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LIFESTYLE LETTER
JANUARY 2021 PUBLISHER
Jim Newman | jnewman@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR
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Happy new year, friends
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Getting organized is a buoyant way to start the new year and I love it! Outside the kitchen, I’m clearing my head with yoga (we have so many studios here, all keeping cleanliness as a priority). Walking through my neighborhood, biking a nearby path or heading to the nearest trout stream alI keep me upright, aware, stretching and engaged. I’m truly thankful. What are you doing to treat yourself with grace and giving? I used to think it was selfish to plan “me time.” As if scheduling a yoga class was showing a chink in my armor.
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Emily Lisenbee CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Kate Flanagan, John C. Maxwell, Debbie Rosen CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2021
FEATURES 16 4 Sports, 1 Strong athlete This Riverwood senior has a bright future!
28 Meet Chef Cyndi Sterne Yes, Chef! Culinary Events Goes Virtual.
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34 Looking back at looking up Beautiful skies from an abbreviated 2020 travelogue.
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Good Times
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Around Town
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Healthy Lifestyle
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22 Local’s Choice 28 Culinary Creations 30 Inspired By 34 Artist’s Palette
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AROUND TOWN
SCHOOL NEWS Lake Forest Elementary School recently joined the City of Sandy Springs for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the two completed playground upgrades, one on the school grounds and the other in the Allen Road Park Playground on city property. Both were a part of an inter-governmental agreement and within a short walk of each other. Sandy Springs Charter Middle School
recently
received
a
check for $1,920 from Rotary Club of
Creating a Culture of Exceptional Care
Sandy Springs to fund eight hotspot devices to enhance distance learning for students without internet access at home. Riverwood International Charter School has a food pantry! A collaboration between the school’s counseling department
and
Riverwood
ESOL
teacher Mary Schmidt, the Raider Depot is designed to assist Riverwood families experiencing emergencies in the shortterm until other support services can be
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CLOSET CLEAN OUT When you give your gently used clothing and home goods to CAC, you help support neighbors in need. Clothing and home goods go into the CAC Boutique and are available to clients for free and the public for sale. CAC gives clothing to about 300 individuals a month, allowing them to use income on rent and utilities instead. Sale proceeds go back into programs to prevent hunger and homelessness. CAC accepts donations of clean, gently worn clothes, shoes, accessories, linens, small home goods and furniture. All donations are tax-deductible OurCAC.org
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The Sandy Springs City Council has approved a contract amendment with Keep North Fulton Beautiful (KNFB) to continue its environmental services partnership,
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including
the
addition
of a scrap tire program, Household Hazardous Waste events, Christmas Tree Disposal, and stream cleaning efforts. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s Local Government Scrap Tire Abatement
(STAR)
Reimbursement
Program reimburses municipalities for the transportation and processing of used tires collected during set events. The City is reimbursed up to four dollars per tire, covering all costs associated with the collection event. Keep North Georgia Beautiful will administer the STAR program. Plans are underway for a late January event with KNFB handling operations and upfront costs. SandySpringsGA.gov
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MIRIAM FROST has her Manduka yoga mat made by Manduka, copper jewelry made by RF Custom Jewelry Design and water bottle make by Hydro Flask | NIA LYNN has her yoga mat made by Gaiam, mala beads from Vibe Jewelry and reusable filtered water bottle made by Brita | RICHARD FUDGE II has his extra-long Manduka yoga mat made by Manduka, 2 cork blocks made by Manduka and crystal jewelry made by RF Custom Jewelry Design | PAIGE HINTON has her Jade yoga mat made by Jade, water bottle made by Keen and incense made by Nag Champa | DANI BOIK has her Jade yoga mat made by Jade, Bela tropical drink made by Bela and sandalwood scents made by Anima Mundi. | SHAYLA BURTON has her Jade yoga mat made by Jade, true clear water made by True Clear and stellar power yoga face mask made by Stellar Power Yoga. CityLifestyle.com/PerimeterNorth
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4 SPORTS, 1 S TRO N G ATH LETE ARTICLE SUE G. COLLINS | PHOTOGRAPHY AUBRY CANALES
IT WASN’T EASY, BUT WE CAUGHT UP WITH
within the top 5 percent of my class and I am in
ELLE MEZZIO, A SENIOR AT RIVERWOOD
the Dual Enrollment program at GSU. In college,
INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL.
I plan on studying pre-medicine.
Meet Elle! I participate in four varsity sports: cross-coun-
PNL: YOU’RE BUSY! WHAT DOES
try, diving, soccer, and track & field. I have
YOUR WORKOUT SCHEDULE LOOK
advanced to State in all of them every year. My
LIKE THIS MONTH?
favorite is cross-country as I love trail running and
EM: January is a crazy month for me because I
my close-knit team. Some of my achievements
have three sports at once! I practice three times
include coming in third at State, seventh at Meet
a week for dive at 6:30 pm as I prepare for State
of Champions, four-time MVP, Student Athlete
in February. I have 90-minute track conditioning
of the Month, and a two-time invitee to the
right after school until soccer and track tryouts,
Powerade All-Metro Cross-Country Banquet
when I then transition to 90-minute soccer prac-
run by Atlanta Track Club. For dive, I’ve place
tices after school. Competitions for soccer and
sixth at State, for soccer, I play left forward and
track don’t start until February.
