What Do Music, Mothers, and Meows All Have In Common?

Do you listen to music during you daily activities? I do! Listening to Lily Miceli’s remarkable musical radio show InBetween the Music is one of my favorites!! I love listening to Lily’s soothing and welcoming voice that will engage and entertain you with her diverse selection of music, songs, poetry, movies, and literary readings. I…

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“Mother May I?”- Can You Following The Directions?

When I was a youngster we played a game called “Mother May I?” One person was the “Mother” and you had to ask how many actions you could take to reach the goal. The “Mother” would give you Precise Green Directions, such as: “Take 4 Baby Steps to the Left”  and you would have to…

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Colorful Eating Is Good and Humorous Advice

COLOR IS GOOD Yesterday, I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. My blood pressure was high. My cholesterol was high. I’d gained some weight, and I didn’t feel so hot. My doctor said, “Eating right doesn’t have to be complicated and it would solve your physical problems.” Then the doctor added, “Just think…

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Mimi’s Long Spoon: A Solution for Discomfort In Your Relationships

Have you ever had a problem with someone, which caused discomfort in your relationship and made you wanted to keep your distance from that individual? I think we all have experienced that type of situation. My mother, a.k.a Mimi, created her own adage for dealing with that those circumstances. She would simply say, “I am…

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How Would You Feel If You Were Uprooted and Transplanted?

A gardener will tell you that working in the dirt is soothing to the soul. As I wrote in my April 30th blog post, I decided to edit my garden to increase my pleasure and and decrease the stress from the plant eating deer! Today, I finally completed all the editing chores on my Yellow…

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Enhance Health Self-Esteem and Build Teamwork with Your Brain Color Personality

Today I was  working on a What Color Color Is Your Brain? Team Building Program for Dental Professionals. My Blue Brain always likes to include poetry as vehicle to promote collaboration and communication to increase harmony by enhance the attendees’ HEALTHY level of Self-esteem. Below are Brain Color examples of how to encourage and enhance a HEALTHY…

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Unhappy Traveler on United Airlines and Amtrak

My Blue Brain is normally not a complainer, but I must write this post to vent my unhappy traveler experience! In March, I booked  a flight on United Airlines to Washington, DC to celebrate my cousin’s 50th surprise birthday party. I enjoyed a lovely weekend with my family and then took the Amtrak Acela Express…

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Less Stress and More Pleasure By Editing Gardens Like A Book

I was speaking to my Aunt Marsha about my several of my perennial gardens and telling her how frustrated I am with the deer eating so many of the plants and flowers. Including the perennials that are supposedly deer-proof. My aunt asked me a thought-provoking questions, which changed my Blue Brain perspective. “Do you still get…

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5th Grade Student’s Dictionary Lesson in Neologism: Word Creation

Are you “rependable”? Unless you have participated in one of my What Color Is Your Brain? Programs, you will be wondering what “rependable” means. In 1997, a 5th grader named Eric created this splendid word when his class was reading my book Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift. I enjoyed working with Eric’s teacher, Sue Lewis,…

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