Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day -- “Don’t cry because it’s over,  Smile because it happened."  ~ Dr. Seuss -- For the Bereaved -- A shout out to Skye Wentworth who sent a query our way for today's featured guest on this blog. For many of us, the holidays can be bitter-sweet with memories of those we've lost. I am honored to present to you this article by Elissa Al-Chokhachy , which may help us all through some difficult emotions at this time of year. Elissa (MA, RN, CHPN, FT) is a certified hospice nurse with Merrimack Valley Hospice in Massachusetts and the author of Miraculous Moments: True Stories Affirming That Life Goes On. Find today's guest at: http://miraculousmoments.com   Holiday Hope and Miracles: A Time of Remembrance
 By Elissa Al-Chokhachy Winter holidays are filled with joy and celebration.  During this time, millions of  people reverently pay homage to the miracles in their faith traditions and  heritage.  Others celebra...

-- Article on Grief & Loss -- At the request of Margie Baxley, publicist for Phyllis Schieber, I was invited to write an advice article for Phyllis's blog re: aging and dying parents. In this piece I discuss things like how to take care of yourself, while addressing the closure one needs before and after someone passes.  I'd like to invite you to check out my article at: http://phyllisschieber.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/lillian_brummet  -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- There are a lot of people out there inventing new green products or services that somehow advance their community to be healthier, happier and  more sustainable… yet despite a great product or service they are unable to make ends meet and sadly, many of them fade away. Today, on the Conscious Discussions radio show, we will be finding out what can we do to help our idea bloom in this world… with today’s economy? We are going to learn some encouraging business advice from author Lisa S...

-- 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...

-- This Week - Leaving a Legacy as a Final Act -- Tuesday - Feb 2nd: Did you know that over one million people in the world die by suicide every year leaving millions more bereft? The partners, children, parents, siblings, friends, colleagues and caregivers left behind are often plagued by a corrosive sense of guilt and shame. And the stigma associated with suicide commonly causes survivors to hide the truth and suppress their anguish. Harvard psychiatrist Nancy Rappaport, author of the memoir In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother’s Suicide helps us understand suicide and the way it affects others. We will learn how to identify depression, and how to talk as a family about the tragedy. Discover language you can use to help your children deal with tragedies like this. Our featured guest on Tuesday's Conscious Discussions episode was Nancy Rappaport who shared information on Surviving Suicide . Thursday - Feb 4th: A recent AARP poll asked: Which ty...

-- Quote of the Day -- " It's about where we are in this time of life... It's about looking back without remorse about the things that escaped your grasp. And out of that comes this great acceptance about being happy about where you're now at ." ~ Jim Cuddy (of Blue Rodeo) -- Announcements -- Our three books are now listed in the Coalition of Independent Authors website, check out the links (below) to find numerous interesting authors, besides us! http://www.coalition-independent-authors.com/poetry-books.html http://www.coalition-independent-authors.com/non-fiction-books.html -- Dave & I were awarded the Backyard Habitat Certificate from Canadian Wildlife Federation in recognition for " outstanding effort in helping wildlife through the creation of habitat ". This is an exciting and rewarding experience for us, being recognized for the work we have done over the years on this property. When we moved here, the property was pretty sparse - even the ...

-- Quote of the Day -- "Everything you are against weakens you. - - Everything you are for empowers you." ~ Wayne Dyer, psychologist -- Did You Know? -- stats from: globalstewards.org: 50% of all U.S. mail is discarded unopened 23 million acres of forest area was lost worldwide between 1990 and 2000 Habitat loss is one of the main causes of animal and plant extinction *Source: Conservation International: An estimated 25% of the 5 million species on our planet are faced with extinction by 2050. Roughly 1 species every 20 minutes becomes extinct at the current rate -- Authors Read Radio -- Today’s featured guest on the Authors Read radio program: Dylan Morgan resides in Norway although he was born in New Zealand and raised in the United Kingdom. He tells us that he “ writes during those rare quiet moments amid a hectic family life: after dark, with limited sustenance, and when his creative essence is plagued the most by tormented visions. ” His debut novel, Hosts , has garnere...