Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Prize Draw Reminder ! -- Email Lillian at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com * Remove the spaces before sending * ...with the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one (or more) of these prizes: Melissa Van Rossum's nonfiction books: All You've Ever Known -&- Their Way Home ...& Dawn Menge's children's book: Queen Vernita Visits the Blue Ice Mountains ...& a copy of Grooveyard's CD, Place in Time Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Quote of the Day -- " All the joy the world contains comes through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains comes through wanting pleasure for oneself. " ~ Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva -- Brummet's Fund-raising Efforts -- Lillian and Dave Brummet are known for their volunteer work with school theater productions, art presentations, fund-raising events, participation in green initiatives and donations of thousands of books over the past 10 years to the following organizations: Grand Forks and West Boundary Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy - Women's Resource Center - Whispers of Hope Org . - Grand Forks Public Library - Community Futures Resource Center . When the Brummet's became published authors they decided to make sure that some of the proceeds were given to charity. While there are so many worthy causes the Brummet's would love to play a role in - realistically they must limit their efforts to only a few. But yo...

-- Quote of the Day -- "It’s very unfortunate that although everyone is said to have hidden talents, some hide them away for a whole lifetime. If we could do all the things we are capable of doing, we would probably astound ourselves." ~ Unknown -- New Interviews with Lillian Brummet - Today!! -- - Poetic Monthly Radio , hosted by Martin D. White, has invited Lillian to join in their July 30th broadcast airing at 3:30 PM (Pacific) to discuss the world of poetry and her book, Towards Understanding . For more information visit: www.poeticmonthly.com This interview is archived and ready to listen to at your convenience. Incidentally, Lillian is a writer for the Poetic Monthly Magazine! Go to: www.poeticmonthly.com - July 30th: Yvonne Perry's blog features an informative interview with Lillian on her experiences in the release of the 2nd edition of Purple Snowflake Marketing . Visit this site at your convenience to find the interview that will be posted on July 30th at: ...

-- Quote of the Day -- A perfectionist is someone unable to enjoy music by Tchaikovsky without being able to spell his name. - unknown -- Growing Green Kids! -- The Internet is a wonderful place and a powerful tool for today’s society to teach children about the environment. Please feel free to check out the recommended sites for teachers, parents or caregivers of today’s youth. http://www.earth2kids.org http://www.earthforce.org http://www.nrcanrncan.gc.ca/kids http://www.edugreen.teri.res.in http://www.planetpals.com http://www.nwf.org/kids http://www..nwf.org/earthsavers http://www.epa.gov/kids http://www.greenscreen.org http://www.kidlink.org http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity http://www.inspectorgreen.com http://epa.gov/epaoswer/education/index.htm http://epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/k00-001.pdf http://www.wattsnew.com http://epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/index.htm http://www.howstuffworks.com/landfill – an educational site on how landfills operate. In schoo...

-- Fantastic Resources -- Today's recommended resources come from author Robert Williamson, founder of the Greenhouse Neutral Foundation. www.greeneducationnetwork.com http://lettersfrom2030.blogspot.com www.greenhouseneutral.net (Australia) www.greenhouseneutral.org (US) www.Sealthedeal2009.org www.350.org Check out Robert's book: Zero Greenhouse Emissions ... ebook @ www.elequentbooks.com & hardcover @: www.strategicbookpublishing.com Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's featured guest: Founder and CEO of Greenhouse Neutral Foundation – Mr. Robert Williamson. Bob and his family’s environmental activities over the last decade has brought them recognition and awards from a number of environmental, business and science organizations. Today we are going to speak about his non-fiction book, Zero Greenhouse Emissions, and the foundation’s important work to broaden understanding through environmental education of our collective actions. We’ll also discuss some of the incredible people and supporters of the Greenhouse Neutral Foundation. Find today's guest at: www.greenhouseneutral.net To access today's interview (airs live at 10 AM - archived thereafter: click here - Conscious Discussions radio -- Prize draw ! -- Email me at: ldbrummet@yahoo.com with the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one (or more) of these prizes: Melissa Van Rossum's nonfiction books: All You've...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ …Forgiveness is something that you do for yourself. …Sometimes we think that in forgiving a person we are giving them power. But it is actually the other way around; you are giving your power away if you never forgive. …You need to take your power back and forgive it and that is the only way you are going to move past it. …It is simply saying ‘I don’t need this anymore, I am bigger than this and I want to take my power back and not have this person taking space in my head.’ …If you don’t – you are going to be the one that is hurting… You will not be the happy empowered, beautiful soul you were meant to be, but it will make you physically sick to. …It takes a very long time to heal deep wounds, and that is ok – but at some point there needs to be forgiveness .” ~ Sandee Sgarlata - July 9, 2009 Today's quote originated from the Inner Peace thru Forgiveness interview that aired on the July 9th broadcast on Conscious Discussions talk radio show. It was a rea...

