Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “A 30 second overview of what estate planning for estates under a million dollars includes: are a Revocable Trust, a Power Of Attorney, and a Health Care Directive (a.k.a. Living Will). …These documents ensure that your estate stays out of probate, saving your beneficiaries lots of money – and should you become unable to take care of yourself (or your business) these documents ensure that there is a third party that can take care of your finances, medical issues, (children) and lifestyle choices.” ~ Marina Modlin Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Jan 24… titled: Importance of EstatePlanning   (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --    * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within mom...

 -- Product Review -- Samantha Weinman, fashion media and marketing manager of American Apparel , first connected with me back on April 5 th re: reviewing their new sustainable line of clothing. Amazingly the products arrived just 6 days later on April 11 th , delivered to my door. Packaging consisted of one thick plastic shipping bag that contained 4 items – each item had a small brown paper label made of 100% recycled paper… both the paper label, shipping bag and even the small plastic tag attaching the label to the product are recyclable. All of their clothing is manufactured in the US, where environmental standards and employee rights are more stringent than other countries outside of North America. This also means that there is less fossil fuels spent in shipping the fabric to the manufacturer and then the product to the consumer. I was thrilled to find that the soft yellow hat and autumn orange sweater were made from pre-consumer cotton fibe...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.”  ~ Thomas Jefferson -- Poetry Month --  April is poetry month so I've plans on publishing a few poems throughout the month... here is another one for your enjoyment... this one will be included in an upcoming poetry book expected to be published later this year. To find more of my published poetry check out the book Towards Understanding. Opportunities to Create Positive Change Our global society must decide today Whether we will live in a sustainable way. Will we be a locust species, Leaving nature in little pieces? Or will we spread wings to be Stewards like the bumblebee? We are a species, who in essence Have survived by physical senses. Yet we can change our self, And change the world. Struggling for isolation Living by definition Yet there’s unity in our di...

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-- Quote of the Day --  --> “Every day I get up and say something amazingly awesome is going to happen today… I’ve always counted my blessings, I feel this is a very important thing to do – (being grateful for) something new every single day. …We will get out of life whatever we are looking for, so if we are looking for negativity that is what we are going to get. …Stop, take a deep breath and catch yourself as soon as you possibly can and push that reset button. …It takes discipline, it is kind of like training a puppy you have to keep taking it outside – you have to retrain the mind and keep showing it a different reality until that becomes the natural way you look at the world. …Some of the negative voices in our heads can be more harmful than any person else says to us. …the world is  abundant and infinite and strangely accommodating.” ~ Pam Grout Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back ...

-- Brummets In the Media --  Today, - Thursday, April 18 - @ 3-4 P.M. (Central) / 2-3 P.M. (Mountain) / 1-2 P.M. (Pacific) Join me over on Marnie's radio show where she'll be asking me questions about advice for authors including: time management, working with a spouse, the difference between branding and platform... marketing strategies, social networking and any thing else we can fit in the hour long interview.  From what I understand Marnie will also have a chat room open for live listeners... and the show will be archived for those who cannot make the live broadcast. Location : http://www.blogtalkradio.com/marniesfriends/2013/04/18/branding-marketing-for-2013 -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --    * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - 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. ...

-- Conscious Living Event --  April 18: Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council Waste Minimization Awards Location : Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Info : www.saskwastereduction.ca -- Positive News --  Many of you have heard me state that just by recycling alone we can easily reduce our waste stream by 30%, add in composting and you’ve increased that to 60%. Through donating unwanted items, and incorporating as many of the other R’s ( reuse and repurpose, reduce and rent, refuse) we can raise that number to 90%. Can you imagine putting only 10% of the waste stream on the curb? What a difference this can make in the world!  The thing that is so exciting about this is that it is so very do-able. Facilities and services already exist in most communities to make it possible. Once people get on board and show support through proactive participation, the system will grow to meet the rising demand, cr...