Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- " For the sake of future generations, we must collect and study the wild and weedy relatives of our cultivated plants as well as domesticated vegetables. These sources are dangerously neglected. The future will not be so tolerant. We cannot afford to ignore any source of the gene pool ." ~ Jack R. Harlan, Professor Emeritus -- Conscious Discussions -- Common issues with water conservation, watering techniques for patio, balcony and backyard gardens, the benefits of mulch, different types of mulch and even some questions on growing tomatoes were all covered in a short half-hour session on the Sunday Gardening episode of the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. Drop in to hear the archive by clicking on they hyperlinks here... Drop me a line with your questions or comments on gardening and I'll be sure to address them in the upcoming Sunday Gardening episodes - or call in to an upcoming live show to ask your gardening questions. Find Dave & ...

-- Quote of Day -- “… The term ‘Training’ is typically delivering information and supporting individuals to figuring out how to apply that information to their particular situation. ‘Therapy’ is more a medical model – therapy assists a person in getting from where they were to where they are. ‘Coaching’ can help a person get from where they are to where they want to go – helping a person get from functional to exceptional. Therapy assists a client decide where they are, what they want, where their strengths are and where they need support. …The support of a coach really is an ongoing partner in accountability and success for a person. …We are programmed from the day we are born …it becomes an automatic thing. The words (or action) comes out of our mouth before we are even aware of it – that is emotional autopilot. That is when all those toxic things show up in relationships: drama, anger, resentment, guilt, blame – all of that. …Becoming aware of those triggers allows us to make new c...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ We house the homeless, but …Seventh Haven is mainly an organization that puts people back to work; …a for-profit social entrepreneur business to put people back to work. ...The dome is put together with wooden pegs, once those pegs have locked into the holes …they will stay there for ever – you’d have to drill them out. We put plywood over the super-structure, …and hydro-stop which is a covering that gives it a rubberized covering or a stucco look – and that is the shell of the dome. …A team of two could do it, but four people would make it go up easier. …We can do a 24, 32 and 42 sq. foot dome structure. …The heaviest piece of our structure is 7lbs. …Hurricane force winds go around or over top of it, because of the shape. …50,000 lbs of pressure can be put on that structure and it won’t move an inch. …You know, I was one of the original Earth Day people (in Florida), we didn’t do anything earth-shattering or anything… we decided to do a bike ride all the way f...