The heart of a Land Specialist may be soft and determined all at once. If you spend enough time with the Land, there seems to be an ever-unfolding awareness of connections, or should I say the "interconnectedness" of what you find on the Land. Here in Asheville, at least, it seems that the interconnectedness puts things in perspective  in a flash.

The sense of belonging within the larger community of living things  that arrives as you set foot on The LAND, impacts you, and everything else in sight. The entire experience has an effect. It's BIG. And it trickles into your awareness and influences the practice of real estate. 

• Land Specialists can tell you stories-
  
  stories about roaring streams, and the trees that, once bent by lightning, now reach from bank to bank providing a natural bridge for you to traverse-
  
  stories about old barns and the farmers who tended fields now overgrown with wild roses-
  
  stories that can  take you away from the limits of your  own mind. 

The camaraderie of real estate clients and professionals as they work together to make a dream come true is real and appreciated. (see photo from such a project I took yesterday)  It's a privilege to muster with the Land Masters (the guys in the photo) ...land planners and surveyors and appraisers and the hands-on experts who have walked the Land for many years and created sanctuaries before the one you're visiting now.   

It's a joy to see your clients eyes light up with a new kind of adventure. Kids, and dogs, and old REALTORS® alike are feeling that good party spirit. Change may be coming to the Land, but it comes with compassion, then. 

 Put all this together, and you can't avoid seeing the opportunity for sustainable practices  as much as is possible. So my question this morning is ...how long has it been since YOU sat with the Land?