influence – Susan Norris

Is somebody watching you?

My very first 5K race: Celebrate Freedom at Jim Miller Park Have you ever felt like someone was watching you? It may be more true than you think. About a year and a half ago a friend of mine, Kristin McLendon, ran a half marathon. She started running to get in shape after giving birth to her son. I witnessed the entire transformation and was thrilled for her when she completed her goal, the half marathon. A seed was planted. I had absolutely no desire to run a half marathon, but I did have a desire to get [...]

Do you have influence?

My first year teaching kindergarten at Southern Elementary School. Do you think what you do matters? Do you think you have influence and impact lives? So many times, we belittle who we are and what we do in this world. I didn’t go to kindergarten, so my formal education started in first grade. I had two teachers who profoundly impacted my life. The first teacher I ever had, Ms. Lindsey, was about a cuddly as a porcupine and she frightened me a little. Okay, let's be honest, she frightened me a lot. She rarely smiled and always seemed [...]