Brummet's Conscious Blog

© Brummet Media Group " It is only when you open your veins  and bleed onto the page a little  that you establish contact with your reader.  If you do not believe in the characters or the story   with all your mind, strength, and will,  if you don't feel joy and excitement while writing it,  then you're wasting good white paper,  even if it sells,  because there are other ways in  which a writer can bring in the rent money  besides writing bad or phoney stories. "  ~ Paul Gallico ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~    

   Sam Bentley’s channel focuses on sharing positive news.  Here he is featuring the Buy Food With Plastic organization, operates in several poverty-stricken areas - paying people to collect plastic bottles and bring them to the centre for a free meal.  They employ people to sort the materials and turn it into value-add products – which pays for the wages and the food. This impact of this organization is wide: with over 102,523 meals served to those who would have otherwise gone hungry - but also removing 42 million plastic bottles from the environment and creating 106 jobs. Watch the reel:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/2299587337201927 ~~~     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 for over 2 decades.  With this series, we have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include:   positive impact organizations and events citizen science projects   links to helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews © Brummet Media Group It would, of course, be fantastic if you find a way to: thank them for their work network with them share the link to their events or website  volunteer or donate ** Want to see your favourite Non-Profit or Event listed here?   Send us a message ( Contact Info  ss listed on the  About  page) Help Age Canada: Across Canada and around the world, older adults are leading, contributing, and inspiring change in their communities. HelpAge Canada has been working alongside them since 1975, amplifying their voices and investing in their well-being. Info : https://helpagecanada.ca Helping Hands Orillia (ON, Canad...

© Brummet Media Group " Writing is easy.  You just sit at your typewriter  until little drops of blood  appear on your forehead. " ~ Red Smith ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

   The Ocean Cleanup  organization has been working across the planet with thousands of volunteers and paid fishing communities collecting over 27 million kilos of trash from waterways, oceans, rivers in 2026 alone.  Watch the reel: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1282504140406218 ~~~     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 for over 2 decades.  With this series, we have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include:   positive impact organizations and events citizen science projects   links to helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews © Brummet Media Group It would, of course, be fantastic if you find a way to: thank them for their work network with them share the link to their events or website  volunteer or donate ** Want to see your favourite Non-Profit or Event listed here?   Send us a message ( Contact Info  ss listed on the  About  page) Greater Vancouver Community Services Society support the independence and well-being of the elderly, people with disabilities Info : https://www.gvcss.bc.ca Guelph Independent Living: Working since 1975 to advocate for community accessibility and to provide recreational programs for adults with physical disabilities...

© Brummet Media Group " In writing,  you either stick with it  and keep revising until it's done,  no matter how long it takes  or set it aside a few years  until you've distanced yourself enough  to get it right.  The wait  is just as excruciating  as the work ."  ~ Terri Guillemets ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

I had the opportunity to re-visit an interview I was invited to do on the  Advisor Podcast    and while listening to it again I discovered this important part of the discussion below about surrounding oneself with positivity in order to heal, recover strength and become our own friend.  “It was always striving for tomorrow – but at that point we stopped that thinking entirely.  We realized that every breath ever moment right now is the golden moment and there is no guarantee that there will be another one. And there is no quarantine that even if we make it to those so called ‘golden years’ that they will be golden. So we are living right now – right now – today. We doubled down on our passions: creating positive change, getting involved in nonprofits, changing our entire life to a more positive, a sustainable eco-friendly lifestyle.”  https://www.spreaker.com/episode/embracing-resilience-a-guide-to-overcoming-grief-and-sadness--52898603 ~~~   ...

The   Recommended Resources   series has been published for over 2 decades.  With this series, we have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include:   positive impact organizations and events citizen science projects   links to helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews © Brummet Media Group It would, of course, be fantastic if you find a way to: thank them for their work network with them share the link to their events or website  volunteer or donate ** Want to see your favourite Non-Profit or Event listed here?   Send us a message ( Contact Info  ss listed on the  About  page) GEF Seniors Housing:  Working for over 63 years to provide quality, affordable senior housing. Today they have helped  4,000 seniors in 43 housing communities across Edmonton (AB, Canada). Info :  https://gef.org   The Good Companions provide  social, recreational, educational and volunteer ...

© Brummet Media Group My mind has thunderstorms,       That brood for heavy hours:       Until they rain me words;       My thoughts are drooping flowers       And sulking, silent birds. Yet come, dark thunderstorms,       And brood your heavy hours;       For when you rain me words,       My thoughts are dancing flowers       And joyful singing birds.   ~William H. Davies ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

Canvas Rebel E-mag published a discussion with me the other day :) - In this brief discussion, we talked about important entrepreneur skills, challenges and life goals. https://canvasrebel.com/meet-lillian-brummet-2/ ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​ ​ ~~~

Several months ago, I had the honour of being featured on Michelle Cornish's Blog for a Q&A author interview. By chance, I was inspired to revisit the interview and thought this piece below is of particular value to our blog readers: " The first thing the co-writers, and therefore business partners, should do is create a thoughtful contract. This is a brief document discussing what is expected from each person (what they promise to do), the title of the book, followed by a paragraph outlining the contingency and succession plans.  Here you would discuss what happens if the relationship dissolves, if one person fails to accomplish their side of things, if one or both writers pass on who will now own the rights to this project (once it is published). This way each of you know who you will be working with and what current wishes each of you have. Of course this should be dated, signed and (preferably) witnessed.  The second thing you will be getting in place is the business p...

The   Recommended Resources   series has been published for over 2 decades.  With this series, we have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include:   positive impact organizations and events citizen science projects   links to helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews © Brummet Media Group It would, of course, be fantastic if you find a way to: thank them for their work network with them share the link to their events or website  volunteer or donate ** Want to see your favourite Non-Profit or Event listed here?   Send us a message ( Contact Info  ss listed on the  About  page) Excel Society : This Canadian (Edmonton & Calgary) organization serves people with mental and physical challenges for 55 years, providing support, housing and programs for living and aging gracefully. Info:  https://www.excelsociety.org Family Caregivers of BC , a not-for-profit organization, supports o...

" When describing people, stay away from hair and eye color, as well as height and  weight. Many writers make the mistake of describing their characters like the  people in a police blotter. Think, instead, about the way you might describe your  friends. Do you know the height and weight of your friends? Do you ever think  about their eye color? These features are not as interesting as other, more complex  descriptors. Consider your characters' gestures, the shape of their facial features,  their gait, their dimples, their scars, the way they laugh, the quality of their teeth,  their stance, their fashion sense, their odor, their vocal tone, and so on. " ~ Abby Geni ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

© Brummet Media Group Friends of Trees in collaboration with many local agencies have found a way to provide free (& subsidized trees) to residents. Their project includes volunteer-run community tree-planting events and tree giveaways, and resulted in a million trees planted since 1989.  Trees are critical f or   cleaning our air and water,   storing carbon,   providing shade  and reducing heat,   supporting wildlife,  and more! https://friendsoftrees.org/ ~~~     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 for over 2 decades.  With this series, we have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include:   positive impact organizations and events citizen science projects   links to helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews © Brummet Media Group It would, of course, be fantastic if you find a way to: thank them for their work network with them share the link to their events or website  volunteer or donate ** Want to see your favourite Non-Profit or Event listed here?   Send us a message ( Contact Info  ss listed on the  About  page) Edmonton Meals on Wheels  (AB, Canada) provides more than a regular, warm nutritious meal to the seniors and people with disabilities or facing physical/mental challenges. Their volunteers provide perhaps the only conversation that person has all day as many are isolated, feel alone and can fall into depression....