Brummet's Conscious Blog

Attract Hummingbirds * Written by: Cheryl D. Jones, who shares gardening tips and landscape ideas through her blog, newsletters and her nursery's website - www.GreenwoodNursery.com  A lot of people think that hanging out a quick hummingbird feeder is enough to encourage hummers into their gardens. While hummingbirds will stop by and eat from these feeders, they tend to quickly move on to more welcoming gardens. Creating an ideal garden for hummingbirds offers more than just food. They offer all of the basic essentials for bird life. Hummingbirds come and stay in gardens that are perfectly suited for them. Here's what you need to create an ideal garden for hummingbirds. Many hummingbirds are a migratory species of bird that spend the winters in South and Central America, and in the spring travel all the way up to North America and even into parts of Canada where they spend the warm season breeding, raising young, and preparing to fly south again. Hummingbirds rel...

-- Celebrating -- Dave and I celebrated our 26th anniversary! wow, eh? lol  Actually we celebrate 2 anniversaries, the day we decided we were going to date exclusively and our wedding anniversary which occurred in July some 8 years later. The first is more important to us though as we looked at the marriage as a more official, paper kinda thing.  In keeping I chose this quote, kind of a thought to consider for true love and long term relationships. -- Quote of the Day -- "His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

-- Chatter --  I've noticed so many things in our community that make me really sit up and absorb what I am seeing. So forgive me, but I do have to celebrate them today publicly: Locally we have numerous organizations that benefit the community - one such organization is the Fields Forward group, which works with volunteers, government, farmers, markets, business, food producers, etc. to improve the "10 mile diet" we have going on here and also including "100 mile diet" for the interaction and cooperation with communities close to us as well. It really is amazing how this organization was able to connect the dots between all these enthusiastic individuals and groups, so they can now work effectively toward their goals.  Numerous organizations host fund-raising auctions and bake sales, and many other types of fundraisers and events, benefiting all kinds of community projects on an almost daily basis.  People are often spotlighted in the pape...

-- Journey to Health, final portion --   So, as you can see from the previous posts I did a series of small articles listing activities that are commonly recommended by experts to those that are struggling with challenges in life, you know - those moments when we are feeling a bit "lost in the dark", feeling our way "like a blind man". If you are at all like me, I tend to bottle up what I am feeling. I disintegrate it, put it back together, disintegrate it again... for weeks, months, years. Sometimes having a good friend to just spill it out to can help you sort out the confusing feelings, determine what it is you are really looking at and what it means and what it definitely doesn't mean. Then you might also get some helpful advice as to what to do about it, or through simply talking about it you discover the words to explain what you are feeling. Sometimes it is hard to chain a bunch of words in the right way, especially if you are confused about what...

-- Journey to Health, Part 5 --  Getting involved is my opening topic today - whether it is through online posts, and communications online, notes on bulletin boards, volunteering, recycling, donating or just cleaning litter from around your own neighbourhood. Whatever it is, do it regularly. I find that going online to places like Facebook quite rewarding because it gives me the opportunity to share posts that inspire conscious thought, encourage positive actions and thought. It gives me a valuable opportunity to share posts that support charitable organizations, worthy causes, or conscious-living activities. I get to celebrate conscious living projects, green businesses, and share recommended resources. I refuse to respond to negativity online; I do not submit negative comments or posts, and I delete "friends" or "hide" their posts so that I see fewer negative and more positive over time. Getting involved in even the smallest of ways can real...

-- Journey to Health, Part 4 --  Start writing down the things that go round and round in your mind – this needs to be done, don’t forget to do this or that… and in doing so the next time the mind decides to play that record you can remind it that the item is already on the list and you’ll deal with it at the appropriate time, you don’t have to keep thinking about it anymore because you don’t need the reminder… you have the list(s). … and actually do each thing on the list according to what is most important to get done at the moment. Dig deep and look at how you’d feel if you were told you were going to die – what would you regret, what do you wish you had done, what kind of impact have you had in your life that would have you holding your head high if you were to meet your ancestors, etc.   Take a look at that list of items and decide what you would like to do about it. Remind yourself that each moment is an opportunity for conscious ...

--  Journey to Health, part 3 --  Reduce or eliminate negativity and regrets – news, relationships. Vow to read and view mostly positive things (comedy, open education courses, listen to positive talk radio shows like http://BlogTalkRadio.com/consciousdiscussions archives and sites like Ted.com ) Reach out to people and begin expressing gratitude for some action or feeling they once gave you. Take a moment to list the things you really appreciate about the people around you, this will make the interactions easier for you. Just mention one or two things at a time to them, it is more effectual that way. Go through your personal and business address and contact lists and make a goal to tell each one of them something positive via email, text, mail, in person. Work this into your daily encounters - even if you are complementing a stranger's shoes, their smile, their attitude or service. List at least 5 different things you really feel grateful...