Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me."  ~ Mark Twain  --  Referral Corner -- It is time for another installment of recommended resources for our readers to check out... Buy2Give transforms your regular online shopping into significant contributions to your favorite cause. It can be a local charity, alumni or even your tuition bill - best of all, it's FREE! http://www.buy2give.com These next 2 non-profits were sent to us by Dr Richard Norris Europe's Foremost Speaker and Coach on Transformational Self-Leadership ( www.youtube.com/drrichardnorris ) Wings of Giving is a profound "giving" initiative to transform lives and empower nonprofit social enterp...

-- Reducing Waste -- Here’s something we can all do to reduce the amount of “waste” we are contributing to the recycling and landfill systems by considering the reuse or repurpose potential of each item.  First, take a moment to jot down any local program, group, or class that may utilize "waste" items.  For instance: school art and sewing classes, kindergarten and preschool groups, daycares, youth groups, art and design programs at universities, sewing groups, or check out the the local recreation center and family centers… These places are often in need of items for their art projects.  We can support their efforts, helping extend their budgets by offering them our “waste”.  Everything from glass bottles and plastic containers, to cloth scraps and rags, egg cartons, coat hangers, magazines… buttons, bits and pieces of ribbon, wrapping paper, paper bags… and more. Simply go online and using your favorite search...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Join us for a lively, fun interview packed with down-to-earth information with dynamic psychologist and holistic health expert, Denise Lamothe and her trained Therapy Dog, Sapphi. Join us and discover positive solutions for emotional eating habits, eating disorders and weight loss.  Feel free to drop in the chat room if you are able to catch the live show - or access the archive at your convenience: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/12/29/healthy-eating-habits  Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale raises funds for charity as well!

-- Quote of the Day -- "We find greatest joy, not in getting, but in expressing what we are...Men do not really live for honors or for pay; their gladness is not the taking and holding, but in doing, the striving, the building, the living. It is a higher joy to teach than to be taught. It is good to get justice, but better to do it; fun to have things but more to make them. The happy man is he who lives the life of love, not for the honors it may bring, but for the life itself."  ~ R. J. Baughan -- Businesses Making a Difference --  Yesterday we featured a discussion on how businesses can make a difference with their work, their purchasing habits and their actions in their community... I'd like to follow up on this by celebrating yet another business that cares about the planet and works very hard to make in-house decisions that affect us all in a positive way: Kudos to Zukes.com who has pr...

-- Quote of the Day -- "I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles."  ~ Scott Adams  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  Today's Best of 2007, Vol #12 - offers two fantastic experts on businesses making a difference in their communities. Join us live at 10 AM - 11 AM (Pacific) and drop in the live chat room as well - or access the archive at your convenience - via the link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/12/27/best-of-2007-vol-12 Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale raises funds for charity as well!

Just a short note to wish all of our readers a warm and relaxing holiday season. We'll be taking the next couple of days off from the blog but will be back with fresh content by the 27th of December. In the meantime - feel free to scroll through the archived posts here on this blog; and any of the archived Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show episodes that you may have missed. Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale raises funds for charity as well!

 -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's episode features a Positive Eco-News segment... these air every 2-3 weeks or so, as time allows on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. Today we'll focus the topic on Green Construction, Plastics and Recycling News, along with some inspiring quotes and resources that we'll share in this one-hour radio program. Check it out via the link below... and if you join us live, we'll also have the chat room open for you to access... otherwise the show will be archived for your convenience Live @: 10AM-11 (pacific)... 11AM-12 (Mountain) http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/12/22/positive-eco-news Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale raises funds for charity as well!

 -- Quote of the Day -- "To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle."  ~ Lisa Alther  -- Positive Eco-News -- Kudos to Balfour Towing & Salvage & owner Eric Etelamaki  - a Kootenay towing company (BC, Canada) - that has stockpiled over 300 vehicles and is now processing them for recycling. On his own, he researched and came up with a fluid extraction system and crushing system – incorporating the SEDA fluid evacuation technology – using powerful pumps and barrels for proper storage of fluids like antifreeze and oil, removing and separating mercury switches, batteries, tires and more …which are then picked up by recycling companies. The last process is the crushing system that compacts the vehicle shells and then they are shipped to metal recyclers.  This inspiring example of a company going above and beyond, despite isolated location limitati...

