Mother’s Wisdom and Gifts about Life and Death
One of my favorite poets, Frances Woodworth Howells wrote: “Life is sadly out of tune when memories must live with us too soon.” My life is tragically out of tune and my “Blue Heart” has been breaking because our dear, sweet, intelligent, generous and loving cousin, Beverly Gibstein Glazov Berman passed away on November 11th. Beverly was not only…
Read moreSheila Glazov’s November BrainBuzz
On Tuesday, I sent out my November BrainBuzz Newsletter. If you missed your copy, click Sheila Glazov’s November BrainBuzz to read about: What’s New: Announcements about my books, how to “Like” my newly redesigned Facebook Fan Page, and information about subscribing to this Blog, if you are not a regular subscriber. A Time of Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving celebrations, traditions and a secret about my husband and I…
Read moreMRS Question
A standard joke when I went to college was: Some girls were attending school to get an MRS. degree. I prefer the MRS which stands for: Meaningful, Relevant and Significant. It is much easier to solve a problem, look at a situation and/or make a healthy decision if you ask yourself the following “Green Brain…
Read moreYour Brain Color Personality Tee Shirt
I recently wore a tee shirt I purchased in Door County, Wisconsin . I bought the tee shirt because the message printed on the front resonated with me and hit the bull’s eye about my personality. It got me thinking about what the other Brain Color Personality tee shirts might say… Yellow Brain tee shirt: “Do you want to be…
Read moreHonoring Our Veterans
On June 1, 1954, November 11th became the official day to honor all our American veterans. Tomorrow is Veterans Day a reminder of all the men and woman who have heroically served our country and enabled us to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy each day. My “Yellow Brain” proudly thinks about my remarkable family members and friends who have served with…
Read moreMusic & Words to Enhance Your Creativity
Sometimes my “Green Brain” prefers to work in solitude. Often my “Orange Brain” enjoy listening to my fun Ragtime selections. Other times my “Blue Brain” loves listening to Baroque music. Did you know that Baroque music enhances one’s creativity because there are 60 beats per minute, just like a healthy heart rate? To enhance my creativity I also enjoy listening to my friend, Lily Miceli’s “INBETWEEN THE…
Read moreGarden Tending, Preparing and Protecting for Winter
All weekend, my husband and I prepared and protected our yard and gardens for the gifts of winter. It was so chilly in Chicago that I wore my heavy alpaca socks, a wool sweater over my overalls and my fleece baseball cap that has ear flaps. We prepared our perennial gardens by removing all the ornaments and…
Read moreNovember – American Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month! With nearly 26 million children and adults in American living with diabetes, and another 79 million at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, the disease is taking a devastating physical, emotional and financial toll on families and health care. Sadly, most Americans do not realize that diabetes is serious and devastating disease! Recent statistics from…
Read moreMother Nature’s Gift of Change – A Pair of Pears
This morning, I returned from a meeting and was greeted by our lovely chanticleer (pyrus caleryana) pear trees in one of our perennial gardens. Jordan and I planted both trees 4 1/2 years ago. One to celebrate our 40th anniversary and the other to celebrate our granddaughter Yasmin’s birth. In fact, the burlap that was wrapped around the ball of roots of one of…
Read moreBrain Colors Receive, Process & Respond Differently
Recently, my husband and I were having a discussion about how the four Brain Colors receive, process and respond to information differently It is fascinating to examine each Brain Color’s behavior, which resembles a gear that needs to be maintained in a specific manner. Yellow Brainers are comfortable when they receive information in an organized format, as if it…
Read moreCommunicate and Collaborate to Brainstorm New Ideas
If you are going venture into creating new ideas, use your “Blue Brain” to communicate, collaborate and brainstorm with someone else. This morning, I was discussing over-due changes to my Facebook Fan Page with Jackie deBoer, my social media consultant. The more Jackie chatted about the much need changes to the Fan Page the more prolific our ideas to improve the page. This…
Read moreOctober BrainBuzz & Trick or Treat Tips
The October BrainBuzz has been published. In this edition you can enjoy reading about: 1. October the month of “Change” and how my Sheila Glazov website has been changed! 3. Educators Brain Colors and what they value in their classrooms. 4. Orange Brainer’s POV (Point of View) how they view the 4 different Brain Colors positively and negatively. 5. Sales “Trick or Treat”…
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