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have advanced to the final four, and in track, I’ve placed eighth in the 1600. At school, I’m ranked
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PNL: FUEL FOR ATHLETES AND STUDENTS IS SO IMPORTANT. WHAT ARE YOUR GO-TO HEALTHY SNACKS AND HEALTHY MEALS? EM: My go-to snack is not the ordinary post-practice snack. I like Goldfish (for salt/ electrolyte recovery), a banana with peanut butter, and a glass of organic 1% milk. My favorite healthy meal is a power bowl consisting of penne pasta, chopped up grilled chicken, and steamed broccoli, all with a plain marinara sauce with olive oil. PNL: WE CAN’T IMAGINE YOU HAVE MUCH SPARE TIME, BUT WHERE IN SANDY SPRING AND DUNWOODY DO YOU LIKE TO SHOP, PEOPLE WATCH AND ORDER FOOD? EM: One of my favorite restaurants is Hearth Pizza Tavern. Their simply red or simply white pizzas are some of the best in Georgia! I like to shop at Perimeter Mall. I really like Nordstrom and Von Maur for buying school dance dresses!
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A FLEXIBLE WORKSPACE IS THE KEY TO FINDING CONTROL AND BALANCE. ARTICLE KATE FLANAGAN | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
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Creating a Culture of Exceptional Care
I
F THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED
YOU TO FEEL A LACK OF CONTROL OVER YOUR WORK LIFE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We have all been forced to let go of our routines and take things day by day. If there is one positive outcome of watching the pendulum swing from stringent office expectations (and a long stretch of desk time sandwiched between a painful commute) to 100% work from home, it is that companies have had to quickly evolve their perception of a workday.
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• Assistance with activities of daily living,
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There is a new definition of work life and it is marked by balance, control, mobility, flexibility and most exciting: employee empowerment. For employees who have proven that they can fulfill their work obligations while remote, companies are now loosening the reigns on what the traditional workday looks like. It is an exciting time to see individuals being given the freedom to evaluate their home and work needs and construct the ideal work life to suit them. Where to begin with this new flexibility and freedom? Take a close look at your work obligations and your personal responsibilities and determine how to best integrate the two.
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Step into the Perimeter location and you will immediately feel a spark of motivation to get to work. people began working from home without warning is the inability to set boundaries. If you are obsessively checking emails while preparing your family dinner, then you are blurring the lines of a work-life balance. We all know deep down you can never effectively do two things at once, but when you share your workspace with your personal space the temptation to multi-task can be overwhelming. Having separate and dedicated spaces for work and play is a crucial first step to setting work-life boundaries. A second important step to achieving a healthy work life integration is convenience, which begins with ditching that painful commute. Serendipity Labs understands
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contribute to a truly inspiring atmosphere.
on design and aesthetic. Step into the
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CULINARY CREATIONS
Meet Chef Cy nd i Ster ne ARTICLE DEBBIE ROSEN PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
AFTER THREE SUCCESSFUL YEARS OPERATING CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING EVENTS AND CULINARY CLASSES AT BELLE ISLE SQUARE, OWNER CYNDI STERNE WILL SEGUE HER POPULAR YES, CHEF! CULINARY EVENTS INTO A VIRTUAL FORMAT. Known for providing a warm, welcoming environment and engaging culinary techniques, numerous Fortune 500 Companies have been utilizing Yes, Chef! Culinary Events for Team Building Activities for many years. Now, Chef Cyndi transitioned her business to provide these same interactive classes virtually. Chef Cyndi has been spearheading virtual events where corporations have team members cooking along from their own kitchens. She’s found that virtual team building classes are a great way for remote employees to stay connected. Families living apart can enjoy a Zoom cooking class together. Chef Cyndi will deliver pre-packaged ingredients and a list of kitchen tools necessary, to everyone. YesChefAtlanta.com
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YES, CHEF! CULINARY EVENTS GOES VIRTUAL
Grain Stuffed Baked Squash + 1 cup rice, farro, barley or hearty grain + 1 quart veggie stock or salted water + Pine nuts, fresh herbs, dried cranberries, or roasted squash seeds
+ 4 mini dumpling or acorn squash (about 4 inches) Preheat oven to 350. Carefully cut the top off of the squash and set aside. Scoop out the seeds, clean and roast to add to the rice mixture or snack. If your squash is wobbly, cut a little off the bottom so it sits on a sheet pan. Add 1 cup of stock or water to each of the squash and roast iuntil water starts to bubble (20-30 minutes). Mix the dried rice, herbs, salt, and pinenuts together. Remove the squash from the oven, and add ¼ cup of rice mixture to each squash. Stir to incorporate the liquid with the rice, and place back in the oven for an additional 45 minutes, when the squash is tender and rice is cooked.