-- Quote of the Day -- " For the sake of future generations, we must collect and study the wild and weedy relatives of our cultivated plants as well as domesticated vegetables. These sources are dangerously neglected. The future will not be so tolerant. We cannot afford to ignore any source of the gene pool ." ~ Jack R. Harlan, Professor Emeritus -- Conscious Discussions -- Common issues with water conservation, watering techniques for patio, balcony and backyard gardens, the benefits of mulch, different types of mulch and even some questions on growing tomatoes were all covered in a short half-hour session on the Sunday Gardening episode of the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. Drop in to hear the archive by clicking on they hyperlinks here... Drop me a line with your questions or comments on gardening and I'll be sure to address them in the upcoming Sunday Gardening episodes - or call in to an upcoming live show to ask your gardening questions. Find Dave & ...

-- Quote of the Day -- A smile is understood around the world - unknown Why does an inspiring sight such as a sunrise always have to take place at such an inconvenient time? Today I had the opportunity to just do some relaxing for the morning. It was amazing. Dave and I had a leisure breakfast late in the morning, walked and ran the dogs and had a nap - lol ! This afternoon I've been busily putting away laundry and scrubbing down the kitchen stove and fridge and cupboards (inside & out), tidying the house and running the vacuum. But the morning was amazing. I sat out by our little fountain by the patio and stared at it mindlessly until I realized I was sipping cold coffee sludge on the bottom of my cup. It was perfect! The birds were singing, the dogs were snoring, the sky was gray and a little wind was in the air. There is nothing like the amazing, refreshing feeling after having a day like today, I urge all of our readers to go ahead and take a few days a month just for you...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ When we speak we speak, we speak from our own world, and the person listening is hearing it from their world. …A lot of times when the conversations are emotion filled – it is at those times when we need to stop and …consciously think about how we want to come across. So I if I give off a lot of negative behavior they will see this and not hear what I am saying. …85% of what we believe is what we see not what we hear. So when we are speaking we need to have the body language that supports our words. …Many times you’ll hear ‘It is not what you say but how you say it’. …Taking the time to reflect on how I can best tell this person what I need to say so that our relationship is not destroyed. …There is a tendency for us to believe that two monologues is a dialogue – but it is not. A dialogue is when each person understands that there is a vested interest in the relationship, in the message that is being sent, the response and in how we are both going to feel when ...

Wow what a hugely busy day. Garden harvests, weeding, dealing with the fur-kids, watering day, garbage day... whew! Between all this I've been in the office answering emails :) I love all the emails, though - I really do! So keep 'em coming :) -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's Featured Guest: Isabella Michon Isabella Michon is the president and founder of ImMedia, Inc. An independent publicist and media consultant, she is a former TV and radio producer with 25 years publicity and promotion experience. She has worked with bestselling and award-winning authors including Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, and Clive Barker. Isabella is most famous for her workshops and guest speaker abilities on how to promote books most effectively. Tune in live to the Publicity for Writers episode today at 10 AM (pacific) or access the free archive anytime of day. But if you do tune in live, drop in to the Conscious Discussions chat room where you can interact with other listeners and...

