Brummet's Conscious Blog

How cool is this ???!    Katrina Julia shared this audio clip on the " Create With  Katrina Julia " podcast !  About The Audio :   The author, me, reads one of the poems:    Beguiling Youth ,   ...excerpted from the book:   Towards Understanding (part of the Playing In The  Sandbox Of Words series, on Amazon).    Listen to this 5 min clip via:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creator-snapshot-feature-on-faith-beguiling-youth-brummet/id1332355333?i=1000593560676   ...Also available on Youtube :   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibYWmempjh0 Check out the Brummet's poetry book series: Playing In The Sandbox Of Words @:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YMCRVZ3 ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 

Announcement It was such a pleasure to learn that my book of poetry  Towards Understanding was reviewed again recently... I can't tell you how nice it is to hear from readers or see their reviews... people who have actually bought the book, took the time to read it, and then were inspired enough to leave a review. You know, that really does mean a lot. Anyway I found that this reader posted on both: Good Reads and Amazon !  ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca   ~~

Today's post offers a little taste of what is to be found in my  first poetry book, Towards Understanding - this nervous ode to Dave  – my loving husband of 25 years - was written when we first met and thought about the seriousness of what was happening. This was no "for now" thing. This was real. ... and nervous, skittish me was feeling a load of emotions at the time. http://brummetmedia.ca/store.html I CARE Who are you to disturb my inner thoughts? To come here, innocently driving my fears away; Creating new fears as the old ones fade? Don’t go - but for God’s sake don’t stay. Show yourself to me or just go away. Your feelings are welcome here I think, Wanting your smiles and tears; And with you, I lose some fear. Yet I try not to care. I may not be able to stop the flow. Gotta ask you to stop this but please don’t you go. I am confused between my fears and you To you, I am who I am. Still you stay w...

 -- Quote of the Day --  "Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us navigate the dangerous seas of human life. " ~ Jesse Lee Bennett   -- Poetry -- Today I'd like to share an excerpt from my first book of poetry: Towards Understanding ... which includes poems written between the time period of 1987 and 2002. These poems were selected to reflect my unending, immense love and appreciation for my husband - Dave. We're celebrating our 24'th anniversary tomorrow (July 19th).  I Love You That Much Can you hear the fan blowing Trying in vain to cool On this hot summer day? Holding you close, so strong Feels as though nothing  Will ever go wrong.  I part the hairs on your chest,  just to feel them curl around my finger Like a chick cuddled in her nest. Your eyes bathe me in their embrace. And it feels so good for it to be this way;...

-- Quote of the Day --  ... actually an excerpt from a poem...   He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls. ~Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Eagle  -- Poetry --  Since I started today's post with poetry, I thought I'd continue the theme. This poem is excerpted from my 1st book of poetry: Towards Understanding and speaks about the human impact on the environment.  I use the term "men" - as in mankind. This poem was written as lyrics, but works as a poem as well. How Can They Be So Cruel? Yeah, I heard from a friend Mother Earth's life will end  In explosions of death, sorrow and pain; And they tell me the cause is men. How can they be so cruel? Yeah they hurt her, and purge her, They burn her, and posion her rain... They chop he...

-- Quote of the Day --  Re: song writing process: “Whenever I am in a studio and we discuss a new song, I like to search out songs that talk about real life experiences – that people can find some deeper meaning to the song. Writing a song is pretty tedious between getting the lyrics right and creating the music. …You have to make yourself vulnerable (when writing songs) and so if your lyrics don’t make sense or you feel they aren’t very good you can’t let yourself get mad about it because it is a trial and error process.”   ~ Josey Milner Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on June 30… titled: Musicians Making a Difference     (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Poetry --  As you have seen from previous posts I occasionally like to share some of my own poetry here on this blog... Here are a couple that I ...

 -- Chatter --  I've just learned from one of our publishers that the softcover format for Trash Talk (environment) and Towards Understanding (poetry) will no longer be available. Instead, the publisher is switching to hardcover formats only! - And they are doing this at the same retail price, which is really cool.  The hardcovers will, of course, be much more durable and will retain their value (for resale in second hand stores, for instance) - I think that will appeal to today's readers. From what I understand this change will occur in early June. It will be interesting to see what will come of this. Watch for the changes via your favorite online retailer over the next couple of weeks, as their systems become updated with the format change. -- Brummets in the Media -- I am excited to share that I will be interviewed on on http://SellingBooks.com today - the interview between myself and Cathy Stucker will be posted around 2 PM (pacific), or soon after. Please c...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Treasure the love you have received above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. " ~ Og Mandino -- Towards Understanding, Reader Review! -- I received this note recently by one of the Towards Understanding readers: " ...I always look forward to discovering inspirational things throughout the day. The inspirational discovery I found within your book was simply uplifting and wonderful. With the world in its current condition, it may be hard for the person who is hanging off the edge of life to find hope. I believe your book is that hand that reaches out to such a person and gives them every reason not to give up. As I read about your life, some of it felt so familiar--not only in my life, but in the lives of people I know. It is easy to relate to, which is why I believe it will comfort many people, especially young women... " ~ T.S. Wilkins What a lovely thing to hear from a reader! Thank you T.S. Wilkins f...

-- Authors Read -- Today's guest on Authors Read was unable to attend for some unforeseen reason. Instead, I read from my book - Towards Understanding - and played a song that was based on a poem from that book by the band - Grooveyard . The poems I read today depicted a nightmare I had about a child that was falling and crying out for rescue but no matter what I did I couldn't reach her... then as she faded from view I realized the child was me. Another poem I shared today was written at a time when I truly understood that the healing process had begun and I would one day be able to leave the pain of an abusive childhood behind. I also shared a poem about deciding to live; rather than waiting to die and feeling shame because I didn't have the guts to end my life. The final poem that I read today was written an attempt to express the feelings of being separated from life of feeling insignificant, that many people with inner issues experience when dealing with society. I...