Brummet's Conscious Blog

Russel Vann, today's featured guest, was born in the South Bronx in the late sixties to a drug-addicted mother, who didn’t know who his father was. Russel's writing journey began as a form of therapy, but evolved over time to convey this concept to the world:   The current situation neither determines nor defines the final destination - you do.  Regardless of what a person has been through, or where they came from, Russel found that all of us are haunted by fears and worries, are longing love and acceptance, deal with heartbreaking disappointments and have mountainous challenges to climb. He hopes that his memoir series will help readers through their various challenges.  Find Russel on Facebook , and Amazon or drop by his main website:  http://wwwghettobastard.com Q: How do your friends and family feel about your writing venture in general? A: My wife is very supportive and has been since the start. I have three grown children who still have to experience life so s...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “{re: today’s youth} If they can conceive it and believe it,  they can achieve it.  They must know it is not their aptitude  but their attitude that will determine their altitude.”  ~ Jesse Jackson -- Brummet's In the Media -- I am thrilled to announce that today - Wednesday, Feb. 4th - an article I wrote will go live at 5 a.m. EST on Darcia Helle's A Word Please blog. She is doing a special event called the Criminal Justice Series running through the month of February. She has several guests lined up besides myself including: " an ex-homicide detective, a young woman whose drug addiction landed her in prison where she had her baby, that young woman's mother, a psychologist, a lawyer, and a journalist who worked the criminal beat " (quoted from Darcia's email).   My article published today will speak from a victims point of view surviving a troubled childhood a...

-- Brummets in the Media -- Drop by the Authors Showcase Radio , where I'll be joining the host - Gordon Osmond... today - Feb 12th, Sunday... for a 1/2 hour @ 12:30 PM Mountain / 2:30 PM Eastern. The host will also have a live chat room open. This new radio program airs weekly and invites writers to call in to their open-mic format, so this may end up being a good resource for our writer-followers to look into as well. www.blogtalkradio.com/eclectic-authors-showcase -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  Our guest of the day: Jeannie Kerrigan is, according to her site: a healer, teacher, author, and spiritual leader whose life work is to bring movement and healing to as many as she can. Having taught Quantum Healing, Ancient Wisdom Teachings, and Indigenous Spirituality to students all over the world, Jeannie’s goal is to bring modern relevance to this wisdom. …We’ll focus our attention today on Jeannie’s non-profit Ricky's Revenge; we...

-- Quote of the Day --     " A human being is part of a whole - called by us, the 'Universe'... He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciuosness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." ~ Albert Einstein -- Referral Corner -- Check out these recommended resources: The Better World Shopping Guide : www.betterworldshopper.com  dedicated to providing people with a comprehensive, up-to-date, reliable account of the social and environmental responsibility of every company on the planet AND making it available in practical forms that individuals can use in their everyday lives. They specifically address human rights, environme...

-- Authors Read Radio -- Today's featured guest on the Authors Read Radio show: Ina Hillebrandt will share an excerpt from her short story collection: Pawprints . It's an uplifting collection of short "tails" about close encounters of the furry kind. Stories reveal how being close to animals and the outdoors nourish the spirit, and point up the importance of kindness to animals, the planet and each other. This book project grew into a literacy program begun as a workshop for the Jane Goodall Institute. Ina is also the president of Pawpress and founder of the Pawprints Literacy Plus organization. To access this episode click on the show title: Pawprints -- Writer Interview #4 -- Marian Thomas joins us today on the Brummet's Conscious Blog to share some of her knowledge of the world of writing with us. Marian tells me that, " Originally I am from the windy city, Chicago but I currently reside in Atlanta with my husband and our spoiled but playful dog-Wins...