Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- " Now in the 21st century, separating food scraps and soiled paper, along with grass clippings and leaves, for centralized composting has emerged as a key activity households can do to stave off global warming . " ~ Peter Anderson, Executive Director for the CENTER for a COMPETITIVE WASTE INDUSTRY -- Recommended Resources -- Easily recycle and properly dispose of toxic materials by using our convenient database. Almost anything can be recycled. This extensive database includes items ranging from cans and bottles to appliances and construction materials. www.wastefreesd.org Clothes2U distributes clothes, diapers, linens, books, footwear, as well as personal and household items FREE to those in need, at organized events held regularly from Surrey to Abbotsford. Examples of personal items would be shampoo, soaps, etc. and household items would include small kitchen appliances. Check out the website at www.clothes2U.ca -- Positive Eco-News -- Peter Anderso...

-- 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 -- Re: When someone becomes ill or injured... “… Almost anything that you do will help. …Figure out what you can do and offer something specific – such as ‘Can I come by on Thursday afternoons and mow the lawn?’ …Appoint a Captain of Kindness so that when people come up to you and say ‘What can I do to help?’ you can say, well Joan Smith is my Captain of Kindness, so you can contact her if you’d like to help. …The Captain of Kindness can ask for things that the patient may not be comfortable asking for – like money. …(Patients) appreciate getting a card from someone, but they really appreciate the person who gives them many cards – it means that person is continually thinking about them. It is hard to support someone long term, and that is why it is more meaningful. I would say, just do what you can do. …My job is to… help cancer survivors function at their highest level. I’m working with hospitals to …provide the kinds of services that survivors really need and are...