Brummet's Conscious Blog

Just a brief blog post today, due to schedule constraints - I'll have more for you tomorrow, but do drop by my site to find lots of resources, articles, information on green & conscious living... www.brummet.ca -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Life Coach Rain Fordyce is an advocate for home-school and unschooling families and is on a personal mission to create confidence and understanding between home-schoolers and schooled children, parents and grandparents. She is the author of a children’s book titled I am Learning All The Time. Rain is also a speaker and professional editor for other authors and coaches, as well as the editor and writer for AuthenticTimes.com her online community and magazine for evolving women in their 30’s 40’s 50’s and beyond. Find today's interview by clicking on this link: Homeschooling, A Viable Option Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet...

* Today is your last chance to enter the draw for this week's prize. Entry deadline is noon on Saturday, April 11th. This week’s prize: hardcover children’s illustrated book titled: Sikulu and Harambe by the Zambezi River *Signed by the author, Kunle Oguneye. Retail value between $12-15 depending on where you shop! Email me at ldbrummet-at-yahoo-dot-com (* replace the "-at-" with "@", and the "-dot-" with ". ") To enter: tell me the name of the featured guest and the topic for the April 2nd broadcast of Conscious Discussions radio. Draw will be on Saturday Afternoon…April 11th. -- Quote of the Day -- “… If I don’t write, things just don’t feel right. I love being immersed in words, I’ve always had an overactive imagination and find myself asking “what if…?”. Which can get me in trouble sometimes, I’ll send stuff to my agent and she’ll say ‘No-no, no’. (she giggles). …When I was first starting out as a writer the people around me were not ver...

-- Quote of the Day -- "Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." ~ Hans Christian Anderson -- Authors Read -- Children's author Darcie Mae is joining us today to read from her book, Sammy & Robert's Animal Adventures. Darcie Mae has been writing children's stories since 2001. She has completed The Peablys series - which includes 6 books, as well as other children's stories. Some of our listners may remember Darcie appearing as a featured guest on Authors Read in the past to share excerpts of Mother Mouse and the first installment of the Sammy and Robert series on Oct 10th & Nov 10, 2008. So if you enjoy today's episode, I encourage you to check out the archives to catch these other segments highlighting today's featured guest. Today, we have the pleasure of hearing Darcie Mae read from: Sammy & Robert’s Animal Adventures. To access today's episode of Authors Read , simply click on the hyper-lin...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…You can write for a vast audience, or a smaller audience – but you can also write for yourself. You can write to process things. I’m into journaling because I know that journaling works. And it is an interesting thing about journaling because you start off by processing your life, your experiences, what is going on today because it is stewing in your mind, what went on yesterday… and pretty soon you start to discover themes and you discover material for essays, a memoir or a novel. …I was a caregiver for my mother – like many caregivers my world closed down. I stopped working; I stopped seeing people… I was there every day and always available by phone. And journaling was where I processed this. …Your immune system is strengthened if you write for 15-20 minutes a day about things that are deeply upsetting to you. And caregivers experience things that are deeply upsetting as they discover how powerless they are. So it is very valid just for that alone. It also a...

-- Influencing through Education -- The Japan for Sustainablility Newsletter (www.japanfs.org) shared some interesting innovations being put forth by that region: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on May 29, 2008, its selection of the winning design for its Uniform Green Energy Mark. By affixing the logo to a product, manufacturers can advertise that their products are made using green energy under the green power certification system. The ministry aims to increase public awareness of its certification system and provide consumers with confidence when buying products made with green power. Isn't this a wonderful and supportive measure? It could really increase the effectiveness and growth of the green movement all over the planet, because it will educate and influence consumers around the globe. Education is so important and literacy is THE most important tool for an individual to increase knowledge and find empathy, sympathy... This is one of the main re...