maintaining life on one income is weighing me down. it has been for some time now. business is picking up a little and i am so grateful. with school starting next week, i don't think i could add a part-time job to the mix. so, i'm going to keep making things and do my best to promote as much as possible. i always told myself i should just lay a blanket down on a street corner somewhere and sell my stuff that way. i gotta get creative somehow.
anyway, i'm going to take advantage of the full moon energy this weekend and do a ritual. i gotta whole lotta stuff to release.
yoga in the morn in addition to prayer and meditation is keep me sane these days.
Some great feedback already...
I just want to add my 2cents...
First, it's unfortunate and painful for me to hear that so many Sistahs struggle financially in silence and alone.
It calls for our need to reunite as Sistahs and a community. Our way as a community should be to support and help uplift each other in a dire time of need.
I can say that I have been in your shoes and still am at times. It's not easy when all the pressure is on only you to hold up income to live. This is also the story of mompreneurs.
I know for myself that the important thing was getting support from loved ones. Other then that I was always pained by the extensive support I needed from community and didn't get.
Prayer and faith is part of the answer. Also hopefully your blog will spark motivation in Sistahs like how it did with me. I hope it will encourage Sistahs to take action and support other Sistahs around them in times of need.
In saying that, let me know if you need my support with your business. Some things I have in mind is that I can donate a few months web hosting to your website if you need it as a source of promotion. I also offer a part-time work at home business venture. Maybe I can also help you with some of your creative business ideas if you need it.
I hope I'm helping in offering these things and much peace and blessings.
Love & Light,
Sa Mut Herr
I'm right there with you!
Wow, what Saarchi said was really on point. I'm in the same situation having just moved to New York and having trouble finding work, it's not easy. I've been up till 3am almost every night worrying, and I know that doesn't help. But I can lift my head above that fog to tell you this: God put you here, in this space for a reason. You were called to your present path because you're a creative spirit with something to share, and just have faith that money will follow if you keep following your intuition. You are blessed, sis.
It will get better
And I can only say that because I've been there. Up until the last 2 years, I was always struggling. Moving from place to place, and going from job to job. At one point, it got so bad that I (as an all-natural, organic food eating vegetarian) could only afford oodles of noodles. That's pretty bad! And of course, all I did was worry.
During my last big financial crisis, I just decided that I wasn't going to worry. I just put my faith in the Universe, knowing that I'd be fine. And a weight was lifted off my shoulders. We expend so much energy worrying, that often we are too drained to come up with a solution. Sis, know that you will ALWAYS be taken care of. Don't question how the bills will get paid...just know that they will get paid. The Universe does not work in our favor when we stress and worry. But when we calm our Spirits, and quiet our minds, that's when the "miracles" begin to happen. Just watch...you'll see.
Bless
It's like you read my mind
Today I received the first of my last two pay checks as a full-time NYC public school teacher. I'll be starting FIT classes in about 2 wks and looking for a part-time job to fill the cracks. At the same time, I'm trying to find ways to promote my etsy shop, but I don't have an advertising budget so business is more than slow. Although I live with my husband who works, we have some crazy emotional issues that may prevent him from helping out. So while things are "stable" right now, I know this is just the calm before the storm. I feel your anxiety. Hopefully this weekend will bring you comfort.
Its not easy
but continue to hang in there and keep the faith!
I PRAY for the predators that hunt me.