posted February 17, 2006 02:13 PM         

i'm a single mom about to embark on a new excursion...creating a business for the support and sustenance of my little but growing brood.

our household consists of cat, dog and little boy babe...and we need to grow a nourishing and flourishing home business that will sustain our souls and bodies.

our first home business will be holistic/spiritual housecleaning...cleaning homes with all natural, handmade cleansers...utilizing flower and gem essences, essential oils, love, and good energy.

my goal is to support us while remaining a full time mama...so that my babe may enjoy a spiritual and enlightening homeschooling atmosphere.

and the other, more nebulous part of my goal, is to add to the mix some siblings for my babe....soon.

so we need to embark on this journey with gentle ambition and a recipe for success.

i trust in the Universe to guide and nourish us....and hope to have any insight, suggestions, wise words....or anyone who cares to share a cup of tea....come here and tell what you think or feel....or dream...and let love and wisdom flow...

thanks beautiful people!

love, salome

posted February 17, 2006 05:01 PM         

But first: AT FIRST IF YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AGAIN.

I went into the transporting business of hotshoting vehicles. It was fun and thought we were doing real well. Guess what, when you start to dig into your savings, then you know in your heart to get out while you can before it is too late. I did not listen to my inner voice but to the voice of my spouse and dug a hole so deep that it will take me the rest of my life to dig out.
I am not saying that will happen to you or to anyone else. I know that it happened to me and left a bitter taste in my mouth. Some people are meant to have their own business, that is the way of life. Others are meant to work for the business owners, that is what I should have done. Oh well, live and learn.

posted February 17, 2006 05:17 PM         

sounds wonderful! I'd actually like to hear more about it..

I work from home, and home school my girl's
and well I live by give half away, and you'll always be fine..

and it works, I'm an artist, but most often times give my artwork away..

readings I do for free..

geez, how am I getting by, hehe
Universal Laws..

I do get paid cash for labor jobs, that come up, a day or two, of work, and child support..

I did really well doing ebay, but found mySelf buying too many books...

I know you can make it work..

posted February 17, 2006 05:27 PM         

i love to hear how others make endeavors such as this work, or how you get along raising babies as a single and full-time mama....

Lotus ~ you seem successful with the money mystique concept...

i've always tried to do this too....but suddenly it seems more daunting than before... ....

but i do believe...

posted February 24, 2006 06:39 PM         

i'm so filled with reverence and gratitude that my sweet babe will no longer have to endure the emotional abuse and severe negative energy that has plagued our lives since his birth...he won't have to watch his mama get bruised and pushed around and he will learn about love and kindness rather than hatred and harshness.

here is a good website for natural homecare ~ http://www.care2.com/channels/lifestyle/home

and some very nice organic cleaning products ~ http://www.simplepureclean.com/

love 'n light to all single mamas and entrepreneurs...may goddess bless and guide you.

posted March 17, 2006 03:15 AM         

please please send healing light and strength....being a mother is the most important and profound thing i've ever done...and i cannot let my babe be destroyed by one who detests and has no feeling for him.....

our lives would be good, if simple, and we could be together....

i'm so distressed at this i'm at loss at what to do....any thoughts or advice would mean very much to me.

posted March 17, 2006 05:10 PM         

if you need me..you know where to reach me..hehe

posted March 17, 2006 08:22 PM         

blessings kind lady....

thanks also for your presence teaselbaby.

posted March 17, 2006 08:28 PM         

I get knocked down..
but I get up again..
no..you're never gonna keep me down..

Love and Light wins the Fight. ...

posted March 30, 2006 10:38 PM         

I will be sending blessings and prayers to the Goddess that the judge sees the truth about your horrible ex.

As for the business.. that sounds like a great idea and I hope it works out! Homeschooling rocks!

posted April 05, 2006 05:13 AM         

Harpyr wrote
<<I don't know if you kept a journal during the abuse that your husband put you through but if you did, it could be very useful in court establishing his past as an abuser. If not, then sit down and try to document as much as you can remember with dates included. Writing that stuff down helps alot, so I'm told.. >>

posted April 07, 2006 06:41 PM         

Are there any support groups you can contact in your area? If so please do get in touch with them as they will be able to help you fight this and point you in the right direction for anything else you need - above all, they will just be there for you when you need them.

posted April 10, 2006 03:44 AM         

love you all....

salome

posted May 19, 2006 12:00 AM         

but this is a classic trait of abusers, so i would encourage anyone who hears of this kind of situation, but finds difficulty in seeing the truth of the matter, to delve more deeply into the area of what constitutes emotional abuse. most people agree that it is far more insidious than physical abuse...and damaging, especially for a child.

i have taken all the kindness and support offered in this thread to heart...it sustains me more than ever.

my babe and i will be moving into our own tiny apartment soon, but it will be our first 'real' dwelling place that is a home. we're moving from a rental house we've lived in the last year, and while there are those i know who find glee in this (my mother, for one )...
i am ecstatic!!

i continue to focus on being a full time, stay at home, homeschooling mom, but this might prove to be considerably difficult...however, goddess provides.

please send us light and strong energy as we really need it at this time!!

thanks....love from salome

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Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home.

posted May 19, 2006 12:12 AM         

his cruelty extends way beyond this though...
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/000052.html

a similar incident occured when he kicked our puppy repeatedly and violently in the stomach over and over...simply because she lunged at a cat while he was walking her.

although i was afraid, i only asked quietly that he not do that to her again, only to be threatened by him, and slapped with the response, 'she is my 'property'...i can do whatever i want to her.'

this is the same way he refers to my babe and me....as his 'property.'

i won't however, allow him to treat any of us this way, ever again.

blessed be.

posted May 19, 2006 12:21 AM         

But..please..to bring up the past..and all those horrible things..only feed's these negative feelings..

Forgive..let it go..move on..You are in my prayers..the past is the past..it cannot be changed..Tomorrow is a new day for EveryOne..

posted May 19, 2006 12:40 AM         

ignoring the negative does not help my son avoid the damage that this man inflicts on us.

if i believed your intentions here were sincere, i would thank you with all my heart. however, i do not.

but you're correct that tomorrow is a new day...thank goddess for that!!

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Up, down, turn around
Please don't let me hit the ground
Tonight I think I'll walk alone
I'll find my soul as I go home.

posted May 19, 2006 12:47 AM         

Been in your situation..

but..I would not drag up all the past to anyOne..out of respect for him..he is a human being..

VIOLET=LOVE EVIL

practice what you preach..FORGIVENESS..lexi forum

for you have many wise things to share..and have already..I know I have appreciated many of your posts..

posted May 19, 2006 01:01 AM         

i have forgiven him and i wish him no harm, but i do wish to put an end to his abusing us, which i should have done long ago, but as yet haven't completely done.

the advice i've received here, to make a timeline of the abuse is the same given by my attorney and it is necessary for me to review and ponder these things, something i wouldn't do for the longest time, in the spirit of moving forward and forgiveness, but the m.o. of emotional abusers is to exploit this proclivity.

yes i can forgive, i do and i have, and certainly would not wish to remember all these things, were they not relevant and important for the sake of my son's well-being.

i did a lexi and a spiral about forgiveness, i did no preaching about it.

posted May 21, 2006 10:11 PM         

blah blah blah...don't bother next time.

posted May 21, 2006 10:44 PM         

I am going to pray..Sending you Love and Light..and the Magic will come. ...