Shows
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Building Peace Muscles: A Journey from Survival to Serenity.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "You feel lighter, yes, but also unsteady. That's what healing feels like. That's what peace feels like when you're just learning to trust it. I carried storms in my chest for so long, I forgot my heart knew how to be still water. I held my breath through so many moments, I forgot my lungs were made for sighing. But healing isn't about returning to who you were. It's about discovering who you've always been."2025-07-2813 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - The Greatest Battle Of Your Life. Meanwhile, the thief of dreams dressed up as tomorrow’s promise.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Our greatest competition isn't sitting in the desk or the cubicle next to you. It's not the person who started the business before you did. It's not even the voice on the phone telling you no. For the hundredth time. Our biggest competition is the person staring back at us in the mirror. Think about it. How many dreams have we killed before they've even had a chance to breathe?"2025-07-2808 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Mi Jus Passing Thru: The Sacred Art of Temporary Encounters.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Permission to be present in my own life. The bus came eventually. The meeting I was rushing to was forgotten within a week. But Ms. Carmen's wisdom, that's been with me for Years now. She was just passing through. But she left something eternal. There's an art to being truly present. When you know the encounter is temporary, it requires a different kind of courage. The courage to open your heart knowing you might never see this person again. The courage to be authentic."2025-07-2414 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - When Adults Fail, Children Pay!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Today, I want to talk about something that's been weighing heavily on my heart and I suspect, on the hearts of many parents and educators listening. We're watching our children's education get crossed here in Somerset County, Maryland. We're watching our children's education get caught up in the crossfire of adult conflicts that seem to have forgotten the most important question. What's best for our children."2025-07-2012 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn The Power Of ThoughtsClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Like the one that says, I am awesome or I am beautiful or I can do this good. The dominating thoughts of these negative, repetitive cycles, not so good. So we're going to call out ourselves to ourselves. And that is our daily Acorn challenge for today. The human mind. How beautiful, right? A beautiful mind. The human mind has a tremendous, tremendous amount of power in our lives. That which holds our attention determines our actions."2025-07-1305 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - To My Sisters: A Love Letter You Need to Hear! This is your reminder, your permission, your love letter from the universe!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "You weren't given intuition so you could ignore it for the sake of keeping someone comfortable. Your peace is not negotiable. Your joy is not optional. Your worth is not up for debate. Oh no, it is not. Walk in that truth, beloved. Walk in the fullness of who you are. Walk away from anything that asks you to be less. You are loved completely. You are chosen intentionally."2025-07-0611 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn- The Big Beautiful Bill. Understanding the Changes to Your Benefits: What You Need to KnowClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Follow your state's Medicaid agencies on social media. Sign up for email updates. Whatever you can do to stay informed. Stay current because things are changing quickly all the time. Before we wrap up, I want to zoom out for a minute. These changes are part of a larger shift in how the government thinks about safety net programs. The idea behind work requirements is that they'll help people become more self sufficient. But here's what the research shows."2025-07-0512 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn The Weatherman’s Flag Controversy: THE HEART OF THE DEBATE - WHAT DOES THE FLAG MEAN?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The question is whether those freedoms include the right to use the flag itself as a means of political expression. And then there's the independence timing. Some see this as particularly offensive to protest America on the day we celebrated its founding. Others argue that Independence Day is exactly the right time to exercise the freedoms that day represents. The Union Jack adds another layer. Some sees it as a reminder of what we fought for independence from."2025-07-0515 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyACorn - Stop Dating Your Excuses!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "But what should terrify you more is being five years older, scrolling TikTok and Instagram, still saying someday. You've mastered potential, but you refuse to master commitment. You say you want luxury, but your effort is given clearance. Rack. You romanticize the future, but you date your bad habits like they're your soulmate. You ask for clarity, but then you ignore it every time it shows up dressed as hard work."2025-07-0308 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Are Tennis Players The Worlds Best Athletes? Privilege or Desparate Ambition?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "What do you think? Hit me back. Hit me back on this one. Are tennis players the world's best athletes? Yeah, that's the question. Has the sport really broken free from its country club image or are we still not giving these warriors the credit they deserve? I'm completely curious to hear your thoughts. Thank you for listening, everyone. So, until next time. Time. Thanks for joining me on Acorn Bay. Have a wonderful day."2025-06-1507 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcornChallenge - Blow Your "CERTAIN TRUMPET" - Look Witin You!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "They have grand plans, endless meetings, beautiful presentations. But where are the results? And this is a very important question to ask when you're looking at especially a community leadership on that accountability piece. But what about our individual accountability piece? And these are questions that I'm asking myself as I'm moving into the space as to what exactly am I here to do? What's next?"2025-06-1113 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcornChallenge - Bring The Mindset Of Lifting up others into your day today!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "You don't have to be a genius to do this. And you certainly don't have to have it all together. You do have to care about people and initiate lifting activities. So let's celebrate. Lifting activities. What does that even look like? Lifting activities? And I in my world, it's offering positive, outrageous service to the people around you, to your peers, to everyone you meet. You're giving them good service. We're in the zone of excellence there."2025-06-0906 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Building Meaningful Relationships One Conversation At A Time.