LIVE, LEARN,
Life takes practice! And though they don’t always come wrapped in a shiny red bow, the lessons we learn along the way are invaluable gifts that are worth sharing. Here are a few noteworthy examples featured in this issue:
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TRUE FREEDOM IS UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE A CHOICE IN WHO AND WHAT WE ALLOW TO HAVE POWER OVER US."
– MERYL STREEP
NAMASTE, FRIENDS LKNW introduces our newest contributor on page 32. Jaeda Lahnee is a well-respected millennial entrepreneur, business professional, creative director, healer, and yogi in the Lake Norman area. Not only will Jaeda offer her insights through her column Diversify.Educate. Connect. but she will also be contributing to our Teens Aloud and Mind, Body, Spirit columns. Welcome, Jaeda!
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We catch up with Claudia Kepner (Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Huntersville) on page 12 where she shares with our readers the challenges of running a funeral home during pandemic and how those challenges gave her a fresh perspective on life and gratitude. POWER IS FOUND IN APPLICATION
The Bible is meant to be lived and not just learned! “I am most successful when I apply the principles of Jesus found in His Word,” says April Cover Girl Marjorie Townley, national sales director with Sterilizer Autoclave Solutions. With knowledge she has gleaned from working and living in various places around the globe, Marjorie relays some valuable life strategies on page 26.
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LESSONS ON SELF-CARE
Flip on over to page 20 where Aimee Howard, owner of The Yoga Barre of LKN in Mooresville, talks about overcoming the stress and anxiety of job loss and other life hurdles. “It was during my first year of practicing yoga that I discovered how much the practice helped me and that I wanted to share it with others … for me, it is therapeutic in so many ways and essential for self-care.”
STRENGTH, FAMILY, AND FAITH
With 35 years of experience, Shawn Fogle Principi (Fogle Insurance Group page 38) has worked in almost every aspect of the insurance industry and has witnessed plenty. Armed with resilience and fortitude, Shawn shows us how she had to rearrange work and life priorities after the death of her sister in 2016 and then again during the trying year that was 2020.
