Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Social Beer --    * Today's article was written by Dawn Davies, who invites anyone interested in social businesses and charitable causes to visit: http://www.meandmycommunity.co.uk Two Fingers is a social enterprise with a twist - it's a beer brewing company who donate all of their profits to charity. The company was created in 2012, when its seven founders had a vision for a beer that contributed and benefitted mankind. They launched their beer brewing company to help join the fight against the most common cancer for men, prostate cancer. On their website, they say that 1 in 8 men in the UK will get prostate cancer, with the cancer killing one man each hour approximately. The charity they support is called Prostate Cancer UK, which is the leading UK charity for men with prostate problems. Two Fingers helps by both promoting the cause, and by donating all profits (after they pay bills, and reinvest in the business) to the charity. ...

-- Quote of the Day --    Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Sept 10, 2013… titled: Best of Conscious Discussions # 51 re: Stress & First Responders  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion)  “Making eye contact with them (paramedics) …it is the little things that mean a lot. One of the things I do is if I go into a restaurant somewhere… and there is a paramedic crew in there - I will buy them lunch – it is a gesture, something that says “hey – you guys we appreciate you”. Another pattern I see evolving in the US is that when things go bad in a situation and the worst case scenario happens people sometimes want to blame somebody because the outcome wasn’t the way they wanted it to be … but there are limits to everything in medicine and in rescue – the gesture of them going into a burning building or going up on live wires or someb...

-- Quote of the Day --  Life isn’t measured by the breaths we take,  but rather by the moments that take our breath away.   ~ Author Unknown -- Conscious Living Event -- WasteCon 2012 Date: Aug 14-16 Location : Washington, DC (US) Info: WasteCon.org  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show -- Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144    Best of Conscious Discussions series offers highlights from some of the best discussions we've had in the past. Find out more about the hosts of the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show via: http://brumemt.ca ...Today is our 25th episode in this series – Featuring 2 experts offering advice on Cancer: Bobbi De Cordova-Hanks will share her passion for making a difference, for rescuing animals, the cancer survivor organization Bobbi founded, her support of caregivers, and her work with ...

 -- World of Writing -- It is time for another world of writing interview here on the Brummet's Conscious Blog . Our guest today is J.Dietrich Stroeh.  Mr. Stroeh is an engineer by trade, and his experience in managing the Marin Municipal Water District in the midst of one of the worst drought’s on record. That experience was the basis for his first book, The Man Who Made it Rain , co-written with Michael McCarthy. Three Months: A Caretakers Journey From Heartbreak to Healing , is his second book. He is active in the community and has sat on many state wide national boards. In his spare time he can be found working in his shop on wood projects, restoring cars, and tending to the garden as well as spending time with friends and family.    Q: Where are you from? I live in Marin County, Novato in California (USA) and have for most of my life.  I was born in Pasadena, California and my family moved to Novato when I was 4 years old in 1940.  ...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's Guest: Christine Clifford – of Minneapolis, USA - the CEO/President of two companies, Divorcing Divas (www.divorcingdivas.net) and The Cancer Club (www.cancerclub.com).   Christine is the author of eight books : Laugh ‘til it Heals … and The Clue Phone’s Ringing , which are both about using humor to deal with chronic illness and life changes - and she has spoken internationally about using humor to get through life's adversities.   We’ll learn about all of these endeavors, and what to say to people experiencing illness or divorce, but most importantly we’ll hear about her work with raising money for breast cancer research and her work with Tubman (www.tubman.org) - a non-profit women’s shelter.     Join us live and drop in the chat room if you have the time, and if not - catch the archived interview at your convenience:   http://www.blogtalkradio.c...

-- Quote of the Day -- "We find greatest joy, not in getting, but in expressing what we are...Men do not really live for honors or for pay; their gladness is not the taking and holding, but in doing, the striving, the building, the living. It is a higher joy to teach than to be taught. It is good to get justice, but better to do it; fun to have things but more to make them. The happy man is he who lives the life of love, not for the honors it may bring, but for the life itself."  ~ R. J. Baughan -- Businesses Making a Difference --  Yesterday we featured a discussion on how businesses can make a difference with their work, their purchasing habits and their actions in their community... I'd like to follow up on this by celebrating yet another business that cares about the planet and works very hard to make in-house decisions that affect us all in a positive way: Kudos to Zukes.com who has pr...

-- Conscious Celebrations -- * For those of you who are interested, we have interviewed or featured experts that cover the topics that these holidays highlight below & have taken the liberty to list them under each holiday. Simply click on the show title to find each episode. October is: Domestic Violence Month Inner city youth; a safe place to socialize Youth violence - what can we do? Bridging cultures & influencing youth Helping Families on the run Strategies for Peace with In-laws Breast Cancer Awareness Month Cancer Activist Cancer; alternatives & prevention Cancer and Death: A Love Story in Two Voices Caregiving: Breast Cancer Cancer: Hope from Survivor's Wisdom Lupus Awareness Month Lupus, what is it & how can we help? Library Month (Canada) Literacy group in Houston, Texas Author & literacy Literacy organization in BC, Canada Literacy Bridge Org. Fire Prevention Month Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog (upcoming) Positive Attitude Month Living with purpose ...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today we had the honor of having Amy Blackburn as the featured guest of the day on the Conscious Discussions show to discuss her incredibly touching experiences as a caregiver to a woman who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. We learned about the role of a caregiver and how caregiving can involve many people. We discovered what a caregiver finds is expected of them when a loved one is diagnosed with a chronic and terminal disorder or disease. Amy shared advice on how to support the patient, the medical staff and the caregiver. We also learned a little about breast cancer along the way. To access this hour long interview click on the hyper-linked show title here in today's blog post or look to the right where we have a link for the Conscious Discussions show available for you. -- Quote of the Day -- “(people)… no matter where they live, they have an impact on ocean health because the water in local ponds, streams, creeks, rivers and ...

-- Conscious Discussions -- This morning's Conscious Discussions broadcast (Jan 1) was another Positive Eco-News segment, where I shared inspiring environmental news, new technologies & positive actions being embraced by communities around the globe ! 2 more Positive Eco-News segments are scheduled in January (11 & 25th) :) Find the Conscious Discussions show by clicking on the hyper-linked show title here in this blog or click on the link to the right of this page for that radio program. -- Quote of the Day -- “…We thought another way to teach people (to live with loss and die with dignity) was to write a book about (cancer). Because we were both professors of communication we were very open about it. …She had a bald head and would walk into her classes and smile! …We taught our students more that year than in the previous 20 years of teaching. …What you need is support – even just an email to say they are thinking about you. …Some people would come over and want to do...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…I think we all have a responsibility to the youth… and the youth understand that there are problems and that climate change is there… and a lot of times they feel helpless; this is a huge issue to them. And what we have to do is make sure the youth get inspired to each do something small – because if everyone can do something small and make one decision to help the environment, the synergy from that will just grow and grow. …They may be small, and they may be young, and they may not think they have any power – but we have to change that thinking because they DO!” ~ Laurie Shutt 07/27/08 I love this quote - it originated through a discussion with author Laurie Shutt on the Conscious Discussions talk radio show in July, 2008. It was prominent in my thoughts lately due to some discussions in our local newspapers in the Letters to the Editor sections where the issue of youth is raised. Often what happens is "children" get all the attention - meaning if y...