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Our lives are shaped by relationships. Friends and family members, colleagues and neighbors, even competitors. All these people and our relationships with them contribute to some of the most meaningful moments of our lives. Those relationships are started and nurtured through great conversations. Good morning and welcome to the Daily Acorn. I'm Shawna Kearsley and I'm starting a series on building relationships One Conversation at a time. The right conversation can change everything."2025-06-0707 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Relationships And Conversations.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "lewis this book Carol Ann Lloyd writes Building Relationships One Conversation at a Time. It's a guide to focus, focusing on the relationships that make our lives meaningful. To keep relationships strong and growing and start new relationships that contribute to our growth and to the growth of the people around us, we need to have nurturing, healing, encouraging and fun. Yes, fun, fun Conversations. We build relationships one conversation at a time. We live our lives through our relationships."2025-06-0407 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #GreatAcornDebate - Housing Access Vs Community Vibes?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "This was put in place years ago to manage the impact of Salisbury University student rentals in residential areas. Think right here. You're thinking about loud parties, crowded houses. But here's the thing. 2025, with housing costs skyrocketing and homes harder to find, some folks say this rule is outdated and it makes it tougher for people to afford living here. Others argue it's still vital for keeping our neighborhoods peaceful and stable. So what is at stake here?"2025-06-0308 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #DailyAcornChallenge - Take Responsibility For Earning Trust With Your People Today!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Trust T R U S D T time. Take time to listen and give feedback on performance. The R is for respect. Give someone respect and he will return it with trust. Unconditional positive regard. Unconditional positive regard. Show acceptance of these people that you're leading. S is for sensitivity. Anticipate feelings and needs of the potential leader. Anticipate feelings. Anticipate the needs of the potential leader touch, give encouragement, handshakes, high five, pats on the back."2025-06-0204 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - The Art Of Being Present! Presence Is Rebellion, Kindness is Resistance Love is the most Radical thing you can do.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Accepting yourself isn't the end goal. That's not the end game. It's the beginning. It's the foundation upon which everything meaningful is built. We live in a world that, that's terrified of being alone. And this is the paradox of aloneness. We fill every silence with noise, every empty moment with distraction. We swipe and we're scrolling. We're consuming anything to avoid sitting with ourselves. And here's what I want you to understand."2025-06-0113 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcornChallenge - Focus on listening to others TODAYClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Good morning, friends. Welcome to the Daily Acorn. So today we're just gonna make it a challenge. Today, it's just gonna be the Daily Acorn Challenge for today. And our Daily Acorn Challenge today is focus on listening to others today. And thank you for joining me in this fun Daily Acorn Challenge. This is what I. This is one of the skills that I is front and center that I'm working, working on. I'm. I work in an automotive dealership."2025-05-3104 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Keeping Mistakes In Perspective.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Good morning and welcome to the Daily acorn. This morning we're going to take on this idea of keeping mistakes in perspectives to lead. To leave the road of continual failure, we must first utter the three most difficult words to say. I was wrong. We have to open our eyes, admit our mistakes and accept complete responsibility for our current wrong actions and attitudes. We have to do that. There's peace in that. Every failure we experience is a fork in the road."2025-05-3003 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Sunday Check-In From the #SaltLife Community. Over 50 and living in infinite gratitude. ! YES!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I finally made it to the beach, guys. Oh, Ocean City, Maryland, I love you. And I am down at the Cropper Inlet right now and you can see, you know, the fishermen are off the pier and the, and the seagulls are out and the little fishing boats are out and it's almost 7 o' clock here in the east, which essentially means the big boats have already gone out. Those guys, they get out very early."2025-05-2614 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - HOW DO YOU PRAY?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Thank you, I whisper to the morning light, to the coffee, warming my hands, to the breath filling my lungs. Thank you for this moment, this heartbeat, this chance to be alive. Other days, my prayers are storms, their fists pounded against heaven's door. Why I scream. Why this suffering? Why this loss? Why this unbearable weight of existence? And you know what? That's prayer, too. That rage, that questioning. It's sacred. It's honest."2025-05-2306 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn -Is Maryland Governor Wes More Ducking Moral Leadership For Politics Points? Reparations VETO!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "So if he vetoes it, because he is planning on Running for president, then this would definitely help him in that political arena. Is this brilliant strategy or is it cynical triangulation? And what does it tell us about power in Maryland's politics? That's our focus here for the next 15 minutes. Let's start with some background. First Lady John Moore is not a political novice. She was born in Queens, New York to a union family."2025-05-2115 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Discontent with The Status Quo.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "To be leading by definition is to be in front, breaking new ground, conquering new worlds, moving away from the status quo. Donna Harrison states, great leaders are never satisfied with current levels of performance. They constantly strive for higher and higher levels of achievement. They move beyond the status quo themselves, and they ask the same of those around them. Dissatisfaction with the status quo does not mean a negative attitude or grumbling. It has to do with willingness to be different, willingness to take risks."2025-05-1603 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn When Failure Gets You By The HeartClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Let's face it, failure can be very painful. Sometimes physically and more often emotionally. Seeing part of your vision fall flat really, really hurts. And if people heap ridicule on top of your hurt feelings, you feel even worse. The first important step and weathering failure is learning not to personalize it. Making sure you know that your failure does not make you a failure. But there's more to it than that. For many people, the pain of failure leads to fear of failure."2025-05-1503 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn Incarcerated Mothers: A Mother’s Day Reflection.