Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Recommended Resources --  Occasionally I have the honor of sharing many special resources including many genres such as education sites, garden topics and nonprofit organizations. Today let me share these 2 lectures/performances:  http://www.ted.com/talks/usman_riaz_and_preston_reed_a_young_guitarist_meets_his_hero?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread ...Two amazing percussion-guitarists perform... jaw dropping! http://www.ted.com/talks/ carolyn_porco_flies_us_to_ saturn ...space travel, to saturn where we can see the planet has methane, like we have water... imagine methane lakes and rivers, deserts, possibly organic matter. Pretty cool findings.

Life’s A Journey * Written by: Patricia Gaines - http://www.lovebasedrelationships.com While walking in the forest one day with my dog Harlow a large tree fell. It didn't make a lot of noise when it hit the ground; most of the noise came as a result of interfering with the crushing of other trees. Nature can teach us life's lessons if we are aware of the energy that nature produces. On my life's journey, I have noticed that people create the most noise as they are falling or failing. Some get up and start over; others just lie on the ground making no attempt to get up. Last night my neighbor David and I discussed failure. David said when he failed at something he just quit. He doesn't have any interest in starting over. David mentioned that he can't understand my thought process. I just don't quit. To him failure means that he has actually failed and he doesn't want to give himself another chance. Failure is a method of renewing. Ju...

-- If Life Is a Game – These Are the Rules – ~ Cherie Carter-Scott You will receive a body – the one you need. Respect it. You will be presented with life lessons – choose to be a survivor. There are no mistakes – there are only lessons. Lessons are repeated until they are learned – slow down and focus. Learning does not end. There is no better place than where you are already. Other people are only mirrors of yourself – judging others is a way of disowning that same quality in yourself. What you make of your life is up to you. All the answers lie inside you. You will forget all of this at birth. *This was found among my mom's paperwork when dealing with her estate, in with a collection of her favorite poetry. I thought it was quite powerful and wanted to share it with you today.  I looked her name up online, to see if I could get permission for using this, and her site is: www.themms.com ...

  -- Conscious Living Events -- Today is the last chance for you to take advantage of the Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo Location : International Center; Toronto ON - Canada Info : www.cwre.ca/mc1 And also the last day to take advantage of the European Paper Recycling Conference 2010 Location: Sheraton Conference Hotel; Franfurt, Germany  Info: www.paperrecyclingeurope.com -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Our guest today is James Krehbiel (Ed.S., LPC, CCBT) – author, and founder of Krehbiel Counseling – As a certified cognitive-behavioral therapist he will be able to share all kinds of tips and information that will help us deal with the frozen children inside of us. Do you or someone you know suffer from depression, anxiety, pain management, an autistic disorder or addictive behavior? Join us for this fascinating discussion on Overcoming Childhood Trauma - live @ 10-11 AM (pacific), and drop in to the live chat room if you can - or access the archived...