Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this region, just between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs."  ~ Henry Ward Beecher -- Books --  We have a chapter in our Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green book series on the topic of extending the life of books. Today I'd like to briefly talk about how you can contribute to a better society through your use of books.  Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green, Vol. 1 Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green, Vol.2 Many of us have stacks of books we've read and weekends offer a great opportunity to go through them once more. As we go through them we can check to see if any need a spot of glue or clear packing tape to hold the covers together. We can also start organizing the shelves for genre of books, books according to author, etc. While doing ...

--> Learning to become a sharing society can have a huge positive impact on the environment, resources and both personal finances and the global economy. Small business entrepreneurs are opening new business ventures to meet the rising demand for used and rental items. Smaller items from CD’s, DVD’s, comic books, clothing and books have been available in both specialized and general used stores for some time now. Second hand furniture and other household items can be found in thrift and second hand stores – many of those raise funds for local charities. In fact you can likely find anything from decorations to dishes in used stores today. Renting items can be a very frugal, cost effective way to get things done. Common big-ticket items today are tool rental and equipment rental – including things like tile cutters, wood floor sanders, drywall mud equipment, lawn and garden equipment from grass thatching and aerating machinery to garden rototillers and post-hole dig...

 -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's episode will be focusing on greening businesses, conscious marketing and eco-fun :) Come join us live, where I'll have a chat room open for live listeners only - or drop by and access the archived show at your convenience... via the hyper-linked show title (below) or via the right-hand side-bar on this blog, where you can find a short list of recently aired episodes on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. Today's episode: Positive Eco-News  -- Brummet's in the Media --  Check out my article on waste reduction in the world of literacy - titled: Extend the Life of Books & Magazines article over at Lucia Hua's : iLive, iLaugh, iLove Books blog - http://leecheeeee813.blogspot.com -- Positive News -- I was reading the May/June 2010 issue of the Recycling Product News magazine and stumbled on some recycling information about plastics that I thought you  might be interested in.  The European Plastics ...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “ You may little suspect the fullness of someone’s character just from reviewing your memories. Your fathers character, say, goes on unfolding and you go on learning about him, from him. He returns to mind in flashbacks and reveries. As you age, and you become more like him, he often feels nearer. A glimpse in the mirror, a dish in the restaurant, a joke in an old movie and traits of his light up never having been noticed before. Under scrutiny, the images reveal more and more …teaching still. " ~ James Hillman Today's quote was chosen for all of our readers today who are experience memories, and loss, during the holiday season. Loved ones are especially missed during these holidays... even if we never celebrated the season with them. It is the frame of mind this holiday season puts us in, I think. We just feel closer to, and want to connect with people we are close to. Both my mother's birthday and the anniversary of her suicide is here - ...

-- Chatter --  OK - I'm a little late in coming over to the blog today... I've been out harvesting blackberries, cabbage, potatoes, eggplant, artichoke and a few tomatoes as well... weeding in between all that. Once all the food was stored in the fridge and the kitchen relatively tidy, I headed right over here to spend some time with you on the blog. WHEW~! LOL Later on I'll continue with the laundry, kitchen scouring and dog duties before heading back in the office to tackle the many emails sitting there for me to deal with :) ...and hopefully, I'll actually get some time to write this week. :) Speaking of which... I'd like to invite you all to check out this great archived interview that I was listening to again recently, which the quote below was taken from: -- Quote of the Day -- “ A query is essentially is a sales letter… in this case you are selling your creative work to a publisher, it is the first step to getting a contract. …Remember most ...