By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Writer and Editor-in-Chief
Who doesn’t love a celebration? However make no mistake – a celebration is most rewarding after loads of laborious work and willpower; and the harder the duty at hand, the sweeter the success. Now, as we toast to our 11th anniversary, the GLF crew and I look again with loads to rejoice. We now have gone out on a limb in each side of our lives however, like Mark Twain famously stated, “Why not exit on a limb? Isn’t that the place the fruit is?” I can say with conviction that I’ve by no means been as dedicated (professionally talking) to something as I’ve on Good Life Household Journal.
I’ve invested my coronary heart, thoughts and assets into making GLF a PUBLICATION WITH A PURPOSE. We now have grown, we’ve got gained momentum, and we’re making a distinction.
Within the new 12 months, you will note some massive modifications that replicate that momentum. We’re “re-launching” with a re-brand to GOOD LIFE 24-7 to incorporate a broader tackle the phrase household as a result of we all know that the position of parenting typically consists of aunts, uncles, buddies, academics, mentors, and so forth.
After we launched Good Life Household again in 2015, most of our core crew was navigating life with center schoolers. Now, these tweens and youths are of their 20s – some are married and planning households of their very own. So, we’re rising up too. With the re-brand to GOOD LIFE 24-7, we’re increasing our voice to incorporate anybody who shares our dedication to serving to our children discover their wings and soar into the long run.
After all, we’ll nonetheless present leisure and journey assets for all ages, extra of our money-saving hacks, work-life stability methods, dwelling and backyard suggestions, well being methods, and a lot extra.
As well as, we want to incorporate your voice extra. We would like our readers to weigh in with their ideas and suggestions for different households going via this journey collectively. We’re engaged on a digital City Corridor-style gathering of the minds. We additionally plan to assist youthful voices be heard. In case your children are budding writers, illustrators or photographers, please allow them to know we welcome their expertise. We additionally plan to launch a worldwide ebook membership, a “Voices and Visions” part highlighting our readers’ concepts and galvanizing messages, and a Factors of View discussion board on new film and TV releases.
To hitch us on our mission to teach, encourage and inspire constructive change, attain out to Paige Jackson, our Advertising and marketing and Content material Supervisor, at Paige@goodlife247.com.
As a writer and founding father of Good Life Household, I need to take a second to toast my superb crew of pros – editors, proofreaders, managers, writers and designers, 4 of whom have been there from the start. Thanks for sharing my ardour to make a distinction within the lives of others by giving of your time and expertise. I additionally need to thank our purchasers, our promotional companions and advertisers. With out you, we might not have the ability to do the essential work we cherish.
As a mother, there isn’t any larger celebration than the well being and happiness of my grownup kids, Bryce, 27, who married his longtime love Daria (they began relationship as freshmen in highschool!), who we whole-heartedly welcomed into the flock after they married two years in the past, Jaxie, 26 and Lindsey, 24. Every of them have “flown the nest” and are thriving in their very own journeys. Though I traded useful time with them to embark on the GLF journey (balancing household and work is a continuous problem for many of us, and a constant subject in our pages), the upside of that commerce is that my children are witnessing first-hand the fervour that goes into creating one thing worthy of celebration. The truth is, they all the time discovered methods to pitch in to assist or cheer me on. I’m grateful for his or her help and sacrifice and for giving me the very best job title within the universe: mother.
As a daughter, I’m reminded that being a part of the “Sandwich Era” – these of us sandwiched between elevating our children and supporting our personal growing older dad and mom – is each difficult and rewarding work and that every day must be celebrated.
Lastly, no celebration is full with out superb buddies. We rejoice the peaks (boy, can we!), however extra importantly, we’re alongside one another within the valleys. Deep friendships are constructed brick by brick and fortified by the take a look at of time.
As I’ve continued to develop as an individual (a lot of that progress attributed to the knowledge of our specialists for over a decade in Good Life Household!) and outline my life within the “empty nest,” I’ve discovered numerous alternatives to welcome new buddies into my orbit. I’ve discovered that assembly a good friend at this level in my life typically seems like an instantaneous connection, one that’s simple, sincere, clear, soulful, such as you’ve recognized this individual ceaselessly – or want you had – and I’m going to cherish these relationships as they proceed to develop and develop within the years to come back.
Equally, now that I’ve extra work-life stability, I’ve discovered the time to achieve out to and welcome again outdated buddies, some from my early childhood, who had remained in my coronary heart however life took us aside geographically. Spending time with these superb buddies is a real celebration of the time period life-long.
I’ll toast to all that!
Wishing you and yours a brand new 12 months stuffed to the brim with well being, happiness, love, peace, and loads of “Cheers!”
Sheryl
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