Brummet's Conscious Blog

--  Quote of the Day --    “Cultivate your curiosity. Keep it sharp and always working. Consider curiosity your life preserver, your willingness to try something new. Second, enlarge your enthusiasm to include the pursuit to excellence, following every task through to completion. Third, make the law of averages work for you. By budgeting your time more carefully than most people you can make more time available. Does the combination of curiosity, enthusiasm, and the law of average guarantee success? Indeed it does not! …Success in the final analysis always involves luck or the element of chance.”  ~ John Hanley   -- Positive News -- I love celebrating green initiatives especially in the construction industry because this is a significant contribution to the future of society.  I learned of a special solar tunnel that was under construction and just had to share it with you.   Apparently this European tunn...

- How Business Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions - * Today's article was brought to us via Graeme Knights.  Graeme is writing on behalf of Haven Power - Electricity for Business & Business Energy Solutions How Are Businesses Helping The Environment With Carbon Emissions? By Graeme Knights  Reducing carbon emissions is a responsibility that can no longer be relegated to individual action. Businesses worldwide are increasingly taking part in schemes that aim to alleviate environmental problems. What measures are being taken by British businesses as part of this global effort? 1- Reducing paper waste The average amount of paper used by a business over a year has a carbon footprint equivalent to the emissions released by a car travelling over 3,000 miles. There are numerous sustainable corporate practices that can reduce paper waste. Double-sided printing, using recycled paper, printing only essential e-mails, digitalising documents and sig...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's guest on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show is Chip Haynes - an artist, writer, cyclist, juggler and devoted husband. His non-fiction writing projects tend to focus on exploring bicycling, green living, and our future with less oil. Chip’s fiction allows him to explore novel, short story and stage play writing… and some songwriting mixed in there too. I’ve personally had the honor of reading his book – Peak of the Devil: 100 Q-and-A’s about Peak Oil... and we'll learn a little about this project as well. The interview goes live at 10-11 AM Pacific and a live chat room will be available for live listeners. *Every episode is also archived indefinitely so you can access today's show later on at your convenience via the same link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/07/21/the-energy-dilema -- Referral Corner -- One of the more recent discussions on the radio show with a featured guest offered a...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Every victim of crime - no matter who they are,  where they live or the way in which they were victimized, should be treated with compassion and respect for their dignity. "   ~ www.victimsweek.gc.ca --Conscious Living Events -- Wednesday, April 28 Greening PUSD Location: Willow Grove Elementary School MPR San Diego, California (USA) When: 6:00PM Info: # 858-674-5610 http://greeningpusd.wordpress.com April 26 – May 2:  National Victims of Crime Awareness Week  April 27: Canada Book Day Info: According to Wikipedia.com " Canada Book Day is celebrated on the same day as World Book & Copyright Day, ...to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright ." -- The Plight of Rainforests -- * Source: Rainforests – The burning Issue, from the Prince of Wales Rainforest Project, a part of the Prince’s Charities. Did you know that... Ov...

-- Quote of the Day -- “The impact of suicide is that people are haunted by the question of Why. Even though you can say there is a big connection to mental illness, addictions, depression and hopelessness leading to suicide. Still survivors are left wondering “what if…” There are a whole host of questions that can preoccupy the survivors. In the case of adults, usually the intense anguish gets better after a 2 year period. However there can be physical symptoms, where you can have trouble sleeping or concentrating, a feeling numb, a sense of wondering about the meaning of your own life - and it is so incredibly important to be gentle with yourself and to reach out for help from others. …Often when you say someone committed suicide, people will migrate to how or why it happened – but what can be very helpful is to ask the grieving individual to tell you about the person and have them come alive across time and not have the event being the definition of who that person was. …We all have...

-- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's featured guest - Jill Spiegel - shows us how to Connect With People during the interview that aired this morning on the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. Jill is the founder Goal Getters , a motivational firm where she spreads her message through her hit seminars and speeches to fortune 500 companies, organizations and community centers across the country. Along with her husband and business partner, Joe Brozic, Jill has authored four motivational CDs and five books including her newly released, " Jill Spiegel's How To Talk To Anyone About Anything! " Jill has been a guest of multiple television and radio shows including Oprah. Jill says, "There is magic in communication!" To access today's interview simply follow the hyper-links above or look to the right for links to the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. -- Stamping to Save the Planet? -- A new stamp project has been created with the aim of protec...

-- Quote of the Day -- "Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." ~ Rachel Carson -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Cancer survivor, mother of 4, Julie Silver is with us today. In her profession as a physiastrist (physical medicine and rehabilitation) she has helped patients recover from a wide variety of injuries and ailments. In today's interview, Julie explains how each and every one of us can become a part of a solid support system for those who are diagnosed with Cancer. She is the author of 2 books: What Helped Get Me Through – Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope. - & - After Cancer Treatment: Heal Better, Faster, Stronger. Her children are also authors, and have created 2 books titled: Our Mom is Getting Better. - & - Our Daddy's Getting Better. All of these are published through the American Cancer Society. Julie has been on the medical board of Harvard for about 10 years - an...