Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Conscious Events -- Rubber Recycling 2010 When: Sept 29-Oct1 Location : Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto, ON – Canada Info : www.rubberrecycling.ca Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council Fall Forum When: Sept 30 - Oct 1 Location : Humbolt, SK - @ the Bella Vista Inn -- Positive Eco-News -- I read in a Japan For Sustainability Newsletter ( japanfs.org ) that the Nihon Kotsu Co . - one of the top taxi services in Tokyo, experimented with electric powered vehicles in their fleet this year, in cooperation with Better Place ( betterplace.com ). This project allowed drivers to replace the rechargable batteries in "about one minute", reducing wasted time (such as at gas stations). The trial project allowed the industry to test out the logistics of changing over to electric power and the financial impact of switching over the entire fleet. This exciting test project may just influence the world's leading taxi services to switch over to electric powered vehicles ...

-- Quote of the Day -- " The limit of your present understanding Is not the limit of your possibilities. " ~ Guy Finely   -- Conscious Dreaming -- We have Alysa Braceau, who writes as " Dreamshield ", with us today to share some information on what conscious dreaming is all about. Alysa lives in the Netherlands; she is a mother, freelance journalist and publisher - with a strong passion for social work, health and writing. She tells me that she has a healing practice and gives workshops about the Art of Dreaming . Dreamshield's debut book, The Sorcerer's Dream , is now available for readers to claim a copy of their very own. You can read the first chapter (and learn more about the author) via: www.dreamshield.nl -- Alysa wanted to let you know that there is a contest going on right now on her site, offering a chance to win a copy of the book. Alysa invites you to "... type in 'Book Giveaway' in the question area and you will be ente...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Life is fleeting. But if you live your life in hope, Hope that you can make a difference somehow Then your life will last forever And you will never be forgotten ." ~ Samuel Adams  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio Show --   Today’s show will contain information that every single one of us will need at some point in our lives. We all must face it – death, illness… it happens to family members, friends, spouses – and ourselves. But so few of us are equipped emotionally or even have the knowledge to handle these situations. We hope to help you through this process with our very special guest – Damiano Iocovozzi – who has more than 20 years experience working at the bedside as a critical care, emergency registered nurse. He also has worked as a clinical nurse and a family nurse practitioner for many years. In 1990, he served on the California Nursing Associations ’ board of biomedical ethics. * Join us for this fascinating discussion re: Hos...

-- World of Writing Interview # 29 -- A s many of our blog readers are aware, we love to feature guests on the blog. Today we have Wayne Farquhar joining us - a 28-year veteran working with the San Jose Police Department in California. He has worked through the ranks from officer to lieutenant with detective assignments in Sexual Assaults, Homicide and Internal Affairs. He has also worked undercover assignments in Child Exploitation, Child Pornography and Vice. He spent 10 years as a street cop and hostage negotiator. Wayne has worked on Federal Task Forces with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). He has appeared on national television, America’s Most Wanted on a murder investigation. BLOOD OVER BADGE is his first effort in crime-thriller fiction, and he hopes to write more books and speak to larger audiences about his experiences in law enforcement. Wayne lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Ar...

 -- Quote of the Day --   “ I was a teacher for 35 years and I did write quite a few articles for teachers magazines, and they were published… So I did write, and you know – you put things aside, and I even trashed a lot of it, but kept some of it. …Writing has always appealed to me and I don’t always feel comfortable with it – there are times where you have writer’s block and you go on to other things, … it begins with journalling, and I love it. I find that a lot of times with what I am journalling ideas for articles or blogging comes out of it. …it really has helped me come to terms not only with myself, but with my past .”     Chloe JonPaul ~ July 1 2010 Today's quote originates from an interview with Chloe on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show back on July 1, 2010 - titled:  Volunteering; Conflict Resolution . *Find recently aired episodes via the sidebars on this blog. -- Brummets in the Media -- Join me today on the TJ Walker Inte...

