What Matters

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Community Matters

Which local organizations
have made our community
feel a little kinder this year?

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Kindness Matters

What's a Gratitude Station?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a
present and not giving it." - William Arthur Ward

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October 2026 | Issue no. 66

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last quarter?

A smiling woman listens to another woman across a table with papers and water.

Community Matters

What if the goal of
marketing wasn't conversion,
but connection?

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Kindness Matters

No better time than the fall
to explore this restorative
practice - are you ready
to make it a part of your
routine?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

Six adults work together to arrange wooden gears on a table.

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete."

- R. Buckminster Fuller

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September 2026 | Issue no. 65

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

What's one small but
mighty organization doing
to bring 'Food is Medicine'
to Santa Barbara County?

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Kindness Matters

What does a white dog
know about authenticity in
business?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will
interest their patients in the care of the human frame, in diet,
and in the cause and prevention of disease."

- Thomas Edison

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August 2026 | Issue no. 64

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

What happens when a small

local shop challenges the

culture of throwaway culture?

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Kindness Matters

What if kindness was actually a better business strategy than profit alone?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"We but mirror the world. As a man changes his own nature,
so does the attitude of the world change towards him...
We need not wait to see what others do"

- Mahatma Gandhi

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July 2026 | Issue no. 63

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

2026 Mid-Year Review

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Community Matters

Is AI Quietly Eroding the one
Thing It Can Never Replace?

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Kindness Matters

What if vulnerability were
your greatest superpower?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"Feelings are the gateway to the Authentic Self.
They are lights on the dashboard of life."

- Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott

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June 2026 | Issue no. 62

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

What if your brand could be designed
with intention - and built with grit?

A child and a man high-five across a kitchen table.

Kindness Matters

What gift have you received from your father
- seen or unseen - that has shaped
the way you show up in the world?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"I can think of no other edifice constructed by a man as
altruistic as a lighthouse. They were built only to serve."

- George Bernard Shaw

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May 2026 | Issue no. 61

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How can finding your "flow" be the antidote to a world that refuses to slow down?

A woman helps a young child gather red bell peppers among greenhouse plants.

Kindness Matters

How well do you know your mother?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy.

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. "

- Dali Lama

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March 2026 | Issue no. 60

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

What would it look like if our economic system
worked like a living ecosystem?

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Kindness Matters

How will a new generation
regenerate our economy and planet?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

- Abraham Lincoln

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February 2026 | Issue no. 59

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

What's possible when love shows up
as action, not just words?

A woman hands a basket of groceries to an older woman at a doorway.

Kindness Matters

What does it really mean to be a
good neighbor today?
A modern take on Fred Rogers

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"Never doubt a small group of thoughtful,
commited citizens can change the world; indeed,
it's the only thing that ever has."

- Margaret Mead

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January 2026 | Issue no. 58

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last year?

A hand writes “2026” in a spiral notebook on a wooden table.

Community Matters

What if the chaos of our world is
actually inviting you to live
more consciously this year?

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Kindness Matters

What's possible when giving
becomes the ultimate superpower?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

A hiker helps another climb rocky terrain above a forested mountain landscape.

"Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame but
greatness, because greatness is determined by service."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

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December 2025 | Issue no. 57

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

Happy Holidays

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Wishing you and your loved ones a warm, peaceful,
holiday filled with joy, comfort, and togetherness.

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Community Matters

How can holiday shopping
spark joy beyond the season?

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Kindness Matters

Who are you holding close to your
heart this holiday season?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments,
embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour."

- John Boswell

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November 2025 | Issue no. 56

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

Happy Thanksgiving

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Wishing you and your loved ones a warm, peaceful,
holiday filled with joy, comfort, and togetherness.

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How do you ignite lasting impact?

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Kindness Matters

What's the connection between gratitude and happiness?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

Woman in a red sweater tosses autumn leaves into the air while sitting in a park.

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping
a present and not giving it."

- William Arthur Ward

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October 2025 | Issue no. 55

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last quarter?

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Community Matters

Redefining Footwear:
What's possible when ethical
leadership meets innovation?

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Kindness Matters

How did a simple act of kindness
ripple into a global movement?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap.
What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you."

- Zig Ziglar, Author & Motivational Speaker

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September 2025 | Issue no. 54

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How can theater nurture
empathy in students?

People hold hands in a line on a theater stage as audience members watch.

Kindness Matters

How can arts restore our sense of
community and connection?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things."

- Mother Teresa

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August 2025 | Issue no. 53

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

Ready for a Summer of Heart, Healing,
and Human Connection?

