LIBRARY DIVERSITY DAY TRAINING
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of working with the staff of the beautiful Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois. Kelly A. Cuci, Head of Outreach Services, was the creative meeting planner. I loved her luncheon sandwich menu selections: The Tom WolfeThe Tennessee WilliamsThe Ralph Waldo EmersonThe Studs TerkelThe Amy TanThe Roald Dahl Kelly…
Read moreHAPPY THON’09 SURPRISES!
August 1st began the Secret Society of Happy People HappyThon’09. A perfect time to post my friend, Mari Baskin’s Guest Blog about Surprises. Mari is a “Creative Wordsmith and Graphic Designer Extraordinaire! ” I admire and enjoy her words and work. I trust you will too.I wonder if the world is evenly split between the…
Read moreDAILY THUMB EXERCISES
Work on my new website and developing What Color Is Your Brain? workbooks, for the last few weeks, has given my fingers and thumbs intense aerobic workouts. Recently, I was reminded of how much exercise some individual’s thumbs receive. While I was purchasing my new cell phone, I noticed that the young man who was…
Read moreGREEN BRAIN TECHNOLOGY AT WORK
My Green Brain has been diligently and systematically at work:1. Writing and editing information for my new website. 2. Researching, purchasing and learning how to use my new cell phone. 3. Developing new workshop materials for clients.4. Completing post workshop printout materials for clients. I should be back on track with regular blog posts next week. I’ll let you know when the…
Read moreHAPPY PEOPLE SECRET SOCIETY
I just received the following “Orange and Blue Brain” message from Pamela Gail, founder of the Secret Society of Happy People . Pamela and I met on line last year, when I wrote a blog post and included information about her society. With all sad news in the media, this message made me smile! Pamela…
Read moreDIABETES VACCINE RESEARCH
This morning my husband, Jordan and I were encouraged when we read an article in the Daily Herald Newspaper about new research to develop a vaccine therapy to for diabetes. Later this morning, I received an email from our youngest son, Noah, who read about the research article in USA Today. In the 1950’s when…
Read moreDIABETES SCHOLARS FOUNDATION FUND RAISER
I promised Mary Podjasek, President of the Diabetes Scholars Foundation, that I would post her message about the extraordinary opportunities she and her organization are offering college students and their families. “We were very fortunate to get funding again this year for our college scholarships. For the 2009/2010 school year we were able to award…
Read moreFOUNDING FATHERS & 4TH OF JULY
I received the following in message from our neighbor, Dan Lampier, who just returned home from his service in the Marine Corp. What I read was thought-provoking information, which is not written in most history books. I was reminded of the sacrifices the have been made to allow all us to enjoy our precious and…
Read moreGREEN BRAIN CHILD
Yesterday, our granddaughter, Yasmin, gave us another clue to decode her Brain Color Personality. My husband, Jordan, had picked her up at pre-school and was looking forward to their normal routine of singing songs during the drive home. However, Yasmin was unusually quiet, so Jordan asked, “Yasmin, do you want to sing with me?” Her…
Read moreGREEN BRAIN BABY STEP ACHIEVEMENTS
I’m excited to share my Green Brain Achievements with you! For those of you who are Blue Brainers and find technology and Excel spread sheets a challenge. I want to encourage you to take an Orange Brain leap out of your Comfort Color, as I did. My successes might sound ridiculous to those of you…
Read moreGLUTEN FREE CRACKER RECIPE
A few days ago I was purchased some “Gluten Free” stables at All Ways Healthy, my local Health food store. I am most grateful to the owner, Carole Childers, who is a Certified Nutritionist (C.N.) as well as a Licensed Nutritional Counselor in the state of Illinois (L.N.C.). and her staff for their “Blue/Green Brain”…
Read moreCRISIS CENTER IN CRISIS
Last week, I discovered the disturbing “Elgin Crisis Center In Crisis” article in the Daily Herald Newspaper. The Community Crisis Center in Elgin, Illinois is one of my favorite clients. I have had the privilege of presenting What Color Is Your Brain? Workshops and working with the staff since 1998. I was introduced to the…
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