-- Radio Interviews -- Today - July 22nd : 5:30 PM (Eastern) / 2:30 PM (Pacific) Host Lillian Cauldwell will be interviewing Lillian Brummet on the Internet Voices Radio Station about the world of writing - Free live show; donations from archived shows aide charities for soup kitchens & migrate workers & disadvantage children. To access the archive simply click on the link for Lillian Cauldwell :) Tomorrow - July 23rd broadcast airing at 3:30 PM (Pacific) Poetic Monthly Radio , hosted by Martin D. White, has invited Lillian to join the show to discuss the world of poetry. Incidentally, Lillian is a columnist for the magazine, The Poetic Monthly: www.poeticmonthly.com This interview will also be archived and ready to listen to for free at your convenience. -- Drowning Prevention Week -- The 4th week of July has been traditionally the time of year when we honor Drowning Prevention Week around the globe - this year it falls on July 19-26. Common causes of drowning range fro...

-- Announcement -- I am excited to share the following recent media appearances with you: - Glenda Davis of the Roots and Branches book review blog has just produced a mini-review for our recently released e-book, Purple Snowflake Marketing, and of the revised edition of Towards Understanding (soon to be released), check it out at: http://rootsandbranches.webs.com/reviewsbyglenda.htm - Cherie Burbach of Working Writers & Bloggers has recently posted a fantastic interview with Lillian on her blog, check it out at: http://workingwritersandbloggers.com/2009/07/20/interview-lillian-brummet -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's guest was unable to call in. Instead I went ahead with the topic of the day - preparing for emergencies. In this episode, I hope to provoke some thoughtful discussion on the types of emergencies & dangers that may exist in your region & with your lifestyle in mind. I also shared thoughts on placement, size and application of such preparadness k...

-- Prize Draw -- Congratulations to Nicole and Virginia - last week's prize draw winners! Announcing our new prize draw contest... Between July 20 - Ending on Aug 2nd , we are accepting entries for the following prizes: Two non-fiction books by Melissa Van Rossum: All You've Ever Known -&- Their Way Home -&- Dawn Menge's children's book: Queen Vernita Visits the Blue Ice Mountains -&- A copy of the rock music CD: Place in Time, by the band Grooveyard To enter the draw all you need to do is: Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (remove spaces before sending) with the word "prize" in the subject line. Deadline will be Aug 2nd - noon (pacific) . Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

Well the time has come again for me to fulfill my promise to my husband and take a few days from the office. I will occasionally check my email and will dropin on this blog once in a while over the next 3 days off. Thank you for your understanding in this regard. Feel free to scroll through the archived posts here in this blog if you have time, or head over to our main site - www.brummet.ca - where we have lots of information, resources, articles, book excerpts, etc... -- Quote of the Day -- “When I had to do my PhD I knew I had to pick an organism to study, I liked hanging out on streams so I started thinking about the animals that live on or near streams… Frogs have more personality, and I realized that frogs were rapidly disappearing and no one seemed to know why – so it was the conservation issue that appealed to me. So then I started looking for who around the world was working with frogs. …I wanted to start Save the Frogs because what I noticed about being a scientist is that sc...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Helping a child ends generations of illness; past, present and future. Help a child today, including the one within yourself ." ~Dean Balderston -- Recommended Eco-Resource -- Refuse-Reduce-Reuse Blog: This is a wonderful place to learn about green living, check it out at: http://refusereducereuse.blogspot.com -- Authors Read -- Today's featured author queried us by saying: “ You've seen the ads where two people are at a lake and one person is drowning and the other is standing on the shore and the caption is, 'Would you just stand there and let someone you know drown ?' …If you don't know how to swim and don't have any idea as to how to help, what do you do? That's what it's like for thousands of children who are either being abused themselves or discover that a friend is being abused ." Dean is a licensed Mental Health Practitioner since 2006 and has written a wonderful book addressing this issue titled: "...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Words are magical formulae. They leave finger marks behind on the brain, which in the twinkling of an eye become the footprints of history. One ought to watch one' s every word ." ~ Franz Kafka -- Recommended Eco-Resource -- http://standforless.com/blog I heard of this blog through the San Diego Zero Waste Group & just visited it this morning. I was pleased to see a few mover's & shakers in the eco-world that I recognize & was pleased to see that they are being acknowledged for their incredible work. Check out the blog when you have time to find articles on interesting topics! -- Chatter -- Ah... I reach a little break in the office after pulling 8-12 hour days in the office for a few weeks straight now, with only two afternoons & one morning off. The rush of preparing & registering August's featured guest episodes on our two radio shows is over, & the Brummet's Monthly newsletter is just about ready to send out...

