Brummet's Conscious Blog

Purple Snowflake Marketing recently received a 5 star rating !! ...and this awesome review: "Purple is my favorite color and Purple Snowflake Marketing is my favorite marketing book that I've ever read!  Writing has been one of my passions since early childhood, and learning the other skills necessary to actually get a book published has been a fun adventure, but marketing has not come so naturally.  In the face of this big challenge, I appreciated reading a book by authors who have walked this road, sharing their insight, experience and practical advice that any author can implement.  I especially appreciated the tax tips and the chapter on building an audience.  Excited to work on my business and marketing plan for the book I published last month based on everything I learned from the Brummets!" Reviewer: Paulette Leila Cross

Poetry Time !  Most of you know already that Dave & I enjoy Playing With Words , which is why we chose that name for the series of poetry books.  In Our Midst comes out Rhythm & Rhyme , the 2nd book in the  Playing With Words series . In Our Midst  How can we justify this life? With every breath that we take, Can we influence this hard world? Is there power in the hands,  Of This boy or this girl? There are heroes in our midst, And you know that they exist, They exist in you and I, We are the heroes in our midst. How can we waste away this life? When every breath is a gift, A chance to choose whatever fits, To make some wrong right, Or ease somebody’s plight. How can we whine about this life? When those who passed before had, Passed through rougher roads and more. And when looked at in this light, The roads we travel are golden evermore. How can claim we’re conscious? When each breath releases anger, Or some rotting hate within. And are we making change...

"The sea is emotion incarnate.  It loves  hates  and weeps.  It defies all attempts to capture it with words  and rejects all shackles.  No matter what you say about it  there is always that  which you cant."  ~ Christopher Paolini ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

...Taking a moment here to celebrate... Our books were listed on the " Non-Fiction " section of A.R. Grosjean's site:  https://booktoursauthorsun.wixsite.com/home/non-fiction  ...Scroll to the bottom of the page to see our books' listings :)  ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

The  Recommended Resources  series has been published on this blog since we transferred it from the  Brummet's Muse  biweekly newsletter that ran for 6 years or so, many years ago. When we closed it down, we decided that we just had to continue this series here on this blog and have been doing so now for nearly 2 decades. With this series, Dave and I have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include  - positive impact organizations and events - citizen science projects  - helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews We hope our readers will reach out to thank them for their work, find a way to network with them, share these sites with others or get involved in some way. ** Want to see a non-profit listed here? - Send us a  FaceBook   or  LinkedIn  message. Pitch in Canada : Empowering volunteers to clean up litter and clean waterways across Canada. https://www.facebook.com/pitchincanada   Planet In...

World of Podcasting - Interview Today we have the honour of featuring our good friend Betsy Wurzel Sloan on our blog. Betsy and I met via Alignable back in early 2022, began networking soon afterwards, and consider ourselves friends today. This woman works hard to make a positive difference, and we are thrilled to share this discussion with you - especially with September being  World Alzheimer’s Awareness Mont h . I was actually unaware of that fact until Betsy brought it to my attention.    Chatting with Betsy is where conversations for caregivers are held.  It is all about helping other caregivers. Caregiving is a job that leaves one often feeling that they are on that journey alone. Dealing with spouses, siblings, children or parents with  Alzheimer's, Dementia , or Parkinson's can be especially trying. This podcast provides a place of comfort and brings a sense of relief to those with unending stress.  ** Find the  Chatting with Betsy   ...

Many of our readers are already aware that we run the Brummet Media Channel over on YouTube, where we have several playlists including the answering Your Q's... where we respond to submitted questions. *If you have a question that you would like us to respond to, simply visit the About page of this blog to find out how to contact us. Alternatively send a message on Facebook .  Shannon subitted the following question: Shannon: "You've been writing and blogging, been a radio host and more... for over 2 decades... What are your writing motivations? What inspires you to keep going?" Discover the response at:  https://youtu.be/XqtopeHp7tw 

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CWT2GD3C Prepper's Water Survival Checklist offers a comprehensive overview answering frequently asked questions about collecting, reusing, conserving and storing water during an emergency.  Personally I found the information about collecting water from fog quite interesting. It was very nice to see the author also touched on grey water - we had a grey water system on one of our rural properties that diverted water from sinks and showers to feed the trees surrounding the home... we never did have to water those trees for the 2.5 years we lived there.  Since then I've often wondered why building regulators don't encourage grey water systems for urban yards. This should prove to be a useful guide to anyone concerned with water during a crisis. ~ Reviewer: Lillian Brummet ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

" Although human subtlety  makes a variety of inventions  by different means  to the same end,  it will never devise an invention  more beautiful,  more simple,  or more direct  than does nature,  because in her inventions  nothing is lacking,  and nothing is superfluous. "  ~ Leonardo Davinci ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

I am super excited to share this next post with you!  I began networking with Gaby Francia, and podcast host Lucia Matuonto, back in Sept. 2023. Since then I've learned about the Relatable Media , their Relatable Voice Magazine and the Relatable Voice Podcast that she and her team manage. However, today I have the pleasure of sharing this really neat project they are doing at Catch The Story! Podcast , where they recently featured our work. I hope you have a chance to check it out. Be sure to listen all the way to the end of the episode to l learn more about how you can submit your story for consideration as well.    https://open.spotify.com/ episode/ 3N0AbYHl23X6HSLaWKb6tT?si= SvotldReRnua0esOK5YPtQ ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

A Little YouTube Tony M. submitted the following question our way:   "When people are in abused situations they often feel guilt, and they hold on that guilt and feel like they will be judged... any advice for them?" "Their inner judge, inner critic, or inner saboteur keeps them in that cycle and they willingly allow that to happen because it takes a huge amount of courage to challenge those inner belief systems and face the healing journey. " Find the full 3 min video responding to this submitted question here: https://youtu.be/7tmq6iRtzB4

Interviews are one of my personal favourite aspects of this blog. Interviews allow me to really connect with & get to know my connections on a deeper level. It gives me a chance to interact with my connections more often & is a great way to show my support of their work.  Today I have the pleasure of featuring author & illustrator Michelle Cornish with something like 16 books available on Amazon . She also writes children's books with her kids as A.J. Kormon . Michelle drops in today to share her passion  for positive thinking & some of her experiences creating numerous books in several different genres. When I asked Michelle what she likes to do on a day off - when she isn't writing or drawing - she said, " you'll find her losing to her kids at Uno in the sunny Okanagan (BC, Canada)".  Pretty cool coincidence is that my husband, Dave Brummet, was born and raised in the Okanagan, & this is where he met & married me some 34 years ago. We mo...

The  Recommended Resources  series has been published on this blog since we transferred it from the  Brummet's Muse  biweekly newsletter that ran for 6 years or so, many years ago. When we closed it down, we decided that we just had to continue this series here on this blog and have been doing so now for nearly 2 decades. With this series, Dave and I have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include  - positive impact organizations and events - citizen science projects  - helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews We hope our readers will reach out to thank them for their work, find a way to network with them, share these sites with others or get involved in some way. ** Want to see a non-profit listed here? - Send us a  FaceBook   or  LinkedIn  message. Pets For Life Society Alberta   focuses on supporting quality of life for companion animals. Everything from vet care, support services for anim...