Brummet's Conscious Blog

Recommended Resources All about the youth today... https://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_hrabowski_4_pillars_of_college_success_in_science ....one of the most inspiring talks about making the world a better place by inspiring young minds and helping them reach for their greatest potential. …oh man, I do wish I was one of the   privileged enough to attend this school, meet and possibly talk with this man and the team he works with. Just listening to this talk inspires me to stretch my self; I can only imagine what his students and co-workers feel like around him in person. So inspiring… hope you can take the time for this one. ...and... Well, here is one for those families out there dealing with the individual “rebel(s)” – perhaps we should embrace those that push the borders a little, those that question, that don’t like things the way they are… and here’s why: https://www.ted.com/talks/alice_rawsthorn_pirates_nurses_and_other_rebel_designers ...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Nitai Deranja, of California (USA) is the founder and first director of the original Living Wisdom School , and the founder of the non-profit educational organization: Education for Life, and director of a Teacher Training Program at the Ananda College of Living Wisdom in Nevada City, CA. These efforts of a small but growing network of schools are committed to raising the consciousness of youth. His background includes a degree in Humanistic Psychology, is a credentialed teacher and holds a Masters in Education.   Join us live @ 10-11AM (pacific) and drop in the live chat room as well, or access the archive of today's episode later on at your convenience: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/02/28/youth-life-skills Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Parents just get too ridged in their thinking or operating in the world, whereas teenagers tend to be spontaneous so when parents can’t match that, this is where the source of troubles often arises. …if all  a parent does is get up at 6, go to work, come home and complain and then have minimal interaction with their teenager – and I’ve seen this where the teenager goes of alone or with friends and the parent gets their “me time”… but if we project that life is no good and all you do is work and then you die then we are not projecting that life is something fun . ”  ~ David Simonsen  Today's quote was taken from the Raising Teenagers interview that aired on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show back on Jan 20... now available as an archived episode via the hyper-linked title here  -- Eco-retrofit Projects For Your Home --  Install new door sweeps and foam tape around all exterior entrances and windows. Fill in cracks ...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Brightening up the life of someone else will put a fresh shine on your own." ~ Author Unknown -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's guest is David Simonsen, and our topic will be of benefit to anyone who has contact with today's youth. Raising Teens is our focus today - we've already received several questions sent in by listeners who won't be catching the live show, but are going to catch the archive after work. We appreciate this input and will be sure to address those questions :) - Anyone else joining us live can either call in with their questions, or join in the chat room that I'll have open for live listeners. Feel free to network away in the chat room, we welcome networking there.  Join us live for the Raising Teens discussion to learn about helping families, parents and their teens overcome personal issues and addictions - "to become unstuck so they can flow through the river o flife again".  We ...