Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Prize Draw Winners & New Draw ! -- Congratulations to last week's winners: Radine who won a copy of the book "Construct Your Conversations" by Kim Barnes Lizanne who won a copy of the book "The Weight of Silence" by Shelley Seal This week's prize draw is now active; email me at: ldbrummet@yahoo.com with the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one (or more) of these prizes:: Susan Hoekstra's book, the service Journey - & - Dean Balderston's children's book (teaching children the tools to deal with abuse) titled: The Real Life Adventures of Anna and Saddie -&- a copy of Grooveyard's CD, Place in Time -- Conscious Discussions -- Join me, Lillian Brummet, in delving into the world of conscious gardening. Listeners with garden questions can email, use BTR's message center for future shows. I'll be discussing water conservation, trail use and more today. Join the live chat room to ask questions d...

-- 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...

-- Sunday Gardening -- Today’s Sunday Gardening segment offers info on seed saving, vertical gardens, balcony gardens and roof gardens. Check out the archive by clicking on the hyper-link here or look to the right for a link to the Conscious Discussions radio show. Garden resource: Everdale Environmental Learning Center: www.everdale.org -- Prize Winners -- Congratulations to this week's prize winners: CJ, who one a prize for a personalized business or personal coaching program: 90-day "Hit the Mark" program - a $748 value (US Funds) from Joe Palmer (www.bullseyetheory.com). Carla & Louise, who each won one bottle of: - Wolfgang's Oleo MenthaTM (www.wolfgang.ca) - a distilled etheric oil, which kills ARTHRITIS PAIN AND MIGRAINE PAIN in minutes. Estimated prize value $20 (US). And to Joanne, who won a set of 75 inspirational cards from Sheila Steplar (www.joystream.com) an estimated value of $35 (US) - AND - one bottle of: - Wolfgang's Oleo MenthaTM (w...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today we had the honor of having Amy Blackburn as the featured guest of the day on the Conscious Discussions show to discuss her incredibly touching experiences as a caregiver to a woman who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. We learned about the role of a caregiver and how caregiving can involve many people. We discovered what a caregiver finds is expected of them when a loved one is diagnosed with a chronic and terminal disorder or disease. Amy shared advice on how to support the patient, the medical staff and the caregiver. We also learned a little about breast cancer along the way. To access this hour long interview click on the hyper-linked show title here in today's blog post or look to the right where we have a link for the Conscious Discussions show available for you. -- Quote of the Day -- “(people)… no matter where they live, they have an impact on ocean health because the water in local ponds, streams, creeks, rivers and ...