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Cynthia Brian
Mar 18, 20205 min read
Spring Ahead!
By Cynthia Brian “Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 11, 20204 min read
Covid-19 Update, Times Up & Actor’s Workplace Safety, CBD for Insomnia
The World Health Organization (WHO) has of today declared Covid-19 a pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has of today declared...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 5, 20203 min read
Corona Virus, Preventing Dehydration, Garden Compost
It’s scary. The “novel coronavirus,” or COVID-19, has proven to be a formidable. The death toll mounts as people around the world are...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 4, 20203 min read
Let the Sunshine In
By Cynthia Brian – "The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy" Henry Ward Beecher It’s been at...
Cynthia Brian
Mar 1, 20203 min read
Laundry List, Senior Scams, Design Secrets
We all have to wash our clothes if we are going to go out in society. But we also have to be concerned about the environment we live in,...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 20, 20204 min read
Branding with Priya Florence Shah, Reframing to Positive, A Rose is a Rose
Do you know how to brand yourself or your business? Priya Florence Shah is the author of Devi2Diva, an emotional self-care book for...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 12, 20203 min read
St. Valentine, Financial Literacy & Renewal, Love Grows in Gardens
Fifty-Four Countries celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14 but who was Valentine, why is he a saint, and why do we celebrate love and...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 6, 20204 min read
Start-Ups, Selling Stuff, Rat Year
Trevor Blake, author of SECRETS TO A SUCCESSFUL STARTUP, built three successful startups and sold them for more than $300 million. He...
Cynthia Brian
Feb 6, 20204 min read
Love Grows in a Garden
By Cynthia Brian “The beauty of the season will grow wherever seeds of love are planted. “ ~ Euripides February derives from the Latin...
Cynthia Brian
Jan 30, 20203 min read
Winter Driving, Surviving Surgery, Goals and Activity
Baby, it’s cold outside! The roads are slick with rain and ice, or sometimes covered in snow. do you know how to drive in winter? By...
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 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 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
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 13, 20194 min read
Sow and Reap
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 With the power disruptions and fire fears...
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