Smile – Dopamines – Joy!

Hi dolls, it’s Aunt Lena back again, We gonna talk about smiling today. Ya wanna feel good? Smile! Ha, seems so easy, yet it’s so hard. Smiling gets ya dopamine released. Ya start ta feel Audacious Joy! People trust ya when ya smile, gives ya improved attention span, concentration, and a good state of mind. Smiling affects yer central nervous system- balances ya blood pressure, heart beat,...

Get your Aunt Lena every Monday on KOIN TV Studio 6!

Hi Dolls! I'm a TV Star Now! Starting this Monday Aunt Lena, dats me, Dolls! will appear on KOIN TV Studio 6 as a regular feature dispensing tips on how to live your Audacious Joy! Here’s a LINK to today’s show. Take a look, dolls and tell those nice folks at KOIN how much youse love your Aunt Lena. Youse can add a comment right on their web page, simple! And, hey, if youse wanna...

Adele Tartaglia Reads From Her New Book

Stories are a way into the heart.  In fact, listening to stories actually changes our brain waves. Storytelling has the power to teach us to care deeply and to think clearly.  This lets real learning take place with both intellect and emotions involved. Better yet both children and adults love stories. Well why not, we each tell stories every day…”So wadda ya think happened to me...

The Prince and The Rhinoceros

www.teachingtolerance.org is “A place to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools”  It offers free resources for people working with children in many educational capacities. The story I tell here - The Prince and the Rhinoceros – comes from the book Rhinos and Raspberries:...

Hey Little Ant!

What would happen if…”  A children’s story, HEY LITTLE ANT by Phillip and Hannah Hoose, astonishes me every time I tell it. Some might say it is too simplistic. However when I say the line “If you were me and I was you what would you want me to do?” -the words penetrate my heart. So many times I forget my to ask myself that question. Because I always want it to be about me -you know...