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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Writer Gone Fishing For Words and Ideas

This is a beautiful time of year to enjoy a “Writer’s Retreat”! Yom Kippur begins tonight, and I am making Yellow Brain Preparations for the holiday and a “Writer’s Retreat”. I will not be trawling for fish. However, I will be fishing for words and ideas, and not writing any blog post. My Yellow Brain is…

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The Secret Answer For Saying “NO!”

Depending on your Brain Color Personalty, saying “No” might be more difficult for you than other Brain Colors. Yellow Brain people do want to be impolite by saying “No”. Doing the right thing is a priority for them. Blue Brain people want to be helpful and not hurt another person’s feelings by saying “No”.  They…

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Children’s Books Give You A Different Perspective

Today, I was putting the Yellow Brain finishing touches on my What Color Is Your Brain? Teamwork PowerPoint presentation for 40 teacher and staff members at the Advocate Condell Day Center for Inter-generational Care. Yesterday, I was speaking to Educational Consultant, Jana Crosby and when she mentioned the wonderful picture book, Duck! Rabbit! by Amy…

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Test of Time Mission Statement – No Bunk

Today’s  post is the 2nd of my new “No Bunk”  (no nonsense) business series. Each post will come from the collection of HI-LITER Newsletters from the Lab-Line Instruments, Inc., the laboratory instrument business my father and mother founded in 1952. You can read the genesis of  “No Bunk” in the  June 25th Blog Post. When…

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Conserving Your Brain Color Energy

Drought conditions and the lack of rain is stress the people and farmland in the much of the United States. It has been an unusual summer and my gardens are also suffering from the unusually dry and hot weather. One of my personal mantras is: “If you are aware, the gift is there. You may…

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Author’s Brain Colors Incognito

For the past few weeks, I have been incognito. No, not in a  place called Cognito! My normal  identity has disguised working on: 1. An exciting presentation for Advocate Condell Medical Center, which has required a lot of teamwork with the meeting planner and the other presenters. 2. Working on the Princess Shayna website and…

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Children’s Fairy Tale Book & Musical Address Bully Behavior

In the 2nd edition of Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift I felt it was critical to include a section about dealing with Bully Behavior. When Princess Shayna visits each of the four villages in the Kingdom of Kindness I included the following paragraph. “Adults are accountable for teaching children the difference between _________ manners and…

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Imagination Preview in Color

Albert Einstein (a Green Brainer) said, “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, IMAGINATION has a variety of definitions. I have highlighted specific words that are key to each of the 4 Brain Colors. 1. The power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses…

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Singing Visit To The 4 Brain Color Villages – Princess Shayna Musical

Previous Post: 8. Characters’ Back-Story & Staging Scenes – Princess Shayna Musical It is hard to believe that I am sharing  the 9th Princess Shayna Musical journal entry/blog post from director Kim Woycke. Kim was concerned because the cast had been on Spring Break and the rehearsals at  Trilogy School of Performing Arts would not be…

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