From My Author’s POV
How does your Brain Color Personality demonstrate and value Trust and Trustworthiness?
My parents always had a copy of Reader’s Digest in our home and I have continued to enjoy the stories and articles since I was a teenager. My Blue Brain loves the human interest stories; my Yellow Brain enjoys the organization and selection of the stories; my Green Brain likes the facts and information offered in the articles,…
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10 Clues for Sincere Listening to Improve Your Communication Skills
This afternoon, I was researching a photo to use for an appropriate slide in new What Color Is Your Brain? presentation. I clicked on Google Images and typed “people listening senior” in the search space. To my surprise, most of the photo were seniors wearing headphones, ear buds, or holding a boom box. It seems…
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Secrets Of A 50-Year Marriage!
This Sunday, April 9th, Jordan and I will gratefully celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary with our children and grandchildren! When we married in 1967, we signed our Ketubah, a traditional Jewish wedding contract. We made an agreement to be responsible to and for one another, and to share and encourage each other through life’s joys and…
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Do You Have A “Street Corner Perspective” When You Manage Yourself and Your Projects?
Not everyone has “street smarts.” However, everyone has a “Street Corner Perspective.” What do I mean by this? Have you ever felt like you were standing on a different corner of an intersection and were not seeing what other people seeing? In your professional and personal life, this can be a reoccurring situation. But, the answer…
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Personal and Professional Lessons from My “Healing Broken Leg!”
Today is the 6 month anniversary of my “Healing Broken Leg.” As I look outside at the snow on the ground, I think about the beautiful sunny day on July 12, 2016, which also was our eldest son’s birthday. I was about to transplant some ornamental grasses that were in my plant nursery at the…
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Why is your perspective about thankfulness and gratitude different than other people’s? Read the Poem!
At this time of year, Americans take time to focus on what they are thankful and grateful for as we prepare and celebrate our National Thanksgiving Holiday. Germany, Japan, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, the Netherlands, and the Norfolk Islands are 7 countries that also enjoy a Thanksgiving celebration. As different cultures and countries celebrate Thanksgiving, each…
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An Immigrant’s Story of Gratitude for Our American Veterans!
Tomorrow is the Veterans Day observance, which was originally designated as Armistice Day. I blogged about this story in 2013. Considering what the United States has been experiencing throughout the presidential campaigns and the election. I thought it was most appropriate to share this story of gratitude, again. My cousin Major General (ret.) USAF Stanley…
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World Series Championship “Teamwork” Lessons from the Chicago Cubs!
108 years of waiting and wondering when our Chicago Cubs would win the World Series of Baseball ended last night with an 8 to 7 victory in the 10 inning! “Go Cubs!” When the players, coaches, and executives were interviewed, they all spoke of their feelings of being overwhelmed with “amazing” joy and excitement. What…
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Become Wiser by Learning to Overlook Some of Your Brain Color Personality Traits
I found the following quote by William James in my notes today.”The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” I love the point of the message and how true it is, as you mature and experience life. Individuals become more selective and know what to overlook about their Brain Color…
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Life Changing Broken Leg Lessons and Blessings!
I broke my leg! To be precise, I broke my tibia 9 weeks ago this morning! It was our eldest son’s birthday and I kept thinking it was much easier and more joyful having a baby than breaking my leg! When people ask me how I broke my leg my Orange Jokester Brain replies, “I…
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“You’ve got to be carefully taught to hate all the people…”
I have not blogged since, May 5th (I will explain why in a future post), but my Blue Brain and Heart had to write this blog post! When the heard about the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, like so many people I was deeply saddened by the loss of so many lives, the…
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Wish Teachers a Happy Teacher Day and Appreciate Their Brain Color Personalities!
Do you have memories of a favorite teacher or influential teachers? Today, is National Teacher’s Day! I am delighted that there is a day to honor those of us who feel is an honor to educate children and adults! I still cherish thoughts of the memorable educators of my childhood and the remarkable teachers I…
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