The Women's Institute of Maine

We've made a big decision at our first Action team meeting.

While creating WIM, I've always held a motto, kind of a personal mantra which is for this endeavor to be created with grace and ease, and for whatever we create to be light and lean. I pledged  this once again to the action team last weekend at our retreat.  No one needs another obligation. What we create needs to be synergistic, done with joy, and must offer to give us back what we put in and more. We work smarter, meeting multiple goals at once and thinking outside the box to new ways of being and doing. It's very exciting! We are consciously creating from a brand new paradigm, one largely outside the old, money-based, limited access one. The team embraced this concept (It didn't hurt that we had the alternate human capital guru of Maine, Linda Hogan, the Director of of Portland Time Dollars, in our midst! Thank my lucky stars!)  

A huge step in this direction is that we have decided that membership will remain free for anyone who wants to use it - forever. As the need arises, we may ask for support (which will aim to be  absolutely guilt free!) and will produce sellable products and services. It is important to say that this does NOT mean we are repeating the thought that women's work is not "valuable" enough to ask for remuneration. In fact, our belief is that it is invaluable and priceless. Money is just one form of energy and the important thing is to not block the circular flow of reciprocal energy. Therefore, we hold a faith that abundance and flow is already ours in this community. We support and are supported. What we need flows towards us with grace and ease, and out to our community with grace and ease. We are part of a self-reinforcing system!

So spread the word.  Membership is free and everyone is welcome, even males who honor and appreciate their feminine side!