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title: "A Moment of Reflection"
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# A Moment of Reflection

Sheri Salata on Instagram: "I never ever thought I would live in Georgia. I was born here as my Dad was in the navy. We left when I was 6 months old + headed to Hawaii. 

Over 60 years later, I found myself living in Napa Valley. Beautiful. Rustic. But there were those pesky wild fires that kept my go-bag packed. 

Then one day, a miracle happened. I learned of a place that had everything I was looking for in a land that would be a match.

In this special episode of The Practiced Life, you will meet @stevenygren author of the international bestseller START IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD about his recipe for a new way of developing land + thus, a new way of living. You’ll learn how 20 years ago, his own values shift led him to found a city that is becoming the gold standard of wellness community creation on the planet @serenbe 

Link to listen in my bio!" — 346 likes, 24 comments - sherisalata on March 18, 2026: "I never ever thought I would live in Georgia. I was born here as my Dad was in the navy. We left when I was 6 months old + headed to Hawaii. 

Over 60 years later, I found myself living in Napa Valley. Beautiful. Rustic. But there were those pesky wild fires that kept my go-bag packed. 

Then one day, a miracle happened. I learned of a place that had everything I was looking for in a land that would be a match.

In this special episode of The Practiced Life, you will meet @stevenygren author of the international bestseller START IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD about his recipe for a new way of developing land + thus, a new way of living. You’ll learn how 20 years ago, his own values shift led him to found a city that is becoming the gold standard of wellness community creation on the planet @serenbe 

Link to listen in my bio!".  — https://www.instagram.com/p/DWCgaSOD9rN/