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Now let's focus on the children, the innocent participants in this difficult situation. Imagine being a child whose mother is incarcerated. One day she's there, the next she's gone, often with little explanation that makes sense to a young mind. Children frequently internalize shame and blame themselves. They may be told to keep their mother's whereabouts and secret, creating additional burdens of isolation. These children live with questions that no child should have to ask. Does my mom still love me?"2025-05-1108 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailAcorn - Life As Art: The Democratized Creative.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The boundaries between art and life has always been more permeable than our cultural categories suggest by embracing creativity as an inherent dimension of human experience rather than a specialized activity, we open ourselves to greater fulfillment, more effective problem solving, and a deeper appreciation for artistry that surrounds us every day. Hmm. So the next time you're making a grocery list, choosing your outfit, or figuring out how to navigate a difficult conversation, remember you're not just completing a task, you're engaging in a creative act."2025-05-0614 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Foreign Countries Stealing Jobs Or Decisions Made In Corporate Boardrooms Right Here In America.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The real story of American jobs behind the blame game. Hello and welcome to Economic Perspectives here on Akon Bay, where we take a deeper look at stories behind today's economic headlines. I'm your host, Shawna Kearsley. And today we're diving into a topic that's been at the center of American political discourse for many, many decades. The outsourcing of American jobs. Yes, the tariff situation has brought it front and center."2025-05-0314 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | One Winter Night.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "If they know of somebody who is in need of a vehicle, they can reach out to me and say, hey, Shawna, here's somebody who is working really hard on tough times, and they need a vehicle. And because that person has bought a vehicle from me, I'm able to do that through the organization. Right. So Shauna pays it forward@pohankatoyota.com. hey, isn't that neat? So this is my start in the automotive world. This is my second month."2025-04-2912 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn Undocumented Immigrants No Longer Stealing Jobs!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "No political angles, just looking at what the economic research actually tells us. And I've spent a couple of, you know, spent some time digging through some of the studies and talking to some of my folks on the local level. First, here's some context. There are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States right Now, with about 8 million of them actively participating in our workforce. And they're not evenly distributed in all the industry."2025-04-2712 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Winter Beaching Chincoteague,VAClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And a big shout out. So now the beach is semi closed down. I don't even know if I'm allowed to go on because they're rebuilding and the dunes and everything, but you be very sure I'm going on. Okay, so. Ooh la la. So the we. I'm gonna give a big shout out to my friend, Ms. Wheelchair Maryland, Dominique Sessa. I love you, girl."2025-04-2710 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn Compliments Affirm People!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "When my boss says, I like what you're wearing, oh my goodness, I dress the next day. In fact, whenever I'm around her, I pretty much dress for her because I enjoy that compliment feeling and it shows in my work and my attitude, how I care for my, my, my co workers and my co mates and how I walk in the world. So I thank you, San Die Angelo for that."2025-04-2605 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #DailyAcorn -Should Citizens Who Violate Parole Still Get A Second Chance Through Expungement?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Here is I have seen firsthand what happens to a lot of folks that go into the criminal justice system through this program. And they come out of the program and they are trying so very, very hard to get a second chance. It is very, very difficult to get a second chance. Right. Some of them didn't even get a first chance. So my empathy level, my heart is in being open minded and understanding, because it is not."2025-04-2414 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Maryland’s Quantum Leap Desires- Can we afford it?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "A thriving quantum sector can mean an influx of jobs. So it's a good thing. Influx of talent, economic diversification for Maryland. But if we create an environment that discard marriages, investment, we risk losing out on the very opportunities that could lift our economy and improve the livelihood of our citizens. So as we celebrate the potential of quantum technology, we must also advocate for a balanced approach to taxation, one that supports our ambitious goals, or the governor's ambitious goals, I should say."2025-04-1910 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn -The Unextinguished Flame. I Am Harriet- The Beacon Of Hope.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And I've said that even when we were pulling the monuments down and all of that, and if we do decide to pull the monuments from one place, we should put them somewhere so we can continue to keep that history and have that be a part of who we are."2025-04-1805 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - The Secrecy Is The Denial!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "But when I was done, I didn't, you know, block it out because that I know this is a part of some ways of dealing that I've dealt with it over the years. So the incest thing was talked about, and I don't predict he's gonna go ahead and tell everyone. And I also think that people know. And the thing here is that it's my mother who's being held accountable because she knew she was part and party to the situation."2025-04-1511 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - A HUG FOR YOU!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "A hug is welcome back again Great to see you, where have you been? A hug can soothe a small child's pain and bring a rainbow after rain. The hug there's just no doubt about it. We scarcely could survive without it. A hug delights, warms and charms it must be why God made us Arms Hugs are great for fathers and mothers, sweet for sisters, swell for brothers and chances are your favorite aunts love them more than potted plants. Kittens crave them, puppies love them."2025-04-0802 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn- Drawn to Light: The Wisdom of True Alignment.