-- Don't forget to enter the Draw -- Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com **remove spaces before sending!!** & place the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one (or more) of these prizes: Susan Hoekstra's book: The Service Journey - & - Dean Balderston's children's book: The Real Life Adventures of Anna and Saddie - & - a copy of Grooveyard's rock genre CD, P lace in Time Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

Just a brief blog post today, due to schedule constraints - I'll have more for you tomorrow, but do drop by my site to find lots of resources, articles, information on green & conscious living... www.brummet.ca -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Life Coach Rain Fordyce is an advocate for home-school and unschooling families and is on a personal mission to create confidence and understanding between home-schoolers and schooled children, parents and grandparents. She is the author of a children’s book titled I am Learning All The Time. Rain is also a speaker and professional editor for other authors and coaches, as well as the editor and writer for AuthenticTimes.com her online community and magazine for evolving women in their 30’s 40’s 50’s and beyond. Find today's interview by clicking on this link: Homeschooling, A Viable Option Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet...

-- Conscious Living Resources -- Today's post comes graciously from: Shelley Seale ( www.shelleyseale.com ) Check out Shelley's Weight of Silence blog for regular updates and more ways to help: http://weightofsilence.wordpress.com The Miracle Foundation: www.miraclefoundation.org Little HEARTS Orphanage: www.globalgiving.com/pr/1200/proj1131d.html Divine Childrens Home: www.divinechildrens.com CHES Community Health Education Society: www.pbase.com/maciekda/ches_aids Vasavya Mahila Mandali: www.vasavya.com CCD – Centre of Communication and Development: www.ccdftcindia.org Oasis India: www.oasisindia.org Akanksha: www.akanksha.org Heroes Project: www.heroesprojectindia.org Salaam Baalak Trust: www.salaamstreetkids.org The Naz Foundation: www.nazindia.org Pratham Mumbai Outreach: www.pratham.org World Vision India: www.WorldVisionIndia.org One Campaign to End Poverty: www.one.org Child Slavery Action Blog: www.stopchildslavery.com Global March Against Child Labor: www.globalma...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… I am a mom, and I’m a normal person that just decided that I was getting really tired of the doom and gloom about the environment. ….I just decided that I wanted to make a difference; having my own children that are young, I wanted to hopefully leave the world a better place for them by making my small difference. …As a mom, sometimes you feel like you are not making a difference. But you really are, as hard as those days are, you know, when you are changing diapers and changing laundry. …a lot of people out there are cynical… a lot of people don’t want to change because they are so used to their lifestyle. …The children have power, they have choices, and they can make a difference. They are the ones who are going to be running the country for the next generation. …Animals are so in tune with the universe, whereas humans make everything just so complicated. …They teach us what true love is. …Ghandi used to say that if you want to see a change, you need to be t...

-- Authors Read -- Today on Authors Read radio we are featuring: Susan Hoekstra - an experienced senior manager and consultant who spent the past 25 years working with multi-sized, fast-paced, highly volatile companies in the manufacturing, distribution, membership services, franchise and financial services industries. Over the years, she has developed a penchant for developing strategic service initiatives that drive growth and value to clients, employees and shareholders. Susan is the author of the book “The Service Journey” and she’ll be sharing an excerpt with us today. -- Quote of the Day -- "Books are portable pieces of thought" – unknown -- Conscious Living Tip -- As many of my blog readers are aware, I occasionally share ideas & tips for concerned individuals who are looking to create positive change. You'll notice on the right side of this blog I've placed a link that lists new conscious living tips each time you visit the blog :) Today's tip: - Kit...

