Word Wednesday – “Winterize”
Word Wednesday • “Winterize” is my word for WordWednesday Definition • Verb – (North American) to adapt or prepare a garden, house and/or an automobile for use in cold weather. Pronunciation • Pronunciation – win(t)əˌrīz Usage • Last Saturday, Jordan and I practiced our annual autumn “Winterize” ritual to store all of our summer garden ornaments, take out some…
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Discover why I wore a mask & gown and washed my hands to save my life, 59 years ago!
No Bunk’s 2nd Anniversary Today, is the 2nd anniversary of the book launch for my family business memoir, No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense): 50 Timely and Timeless Truths Business School Cannot Teach You! So many memories have flooded my brain. My life dramatically changed after that wonderful event. However, little did I know that…
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Word Wednesday – “Pertinacious”
Word Wednesday • “Pertinacious” is my word for WordWednesday Definition • Adjective – Adhering resolutely to an opinion or purpose, stubbornly tenacity, or perversely persistent Pronunciation • Pronunciation – per-tuh-NAY-shus Usage • People all over the world are demonstrate their “Pertinacious” feelings about injustices and politics! Closing Question • What are your “Pertinacious” feelings and/or thoughts about the challenging times…
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Hold Your Breath!
Holding my breath Yesterday, I experienced a routine ultrasound. The technician instructed me to take in a deep breath and hold my breath. I explained to her that I had been practicing yoga more than 25 years and I preferred my Belly Breathing, which might make her job more challenging. She said it would and…
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Word Wednesday – “Mythomania”
Word Wednesday • “Mythomania” is my word for WordWednesday Definition • Noun – An excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating Pronunciation • Pronunciation – mith-uh-MAY-nee-uh Usage • Sometimes an individual’s imagination and self-esteem encourages “Mythomania” if they have a need to impress others. Closing Question • “Mythomania” contains the word “Myth” which is defined as a widely…
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Tips to reduce your stress when making decisions!
Decision Making & Stress It seems that our lives are changing at a faster pace every day. Today, people are stressed about making critical health care and economic decisions because of the Coronavirus and serious political decisions because of the election. Making those decision can be a stressful experience depending on your Brain Color personality…
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Word Wednesday – “Meliorism”
Word Wednesday • “Meliorism” is my word for WordWednesday Definition • Noun: The belief that the world can improve and that humans can aid its betterment! Pronunciation • Pronunciation – MEE-lee-uh-riz-um Usage • During these crazy times and the Coronavirus pandemic, “Meliorism” can help people maintain a positive attitude and offer kindness to others. Closing Question • Is “Meliorism” your…
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Gardening can help to heal your heart!
Planning a New Garden I am back from my High Holidays respite. I have begun the new year of 5781 by planting in my new garden. I have sweet memories of working in the garden with my parents in the back yard of our home. It was a treat playing in the dirt and tending…
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Taking Time to Reflect – A Happy, Healthy, and Peaceful New Year!
New Year – 5781 Rosh Hashanah begins the Jewish New Year. This year 5781 begins on the Friday at sundown. 10 days later the worldwide Jewish community will observe Kom Kippur, which is the Day of Atonement. These 10 days are considered the High Holidays or Days of Awe and a time to reflect on…
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Word Wednesday – “Pediculous”
Word Wednesday • “Pediculous” is my word for WordWednesday Definition- Adjective • Infested with lice or lousy Pronunciation • Pronunciation – pe·dic·u·lous | \ pi-ˈdi-kyə-ləs Usage • When you refer to some one as a lousy person you are also describing them as a “Pediculous” individual! Closing Question • Have you ever experience a “Pediculous” situation? My family business memoir No…
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The 10 Commandments of Business
No Bunk Truths Do you ever feel like Charlton Heston playing Moses and parting the Red Sea in the epic 1956 epic film The Tine Commandments? Many business owners are feeling other types of epic challenges of reopening and adjusting to new ways of conducting their business during the Coronavirus. To help those business owners,…
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Creativity and a treasured baby buggy!
Creative Planter You can use your “Blue Brain Creativity” to adapt and utilized a family treasure! This is the 50-year-old Italian pram that I used to walk our sons Joshua and Noah in, when they were babies. Now it holds a variety of Coleus and sweet memories each summer, on our front porch. Closing thought…
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