Help Children Thrive with Stable Roots and Encouraging Wings!

Many people have heard the expression: “We can give our children two things: One is roots; The other is wings.” I first saw this wisdom in 1984 on a painting that was given to me as gift from a neighbor. I have taken literary license and amended the expression to read: “The most important things…

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Discover How to Tune into Your Tone of Voice and Brain Color Personality!

Today, I was putting the finishing touches on a What Color Is Your Brain?® Program for the Illinois Electrology Association Winter Seminar. On my handout, I included the following Brain Color information to help people understand that if you listen carefully people will tell you their Brain Color Personality. Yellow Brainers use “should” , “would”, and “have to” when talking about themselves…

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Why Does Your Brain Color Personality Influence How You Vote?

Today, is the long awaited Election Day in the United States. My husband and I were Yellow Brain Voters and promptly cast our ballot early, two weeks ago when our township office opened their voting facility. I think that our Brain Color Personalities affect our voting and the article in the  2008 -Psychology  Today magazine…

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Happy Halloween Family Tradition!

Today, we are going to enjoy our  Blue Family/Orange Fun  Annual Glazov Family Halloween Tradition. We all gather at our eldest son’s and daughter-in-law’s home to Trick or Treat in their beautifully decorated neighborhood. We are going to dress warmly since it is very chilly in Chicago. After our grandchildren have filled their Halloween bucket,…

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Please, Edit The Words You Write and Speak!

I know my Blue Brain often is too creative and misspells words. However, not using the Precise Green and Correct Yellow definition of a word drives me and some of my fellow author’s crazy! My Green/Yellow Editor’s Brain gets a “Wacky Word Workout” when I read what others write and listen to them speak. This…

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Do You Think Children’s Stories Are Stupid And Illogical?

This morning, before our Blue Brain Relaxing Yoga class began, a few of the women were chatting with one another. One of the  women, who I suspected was a Green Brainer, confirmed my suspicion with her comment about a children’s book and a fairy tale. She told us, “I hated Charlotte’s web and thought a…

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A Busybody In Your Business

Are you or is someone you know a “Busybody”? That is: Someone who meddles and pries into other people’s business, such as Miss Gulch in my favorite movie, The Wizard Of Oz. My friend and fellow author, Laurie Buchanan wrote a recent blog post about sticking your nose where it does not belong. My response…

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Does Your Computer Have “Good Karma” & Excellent Technical Support?

My computer has “Good Karma” and excellent technical support because I have a contract with iYogi. I have been using iYogi’s services for many years and just renewed my service contract for another 2 years. Whenever I have a problem with my computer, I immediately call iYogi and they quickly diagnose the problem and repair…

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Playing Hooky With My Husband

Have you ever had a day when everything thing seemed to be upside down and backwards. Today, was “Wacky Wednesday” for me. Instead of making myself crazy attempting to continue on my Yellow Brain Schedule, my  Orange Brain  “Played Hooky” with my husband! I told Jordan I had to return our books to the library…

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Olympic Beach Volleyball Teammates Personify True Friendship

I loved watching Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings during the Beach Volleyball competition and their winning game for the Olympic Gold medal! During the Olympic games, Misty’s and Kerri’s friendship, love, trust, encouragement, and respect for one another was palpable  When a reporter asked Kerri how she felt about Misty, with tears in her…

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3 Terrific Tips To Keep Your To Do List Organized

Timely Time Management Tips is the new LinkedIn Group I decided to join, last week. I needed some tips to keep my  life, writing projects, and my Blue Brain more Yellow and Organized.  The 2nd  discussion messages I received was from Linda Clevenger. Linda’s post  What To Do To Get Organized  was simple, efficient and…

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