You probably won't find the reigning

Ms. Corporate Virginia wearing her tiara

around town.  A local resident of Great

Falls, VA, Beth Jannery is better

recognized by what she has to say. You'll

know you've spotted the incognito

pageant diva, when she gets you into a

conversation about your life's purpose. 

Jannery, who is also a published author,

has a special talent for bringing people's

attention to their inner yearnings.

“There's something more we can be doing

and sometimes it gnaws at us;” Jannery

said. 

In one of her blogs, Jannery describes

her own purpose, “I want to help those

who seek their purpose. To give to

someone fuels me.”

Through her book series, Simple Grace,

Jannery encourages readers to

appreciate the often unappreciated

moments in life.  Her latest release,

Simple Grace - Daily Joys, centers on

how to slow down and shift focus.

“With economic disaster on our minds,

there's not much appreciation going on,”

Jannery said.  “People are wrapped up

with what they are losing, and what they

don't have anymore.”

The book's chapters are divided into

seasons.  “I created a model to carry

people through the year. There are daily

examples of what you're overlooking in

your life,” Jannery said.

Similar to Simple Grace - Daily Joys,

Jannery's life reads much like a book. 

When you flip past the cover, you'll find

different chapters that are seemingly

unrelated, but which weave together

with the simple grace she writes about. 

Each metaphorical chapter represents

different pieces of her life: her role as a

mother of two daughters (8 and 3),

motivational speaker, book consultant,

and supporter of women survivors of

war (through Women for Women

International).  Admittedly, the noted

inspirational speaker didn't always

have it all figured out. 

About ten years ago, when she was in

her twenties, Jannery was working as a

reporter, covering the Department of

Defense and budget cycles.  That was

when she stopped and took a close look

at her life, and realized she wasn't being

her authentic self.

“I was off kilter. I was so full of ego. I

didn't feel fulfilled at all.  I had no grace

in my life.”

After hitting that low point, Jannery

gradually figured out how to pull some

grace into her life. 

“I had to go all the way back and study

Tony Robbins and even the Tao and

Buddhism…the ancient teachings.  I

used those teachings in my own life and

found they worked.”

The wisdom that has guided her since

then includes the insight she obtains

from her mentors.

“My mentors come in really funny sizes,

and shapes, and colors,” Jannery said.

“When I think of my mentor, I think of a

random stranger that you could meet

that may say two or three words to you. 

And it causes a shift in me.”

The next chapter in Jannery's life

entails her next book, Simple Grace -

Soul Embrace.  It's something she has

just started writing, and will include

daily inspirational meditations. 

“I want slow people down just for a

minute…even for that brief moment in

the day - so that they can actually be in

that day.

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