-- Prize Draw Winners & New Draw ! -- Congratulations to last week's winners: Radine who won a copy of the book "Construct Your Conversations" by Kim Barnes Lizanne who won a copy of the book "The Weight of Silence" by Shelley Seal This week's prize draw is now active; email me at: ldbrummet@yahoo.com with the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one (or more) of these prizes:: Susan Hoekstra's book, the service Journey - & - Dean Balderston's children's book (teaching children the tools to deal with abuse) titled: The Real Life Adventures of Anna and Saddie -&- a copy of Grooveyard's CD, Place in Time -- Conscious Discussions -- Join me, Lillian Brummet, in delving into the world of conscious gardening. Listeners with garden questions can email, use BTR's message center for future shows. I'll be discussing water conservation, trail use and more today. Join the live chat room to ask questions d...

-- Celebrating Household Managers - Society has grown so 'advanced' that we look down on those of us who choose to be nurturing Household Managers. Somehow this work force is seen as slothful folks who live off the work of others, or are incompetent in the workplace altogether. Society then contradicts itself by acknowledging the growing strain on the medical, policing and financial support systems due to increased stress, pollution and poor nutrition in today's civilized world. Worried politicians view our ever-growing need to import food as a potential disaster in the event of worldly catastrophes - and scientists tell us their numbers indicate we are actually overdue for a catastrophe. Society will 'tsk-tsk' at the children who have been raised by non-family members (including televisions and computers), because no one has the energy or the time to raise them properly. We have the audacity to be bewildered at the drop out rate in our cold and sterile public sch...

-- Brummet's Conscious Living Prize Draw Deadline Sunday, July 12th -- Don't forget to enter this week's Conscious Living Prize Draw! *Deadline, Sunday - July 12th (noon, Pacific) * Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (remove spaces before sending) with the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one of these 2 prizes: Self-help book by Kim Barnes: Construct Your Conversations: Strengthening Relationships - & - Shelley Seal, book: The Weight of Silence , about the plight for children in India -- Win a Copy of Towards Understanding ( revised edition ) -- Check out this awesome contest hosted by Sharing With Writers Blog (by Carolyn Howard-Johnson) for Lillian's revised book of poetry - Towards Understandin g in e-book format - which has a new cover designed, as always, by Dave. The new revision includes five additional poems provides an ending that Lillian feels more comfortable with. Towards Understandin g was originally released in pa...

-- Chatter -- Well, I am starting the outlines for August's 14 or so featured guests on the Authors Read and Conscious Discussions radio programs, and will be consumed with this chore for about a week or so. The release of Purple Snowflake Marketing 's 2nd edition is going very well, although it would be even better if I could somehow split myself into 10 people! - lol - A gorgeous day here in BC, Canada - I've already walked the dogs and did a training session with them. Earlier I was able to clean the kitchen, answer some emails and did my yoga for the day. Now the office calls for my attention until around noon when I plan to take my first break of the day. Whew! Therefore I am keeping today's blog post brief, please understand my schedule is a bit constrained - or I'd have more here for you today. Do feel free to browse the archived blog posts here, follow the links we've made available on this blog or head on over to my site (www.brummet.ca) where you ca...

-- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today’s featured guest: Certified life coach - Sandee Sgarlata, author of The Day After Tomorrow – the 1st novel in the Julia Monroe Series & a 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction. Today we will be talking about finding inner peace through forgiveness, also we’ll learn about the non-profit organization – Alliance 4 Peace Foundation . She also co-founded the 4give4peace organization . Sandee also has a radio program titled: Teens 4 Peace , which we will touch on if time allows. To access today's discussion on Finding Peace thru Forgiveness simply click on the hyperlinks here or look to the right for links to the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. -- Conscious Gardening -- Gardening season is upon us and soon we will be dealing with hot summer days and, in some areas, drought. An excellent water conservation alternative that gardeners can utilize is soaker hoses. Made from recycled tires, they can be lai...