Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “I was on an airplane once and one of the engines blew up – there were flames on one side of the plane, but the flames were put out and the pilot came back and said we lost one of the engines, the fire was put out and they are going back to land and do repairs. …The thing was that it was not a catastrophe – the pilot knew how to deal with that kind of stuff, because they had trained for it, even though it is a very rare thing for engines to blow up on planes these days. …People too need to test out and train for things in a safe environment before real lives and careers are on the line. …There are these other things that are constant presences in our lives trying to tell us what to do, what we have to do is to consciously choose which of those things we want to welcome in our lives and what we want to do with that. …When we learn from what other people have done – who we choose to look at makes a difference.” ~ Mark Chussil ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “ Humankind has not woven the web of life.  We are but one thread within it.  Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.  All things are bound together.  All things connect. ” ~ Ted Perry -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Award winning author, animal and environmental enthusiast, Dyan deNapoli - of Massachusetts, USA – is here today to speak about the devastation of oil spills, and how the impact a penguin rescue volunteer experience changed her for life. She’ll speak about her book, The Great Penguin Rescue , and the lectures she’s given since this experience.  Access the live (10-11 AM Pacific) or archived show:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/03/20/penguin-rescue Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Br...

-- What are the hidden costs of laundry? -- Well, aside from the obvious costs including detergents and dryer sheets... and their packaging... and the energy used to power the machines - laundry can have some hidden costs to the environment as well. Choice of fabric can play a role on the impact on the environment. Synthetic fabrics release tiny plastic fibers that end up in the ocean. So do bits of plastic pellets (used in paint removals, skin cleansers...) and these types of 'microplastic' fibers end up polluting marine environments, where it can act like a sponge - absorbing other pollutants, and once ingested by marine life, these toxic-laden fibers may very well cause genetic mutations, diseases and other changes.   Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale r...