Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- World of Writing, Interview --   I am proud to feature Sharon Brukman today - founder, CEO and publisher of Natural Awakenings Magazine . Join us for this fascinating discussion about Sharon's journey to finding a way to have a work life that she can be proud of and passionate about, one that is in line with her personal beliefs. I love the fact that her focus is on creating a better world, sustainable living, and respect of living beings.  Sharon Bruckman launched the original Natural Awakenings magazine in Naples, Florida, in 1994 when she recognized the need in her local community for a resource to share information and connect with people searching for alternative and natural ways of caring for their health and the environment. Since then, her enterprise has grown organically, responding to people’s increasing awareness of the critically interlinked issues we face today because of mainstream approaches to health ca...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Reduce with David Beardsley of the UK & Africa http://reducetheuse.co.uk, and Reuse with Andrew Masters of France http://rootsproduction.com   Access the live (8-9 PM Pacific) or archived episode: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2013/12/05/reduce--reuse   Ways Consumers Are Benefiting From Green Energy   * ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history .” ~ Mahatma Gandhi -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today’s featured guest, Joseph Malki, is the co-founder and partner of Seven-Star, Inc – www.sevenstarevents.com - located in Asheville, North Carolina (USA). Seven Star Events is a global leader in greening the entertainment industry and has recently been honored with the EPA Waste Wise Award – no small feat, to be sure. Joseph and I had a wonderful discussion about how to the organization is run, the work they do and so much more. We discussed: Greencitiesmedia.com, GlobalExchange.com, Green Festivals, Green America, Coop America, SustainableWaves.com, Mother Earth News, Better World Telecom,...World Wildlife Federation ... and others. Learn how willing volunteers are to participate in green events, how to market the green event and educate the patrons. Discover alternative produ...

**This last week we have had some technical issues that have kept us off line for nearly 4.5 days. Dave & I do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. This morning finds me rushing around dealing with 80 or more emails that have been waiting for us to be back Online. We do hope that in the meantime you were able to enjoy the previous posts here on the blog & follow up on the numerous resources that we've offered over the last week alone. -- Quote of the Day -- “… Publicity has changed so much in the last 4 years. It used to be that when you put a book out there the publisher had the funds to help make it successful. …Things have gotten dicey since October of last year (2008)… only 8-10 books historically had to be successful in order for a publisher to make money, but this is no longer the case. The people I work with are very enthusiastic about making their message available to others. …Typically the author needs to find an agent, the agent gets the publishe...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…Individual heroes never start out their lives or careers by saying – ‘I want to be a hero’. They saw a problem, or had an experience they wanted to change; an area that they wanted to make a difference. …They just said ‘I want to make a difference – I want to help this group of people’ – and they did it. I think that often we look to people with money or people with ‘power’ - but really the people with the ‘power’ are us. You know, if we all said here’s this problem in my community I’m going to get my neighbors or family together and we are going to do something about it. …If everyone said I’m going to spend an hour a week going to the church or the community center or going to read to a child – having you in their lives can make such a big difference. Anyone can make a difference, it is a matter of deciding what you can do. Can you spare one hour a week or ten hours a week? Do you want to work with children? …You just have to have a belief that you can do som...

-- Quote of the Day -- Re: health of the planet.... " The change of mind I am talking about involves not just a change of knowledge, but also a change of attitude toward our essential ignorance, a change in our bearing in the face of mystery. The principle of ecology, if we will take it to heart, should keep us aware that our lives depend on other lives and upon processes and energies in an interlocking system that, though we can destroy it, we can neither fully understand nor fully control. And our great dangerousness is that, locked in our selfish and myopic economies, we have been willing to change or destroy far beyond our power to understand ." ~ Wendell Berry, A Continuous Harmony -- Prize Winner This Week! -- Congratulations to Kathy H. from Oklahoma who is this week’s prizes: a hardcover children’s illustrated book titled: Sikulu and Harambe by the Zambezi River signed by Kunle Oguneye - & - Lisa Saunders humorous novel – Anything But a Dog . We have prize con...

Welcome back everyone :) I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. Our weekend was crazy busy, but a lot of fun. We had a full mix of bright sun and warm weather moving to wind and even a rain storm - all in one weekend :) Today, we have bright sunshine, crystal blue sky and singing birds :) * Win a prize: this week 2 books available! Listen to the introduction to today's interview (see below for more info) to learn the question you need to answer, and then email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (*remove the spaces before emailing). Prizes : Young adult book - Anything But a Dog! by Lisa Saunders & Children's Book - Sikulu and Harambe by Kunle Oguneye Something to think about: The average NA car driving 10,000 miles per year releases 5.5 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere! Scientists are now saying that ice in the ocean in the summer will soon be something found in the history books. Fear and feeling overwhelmed are keeping some of us from doing all that we can in our l...

-- Quote of the Day -- "To cherish what remains of the Earth & to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival." ~ Wendell Berry -- Brummet's Conscious Discussions Blog wins Award -- I am proud to announce that our blog has been given the PREMIO DARDOS Award by the Memosaic team - http://memosaic.blogspot.com in Feb, 2009. I just found out about this award! The Premio Dardos Award is given “ in recognition of cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values transmitted in the form of creative and original writing .” -- Eco - News -- The information & topic below originated from a very interesting discussion through the San Diego Zero Waste Group that I am a member of: Although toilet tissue can be made at similar cost from recycled material, it is the fiber taken from standing trees that help give it that plush feel, because the longer fibers allow manufacturers to create that fluffy, plush feel. Unfortunately, they also feel consumers desire a brig...