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Because during menopause, during the, you know, the time frame they say we are to have happens to coincide with the time frame where I feel that wisdom kicks in, this patient wisdom, knowing when to advance and when to let go. And this transforms our journey from a scattered chase into a purposeful pilgrimage. Let your choices be guided not merely by what attracts you momentarily, but by what sustains and nourishes your spirit continuously."2025-04-0606 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Leadership by Design: The Journey from Position to Personal Impact.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "We make the difficult decisions that will make a difference. We take our people to another level of effectiveness. Level four, people development. And this is the fun stuff. This is where it gets really, really good. I love this piece, but I try not to lose myself in this piece. But you somehow figure the balance out. People follow you because of what you have done for them. Leaders become great not because of our power, but because of our ability to empower others."2025-04-0614 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | China Holds $759 Billions Of Dollars Of Us Debt.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And we're going to hear a lot of that in the analysis, whether it's Fox News or cnn, you know, this scenario or in our circles, in our dinner tables. While it is its theoretically possible. Sure it is. While it's theoretically possible, it represents what economists call a mutual assured destruction scenario. Any attempt to dump US securities would immediately devalue China's remaining holdings, inflicting severe financial damage on China itself. This makes sense. Mutual assured destruction."2025-04-0314 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Winter Beach mornings on the Island Of Chincoteague, VAClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And a big shout out. So now the beach is semi closed down. I don't even know if I'm allowed to go on because they're rebuilding and the dunes and everything, but you be very sure I'm going on. Okay, so. Ooh la la. So the we. I'm gonna give a big shout out to my friend, Ms. Wheelchair Maryland, Dominique Sessa. I love you, girl."2025-03-3010 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | My purpose is greater than my pain!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And, you know, of course, there are certain folks that you have to tell about it or check in on due to the nature of the situation. Like his father. Yeah. And I believe everyone is still in shock and their two little children. And there was a divorce involved going on at the moment. I can, you know, imagine."2025-03-3013 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - The Power of High Expectaions! How Your Opinion Of Others Shapes Their Reality.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And it's interesting because we can hold these low opinions by the obstacles that we put in place, especially in the workplace. Right? Obstacles preventing folks from growing, you know, not giving them the resources or, you know, creating toxic environments are examples of holding low opinions of others. The environment in which we're in that, you know, one that doesn't allow for the growth or support. I caught myself doing this recently with someone because their first few assignments had some errors."2025-03-1910 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Competence!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "As leaders, we expect our people to follow through when we give them the ball. When I hand you the ball, I expect you to follow through. I expect that and I expect a whole lot more. Accomplish more than expected. This is a really, really big one, sweetie. Highly competent people always go the extra mile. We're above and beyond. You give it, we're gonna grow it. We're gonna find ways to make it better."2025-03-1805 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #DailyAcorn - A Reflection on Time. Happy Birthday Mr SonClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Sixteen years ago, 3, 1809, hard to believe. I gave birth to our son, Elijah Kearsley, and he was born at 27 weeks, three days. And it was really quite an incredible, incredible journey. And it's just been going as life does ever since. It was a life of nicu, as one can imagine. And we're healthy now, but the grace of God."2025-03-1807 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Look in Unusual Places For Ideas.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "So in light of all of that news today, the encouragement is look in unusual places for ideas. And by that I mean opening our eyes to new ideas everywhere that we look today. Welcome to the Daily acorn. Good leaders are attentive to ideas, and leadership is definitely what we're going to be needing here. And when we talk about leadership here, we talk about leading ourselves first. We lead ourselves, our animals, our families. We are all leaders. All of our voices matter."2025-03-1703 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn: OVERRIDE - Inside The Revolution Rewiring American Power. (eko)Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Ethan Chautran's analysis revealed patterns that career officials didn't even know existed. By dawn, they would understand more about Treasury's operations than people who had worked there for decades. This wasn't a hack. This wasn't a breach. This was an authorized disruption. While career bureaucrats prepared orientation packets and welcome memos, Doge's team was already deep inside the payment systems. No committees, no approvals, no red tape. Just four coders with unprecedented access and algorithms ready to run."2025-02-1104 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn: PATHFINDERS OF LIGHT: A Spoken Tribute to Harriet Tubman and Mary Gladys Jones.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Listen to the footsteps in the night and the chalk tapping on a blackboard in the light. Two women, two centuries one mission divine Harriet Tubman and Mary Gladys Jones Their legacies intertwined From Maryland's soil they both arose One born in chains One facing closed doors Dorchester county gave us Tubman's might Wild booster watched Jones's wisdom take flight Picture Tubman in the dead of night north star above, freedom in sight Be free or die, her voice would command has she led souls to promise through unforgiving land?"2025-02-0906 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn. Preserving Ancestral LegacyClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Every time someone refuses to accept the chains others would place on them, physical or spiritual, they are walking her path. So when people ask me about legacy, about what one life can mean, I tell them about a woman whose death couldn't catch, where fear couldn't hold, who turned the North Star into a ladder and taught us all how to climb. Harriet Tubman didn't just conduct people to freedom. She conducted the future itself."2025-02-0806 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - D’aily Reflections! My Friend Mayor Jack HeathClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "For example, when there is an opening in an executive director Position, you know, let's say, which is one of the highest levels you can get to here for the non profit work, you very rarely. I don't know how many black executive directors you see here on the Eastern Shore, come to think of it. I should do a polling. Yeah, that's a very interesting thing."2025-02-0713 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - Let them Have Their Chocolate Hearts and Paper Valentine.