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Kindness Matters

How can reading be a courageous act that deepens our connection to ourselves and each other?

(This is remarkable, beautiful and powerful!)

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

- C.S Lewis

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July 2025 | Issue no. 52

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do in the first half of 2025?

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Community Matters

How can conscious media create positive impact in our lives, our community and beyond?

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Kindness Matters

How can 22 acts of random kindness create impact in your community?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

Volunteers handle a large black bag in a crowded market; one wears a red shirt, mask, and gloves.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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June 2025 | Issue no. 51

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How can impact-focused financial management help businesses scale in a sustainable way?

An adult lifts a child into the air beneath a bright, cloud-streaked sky.

Kindness Matters

Why is it so important to change the way we talk about fathers?

This is remarkable and moving

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

A smiling man crouches with open arms as a child runs toward him on a sunny park lawn.

"The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking."

- Dan Pearce

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May 2025 | Issue no. 50

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

What can companies do today to ensure their impact leads to lasting, positive change tomorrow?

A woman comforts a distressed boy, resting her hand on his head.

Kindness Matters

What is the lasting echo of a parent's words?

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"The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer."

- Mahatma Gandhi

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April 2025 | Issue no. 49

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last quarter?

A person scans a QR code beside a Social Justice display and printed information.

Community Matters

How does a "World Cafe" connect impact leaders?

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Kindness Matters

What did college students do during COVID to create abundance?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

A woman hiker stands on a rocky outcrop above a coastal landscape.

"May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity, Leaders not in love with publicity but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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March 2025 | Issue no. 48

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How do everyday products affect our health?

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Kindness Matters

What binds us as a community?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees."

- Amelia Earhart

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February 2025 | Issue no. 46

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How can reimagining the personal chef nourish our community?

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Kindness Matters

What’s the #MORELOVE pledge?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

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"I believe that in the end it is kindness and generous accommodation that are the catalysts for real change."

- Nelson Mandela

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January 2025 | Issue no. 45

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last year?

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Community Matters

What's the secret to succeeding with New Year's Resolutions?

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Kindness Matters

How can you create an impact footprint in 2025?

What did you like most about this month’s newsletter?

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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December 2024 | Issue no. 45

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How can you have an impact this holiday season?

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Kindness Matters

Who could use a little extra help or love this holiday?

November 2024 | Issue no. 44

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How can you have an impact this holiday season?

Birds fly over tall grasses beneath a glowing sunset sky.

Kindness Matters

Who could use a little extra help or love this holiday?

October 2024 | Issue no. 43

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last quarter?

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Community Matters

How can art illuminate the light in us?

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Kindness Matters

How can our dreams shape the world we want to create?

Hear what our children have to say. This is SO beautiful!

September 2024 | Issue no. 42

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How can we minimize our daily use of single-use plastics?

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Kindness Matters

An International Call to Heal the World

August 2024 | Issue no. 41

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

Two empty chairs face a sandy beach and mountainous coastline, casting long shadows across the promenade.

Community Matters

What's new, exciting, and conscious in our community?

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Kindness Matters

How do films transform the way we see the world?

July 2024 | Issue no. 40

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

MID-YEAR REVIEW:
How'd we do the first half of this year?

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Community Matters

What do kindness and connection look like in business?

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Kindness Matters

How can kindness unite us as one?

June 2024 | Issue no. 39

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How do greener cleaners impact our community?

Click here for your monthly dose of kindness... and gratitude!

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Kindness Matters

Happy Father's Month!

May 2024 | Issue no. 38

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

What does getting hooked on seafood have to do with sustainability?

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Kindness Matters

How can a simple act of caring create an endless ripple?

April 2024 | Issue no. 37

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last quarter?

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Community Matters

How can science help companies become purpose-driven & healing-focused?

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Kindness Matters

Despite the darkness, do not despair: there is a revolution of love in the air!

March 2024 | Issue no. 36

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

How does our community show its love for our planet?

Click here for your spring dose of kindness.

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Kindness Matters

HAPPY SPRING.
Santa Barbara!

February 2024 | Issue no. 35

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last month?

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Community Matters

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, SANTA BARBARA! ❤️
How does one of our Legacy Brands show its love for our community?

Click here for your spring dose of kindness.

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Kindness Matters

What is the universal language of life?

January 2024 | Issue no. 34

What Matters

Your Monthly E-Newsletter Curated by Monica Lenches

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Real Estate Matters

How'd we do last year?

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Community Matters

How can healing ourselves help repair the world?