Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day -- The past may rob the present of much joy and much mystery. ~ unknown -- Brummets in the Media -- Our colleague Mr. Tim Corrimal has a wonderful radio show called Progressive Political Radio - which he co-hosts with Dave Von Ebers. This radio show " combines a humor with dead serious, inanity with politics " ...sprinkled with bits of breaking news topics. Tim invited me to join in for the first 10 min or so of his show. Check out these links to find the interview: Episode 153 : TimCorrimal.com  -- Referral Corner -- Call2Recycle, North America’s only free battery and cell phone collection program, announced in December, its heightened commitment to diverting batteries from Canada’s landfills… has collected rechargeable batteries throughout the country since 1997. Earlier this year, Call2Recycle also began collecting all household batteries, including alkaline, at thousands of collection sites throughout British Columbia and Ontari...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ I’m delighted to say that the most extraordinary things happen – even when times are extraordinarily difficult. …I see everything as an initiation – it is transformational. …I’ve learned a lot about allowing and patience and tenacity. …There will be people that won’t get your work, but you keep moving forward. Things take time. In our culture, it seems that we are focusing on how many and how fast, and I’ve come to calm down and say that it is about quality – not quantity .” ~ Janine Kimmel Today's quote comes from the Contributing Creatively interview that aired on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show back on Dec 9, '10. Check it out via the hyper-linked show title (above) or find more recent episodes via the sidebar on this blog :) -- Chatter -- Well the Brummet's Muse Newsletter was sent out to our list this morning - in this one, I shared some updates on what's been happening on our end of things and some of the excitin...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " Success comes to a writer, as a rule, so gradually that   it is always something of a shock to him to look back   and realize the heights to which he has climbed ."    ~ P.G. Wodehouse -- A Review! -- I am thrilled to announce that a review of our e-book: Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd , was published on a writer's blog yesterday. I hope you have time to check it out :) - Visit My Writer's Blog to access this well-written review by someone who's been in the writing industry a long time - prolific author and internet marketer, Nick Daws. His points out that the book can be used to market e-book and self-published (or vanity) authors... it can also be used to promote audio books. The concept of a marketing plan for these various ways of producing a book will remain the same - it is up to the author to tweak the guide we've provided to suit their unique situation. The information in ...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “ I think that words have always helped me nail down the significance of an experience that I was living. I feel that words help you understand what you are, who you are, what you have lived through, what your relationships are with others … because words are concepts. And these concepts refer to elements of your experience that you are trying to structure into some kind of meaningful coherent pattern. …And so I have always used words to help me to understand myself… and I have loved literature because literature offers you a particular authors view of a human experience… so that you can see it much more sharply than you can when you are living in a particular time. …You live the experience and when you write about it you stand aside so that you can assess it much more clearly. Literature helps me understand the human condition .” ~ Leonard Rosmarin Today's quote originates from the World of Writing interview that aired on the Conscious Discussions...

-- Quote of the Day -- The littlest good deed Is better than The biggest intention. ~ Unknown -- Positive Eco-News -- It is wonderful to see so many big companies jumping on board with the Zero Waste Initiatives: Kudos to the company known as "GM"...who now has 76 landfill-free facilities - meaning these zero waste facilities do not produce any garbage that is sent to a landfill. In total, this company has about 145 of these facilities and have reached its 2008 goal of converting 50% of their plants to zero waste. Reuse and Recycling have been the focus of their waste reduction.  Chevrolet, too, is reaching toward a more sustainable business by their plans to invest forty million dollars in clean energy projects with the end goal of reducing 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. We celebrate these efforts and encourage our readers to look for ways that they too can improve the "green" efforts at their own desks. -- Referral Corner -- Cyclon...

-- World of Writing -- Today's special guest on our blog is: Tommy Batchelor Growing up in central Georgia gave Tommy many outdoor adventures either in the woods or along the banks of the Flint River. Lost on Spirit River , is Book 1 of the Spirit River Trilogy and Tommy’s first Middle grade fiction for ages 9 - 14. Tommy’s first published book, Sunday’s with Papa T, A River Adventure , for ages 5 - 8 is a 28 page Picture Book. He resides in Middle Georgia with his wife, Cathy, and can be found via his site at www.tommybatchelor.com Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?    A: Growing up in Middle Georgia, I took to the fields and forest as my playground. Playing along creeks and battling enemies in the tall grasses of open pastures near my home. Obtaining a license at sixteen, spreading out to the rivers, camping out under the stars. There’s nothing like waking up in the early morning before the sun rises on the river. I thought nothing...

-- Quote of the Day -- " The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat ." -Theodore Roosevelt   -- Brummet's In The Media -- " Join Barbara Joye on her podcast as she talks with Lillian about her life story of overcoming incredible challenges and engaging with life in a dynamic and amazing manner. ...This is Lillian’s story of abuse and neglect and the resulting process she has engaged in to become the amazing individual she is, bringing joy and value to a world of victims and despair ." Click...

-- World of Writing --    As many of our readers are already aware, I truly enjoy offering featured interviews on the world of writing with a wide variety of people in the industry from all over the planet. Today we have Linda Faulkner joining us:   Putting words together has been Linda's lifelong passion. She's constantly writing: fiction, non-fiction, magazine articles, educational texts for the insurance industry, and other materials for a variety of professionals and business organizations. Linda’s mystery novel, Second Time Around , was nominated for a 2010 EPIC Award in the Best Mystery/Suspense Fiction category. Her non-fiction book, Taking the Mystery Out of Business: 9 Fundamentals for Professional Success was released in January 2011. You can visit Linda at http://www.lindafaulkner.com . Q: Who inspired you to pursue a career in writing? A: ...It was more a combination of my love for reading and an awe of people who could verbally express themselves so we...