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "That love isn't that tender thing they write about in greeting cards. No, it's that raw ache in the chest at 3am that reckless decision to run barefoot through frozen grass. Just to feel something real. That desperate need to create beauty even as the world sleeps under its blanket of snow. They tell you February is for lovers, but they're missing the point entirely. January. January is when love is at its most dangerous, its most honest."2025-02-0104 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - D’aily Reflections.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "This is not that conversation. We are going to agree that the answer to that is yes. We are not science. And we have listened to the scientists and I trust them. So we all, we all agree. So we're gonna take that out of it. What we need to get to is how do we get there in a common sense way? You cannot put people out of business in an attempt to go electric vehicles."2025-01-2813 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - POWER SHIFT: The Revolutionary Truth About Leadership. What will your leadership legacy be?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Leading well is not about enriching yourself. It's about empowering others. Because only empowered people can reach their potential. And when a leader cannot or will not empower others, they create barriers within the organization. Good morning, and welcome to the Daily Acorn. Power. What does it really mean to you? There's a moment in every leader's journey when they face a profound truth. It's that quiet realization that true power isn't about what you hold. It's about what you release."2025-01-2604 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - Daily Reflections!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Pick a thing that resonated with you today and share that with us. So we had customers in today. I had customers in today. Folks showed up to the dealership. You know, they always make. They're people that make an appointment, and they sometimes don't show and they sometimes don't call because they may have bought a car before."2025-01-2607 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #OnAcornBay Now on #Spotify!!! Thank You.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Your unique perspective combined with others creates solutions that none of us could have reached alone. But these aren't just nice ideas that we write down on the wall or throw in the water because we are surrounded by water. We've built real systems to make this work. Regular idea forum, structured feedback protocols, transparent decision making processes. Everything you need to turn your insights into impact. Wow."2025-01-2106 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn Excellence Opportunity And Civility!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And here I might touch a little bit on dei, because I think when we replace opportunity for all, it is a true equalizer. And civility. Wow. Do we need civility? Civility is the bedrock of our discourse. Thank you for joining me here as I'm trying to examine how these three principles are laid, the foundation rather, for how these three principles woven together, create the fabric of a society where merit prevails while striving is rewarded and where respectful dialogue bridges our deepest divides."2025-01-2109 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - A Day In The Life- Days End.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The folks at Mercedes Benz, you know, and just kind of visit with them and check out their brand. But the only way I get to do that is if I sell Mercedes Benz or if I go to Nissan. I've been getting friendly with the Nissan folks. I was in class with them. They are hot business. Oh, yes, the Nissan, they are hot business. And I admire them. So they have a very good grasp of team and the value of leveraging the collective."2025-01-2011 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Park The Car!!!! CANCEL the subscription to the DRAMA!.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Good morning and welcome to the Daily Acorn. Wow. I hope you guys are excited for your Saturday because it is yours to be excited about. And you can do just about anything with your day today, so make it a good one. Listen, you've been riding so hard for these people. Going the extra mile, making the call, showing up at every event, being their shoulder. You're their cheerleader. You're their emergency contact."2025-01-2004 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage : Fast Tracking to Toyota Excellence with Norita GalonClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "When I walk into the building, you can feel the beehive going. Everyone is kind of together now. What do you do here? Well, I'm the business development coordinator. I usually my job description is getting the clients in here or if you have any questions, sometimes they'll come to look for me. I can make you comfortable and then hand you over to one of our amazing sales associated. Okay, so tell me what is one of the best deals that's going on?"2025-01-1606 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage: Car-Buying Confidence And Your Limiting Beliefs.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And he comes to visit me every day now, almost. Well, not exactly, but I really do enjoy. I, I, I enjoy his visits. So I'm just gonna dive right in here and I'm gonna share some of the things that I hear when folks are sitting in front of me and they're buying a car. And so far, it's been mostly spouses. I've, I've not had any single person, any single human. So it's."2025-01-1209 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage -"It Left A funny taste in my mouth", Did something ever "Rubs You The WRONG WAY"Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "It's just a simple cavity. I do have new insurance, so they're gonna check. I. I left because it's going to take time for them to get on the phone. Insurance, you know, they have to wait and everything. And normally they have it prepared ahead of schedule. So with that said, I left. I said, okay, we can deal with this some other time. I just wasn't prepared for all of that."2025-01-0713 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn The Law Of InflueneceClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "So this morning we're talking about the law of influence. The proof of leadership is found in your followers. So why do some people emerge as leaders while others cannot influence, no matter how hard they try? Here are several factors that come into play, and these factors, there's seven of them. John Maxwell imparted these to me, and this is really awesome. So here are several factors that we believe come into play. Character. Character. Who are you? Relationships."2025-01-0702 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - Spotlight and Shadows: The Dance of an Extroverted Introvert.