Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “ A passionate mind is seeking, overcoming,  not accepting any tradition; it is not a decided mind,  not a mind that has arrived,  but it is a young mind that is ever arriving.” ~ Jiddu Krishamurti -- Brummet's In The Media --  Check out my latest media interview - blogger  Betty Hardin manages the Earn A Part-time Income blog where she published an interview with me ... check it out via: http://earnaparttimeincome.com/lillian-brummet-interview/ *Note: I noticed in this interview there were a few glitches in the text - such as "Lillian Brummet" in place of "I" when I am responding to a question, or the word "to" instead of "too". The original file that I have doesn't have that going on so it must have gotten garbled in the world of technology when the blogger loaded this on to her site. Apologies in advance to our readers :) ...s...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “Reading – we all know that reading is important, it is a critical good habit… 88% of the wealthy in my study, they read 30 min or more each day of self-help, self-improvement, career related material; compare that to 2% of the poor. …The wealthy people their lives are all about continuous self improvement, so they read – they read 2 or more education books a month, so 24 books a year at a minimum. Poor people don’t do this – if they do read they read for entertainment. …79% of the wealthy network 5 hours or more per month verses 16% for the poor. …The habits that we pick up in life, 40% of the day is habit, so you are on auto pilot – if your parents did not teach you success habits, then 40% of the time you are on autopilot living poverty habits and life is bad. …66% of the wealthy watch 1 hour or less of TV per day; verses the average individual watching 6 hours of TV per day. …Even if you shaved off one hour and used it for...

-- Note: -- I am taking the day off from hosting the radio show, I need some time to just relax today. -- Positive News --  I'm a big fan of bringing beverages with me whenever I leave the house - typically water in a stainless steel reusable bottle, but I've a half a cupboard filled with other types of bottles that I reuse regularly including a few old juice bottles. We also have a couple old water bottles in the back of the Jeep that I keep filled with purified water for either the dogs or a vehicle emergency. I've taken water, juice, ice tea and warm drinks in the winter on trips, hike, walking the dogs or even to the garden. I take them when we go shopping or when I have an appointment in town. This way I am less likely to purchase refreshments, saving money and reducing the amount of waste I produce.  Still, despite these efforts, occasionally we'll have a pop bottle or someone visits and leaves a bottle, or we'll pick litter up and in...

-- Quote of the Day --    “If people don’t do well with people because of their background, they might have to go back to animals… They are introducing, for instance, animals to prisons where people who couldn’t love were able to love and care for a kitten or a horse. But if you can’t do animals, do plants – if people learn to care for plants, to love and nurture a plant – this is a place where tremendous healing can take place. …It is always there: the power of reconnecting with the earth, allowing the earth to be the healing power that it is.”     ~ Kathryn Hall Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on May 5 … titled: SundayGardening   (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Referral Corner -- I periodically offer recommended resources here for our readers to check out - I focus this section on businesses,...

-- Quote of the Day --    “Sow the seeds  that enable us to be  more awake in the midst of everyday chaos.” ~ Pema Chodron -- 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     Sunday Gardening segment series of our radio show airs every 2-3 weeks during the average back yard garden season in zone 4B/5A  - from April - October annually. Today is the last broadcast in this series for the 2013 year. Join us for the live show; our chat room will be open.   Access th...

-- Poetry -- Occasionally I like to share some of my published poetry here on this blog. I have in fact another book of poetry coming out this winter, however these 2 poems were excerpted from my first book - Towards Understanding , a collection of 125 poems. I WILL PREVAIL There’s knowledge in abundance, all around. Seems to be easily tripped over and found. Yet just can’t seem to get enough: To get anywhere seems so very tough. Just have to reach out and grab it Have to make positive attitude a habit. Wanna do so very much Just desire the winner’s touch. So very impatient in a hurry, And let myself too often worry. Suppose, in time, it will all come. Pray it happens, before my time has gone. Life’s crazy humour of surprise, Teaching me to fairly compromise. Try to do the best I can, And keep from following every day men. Will do whatever I think is best And if I fail, will I stil...

-- Quote of the Day --  “The most important choice you make  is what you choose to make important.” ~ Michel Neill -- Positive News --  One grocery store chain – SuperMax - is attempting to increase Puerto Rico’s national recycling rate (currently very low at 11%) by inviting people to bring in their newspapers, magazines and catalogs where they can deposit them in special kiosks and receive coupons for products sold in the store.   The store has partnered with several non-profits to make this program successful.  Kudos to yet another business who seizes the opportunity to create positive change!  Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!     ...