Central Minnesota Women Shine and You: Finding Gratitude and Joy

Thursday is the official day for Central Minnesota Women Shine Netweavers. The purpose is to take time from our busy lives to share stories, events, accomplishments and celebrate that which nurtures our vitality. This Thursday is Thanksgiving a national holiday which has many different meanings for the women living in Central Minnesota today. For the CMWS netweavers, it is a day to be with family so we will not be at the Ace. We would however be delighted to hear your stories of gratitude and dreams come true.

Remembering, Living in & Creating Moments of Gratitude

Thanksgiving Song - Mary Chapin Carpenter

What special holiday tradition infuses your inner vitality with gratitude. What special tradition do you most like to replay. What new traditions are you creating for your family and community. You can leave a comment here, on facebook or on twitter. You can share your story at our next netweaving or call me Mary Margaret 320-266-5614 if you would share your favorite holiday traditions with roots from other cultures and parts of the world at the December AAUW meeting.

 Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. That's why they call it the present. ~Alice Morse Earle. This is an inviting, validating and inspiring call to action. This is what Central Minnesota Women Shine is all about, expanding out of our past with all of our talents to build on our present gifts  and create the tomorrow of our dreams. So just for the moment, let's celebrate all that for which we are grateful. Remember the holiday traditions our Mothers, Mothers passed on to us and share the feelings, words, sights and foods that we grew up with, that we are creating today and that we dream of for tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Mary Margaret and Dara

Do you like this post? We welcome your comments, thank you for sharing and invite you to read about the Mother Polarity and Mommy Polarity at I Game Attitude blog. Ask us how you can be part of  Central Minnesota Women Shine providing resources and solutions for Central Minnesota women's ventures, projects and Initiatives.

Central Minnesota Women Shine and you. The 4 Facets of Wealth

Thanks to all of you who participated in Central Minnesota Women Shine Harvest Festival and Country Store. It was a smashing success and put us well on the path to covering the cost of organizing CMWS 501c3. CMWS netweavers group is growing and In the building: A local and web-base meeting place, store and resource center to support you in building your wealth and wellness story. 


With Central Minnesota Netweavers, business is personal, because we know that your wealth is about more than doing business. We speak of business here in its broadest term defined by Webster as "dealings or transactions especially of an economic nature".) We believe that given the opportunity to  access, develop and express all 4 facets of your wealth, you will walk your royal path and it will benefit all of us. What are these 4 facets and how can we help? I Game Attitude provides the 4 facet, 4 step process and CMWS Netweavers are here to support you on your journey to realize your goals for self, family and communty.

I Game Attitude Concept

Christiane Lavanoux describes 4 fundamental aptitudes to generate wealth in a recent blog post,  The 4 Dimensions of Wealth. They are based on the 4 facets human facets defined by I Game Attitude Concept outlined above.  Access, assess and develop these 4 dimentions in self and you expand your wealth. In doing so, you simultaneously share these 4 dimensions/facets  with Others. This is what Central Minnesota Women Shine Netweavers are doing each Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. 

Christiane Lavanoux, Co-creator of I Game Attitude

Central Minnesota Women Shine Netweavers

Shine a light on your gems and ours

•         Identify our unique talents and resources
•      Explore our 4 human facets
•         Clarify our goals for self, family and community
•          Develop a next best action to create the world we want to see

When: Every Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 pm

Where: Our temporary netweaving home is The Ace Café in St. Cloud. 

Contact us to confirm the meeting place: 

    Mary Margaret at 320-266-5614 

    Dara Westra at 320-492-8486. 

    Email marymargaret@centralmnwomenshine.com subject line,         

    "Netweavers Notification."

What to bring: stories, talents, resources, solutions, business cards, event notices. 

Central Minnesota Women Shine believes that each of us is a part of the solution to create thriving 21st Century Communities. Marie Currie calls this  "a shining star within" saying "We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained." At Central Minnesota Women Shine, we describe these gifts as our gems. CMWS Netweavers shines a light on our interactive aptitude/ability to communicate and builds social capital. It is just one facet of this 4 facet, 4 step process to create your wealth and wellness story. We welcome your talents and soltutions. We will support and celebrate you in realizing your goals.

Shine on,


Mary Margaret

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