about breastfeeding?</i></blockquote>
Why does a grown-up have to eat kids so big kids can have some?<br />
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So when a mom eats, the food goes into her blood and makes breastmilk.<br />
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I want to eat no food, so I don't grow, cause I want to be a kid forever. I don't want to talk about breastfeeding anymore.<br />
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<i>As a breastfeeding counselor, I suppose I'm a little disappointed that my kid didn't want to talk much about breastfeeding and claimed to know nothing about it...but maybe that's an appropriate</i> reminder of the importance of World Breastfeeding Week.<br />
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<i>Should we be educated about breastfeeding as children? Would it make it easier for more of us to have success with breastfeeding when we're adults and to accept and support breastfeeding? I wonder...what do you think?</i><br />
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<i>I sensed my daughter's conflicting thoughts about breastfeeding and realize I definitely want to share more discussions with her about it. </i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619939117441874749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-10013905588613034822013-04-20T15:08:00.000-04:002013-08-08T12:53:14.599-04:00On Getting GroundedBeing grounded, staying grounded, getting grounded... <br />
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There are some of us who are naturally more "down to earth" than others. Our feet are firmly set on the ground. We are steady, stable, probably even stubborn at times.<br />
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My Sun sign is Capricorn, so maybe I should be one of these people, but I'm not. I'm more of a "head in the clouds", floating through the breeze type of person, although I am also stubborn. However, like most of us, I like to have balance, and I love putting my bare feet on the ground.<br />
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<b>Other ways I like to get grounded:</b><br />
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<li>Picnics and lying down on the ground, looking up at the sky...feeling the sunshine on my skin<b> </b></li>
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<li>Sitting on the floor in meditation.</li>
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<li>Lying on the ground or close to the ground to sleep. (Not really fond of beds)</li>
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<li>Hiking, running, nature walks. </li>
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<li>Dancing.</li>
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<li>Being bare foot as much as possible.</li>
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<li>Growing things or digging in the dirt.</li>
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<li>Holding gemstones or picking up rocks, leaves, pinecones, feathers and things of that nature. </li>
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Bringing me back to nature, brings me back to my own stability, brings me back into my awareness of my body and the down-to-earth portions of living every day. <br />
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On this Earth Day...I will try to do all these things. Some I do everyday, but that is my challenge for today. How many can you do in one day? SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-56275997474237541642013-04-09T19:37:00.001-04:002013-04-09T19:37:43.345-04:00Spring Cleaning Challenge The weather is getting nice here, spring has sprung, and I guess the warmth inspires a need for clear space. I have a few questions for myself, and for you: <br />
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<li>Do you have things you don't want?</li>
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<li>Do you have things that you're not sure you have and not sure where they are?</li>
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Unfortunately, I have to say yes to all 3 of those questions. <br />
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I really love to have things organized, but organization isn't always easy. I feel like I have too many things coming in...and not things that I'm buying myself, even. <br />
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Anyway, I have stuff I need to get rid off and so my challenge for the next 7 days is to get rid of 7 things everyday. <br />
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The size of the things don't matter...but I'm excited to find out what all I have and get rid of it, so I will be listing everything. <br />
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Check in any day in the next week or at the end of the 7 days to let me know how it goes if you do this...or to see how much better I feel, after getting rid of so much stuff! <br />
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<br />SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516037148129228206.post-9587443841654029512013-04-04T20:18:00.004-04:002013-04-04T20:18:52.119-04:00IntroductionHi, This blog is all about doing projects and sharing it with a community. It will also be about projects that other people have created and tools that can help you do different projects.<br />
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We can review music, books, recipes, crafts, products, etc.<br />
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It would be nice to see progress, share results, collaborate and give each other encouragement and ideas. <br />
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I'd like to see art being shared, entrepreneurial efforts, community service/advocacy being shared and more.<br />
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We can work in themes and share our influences. We can create zines highlighting our projects and we can talk about why we want to do our projects and what we got from them, through our experiences. <br />
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We can learn more about ourselves, each other and the world. <br />
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This is Yogic because it helps to bring things together. We can share yogic techniques that may help with our practices as well.<br />
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We will talk about challenges and problems we might have in life, emotions, physical issues, etc. and create projects to tackle them, creatively. <br />
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I look forward to sharing. :)SiriMerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193567695248321860noreply@blogger.com0