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The gestures, the timing, the social choreography. I've learned it all and I love it. I truly do. But it's not my mother tongue. My native language is silence. It's the quiet hours before dawn when the world holds its breath. It's the corner of my room where thoughts can unfold without interruption. It's the solitary walks where I don't have to translate my inner world into social currency."2025-01-0507 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - I Am My Lens!!!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Who I am determine the way I see everything. I cannot separate my identity from my perspective. All that I am and every experience I have had color how I see things. It is my lens. Good morning and welcome to the Daily Acorn. Here's what I mean. A traveler nearing a great city asked an old man seated by the road. What are the people in this city like? The old man said. What are they like where you just came from?"2025-01-0402 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn DisverbmentClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I've always had a hard time putting my definition around this word. Discernment. Discernment can be described as the ability to find the root of the matter, and it relies on intuition as well as rational thought. Discernment. Discernment is an indispensable quality for all of us and for leaders. We're talking about leadership. We're also talking about leading ourselves. And this year is going to be a big step forward in continuing to learn how to better lead myself."2025-01-0304 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #DailyAcorn - Your Communication is Setting the tone.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "We are all leaders. We're leading our families. Most importantly, we're leading ourselves. That was one of the biggest challenges for me this year was last year was learning how to really lead myself in all facets of myself. So thank you for joining me here on our 365 leadership for the year. Have a wonderful day and a great start to the new year."2025-01-0202 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | A Cup Of Kindnes - Happy New YearClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The pub looks just the same, though the faces behind the bar has changed. You knew old Thomas? Margaret asked, speaking of her predecessor. I. He was my best friend. Once upon a time. We had a falling out. Something foolish about a girl we both fancied. Ian's laugh was hollow. I left the next day for America. Never spoke to him again. Found out last month he'd passed and something in me knew I had to come home."2025-01-0105 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn : FROM LITTLE SEEDS GROW MGHTY LEADERS!! THE DAILY ACORN 365 Days of Leadership Growth-2025 Edition.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "You know, it's funny, we often begin our years with great grand resolutions, ambitious targets, and these sweeping changes, but true leadership excellence. It grows from the smallest seeds of daily practice, just like how mighty oaks emerge from tiny acorns. Think about it. What's the one small thing you can do today that would make a difference in your team's life? In your family's life? In your life? Maybe it's learning how to pronounce that new team member's name correctly."2025-01-0105 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - New #SwellSeries Coming Soon.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "So I'm going to give a big shout out right now to Pohanka Toyota, to Pohanka Automotive Group and our dealer owner, Sandy Fitzgerald Angelo, who believes that paying it forward is an absolute responsibility of our corporate culture. So this is what she does. We have approximately seven and a half, maybe $8 million out invested in our community development membership right now. So I am really excited and that is my why for being at Pohanka Automotive Group."2024-12-2910 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Happy Swell Day. Pohanka Pays It Forward. My first Vision board inspired by swell mate.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I'm celebrating with myself. I sold three vehicles. I believe I had four appointments today. And they're Tacomas, Toyota Tacomas. Now I have been dreaming and there is one of our dear swell mates here who's talking about a dream, a vision board. And I'm gonna re swell her swell because we're gonna get a vision board train going at the end of 25. I think we should get together and kind of review that."2024-12-2906 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Become An EmpowererClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "It's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's."2024-12-2703 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - Imperfect Love 50 and Over!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "So keep those messages coming, leave us an engaging comment, and don't forget to join us next week where we're going to be talking about dating in the digital age, when your date thinks that TikTok is a breath mint. Yes, that's happening. But we may not have TikTok here soon, come January, because they're heading to court."2024-12-2508 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | A Christmas Meditation. A mother In Waiting.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Each one has been different, and it hasn't always been easy. Each one has been so precious. These past 11 years, our holidays, they have taken on their own unique rhythm, a dance of sharing, of waiting, of cherishing every moment that we have together. Some might see our little small celebration, just the two of us, as modest, and it is. But in its simplicity, I find something so profound, something that echoes the humble beauty of that first Christmas in Bethlehem."2024-12-2506 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Building Trust, Not Just Sales: A Toyota Consultant's Promise.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Their teenage daughter was about to start college and they wanted something safe, something efficient, and something that was within their budget. Two hours later, they weren't just customers who bought a car. They became a part of the Pohanka Toyota family. That is why I do what I do. I'm not here to sell you a car today. I'm here to help you find the right vehicle for your life, your needs, and for your future. Whether that takes an hour or a week."2024-12-2104 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Missing FriendClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "We got it out on the news report, and the police has been notified and no sign of Wes, which I can't imagine what that would even be like. Like what goes on in a person's mind when your. Your partner is. I don't know if it's the same as having a child that's missing, but either way, this is a very traumatic situation for my girlfriend and for our community. And I don't even know. What do you say to her?"2024-12-1903 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Make This Make Sense - The Wrath of Biden Harris !!! Tell Us you Really feel.