Are You Working In An Ideal Environment for Your “Brain Color” Personality?
What Is An Ideal Environement I believe that an ideal environment provides an opportunity for each individula to thrive. Providing a climate where individuals feel safe and free to explore their own ideas and feelings develops their creative problem-solving techniques, enhances their self-esteem and improves their decision-making skills. My Idea Environment Now, that it is…
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How Do You Feel About Uprooting and Transplanting Plants and People?
Your Soul and Brain A gardener will tell you that working in the dirt is soothing to your soul and your brain. Yellow Brain To Do List Today, I finally completed my Yellow Brain Garden To Do List, which included feeding all the plantes in my gardens. I also transplanted the several hostas. I carefully…
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Planning A Family Vacation?
Rivisions Spark Ideas Today, I was working on revisions for the 2nd Edition of my original What Color Is Your Brain?® book. I was revising the chapter about the Relationship with Family Members and Friends. In that chapter, I include Brain Color tips about family vacations. It is that time of year when people are…
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For Arbor Day: If A Tree Falls in A Forest, Do You Hear It?
Our Beloved Elm Tree We have beutiful and beloved Elm tree on our property. She as a double truck, 80 feet tall, and probably 75-100 years of age. Every year we have the aroborist feed her so she does not get Dutch Elm disease. I always complimnet her when I am in the backyard. Because…
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Do You Know How Stop Bully Behavior and Treat Others?
Bully Behavior With all the Bully Behavior in the news, I was reminded of the changes /revisions I asked my publisher to make, in 2012, to my family fairy tale, which is entitled, Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift. Revisions for Each Village Because of all the terrible incidents of Bully Behavior in the news, schools,…
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“It is Difficlt to Kill Your Darlings!”
Revisions I am in the mist revision of my original What Color Is Your Brain?® book, which made me think about my “Darlings”. In one of my earliest writing classes at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, I learned a critical writing rule, which often is difficult to practice. That rule was Willam Faulkner’s quote: “In…
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10 CANNOTments to Build Thriving Businesses and Relationships!
Build a Thriving Business In my family memoir, No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense) 50 Timely and Timeless Truth Business School Cannot Teach You, and in the the chapter entitled: Building a Thriving Business and it is Truth #9. That Truth is: CANNOT Can Be More Instructive Than a CAN! 109 Year Old Advise The…
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Is What You Say Important?
Listening Yesterday morning, I was chatting with my husband and he made Green Brain statement that resonated with me. I wrote his comment down so could share it with my readers. Jordan’s Comment Jordan did not have his hearing aids in his ears, while we were speaking. I immediately wrote down his comment, which was:…
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Learn How to Plan for Success!
Sweet Memories Last week, I learned that a grand gentleman, Bruce Morical (may his memory be a blessing), who worked with my parents, at their company, Lab-Line Instruments, Inc. for 34 years, passed away. His wife called to let me know about Bruce. Cindy and I cried together and spoke about our sweet memories of…
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Exciting Occupational Therapy Program/Workshop!
Brain Color Connection with Occupational Therapy Students I am excited about the opportunity to be a guest speaker for the members of the Western New England University Student Occupational Therapy Association. The student had read my What Color Is Your Brain?® book in class and the Western New England University OT faculty members have also…
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Do You Know Why You Are Afraid of CHANGE?
Why are you afraid of change? People react differently to change in their personal and professional lives. Some individuals welcome change with excitement and other are frieghtened of not knowing what the changes might affect them or their loved ones’ lives. Requirement for change We are experiencing tremendous change in the United States and in…
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During Difficult Times – Be Your Best Self!
Summer Camp Poetry I was fortunate to attend Mac-Do Lodge Summer Camp for Girls (1932-1969), which was an incredible girls 8 week summer camp in Delevan, Wisconsin. On Sunday’s we would sit around a large campfire and the camp director, Miss Minnie A. Cohen would announce our atheltic awards and also read us inspriational poetry.…
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