Brummet's Conscious Blog

  -- Earthquake Relief Fund --   The Basa Village Foundation USA Inc. has opened a GoFundMe account as a way for those who would like to respond to the pressing and immediate needs in Nepal due to the earthquake.  However, we will be prudent in how funds are distributed and remain true to our corporate principles of culturally sensitive development in partnership with the local people who will do the work and own the results of our financial contributions.  We have a sister foundation with HQ in Katmandu, Basa Village Foundation Nepal NGO , which is in charge of distribution of funds raised for purchase of needed goods and services.  All labor for re-building and construction is provided by villagers without compensation.  We do not have paid staff or administrative costs as all our foundation work is through the efforts of our volunteer officers and members.   Our main contact in Nepal, Niru Rai, Chairman of...

Dreams of Changing the world  * Today's article was written by Carol A Beadle, who invites our readers to check out her blog @:  http://www.mousiesblog.com .   As I sit down and think about it I take a pen and paper and make some notes. The world is a very big place and there are hundreds upon thousands of people in it. How can I help make their lives better? The truth is no one can make the whole world better. You can however help make some lives better. The first thing you need to do though is to start thinking about your self. This may seem a little selfish but it helps to put things in perspective. Only by starting with ourselves can we hope to succeed in changing the world. The world keeps moving forward all the time, never slowing down. We can't catch up but we can keep moving to. The world may seem to leave us behind, the truth may be that we forget to follow it. Sometimes we see problems and ignore them. Sometimes ...

-- Quote of the Day --  "If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance."  ~ Andrea Boydston  -- Positive News --  Solar, wave and wind power - the top contenders in creating a greener global society. While advances in technology is enabling tighter, smaller, more efficient models, the fact that there is so much interest is helping too to bring the price down.  Helping this is the battery industry, who are sparked by the driving influence of the public demand for electric cars. The more people get on board, the more the price can come down and technology can improve.  Yet another tool that is advancing this cause is the increasing demand from consumers for LED and other energy conserving lighting and heating equipment. By reducing the home's need, and increasing technology's efficiency, offering alternative ways to get green homes greener - we can definitely (so the scientists say) speed up the...

-- Product Review -- ** Tangerine Lilly would like to offer one lucky Canadian reader of our blog a Tangerine Lilly Naturals Vitamin C Serum along with Organic Lip treatment. Simply comment here on this blog and a winner will be randomly selected. Tangerine Lilly will then send the product your way. I'll need your email address so be sure to include that in the comment - that way I can connect with the winner to arrange the delivery . Deadline - May 5th, 2015. The very first thing I noticed when I agreed to do a review for Tangerine Lilly is that the company ( TangerineLilly.com ) has a beautiful website! It just sings about nature, freedom and carefree summer days. I was thrilled to learn (as a Canadian myself) that this family run business is based in Nova Scotia, Canada - with a company philosophy of freedom, celebrating individual beauty, and doing no harm. Customers can reach out to Tangerine Lilly through the contact form on their website. While n...

How You Can Become A Volunteer With Animal Rescues   * Today's article was written by Dennis Lubrano, who invites our readers to contact him directly via: dennislubrano@gmail.com Yes - you can become an animal rescue or sanctuary volunteer in your community. First off, if you know others who volunteer with animal rescue in your community ask them for advice and have them tell you about their own experience. Bear in mind there are forms that need to be filled out and certain criteria must be met. You most likely will have to be approved to become a volunteer . Do not worry, it is all part of the application process. Is there a specific organization you feel drawn to? If so contact them and see what they are in need of as far as volunteer positions. Perhaps there is a spot just for you. You can do an internet search on animal rescues in your area and go to their websites to read about them. Usually they information about  the volunteer positio...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Kindness reminds us that each person has a soul,  each soul searching for its purpose.” ~ Deri Bakker -- Positive News --  A few years ago here on this blog I wrote about carbon sequesturing man-made "trees" -  pulling in the traffic pollution along streets. Just a few months ago I also wrote about some new innovations with solar man-made "trees" - collecting power, providing shade in public areas.  Well today I'd like to chat about wind trees ... also man made. Like the other man-made trees, these wind trees are built with steel, plastic and turbines. The tree is apparently silent, and work even when there is very little wind. These trees can really help use existing space, creating shade, while generating  power for public lighting, or carbon sequestering properties.  Isn't it amazing where technology is leading? Find Dave and Lillian Brummet at: http://brummet.ca ...

-- Quote of the Day --  " I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star,  fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour.  I dripped it carelessly,  Ah! I didn't know,  I held opportunity. " ~ Hazel Lee -- Poetry --   * These two poems are both excerpted from Rhythm & Rhyme , a collection of my husband and my own poetry. These were both written by me and have a similar style - I thought they'd fit together here today nicely... Double-locked Vaults I felt myself Thinking and feeling Thoughts of doors Long closed And sealed by  Double-locked vaults. Emotional vertigo Swayed my mind Yet once adjusted A side of myself Was revealed ...and I... Understood.   * Written in the summer of '08 about the journey of healing from old wounds, coming to a place of peace with the past and discovering I had grown in the process.  Al...

-- Product Review --  Around April 1 st I responded to this review opportunity and the very next day I was sent a confirmation; we arranged the details that day (April 2 nd ), by April 4 th I was signed up and ready to go. I had to come back to it a few days later due to schedule constraints, but found the course was on my mind a lot. I really devour business, marketing and management improvement resources, yet cringe at the thought of taking the time to join yet another site, fill out yet another profile –actually the process was super easy, taking a few seconds to access the course.  The Work From Home - Turn Your Experience Into A$100,000 Income course put out by Udemy reveals “ 5 proven ways to turn your knowledge, skills and experience into a six-figure income ”, according to course instructor Dave Espino (eh-speen-oh). Beyond that, it also helps guide the individual to choosing the right business model that fits their situation and personality best. Co...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Some walk away from their dreams  afraid they might fail or worse yet,  afraid they might succeed.” ~ unkown  -- In The Moment  --  My friends and I have had a lot of discussions over the years about how this moment is our "golden" moment - those "golden years" of yonder do not exist and may never exist for all we know. We talk about how coming back to the moment helps us realize how many opportunities there are in one single day. It makes you more aware to things that were always there, only now you notice a few more of them. We also find that by changing our thinking to living this moment also helps us to be more conscious of the impact that we are having in each moment. Is it a positive or negative impact - is that the way we wanted to spend our moment?  I hope that some day when you are sitting or strolling in nature, this thought will cross your mind once again, time and time again. Becau...