Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Statistics reveal that 85% of the people out there who have never played an instrument would have loved the opportunity to play one …There is a great resource out there called Support Music (www.supportmusic.com) – teaches people how to go about promoting music in the community. …National Association of Music Merchants (www.namm.org) also has a foundation that supports musicians and teachers… And Little Kids Rock (www.littlekidsrock.org) is another foundation that provides resources, instruments and support to teachers. …I would say that there are a number of books that show that playing music affects a child’s mind as far as learning ability. …(Music therapy is being) used for Autism, Down Syndrome and also Alzheimer’s. …I remember playing in a band at New Year’s Eve, and we finished a song and a friend of the family walks up and says ‘I can’t believe this, This kid doesn’t say anything for 15 years and now he’s singing a song up on stage!’ …Music helped me i...

-- Quote of the Day -- "It’s very unfortunate that although everyone is said to have hidden talents, some hide them away for a whole lifetime. If we could do all the things we are capable of doing, we would probably astound ourselves." ~ Unknown -- New Interviews with Lillian Brummet - Today!! -- - Poetic Monthly Radio , hosted by Martin D. White, has invited Lillian to join in their July 30th broadcast airing at 3:30 PM (Pacific) to discuss the world of poetry and her book, Towards Understanding . For more information visit: www.poeticmonthly.com This interview is archived and ready to listen to at your convenience. Incidentally, Lillian is a writer for the Poetic Monthly Magazine! Go to: www.poeticmonthly.com - July 30th: Yvonne Perry's blog features an informative interview with Lillian on her experiences in the release of the 2nd edition of Purple Snowflake Marketing . Visit this site at your convenience to find the interview that will be posted on July 30th at: ...

-- Eco-Event ! -- Save The Frogs Day - April 28th, 2009 http://savethefrogs.com/day Frog populations have been declining worldwide at unprecedented rates, and up to 200 species have completely disappeared in recent decades. In an effort to raise awareness of the plight of frogs, the scientific community has declared April 28th, 2009 the 1st Annual ' Save The Frogs Day '. Please get involved and help spread the word! Save The Frogs Day is a perfect time for teachers and students to focus on amphibian conservation, learn about amphibian extinctions, and discuss ways that we can all contribute to amphibian conservation efforts. http://savethefrogs.com/day -- Conscious Discussions -- Today's episode focuses on Eco-Vacations & Clean Green Spaces : Sheryl Kayne – is a syndicated columnist, radio & TV personality, travel workshop facilitator & consultant and the author of 4 books. Today we will be learning about Leave No Trace ethics to employ when enjoying green spac...

-- Quote of the Day -- “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche -- What is a "Chat Room"? -- - I am glad you asked. When hosting a live broadcast of one of our two radio shows, I open a " chat room ". This is where listeners can post comments, questions and suggestions. If you go into the chat room and find that you are unable to interact using your keyboard, you are likely appearing as a " guest ". In order to communicate in the chat room, rather than watching what others are saying, you'll need to register as a listener. I know - that sounds complicated, but it is really very easy and very, very fast. All you have to do is go to the Blogtalk radio home page and click on the link for registering as a listener... you don't have to give your rea...

-- Quote of the Day -- “I do feel that poetry chose me… The biggest attraction to poetry for me was when I started reading poetry when I was a teenager - To see that with such a compact amount of words you could get an idea across, you could validate people’s feelings, you could give people some joy… I think poetry is like the poor step-sister in the literary arts. When you say ‘I have a new poetry book coming out’, people will say, ‘yeah, well what else do you do?’ …There is a very fine line that you have to walk when you work with political poetry. You want to get your point across, inspire people and express yourself… but you never want to be dogmatic or polemical. So writing political poetry is very, very difficult. …When you write poetry you can write for yourself – or you can write for the public; but not both. …Poetry is getting out there on the Internet more and more. There is a plethora of people who take it on as a first love. …I think songs you basically take a poem …with e...

-- Eco Resources -- www.takebackthelight.ca - the first comprehensive fluorescent lamp recycling program in Ontario - Canada. Working with sellers and consumers they hope to recycle the 30 million fluorescent lights disposed of annually from the industrial, commercial and institutional sector. Ontario resident consumption of fluorescent lighting accounts for 312kgs of mercury annually, polluting our air, water and soil. 98% of the materials in each lamp is recycled including glass, aluminum, mercury and phosphorus. www.calltorecycle.org - Recycling used rechargeable batteries and cell phones. -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today on Conscious Discussions talk radio show, I have put together a special episode where I'll be sharing positive eco-news. Join me live at 10 AM (pacific) or catch the archive by clicking on the hyper-linked show title here in today's blog post or look to the right of the screen for the link that will also take you to the site. Just click on PLA...