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Cynthia Brian
Jan 27, 20203 min read
Overwhelm Overcome
“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” ―...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 23, 20205 min read
Dream Green-Garden Trends 2020 Part #2
“A dreamer dreams that everyone else in his dream must awaken before he can awaken.” ~ Ramana Maharshi After my column, the Power of RE...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 22, 20204 min read
Clutter Remedy, Design Well-Being, Garden Trends Part 2
It is essential that we design well being into our home and work places if we want to support our physical and mental health. We live in...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 19, 20203 min read
SUCCESS with Olympian Kim Vandenburg
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston S. Churchill Hosts Kenneth Jeon and Brigitte Jia...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 16, 20204 min read
The Angel Experiment, Mind Training, SAG Awards, Noise Pollution
A mind-blowing miracle from the angels saved Corin Grillo’s life, cured her of lifelong depression, and awakened her spiritual gifts. As...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 12, 20202 min read
Affirmation
THE POWER OF AFFIRMATION Affirmation is a fundamental need of all humans. Brigitte Jia launches 2020 with an episode centered on...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 9, 20204 min read
Garden Trends for 2020, Part 1
The Power of RE By Cynthia Brian Take a deep breath of life and consider how it should be lived. ~Miguel de Cervantes A new year, great...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 8, 20204 min read
Where War Ends, 2020 Garden Trends, Gratitude
After searching in a scout-sniper platoon, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war—the memory of doing or witnessing things...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 30, 20194 min read
A Very Merry!
“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.” Charles Dickens It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Every...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 22, 20193 min read
Volunteering, Autism, Camel Crazy
“Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 19, 20192 min read
Patience & Positive Choices for Peace, The Present, Women’s Hearts
"When the heart is at peace, the body will be healthy.”~Chinese proverb How often does impatience impact your relationships? How many...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 16, 20194 min read
‘Tis the Season
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1321/Digging-Deep-with-Cynthia-Brian-Tis-the-Season.html By Cynthia Brian “Down came the...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 15, 20193 min read
Zaya's Music and Play
Play and Music “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw Being earnest and...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 12, 20193 min read
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/119198/the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year Santa Claus is coming to town. Bells are jingling,...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 8, 20193 min read
Nature and Holidays with Your Pet
For most of us, the holidays are a time to eat, drink and be merry with good friends and family. Holistic veterinarian and author, Dr....
Cynthia Brian
Dec 6, 20194 min read
Camel Crazy, Skin Savvy, Aging in Place
When Christina Adams suspected that camel milk might help her son with autism, a faraway doc helped her smuggle some into the United...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 3, 20194 min read
Making Music with Youth Musicians
Brigitte Jia, musician and show host, brings an hour of music appreciation and learning to Express Yourself!™ From the book, Be the Star...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 30, 20193 min read
Garden Gratitude, Reflexology Results, Holidays with Relatives
Be grateful for your garden. Whether your plot is large, medium, or small, or even if you only showcase a potted plant in the window, you...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 22, 20193 min read
A Time to Reap, Mental Health Check-In, Home Ownership
In November, we witness a marvelous display of fall foliage as leaves on many deciduous trees turn from green to saffron to tangerine to...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 18, 20193 min read
I am Me and Optimism
“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can...
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