Cynthia Brian's Writings
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Oct.29.2011
Star Searcher's Express On Line Newsletter
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MIRACLE MOMENT®:
"Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as you ever can."
- John Wesley
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Oct.29.2011
Star Searcher's Express On Line Newsletter
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Sep.28.2011
Lamorinda Weekly, vol 5 issue #15
©2011 Cynthia Brian
“Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth. There I will give thee my love.”
Song of Solomon 7:12
Growing up in the vineyards of Napa County, all our grapes had been hand picked and hauled to the winery crushers by this time of year...
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Aug.06.2011
Lamorinda Weekly Volume 05; Issue 10
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
Shimmer, Shine, Sizzle, and Shoot
©2011 Cynthia Brian
"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."
James Matthew Barrie, 1860-1937, Author of Peter Pan
Ah, summer at last! Pleasant days sprinkled with orange sunsets, jasmine scented balmy...
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Aug.06.2011
Lamorinda Weekly Volume 05; Issue 10
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
Shimmer, Shine, Sizzle, and Shoot
©2011 Cynthia Brian
"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."
James Matthew Barrie, 1860-1937, Author of Peter Pan
Ah, summer at last! Pleasant days sprinkled with orange sunsets, jasmine scented balmy...
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Jul.09.2011
Lamorinda Weekly Volume 05; Issue 9
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
Life is a Bed of Roses
©2011 Cynthia Brian
“Won’t you come into my garden? I would like my roses to see you.” Richard Sheridan
Poets, philosophers, and politicians praise the potency of the most popular plant in the world as a symbol of beauty, love, politics, and war. These ravishing blooms have been...
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Jul.07.2011
PR INSIDE
Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® Radio Program helps Victims of the Tornadoes
Phoenix, AZ (PR-Inside) July 6, 2011 -- When tragedy strikes, the literacy and positive media charity Be the Star You Are!® is swift to launch Operation Disaster Relief, an outreach program to help victims of a disaster have a little joy in their lives through reading. As soon as the...
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Jun.24.2011
Lamorinda Weekly Volume 05; Issue 8
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
Plant a Playground
By Cynthia Brian
Whether the result is a horticultural masterpiece or only a modest vegetable patch, the hope for a glorious future is at the heart of all gardening.’ Marina Shinz, photographer
Every morning after making my early bird rounds of my property with a cup of java, I go to...
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Short Story
Jun.02.2011
Excerpt from forthcoming book by Cynthia Brian and Colin Garland
A Whale’s Tale
By Colin Garland
As told to and adapted by Cynthia Brian
The explosive sound of a blue whale blowing as it reaches the surface is something you have to experience to understand. At one hundred and twenty-eight decibels, louder than a commercial jet, it gets your attention.
Today, it is especially loud.
The sea is dead...
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Apr.27.2011
Lamorinda Weekly Volume 05; Issue 2
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
The Potager Kitchen Garden
©2011 Cynthia Brian
“The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor.” Jim Rohn
After two weeks of pulling weeds, hauling manure, spading, triple digging, and finally sowing seeds, my nails are nubs and my back is aching. Yet, I am exuberant for...
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" Read, lead, succeed and Be the Star You Are!"”
—Cynthia Brian
About Cynthia
Cynthia Brian, founder of Be the Star You Are!, is the author of "Be the Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference, published by Ten Speed Press. Dr. Bernie Siegel wrote the foreword. Other books which benefit...
Causes Cynthia Brian Supports
Be the Star You Are! 501 c3 charity empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy, positive media, and life skills.
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