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Good evening. Swell. I know that a lot of folks are dialed out because of the election was a very, very tough one. And so we're taking a little bit of a break. But life doesn't exactly do that, right? Things are still happening. Grass is continuing to grow. This swell is about the presidential pardons. And I'm looking specifically at the presidential pardon of the judge who sold those kids to the prisons for $2.8 million."2024-12-1802 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Who is your Car Buying Companion?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "It's a question steep in social dynamics, I have no doubt, cultural norms, or even a bit of psychology. So I wanted to bring it here to Swell, to kind of see if you guys have had that experience or gals, what is that like? Why do we do that? So let's first acknowledge the elephant in the room. The car buying experience can often be very overwhelming. It's overwhelming. I see it all day."2024-12-1706 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Helpful Branding Advice needed.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I'm a sales and leasing consultant at Pohanka Automotive and I am asking for your help in helping me to build my business. Advice on how you would like to be treated, what are some of the things that you'd like to see and the things that you just don't want to see when you are buying an automobile. Thank you very much."2024-12-1702 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | The company Christmas Party is a wrap.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The company Christmas party, and nothing crazy happened. Actually, I think I left before the craziness happens. I think the crazy is gonna happen after now. You know, the bar is hopping, the DJ's about to come on, and, yeah, I can. I felt the energy. In any case, we just had our Christmas party, and it is my first Christma party with the company. There are a lot of people."2024-12-1701 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Intimate spaces and partners- what do we call them?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And you know, I will deal with my fear of physical intimacy at some point in life and I will deal with all of these things, but this relationship affords me not to do that in some ways and explore other ways. So this is what we are going to call it. Intimate partner. I just wanted something that was elegant to say and not kiddish, childish. So I'm gonna call the girlfriends and see what they think on this one."2024-12-1207 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | The process-server and my Lips. The big come-on at Work.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "But I don't know if that's because I'm a prude by nature when it comes to that kind of thing. He's in an automotive dealership, and I think their language and things are a little bit different than what I'm used to. You know, I come from worlds where we're very careful about language and behavior and decorum and all of that business. So I don't know what that was. What the heck was that? So that's what happened to me today."2024-12-1003 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | A Winter’s Connection - Ode To Nicole GreenClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "That was a really fun catch up. So Nicole mentioned Kitty Flowers grand opening today, which I'm just, you know, so excited because it brought back memories of, of working at the Ward foundation. And they've always been so supportive and have been a huge part of my, that work life. So I'm really, really excited about that. And there's something beautifully vulnerable about just admitting how much a new friendship can affect us. Even at this stage in my life."2024-12-0704 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Years End Party Season. Happy Holidays.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "It was just really wonderful to see all of my community members out and about in everyone just standing in. The integrity that I love and in this collaborative spirit of community was just absolutely wonderful. So if you guys get a chance to go to a Christmas party, I say definitely go to the party. Oh, and the food was great. I normally don't eat because I'm too busy talking and socializing. So this time I got there, I hit the food."2024-12-0704 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - From Competition To CollaborationClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "The wisdom that comes with experience teaches us that the biggest breakthroughs often happens at intersection of different viewpoints, different skills, different approaches. And this isn't to say that competition disappears entirely at the top, but it transforms. It becomes less about outdoing others and more about outdoing ourselves, about pushing the boundaries of what is possible. When we work together, the focus shifts from individual achievement to collective achievement, from personal glory to shared progress. Perhaps this is one of the most valuable lessons."2024-12-0314 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | The Year-Long Hunger: A Culinary Celebration Like No Other.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "But I realized that when I start eating again, which will be tomorrow, I don't even know if I'm going to be able to eat more than, like, a little morsel of anything because I have legitimately not been eating no three meals a day. It's like a constant fasting. I've had some protein shakes in between. I did yogurt once or twice. Just couldn't get with that."2024-12-0303 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheADailyAcorn - "Voices of Hope: A Community Tribute to Harriet TubmanClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "So join us in this creative endeavor. Let us gather in this shared space virtually, and hopefully some of you can take this to the physical realm to celebrate our stories and to inspire one another. Share your work, read it aloud and listen to the voices of others. And together, we can create a powerful narrative that not only honors Harriet Tubman, but also reflects our hopes and dreams for the future. So thank you for joining me here."2024-11-2704 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn # The Quiet Democracy of GOOD MANNERS: How Everyday Courtesy Builds Community.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Life in community flows through the invisible channels of manners, those small, repeated acts of consideration that weave us together day by day. A door held open, a thank you offered freely. A moment taken to truly listen when someone speaks. These aren't mere formalities or empty performances, but rather the subtle acknowledgement that we share this world with others deserving of our care and attention. Good morning and welcome to the Daily Acorn."2024-11-2404 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage - Abortion - Reproductive Rights, Findibg Iur Way Forward.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And perhaps more gently, but just as importantly, where do we go from here? Together. Together. There's a conversation we need to have. One that touches all of us, regardless of where we stand. It's about how we found ourselves here in this moment where reproductive healthcare access varies dramatically depending on which state you call home. That is the conversation that is on deck. How did we get here? Finding our way forward. They tell us nothing was really taken away."2024-11-2207 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Conscious Reflections And Prayer. How do we transition the day?