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INSPIRED BY
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YO U A R E T H E C ATA LY S T F O R CHANGE
ARTICLE DR. JOHN C. MAXWELL IF SOMEONE WERE TO ASK YOU, “WHAT GETS YOU OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING?” how would
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you reply? Would you talk about your job or your family? Would you tell them about a dream you’re chasing or a goal you’re trying to meet? What we give our lives to says a lot about who we are. For forty years now, I’ve gotten out of bed in the morning with one single focus: adding value to leaders
I’ve spent decades learning what it takes to trans-
who will multiply value to others.
form communities and countries, and with my
Because of that focus, I’ve authored over 80 books
writing partner, Rob Hoskins, have produced a
on relationships, equipping people, attitude, and lead-
book that offers step by step instruction on how
ership, all with the purpose of expanding my reach to
leaders—people who care to make a difference—
add value to leaders.
can produce transformation in their own backyard.
Four decades, dedicated to making better leaders.
It’s a book written for everyone—including you.
But now, as I enter into my fifth decade, my purpose
You are a potential catalyst for change in your
has expanded. I still get out of bed with the goal of
community, no matter where you live, no matter
adding value to leaders who will multiply value to
what you do. All it takes is your willingness to
others, but there’s an even greater purpose behind it all.
step up as a leader. Harriet Tubman once said,
Transformation. I want to see our world transformed
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always
into one where every human being is encouraged and
remember, you have within you the strength, the
allowed to live to their full potential. Imagine what it would
patience, and the passion to reach for the stars
be like to live in a world where everyone—men, women,
and change the world.”
children—were equipped and empowered to live a life of deep purpose. We would truly see a transformed world.
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RENOWNED LEADERSHIP COACH DETAILS HOW CHANGE IN A COMMUNITY CAN START WITH ONE PERSON: YOU
If you dream of changing your community, or city, or country, you must not only dream, you must
That’s the message of my latest book, Change Your
also act. Many things in life just happen, but pos-
World: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference.
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in our world requires someone to be the catalyst. Someone like you.
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Dr. John C. Maxwell
Leaders like you become catalysts for change when they do three things: pick a problem to address, invite others to join
1. Pick a Problem to Address A leader can never become a catalyst until he or she first takes
them, and do what they
ownership of the problem they wish to solve. You cannot rally
can where they are.
days; people know when a leader is being half-hearted, and they
people to a cause that you aren’t willing to own, especially these don’t respect it. When you pick a problem to solve or a cause to rally around, you must have conviction in order to succeed. Over the years, I’ve learned that whenever I feel a sense of conviction about an issue, I need to start moving in the direction I believe I should go, even if I’m uncertain. Action creates ownership, and ownership creates credibility with people. And you need that credibility because transformation cannot be done by one person alone—we all need people to join us on the journey. CONTINUED >
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2. Invite Others to Join You When you’ve settled on the problem you want to tackle you should immediately begin looking for others to join you. In the book, Rob and I recommend starting with friends and family; you already have influence with them, and chances are you’re of like mind in many areas. Go to those family members who frequently ask you for advice or seek your opinion on personal matters, as you likely have greater influence with them. To move beyond family, however, you’ll need to take a leap of faith and begin sharing your passion for solving the problem with other people. Passion attracts, and when people come to you with interest, don’t be afraid to ask them what they think or invite them to improve your ideas. Empowering people to help you creates a bond, and once that bond is established, you will quickly discover who you can truly work with and invite them to take action with you.
3. Do What You Can Where You Are Action is the final step. It doesn’t have to be big or grand; it doesn’t even have to be guaranteed of success. Nothing happens in life until someone does something, and once you take your first step, the next step will come into focus. Remember that transformation is a process, not an event. It takes time and repeated action to bring about positive change. So focus on purpose, not perfection, and do what you know to do. These three steps may seem too simple, but I assure you they work. The goal of all transformational movements is making things better however possible. Incremental change is better than the status quo; and when you’re truly committed to making your community a better place, you know that any improvement is a significant improvement.
If you’d like to learn more about transformation
No matter what problems or challenges face your
and how to become a leader of transformation,
community, you are the catalyst for change that can
then I encourage you to pick up my book, Change
make all the difference. But you must choose to get
Your World, from your favorite bookstore or online
involved; transformation won’t choose you—you
retailer. If you’re concerned about making the world
must choose transformation.
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For the sake of your community and mine, I sincerely hope you do.
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LOOKING BACK AT LOOKING UP BEAUTIFUL SKIES FROM AN ABBREVIATED 2020 TRAVELOGUE
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y p p a H ear! Y w e N It was an honor to help so many families transition in such a tough year. Cheers to Better Days Ahead.
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