I hope you and yours had a wonderful Labor Day. Across the nation, the first long weekend of September indicates fall is approaching. While we’ve had some amazing monsoon of late, we all know we can expect heat and summer like temperatures for several more weeks.
I realize September is a month of transitions for all of us. My hope is this month’s issue of The Grand Season will inspire you to continue discovering your “bestself,” regardless of the uncertainties you might face.
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Go Cardinals!
Melissa Whitton Editor/Associate Publisher
INSPIRE
THE REAL YOU
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.
Bernard M. Baruch
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Oscar Wilde
Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive!
Matt Cameron
Strive to be the most passionate, energetic, and tenacious professional in your clique.
Germany Kent
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
Ernest Hemingway
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Albert Einstein
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
Les Brown
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.
Stephen Covey
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
Maya Angelou
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Life is made up of a series of choices that determine whether you grow as an individual or stay stagnant. Sometimes, those choices are easy, but other times they require courage. If you’re looking for ways to grow as a person, check out some of these ideas.
1. Just show up. Say you want to run a marathon but have no prior experience. The first step is lacing up you shoes and hitting the pavement. Even if you only make it half a mile on your first training run, you’ll be about 2% closer to your ultimate goal than if you didn’t put in any work.
2. Start from the beginning. You don’t just happen to stumble upon the best version of yourself. You need to start from the beginning and take a high number of small steps in order to become what you envision.
3. Stop looking for a secret trick. There is no miraculous shortcut to the better version of yourself.
4. Accept help from other people. Don’t let your pride get in the way. Most successful people needed help along the way, too.
America’s sweetheart Julia Roberts, 57, wife of cinematographer Daniel Moder and mother of 21-yearold twins as well as an 18-year-old son, can still find time to make a movie or two. In July 2024, she began shooting the thriller “After the Hunt” with Ayo Edebri, Andrew Garfield and Chloe Sevigny. Roberts plays a college professor grappling with her past amidst another professor’s scandal. It opens on Oct. 10. Her second film, also a thriller called “Panic Carefully,” is with Eddie Redmayne, Elizabeth Olsen, Brian Tyree Henry, and Ben Chaplin. It began shooting in January but is still waiting on a release date. HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS
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Years ago, I volunteered for hospice and knew immediately that helping seniors was my calling. I was soon employed by hospice but I felt something was missing. I realized it was the limited time I was able to spend with my clients. Having my own business allows me to provide the intimate hands on service needed in our community. I am committed to our seniors throughout their lives and I thank the community for the opportunity to serve.”
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Old socks can be fit around the head of an old mop or Swiffer base. Spray with cleaner and clean away. When you are done, remove the sock and launder.
Make your own camping lamp: Strap a head lamp to a full gallon jug of water. It fills the tent with a soft light, and you can still drink the water!
Use rubbing alcohol to clean window frames and trays. It evaporates quickly with no residue left behind.
Coffee filters make wonderful glass cleaners. They leave behind no streaks and no residual lint.
Locally-owned businesses create more jobs locally and often provide better wages and benefits.
HEALTH
HEADACHE RELIEF
If you’re one of the many adults who deal with migraines, summer heat can feel like your worst enemy. Around 1 in 10 older adults get migraines regularly, and the combo of high temps and humidity can make life extra uncomfortable.
Migraines can be set off by all kinds of things — stress, lack of sleep, bright lights, strong smells, or loud noises. But weather changes are among the biggest culprits. “The combination of heat and humidity is especially brutal,” says Vincent Martin, M.D., of the University of Cincinnati and president of the National Headache Foundation.
Research backs that up. In a study of more than 70,000 migraine diary entries, Martin and his team found that for every 10-degree jump in daily temperature, migraine frequency went up 6 percent. In other words: hot days can pack a punch.
But it’s not just the heat itself — it’s the weather patterns behind it. Low-pressure systems can cause barometric pressure to fall, while pushing humidity and temps higher. That “perfect storm” is a known migraine trigger. Some people even say they can sense when a system is moving in — like human barometers! Scientists aren’t quite sure how, but it may be connected to pressure sensors in the sinuses or inner ear.
Older adults may be hit harder, because sweat less with age, and certain medications — like diuretics or antihistamines — can make it tougher to stay hydrated and cool.
So, how do you outsmart migraines?
Drink up: Aim for about 8–12 cups of fluids daily.
Shun the sun: Wear sunglasses and seek shade to avoid light-triggered attacks.
Watch the air: Stay inside on high-pollution days.
Have a backup plan: Overthe-counter pain relievers may help, but frequent sufferers should ask their doctor about preventive treatments.
