Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  --> “…It can be difficult to fathom the millions of bags that are out there and bringing it down to the personal level – but for me when I go grocery shopping it is 10-12 bags each time. So if I went shopping twice a week that is more than 20 bags - if you multiply it exponentially you can see how big the issue is. And it is not just the plastic making garbage, it is the process of making the bags that is so harmful to the environment, the plastic in our oceans, the oil required to make plastic. …The great thing about recycled products (bags) is that they are really durable. For instance the seat belt bag – these are seat belts that, because of strict safety laws, would have ended up in the landfill – but there were creative people out there who decided to make bags out of them. We have a bag made of recycled plastic bottles that can be thrown in the washing machine. The mosquito-netting bag can be wiped down. Even the magaz...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… The business of books is really taking what you’ve written and making it serious. At the end of the day it is still a business, and it has to have a return on investment. …Make sure that you are marketing to the right people who need your product and services and that your expertise is at the forefront, direct your book into the right hands and to attract a defined target market. Build an enterprise around that book, like any other product; books are a business they are not just these great things that sit on a shelf. The publishing company depends on you to get out there and pound the pavement, because all that brings publicity back to the organization and it also has to materialize back in your pocket. …Time is one resource that you don’t get back; so using your time well is a must. I have an alarm on the computer that goes off every hour so that I know when that alarm goes off it is time to go on to the next project .” ~ Car...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Writing for me started with letters to the editor – I discovered that I was rather unusual in that most of my letters were accepted where as there was a rejection rate of about 90% of the time… so that had me thinking… Hmmm maybe there is something to my writing. …The thing about traditional publishing, you quickly realize that it is not yours - you no longer own the book. …I found that nonfiction writing is very comfortable, very easy for me. …And is a venue in which I can promote all the things I believe in .” ~ Debbie Jordan - May 12, ’09 Today's quote was chosen from an interview that aired on the May 12th broadcast of Conscious Discussions radio this year. This discussion on Ending Poverty & Building Peace was really quite inspiring - check it out by clicking on the hyperlinks here or look to the right of this blog page for a link to the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. **Don't forget to enter this week's prize draw for Rick Neice...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ …Once {a person has} learned that one of their close community of friends or one of their loved ones has been diagnosed with a potential devastating diagnosis such as cancer - there is a real powerful way to be about it. Rather than walking into that space of ‘I don’t know what to do; I don’t know what to say; I am helpless and surrounded by uncertainty’ - there is a real powerful way to be. And those people need to find the power to overcome those normal ways of being, which are helplessness and uncertainty… and to understand that even if they say nothing but just their simply presence alone in the house with the person after they have been diagnosed is a tremendous support. No one should underestimate of the extent that they can positively affect a person’s life simply with their presence… ” ~ Amy Blackburn – Jan 8, 2009 -- Find this interview with Amy by clicking on the link for the Conscious Discussions radio show, look to the archives listed according t...

-- Quote of the Day -- " If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern. " ~ William Blake -- Conscious Discussions -- Be who you were meant to be is the theme of today's broadcast on Conscious Discussions talk radio show. Our featured guest is Certified Sales Trainer and Certified Life Coach Joe Palmer whose career began in 1986 at Jenny Craig International where during his 5-year tenure, the company’s growth went from 50 company-owned and 7 franchise locations to over 550 company-owned and over 200 franchise stores. From there he had many successful career adventures and experiences that led him to become a Registered Representative with the NASD, a Notary Public, musician, poet and a published author. Today we discover what drove Joe into the field of counseling, we discuss his music, his books and his volunteering with the Torc...

-- Eco-Event -- I was sent the following information through the Zero Waste San Diego group, of which I am a member: The City of Encinitas (California, USA) has partnered with the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation in giving away one free reusable bag per household (must be Encinitas resident). Support the cause by using only reusable bags on Dec 18th at the locations listed below: www.cityofencinitas.org/nobagday Giveaway locations: Encinitas City Hall 505 Vulcan Avenue 10am - 6pm Albertsons 134 N. El Camino Real Encinitas 4pm - 6pm Ralphs 125 N. El Camino Real Encinitas 4pm - 6pm Vons 262 N El Camino Real, Encinitas 4pm -6pm -- Quote of the Day -- “Solana Center has 2 main programs… I’m the manager of the composting program, but there is also a pollution prevention program. …For example that program will set up recycling programs for schools and multi family complexes …doing waste audits and then setting up the programs… and the education around that. That program also hosts ...