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "And I will perhaps be able to help the customer to get in the vehicle that they want with all of the multiple circumstances that they have, and being a customer advocate and that's what we do, you know, we try to get you what you want. And just going that extra mile, I was able to get another perspective. So interesting reflection day. Let me have it."2024-11-2212 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Avoid GossipClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I just went through a situation where I was in a completely new environment with new people learning landscapes, and there was an element of gossip in the environment, and this is how that they chose to live. And as a new person, I'm listening, and I kind of got a little bit caught up in that. And I had to really take a step back and check myself and realize who I am and make some atonements there."2024-11-2002 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #SassAndSage : Why did Trump win?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "We are the pause between reaction and response. The space between certainty and doubt, where wisdom has grown, has room to grow. This is our paradox. To be heard, truly heard, sometimes requires speaking softly in a world that only seems to listen to shouts. So I have been having these questions about to myself. Why did the Donald Trump win and the silent majority? Because the media, the polls, the pundits, everyone had the Vice President Harris winning."2024-11-2004 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Why Are you Here? He asked in the familiar unfriendly tone.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I laughed then, not because anything was funny, but because the absurdity of his question struck a chord so deep within me that the sound escaped before I could catch it. The laugh was a shield, protecting me from the weight of all the things left unsaid between us. How could he not know? Every time I crossed his threshold, I carried with me an armful of hopes."2024-11-2004 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn: TRANSPORTATION FREEDOM: A Parent’s Monologue on Charitable Giving. #SeasonOfHope #BeTheBeaconClick here to reply to @OnAcornBay "My dear children, gather around. Good morning and welcome to the Daily Acorn. As we enjoy the warmth of our home this season, I want to share something special with you about the true spirit of giving. This is a parent's monologue on charitable giving and transportation freedom. You know how every morning we hop into our car without thinking twice? For many families in our rural communities, that simple freedom isn't a given."2024-11-1904 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | Shawna Pays It Forward At Pohanka Toyota!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Stop by Pohenka Toyota today to check out our extensive inventory and learn more about how you can be a part of this community giving initiative. Together we can make a real difference right here on Delmarva. So Visit me at 2010 North Salisbury Boulevard, Pohanka Toyota. Or you can call me at 410-603-0777 to schedule your test drive. All brands, one concierge. Remember, when you drive with Pohanka Toyota, you drive positive change in our community."2024-11-1902 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #AcornDreams: Pocomoke City, MD- where the river runs deep and friendships flow freely. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AVVYukP1A/?Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I've had the opportunity to see one of the newest murals that was done by the team Desiree Martin and Brandon Bell, who are the muralists leading the big murals here in our Lower Eastern Shore community and beyond."2024-11-1707 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #AcornDreams - Strategic Giving, profit through purpose. Lasting impact.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "I wanted to work for a for profit company because I feel that things can be a little different there in terms of what I was feeling inside with the nonprofit world. And that was a personal thing. You know, it's just things that I had seen that no longer aligned with how I wanted to care for my world and my planet, my people. So I moved to Pohenka. I got this great opportunity to go to Pohenka."2024-11-1710 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - The Voice Of the Silent Majority!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "So we choose our moments, pick our battles, and try to be the stability our society needs to keep from tearing itself apart. We're not a monolith. We are millions of individual stories, doubts, hopes and fears. We are the complexity that slogans cannot capture, the humanity that algorithms cannot quantify. We are the pause between reaction and response, the space between certainty and doubt, where wisdom has room to grow. This is our paradox."2024-11-1305 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Unity Tide: Ameticans Chart a course beyond Division.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "Good evening. Swell. So we. The election went off. The election went off. The decision appeared to have been accepted. There will be a peaceful transfer of power. And I'm checking in. How are you guys doing? How is your community doing? How are your Democrats doing? How are we doing here today? I listened to a beautiful swell this morning, Lindsey, and she talks about the power of words and did a fabulous analysis of how words do shape our future."2024-11-1208 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #AcornDreams - WHERE OPPOSITES EMBRACE..Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "In the beginning, we drew lines sharp, certain lines that cut through existence like a blade through silk. Good and evil, light and dark, order and chaos. We became masters of division, seeing the world through eyes that could only perceive in stark contrasts. In battles between opposing forces. First came the duality, the primal split, the cosmic divorce that turned one into two. We learned to name things by their opposites, to understand light only by knowing darkness."2024-11-1110 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Do you behave in a manner consistent with principles of INTEGRITY!Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "At one time, you could assume that others would trust you until you gave them a reason not to. But today, with most people, you must prove your trustworthiness first. That's what makes integrity so important if you want to become a person of influence. Trust comes from others only when you exemplify solid character."2024-11-0902 min
Shawna Kearsley@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - What Emotions Are You Feeding? Starve your fears.Click here to reply to @OnAcornBay "In life, both faith and fear will arise within you and you choose which one will prevail. Two natures beat within my breast. The one is foul and the other is blessed. The one I love, the other I hate, the one I feed will dominate. The thing is, both of those emotions will always be present in us. The emotion we continually feed is the one that will dominate our life. We cannot expect fear simply to disappear."2024-11-0802 min