Rural Leader Magazine October 2016 | Page 3

Photo Courtesy of TieFotos Editor’s Note Dear Readers,    The tenth installment of Rural Leader Magazine is here! Inside this issue, we have assembled articles not only to inspire you to live your best life possible.   October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please join us throughout the month as we strive to heighten awareness and encourage others to join the cause.   I am also excited to introduce Ms. Carnel Jones. Ms. Jones is a licensed professional counselor, who has over twenty years experience. She will be contributing monthly about various issues and concerns related to counseling and therapy. Be sure to read her article: Identifying Signs of Anxiety in Children on page 9.   Inside are also various articles on not only leadership (see pages 7 and 10), but education (See page 14), care-giving and end of life decisions (see pages 17 and 19), and health (see pages 21 and 22).   As always, I hope you enjoy this issue and continue to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google +, and LinkedIn.   Thanks again for your continual support! Sincerely, Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD Publisher/Editor-in-Chief What you do matters. GetRuralLeaderMag.com | OCTOBER 2016 3 @RuralLeaderMag