-- Quote of the Day -- re: You have the choice: " Refuse to engage in, accept, or allow into your personal life, Attitudes and behaviors that do not promote  Overall health, wellness and growth.  You have a choice. " ~ Danielle Pierre -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today is another Positive Eco-News segment on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show, and our focus will be plastics. Ever wonder what those numbers mean in those little recycling triangles... you'll find out today. How about what happens to the plastics once it hits the recycling system... Find that out too :)  Airs live today at 10-11 AM (pacific), and as always a chat room will be open for our live listeners. Of course you can always check out the archive at your convenience if you miss the live episode. Check out today's Positive Eco-News segment via the hyper-linked title here or look to the side-bars on this blog for recently aired radio show episodes. *Interested in becoming an...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “ Appropriate Technology encompasses technologies that can be created and repaired in the area that they will be used. …We design exclusively ‘green’ products, those that can provide the basics for starting or supporting small businesses, and improve the quality of life for the people who design the technology and the people who use it. …We focus on developing products for the developing world …and we make a point of bringing our clients into the process. …People ask us, periodically, to come and give workshops on how to make our products. …I noticed that the houses and products are not designed for low-income people. If you look at the economic distribution – it is a pyramid. There is a whole bunch of people designing for the rich people at the top of the pyramid but not too many designing for the poor. Most people have some skill to alleviate poverty, to make the world a better place. Everybody has something to offer .”  ~ John Barrie  T...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " Those who are lifting the world Upward and onward Are those who encourage More than criticize ." ~ Elizabeth Harrison -- Referral Corner -- Check out these recommended resources listed below:   Solar & Wind Energy Blog - a blog that promotes awareness of alternative energy, offering lots of tips and resources... and a free e-book as well: AltSolarAndWind.com Terra Nova Sharing Farm & Richmond Fruit Tree Projects - Now this is an interesting project... food and trees are sold to raise funds for giving produce and fruit trees, and providing space for community gardens for anyone living in poverty. The orchards are used for community events as well, courses are taught in the gardens on sustainable living: RichmondFruitTree.com    -- Positive Eco-News -- I read of an interesting study that was held in the San Diego area, where there is a maximum noncompliance recycling fine of $1000 in place. This fine was initiated not s...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Brightening up the life of someone else will put a fresh shine on your own." ~ Author Unknown -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's guest is David Simonsen, and our topic will be of benefit to anyone who has contact with today's youth. Raising Teens is our focus today - we've already received several questions sent in by listeners who won't be catching the live show, but are going to catch the archive after work. We appreciate this input and will be sure to address those questions :) - Anyone else joining us live can either call in with their questions, or join in the chat room that I'll have open for live listeners. Feel free to network away in the chat room, we welcome networking there.  Join us live for the Raising Teens discussion to learn about helping families, parents and their teens overcome personal issues and addictions - "to become unstuck so they can flow through the river o flife again".  We ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ When you allow your partner to be who he is and allow events to take place naturally you become centered and clear, and it’s easy to see what’s happening and know what to do .”  – Brenda Shoshanna, from the book: Fearless -- Affiliates -- Dave has been working hard at getting our site re-vamped... The Brummet Store is now completed! We will soon be offering more pages, fancier buttons, and more products there, but check it out to see the new look and what we've done! - www.brummet.ca We've had a lot of people interested in being affiliates with us send us some questions so I decided to place this announcement here in hopes it will help ease the way for others: Once you sign up to be an "affiliate" through the ClickBank site... Our Hoplink is: http://www.brummet.ca/brummetStore/books2.html Or to find our products via their search engine: Visit the ClickBank MarketPlace and then use their Search Engine: Select the categor...

-- Quote of the Day -- Everybody believes in heredity -  Until their kids begin making fools of themselves. ~ Unknown :) - Something light to start the week with :) -- Conscious Discussions -- Today, live at 10-11 AM (Pacific): – Steve McAllister – This multi-talented individual’s passions range from film, to performing to writing. Despite having been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder , Steve has earned degrees in psychology, and film production technology; Steve has produced several films and documentaries and has written 3 books. Our topic today: Free of Limitations   Click on the hyper-linked show title here, and join in the live chat room as well - or access the archived interview anytime it is convenient for you. Alternatively look for the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show area on the sidebar of this blog to find links to recently aired episodes.  -- Positive Eco-News --  Thoughts on Plastic bags:    San Jose b...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Be thankful for what you have; You'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, You will never have enough. " ~ Oprah Winfrey -- Chatter -- Ok, I really am - honestly, truly - taking the next two days off from the office. As most of you already know I try to take 3-days off in a row - by closing the doors to the office and not breaching them. Not an easy task with a home office! - So today, Sat, and tomorrow, Sun - are mine :)  I'll be back again on Monday, answering emails and back to work diligently as always... In the meantime, please feel free to scroll through the archived posts, and look through the links on the sidebars of this blog. ...Your probably grinning at the ironic situation here: of this blog post during my "day off", but I wanted to let y'all know since this is a daily blog. :) The Brummet's Muse Newsletter went out this morning - and I noticed an error: the first announceme...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ I encourage people to come to an animal shelter with idea of not adopting right away… come and see what it is all about, what the animals are like and go through the approval process while you are there if they have one.  …And speak with the animal counselors if they have them. …But even before this we should have a family meeting on this – often what happens is that one or two people make the decisions and then already we are starting off on the wrong foot. …Verses settling for an animal when its behavior is not suited for your lifestyle …already we are going into this with it not really set up for success. …We get out of pet relationships what we put into them .” ~ Joel Thomas Today's quote originates from the Creature Comforts interview with Joel Thomas that aired back on November 16, '10... on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. Click on the show title to access this discussion, or look to the side-bars on this blog to find recent...