A Shot of Motivation & Positivity ~ The YayLearner Podcast Lin Rajan Thomas

Ms. Aruna Miller was the first Indian American woman to be elected to the Maryland legislature in 2011.  As an American politician and a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, she represented District 15 in Montgomery County.  District 15 is Montgomery County's largest district both in terms of geographic area and population and includes Boyds, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Germantown, Poolesville, Potomac, Dickerson, Barnesville, Beallsville as well as parts of Gaithersburg, North Potomac, and Rockville. 
 
Ms. Miller has served in various roles including the Appropriations Committee as Chair of the Oversight of Personnel Subcommittee,  vice-Chair of the Transportation & Environment Subcommittee, vice-Chair of the Capital Budget, and  Chair of the Women's Legislative Caucus. Ms. Miller has also worked for over 25 years in Montgomery County as an engineer. She has overseen programs that advanced access to schools, employment centers, and community facilities that are safe for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, and those with disability. 

Ms. Miller continues to inspire and lead the community and has served on the boards of BlackRock Center for the Arts, the Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation, Round House Theatre, Montgomery Parks Foundation, Madison House Autism Foundation, & Emerge Maryland.
 

Megha Mehra’s watercolors have been exhibited at solo shows across Virginia. Her work, 'Play, Pause, Reflect' won the 'Ralph Smith Memorial Award of Excellence' award at the 40th annual exhibition of the Virginia Watercolor Society. In 2020  she was featured as the Brand Ambassador of the week in American Watercolor Weekly magazine. She received the ‘National Watercolor Society’ award at the PVW show. She also attained Signature status at the Virginia Watercolor Society in 2020. She believes strongly in using her work to give back to society. Her painting ‘The Gift’ was auctioned to raise money for an orphanage.
Megha is very passionate about teaching and offers workshops offline/online for watercolor novices and journeymen artists. Her private collectors reside in the USA, UK & India.

Find out more about Megha at meghamehra.com

Five Easy Steps for Aspiring Writers or seasoned writers who need a reminder of what can help them rekindle the spark that made them writers in the first place by Author Lin Thomas. Lin is the author of children's fiction novel Every Sparrow was Made to Fly. She has been published with Chicken Soup for the Soul series, multiple publications with Project Management International and a variety of non-profit publications. She has also won multiple awards in Public Speaking and is a Creative Writing coach. Learn more at www.linthomas.com . Follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @LinRajanThomas

2020 has presented unique challenges for all of us. How can we thrive in these times and what are some easy skills we can practice to help us remain motivated and combat some of the challenges we face

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Four Reasons why we must motivate each other.  Is Motivation a boring topic? When there are so many great thinkers and speakers out there, is it really important for us to motivate each other? 
#motivation #positivity #pandemic #positiveattitude
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Are you an aspiring writer who has dreams that just will not begin to become a reality?  Are you an established writer who has hit against a wall and lost your groove? Look no further! Five easy tips to get back to where you belong! - In the World of Writing!

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