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Haunted Halloween
It’s a haunted and ghostly Halloween on Express Yourself! with host Ruhani, and reporters Rose, and Sharanya. Ruhani starts off the hour...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 30, 20212 min read


Garden Gremlins
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1518/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Gremlins-of-the-garden.html...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 28, 20216 min read


Millennials Versus Boomers, Halloween Garden Ghouls, Volunteer to Succeed
Cynthia Brian wrote the book, Be the Star You Are!® Millennials to Boomers, Celebrating Gifts of Positive Voices in a Changing Digital...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 27, 20212 min read


Biology and Genetics.
Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose. Richard Dawkins Why is...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 23, 20213 min read


Leading with Empathy
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/672296/c81ea983a4 Click to view this email in a browser MIRACLE MOMENT® “Once the game is over, the...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 21, 20216 min read


Fraud Protection, Weather, Empathy
It is cybersecurity month and it’s good to get a refresher on how to keep yourself safe from online, phone, and mail scams. Take the...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 20, 20212 min read


Grass Roots
By Cynthia Brian “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” F. Scott Fitzgerald The earth trembled. The fires raged....

Cynthia Brian
Oct 18, 20214 min read


Misogyny, Sexual Harassment, and Conflict
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/133879/misogyny-sexual-harassment-and-conflict What is misogyny and what determines sexual...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 16, 20213 min read


Gardening with the Senses, Grass Roots, Travel Packing
Digging, for most of us, means hands (or shovels) in the dirt, planting something, cultivating, or harvesting. Teresa Watkins, garden...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 13, 20213 min read


Feminism
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/133752/feminism Since host, Ruhani, was born on International Women’s Day, her family have always...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 10, 20212 min read


Food Allergies, Power of Touch, History of Vaccines
A food allergy triggers an immune system response that can affect several organs. Reactions can be mild to deadly. It’s important to know...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 6, 20211 min read


Plant Propagation
*I recommend that all bachelors have a garden. It will give them the experience of being a parent.” Richard Goodman One time when I was...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 3, 20215 min read


Single Tasking, Don’t Buy, Plant Parenthood
Are you a multi-talker? Do you feel that you are accomplishing your goals? The brain is wired to do one thing at one time. We are living...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 29, 20211 min read


In Person Schooling, Artificial Intelligence, and Healthy Cooking
Students are back in school…in person. And it’s challenging and exhausting. Ruhani Chhabra hosts a program with back-in-school teens. In...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 26, 20212 min read


Disaster Preparedness, Restaurant Etiquette, Destructive Connections
What is your emergency plan if a disaster occurs? Is your “Go Bag” packed and ready/ Where will you go? Who will you contact? What things...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 22, 20213 min read


Care, Share, and Be Fair
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/672296/5ee6af4a65/288055965/615a7c9583/ https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2021/09/19/care-share-and-be-fai...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 20, 20215 min read


Racism
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible. Maya Angelou Diya Hituvalli and...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 19, 20211 min read


Fall Harvest and Bulb Buying
By Cynthia Brian “Tickle it with a hoe and it will laugh into a harvest.” English Saying Every September I think about two major garden...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 17, 20215 min read


Pandemic Partners, Climate Change Effects, Bulbs and Harvest Time
How has the isolation of the pandemic affected human relationships? Do we feel more connected to strangers than our loved ones? Are...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 15, 20213 min read


22nd Anniversary of Be the Star You Are!, 20 Years of 9/11, Vacation Living
Be the Star You Are!® 501 c 3 charity launched on 9/9/1999 with just a few volunteers with a dream to empower women, families, and youth...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 8, 20213 min read
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