-- Chatter --  Time Management - a funny thing, that. When you find yourself harvesting like a mad-person trying to beat the first frost (which may not happen until Oct 1, but the nights are getting too cold to take the risk). Cleaning crates of half ripe and green tomatoes, flats of peppers, heads of cabbages, bags of leeks, trays of herbs... and processing all of that... Well it is that time of year. Whew!  Here's what we've been up to: 2 huge batches of roja and pepper/tomato sauce were processed last week... and we ate far too many stuffed peppers! (burp!) ...Tuesday found us freezing nearly 40 jalopeno rilenoes for future meals, and a huge batch of pepper/sausage stew. Yesterday I made a huge batch of Italian style tomato sauce, froze a few more containers of pesto, and made a huge batch of beef/cabbage stew. Today I'll be making vegetarian lasagnas and tomorrow I'll be making a batch of eggplant gratin. (* Sure wish I could afford to hire a dish-washer to t...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “ I believe in taking full responsibility for my life on this planet. I don’t differentiate between work and play – I cannot do things that feel wrong to me and on the other hand I cannot do things that feel right all day long either. Whether that involves picking up garbage, volunteering… I believe that    we as a species are evolving to a point where taking responsibility for our surroundings, the planet and each other is becoming an essential way of being. …Life is full of paradoxes… there is so much more to this life, it is so much more complicated than this physical form, and when we realize that it is tremendously inspiring .” ~ Mikaya Heart -July 25 2010    This quote today was taken from a Conscious Discussions talk radio show interview that aired back on July 25, 2010 titled: Proactive Conscious Living - check out the archived interview at your convenience by clicking on the show title above, or visit the links for rec...

-- Quote of the Day --    " What usually happens in the educational process is that the faculties are dulled, overloaded, stuffed and paralyzed, so that by the time that most people are mature they have lost use of many of their innate capabilities. "         ~ R. Buckminster Fuller   -- Conscious Events --   Today, Sept 21st, we celebrate the International Day of Peace across the planet. Such a perfect holiday to bring awareness and education on communication and life skills to ease the effects of conflict. Of course we can never avoid conflict - it is a fact of every-day life, but we do need to be able to agree to disagree peacefully. www.un.org states that this year's theme is to reach out to youth groups, organizations, schools and others - and ask the question: "What are you doing for peace?" An interesting question for sure, and it brings home the fact that it is up to the individual to make this goal a reality. ...

-- Quote of the Day --   “I was taught not to sit back and wait for something to happen – but to make it happen. …Always try your best, and never – ever – give up… because somebody is always on your side. No matter how hard you think your life is, someone somewhere is rooting for you – so don’t ever give up.” ~ Brittany Crawford - July 13 2010 Today's quote was taken from a Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show that aired back on July 13 - re: Children with Disabilities - check it out by clicking on the hyperlinks here. Access recently aired episodes via the sidebar on this blog. -- Brummets In the Media -- Check out the pre-recorded interview with Lillian, released on Sept 20 & 21st, with The Business Authors Show - www.thebusinessauthorsshow.com -- Conscious Living Events -- Child Health Day - (Sept 20) this day was set aside to help people recognize the importance of child health care and to raise awareness to various projects going on to bring health care ...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " Writing is a great comfort to people like me, Who are unsure of themselves, And have trouble expressing themselves properly ." ~ Agatha Christi -- Conscious Living Events -- September is Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month ! Gotta love that! :) There are many things we can do at anytime during the month of September to honor this event. We can send an e-card or kind email expressing our gratitude for networking with others in the industry, pointing out what we appreciate about each individual we are writing to. One thing that I do often is after reading an article, poem or something written that I really enjoyed - I'll follow up on that writer's website, contact them if I can and let them know what I enjoyed about their piece. Writers love hearing from readers, even if you challenge something they've spoken about, or offer corrections, or just communicate with them about the topic - it helps them feel appreciated, respected an...