-- Referral Corner -- Yes, it is time for another installment of recommended resources here on our Brummet's Conscious Blog - this is where we have the opportunity to celebrate and support just a few  of the amazing non-profits out there that are working to make the world a better place. * A shout out to Dr Richard Norris ( www.youtube.com/drrichardnorris , speaker, writer, & coach for transformational leadership ) who sent these next three resources our way. B1G1 gives businesses the power to change our lives since 2007 - a Not-for-Profit Society registered and regulated in Singapore. It supports many other charity organizations around the world to create sustainable contribution models.  Info @: http://www.b1g1.com -- At the Bottom Billion Fund their mission is to invest in sustainable, scalable and replicable market-based micro-finance solutions that effectively serve those living in extreme poverty on less ...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor, beneath which are shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness ."  ~ Grover Cleveland -- Positive Eco-News in the Electronics Realm --  From Japan for Sustainability ( japanfs.org ) Fuji Xerox Co has developed a bio-mass plastic using inedible wood-derived and woody cellulose, a plastic that does not interrupt the food chain and utilizes waste from the food and forest industries that are difficult to compost. They are currently in the testing phases for the applications of the newly designed material. But they are saying that because the materials it is made from are so readily available – the new bio-plastic can be made anywhere and therefore can reduce fossil fuel and related ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories .”  ~ George Elliot  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio Show -- It is time for another installment of the Best of 2007 Series, Vol. #11... today we'll be featuring two fantastic discussions on youth, recycling and the arts. Join us live and drop in the chat room if you like, or access the archive at your convenience... via the link below: Live @ 11AM-12 (Mountain)/ 10-11AM (Pacific) http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/12/18/best-of-2007-vol-11 Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale raises funds for charity as well! ...

 -- World of Writing, Interview -- It is time for another World of Writing interview - this time we have the Egyptian writer who writes in English, Wael El-Manzalawy. He has published 6 e books; his latest being: 150 Quotes About Success And Life .  Find out more at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=Wael+El-Manzalawy Q: Where are you from? Wael: I’m from Egypt. Egypt is a wonderful country, but we suffered from the ruling of the tyrants for many years. The Egyptian Revolution is the best event in my life. But, we have to do our best to get rid of the remains of the tyrants. Q: What is your profession and educational backgrounds? Wael: I’m graduated from the English Department of the Faculty of Arts. I have a diploma from the Faculty of Education. I’m graduated from an institute for preparing Islamic scholars. Q: What is your mission? Wael: My mission is the New Islamic Civil...

-- Quote of the Day -- " We can become anything. That is why injustice is impossible here.  There may be the accident of birth; there is no accident of death.  Nothing forces us to remain what we were ." ~ John Berger  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  “Self-help” sometimes sounds like a catchphrase.  For Dr. Nathaniel J. Williams – “Dr. Nat” to his friends and fans – it’s a calling.  The author of 9 books, TV talk show host, an in-demand inspirational speaker, and father of seven has lived a story like no other, and his commitment to helping others find their way successfully has made his remarkable story all the more meaningful.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/12/15/reaching-for-your-personal-best Drop in to the live show and access the chat room as well - or listen to the archive at your convenience... both can be done v...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Be fully in the moment, open yourself to the powerful energies dancing around you ."  ~ Ernest Miller Hemingway -- Electronics -- While drop-off depots for out-of-date or defunct electronics at recycling centers is a great option for the world – reuse is another.  There are many charities that collect working computers and peripherals (cables/wires, monitors, fax machines, keyboards, speakers, etc), which the volunteers and staff then clean up, clear their memory and upload proper programs for needy agencies like schools and non-profits, and low income families.  The Electronic Recycling Association ( ERA.ca ), the Vancouver Literacy Society ( vcls.ca ), Free Geek ( freegeekvancouver.org ), Empower Up ( empowerup.org )… and many, many others. Find a list of several other organizations @: http://earth911.com/recycling/electronics/computers/reuse-elec...

-- Quote of the Day --  " Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life; love sweetens it. Bitterness sickens life; love heals it. Bitterness blinds life; love anoints its eyes ."  ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Patsy Henry has a passion for bunnies, not the stewing kind – but the ones we love to cuddle. She received her first furry friend one Easter as a gift from her husband, and since then their brood has grown. As she learned how to take care of the bunnies, Patsy took lots of photos and made notes about things that happened.   She found it such a joy to watch her pet rabbits run and play, and today she shares that joy with others through her children's books. Join us today to learn about ethical treatment of pets like these, interesting bunny habits and more. http://ww...