  -- Quote of the Day --   " A word is not the same with one writer as with another.           One tears it from his guts.   The other pulls it            out of his overcoat pocket ." ~ Charles Peguy   -- World of Writing Interview #28 -- DJ Ashton joins us today to share her experiences with writers groups and to offer advice for other writers in today's installment of the World of Writing interviews. *Find other writer interviews through the archived post index located in the side bar of this blog.   DJ is a fan of paranormal romance genres, but in her personal life she is passionate about the environment, animals and putting an end to domestic violence. During her down time, she enjoys hobbies like " cooking, crocheting, and holding the couch in place ". :) She holds an Associate in Science degree in the field of Criminal Justice, and is the proud mother of...

-- Quote of the Day -- " If you change the way you look at things, The things you look at change ." ~ Wayne Dyer -- Chatter -- Whew! Fall is such a busy time of year. Drum-it Percussion is starting up in full swing as of Oct 1st - and we are busily getting ready for that. The Trash Talk - It's Easy Being Green series is just about to be released, and our site has been getting upgrades for about a month now. These site upgrades will continue for a couple more weeks before we get the site where we want it to be. :) ...The garden's eggplant peak harvest is nearly over; the tomatoes are coming into their peak harvest now, as well as the peppers. Seed harvesting is also going on; planting for winter crops... and the huge messy task of processing the harvests :) Well, the freezer is filling up and we're in our bliss that is for sure. And I'm proud to say the garden shed extention is finally finished. Hard work? Sure! But a pleasure just the same... we garden...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " The future belongs to those who  Believe in the beauty Of their dreams. " ~ Eleanor Roosevelt -- We're Back -- Well, we've been back in the office all afternoon, but haven't had a chance to visit the blog until now. Great to see all the readers here! Thanks for joining us! - I'll be back in full-swing, posting daily until the next time I need to take a few days off from the office ...something everyone has to do once in a while. I'll have some fun, interesting post topics for you tomorrow :) Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blogs, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or purchasing a book - each book sold raises funds for charity as well!

 -- Quote of the Day -- "The first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves." ~ Walter Anderson -- Conscious Event -- Happy National Grandparents Day , everyone! This is a great excuse to do something special for those elderly persons in our lives :) -- Conscious Discussions Radio --  We are pleased to present to you today as our very special guest: Guy McPherson - and we'll be discussing sustainable living topics from living off the grid, alternatives like rain barrels and straw bale home construction, to writing and Guy's experiences in using poetry to help troubled youth. Join us for this fascinating discussion live at 10 AM (pacific) or access the archived episode at your convenience: Sustainable Living & Volunteering With Youth If you are interested in other Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episodes that have aired in the past, you can access the entire list on our site: www.brummet.ca - or look for recently aired ep...

-- Quote of the Day -- “I reside in the lower east side of Manhattan… {the city} has over 400 community gardens. …New York has what is called the Green Thumb program – I really enjoy these community gardens, how these different communities will come together in different ways and create unique gardens. …about 8 of us got together and started cleaning up a lot… What was amazing was that while we were digging it out, people would stop by and say they would like to help out – others would lend a hand by doing… funky cool fence doors… a stage in the back of the garden… or donating lumber. …If you can get in {to the lot} and prove that you are cleaning it up, you can apply for Green Thumb status.” ~ Robert Galinsky, July 8 2010 Today's quote originates from a Conscious Discussions radio show interview with Robert that aired back on July 8th this year re:  Teens & Community Gardens  Click on the show title to access this inspiring interview, or look to the side bars ...

-- World of Writing, Interview #27 -- George Sherman Hudson was born and raised in Atlanta (GA, USA). After being continuously rejected by different publishers because of the subject matter contained in his books while serving time, this father of two did some research and started G Street Chronicles , (www.gstreetchronicles.com) the urban book publishing company that's ran by him with the help of his COO and fiancé Erica Jones. While George is continuously working hard to make G Street Chronicles a recognized name in the literary industry, he's also working hard on his highly anticipated REAL series, although his debut book Drama is in stores now. Mr. Hudson is here with us today to share his thoughts on the world of writing... Q: What motivates you to write?  A: The idea of a good story is my motivation. My creative juices makes me grab my paper and pen daily. Q: How do you spend your writing time? I spend it plotting and trying to give readers a interesti...