Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “…My passion is really to help others to discover their passions; to acknowledge it, access it, awaken it and express it to the world. …We don’t get over the vulnerability because vulnerability is an important piece of the process. The way to do this is to be vulnerable, to be open and to allow ourselves to be afraid. Because the fear is not the problem; it is when the fear stops us that creates the problem. ” ~ Mark Gerson 08/12/08 What is the meaning of your life? Why do you exist? What will your legacy be in this moment? I've seen a lot of information in the media as of late dealing with issues of discovering yourself, being healthy and looking younger. Few of us understand that these things go hand in hand. From my own personal experience of discovering my passion, I can tell you that I have never felt so complete, so fulfilled in life as I do now. Things are not perfect and woes did not disappear - but my focus in life shifted to the point that I no lon...

-- Conscious Discussions -- Teresa Holler - a physician assistant, professional wellness speaker, and author of 2 books. The latest, "Holler for Your Health" empowers readers to take control of their own health destiny by altering their buying habits. Teresa and host, Lillian Brummet, delved into how the average individual can learn how to avoid harmful chemicals lurking in common products. We also discussed common myths, issues with water, plastic and detoxing methods. To access this interview at your convenience simply click on the hyper-linked Conscious Discussions show title, or click on the link located on the right side of this blog. Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Quote of the Day -- “Civil engineering has not changed since the Roman era… they would pull water… and then they’d run it to the city, flush the city and send it down the river, and that really hasn’t changed much. …The solids are now captured… so the goal is to get that back onto the land. For example in the city of San Diego … a biosolid treatment plant… they squeeze all the water out of it they take as much energy out of that they can through anaerobic digestion – put that energy to electricity, and then, unfortunately they are then using it as alternate organic cover for their landfill. …If we can shorten that cycle to using the materials closer to home (and building healthy soil) …will take less energy and be more sustainable. (There is this) economic piece to the circular (aspect of sustainability) …Compost is both carbon and the nutrients, if we are going to tie up those nutrients… we need to follow the carbon, where is the carbon going to go – in the soil, water or air? …We ...

-- :) 1st Review for the 2nd Edition of our 3rd Book ! :) -- "It is my opinion that every author, whether they are published or hoping to be published, should own a copy of this book. The information is presented in a concise, clear fashion and each subject is covered in a way that makes it easy for the author to apply the suggested techniques to their own marketing requirements." ~ Carol A. Guy, author of Spirit Lake Books I & II Carol is the editor that Twilight Times Books publisher hired to work on the final manuscript for this latest edition of Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd . She was so moved by the book that she was inspired to voluntarily write this review as well. Carol is, in my personal opinion, one of the best - if not the best - editors that Dave and I have had the pleasure of working with. Thank you - Carol - for your wonderful suggestions on improving the manuscript! * The 2nd edition of Purple Snowflake Marketing ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…If a person has a couple of hours and they would like to give back a little to your community, look in the yellow pages and you can find food banks… the local library is always looking for someone to help; women’s centers… …any organization would be absolutely thrilled and grateful to receive monetary support, but if somebody did want to donate their time, any organization in your area… or if you have some type of personal connection with a particular organization. The other day I drove by a food bank and saw a line of people out front and thought, maybe I’ll drop in and see if they need some help.” ~ Carol Denbow 09/04/08 So often when we think of how we, as an individual, could possibly have an impact in the world we forget that small, daily actions are the key. I chose this quote of the day to encourage our readers to think small - think of something you can do today that only takes a few minutes of your time that will improve your community in some way. Thi...

-- Quote of the Day -- “We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” ~ Marian Write Edelman -- Authors Read -- Lynn Goodwin, owner of Writer Advice and author of You Want me to do What? – Journaling for Caregivers, was our guest today on the Authors Read radio show. Her extensive knowledge in the field of writing was dipped into during an interview that we had with Lynn over at the Conscious Discussions talk radio show on Sept 18, 2008 . I encourage our listeners to check that out when you have time. To hear either of these radio episodes with Lynn, simply click on the hyper-linked show title of choice or look to the right for the link to either of these programs. -- Updates -- We are currently completing the final publishing preparations for the 2nd edition of our 3rd book, Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to Make Your Book Stand Out i...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…New wood stove technology uses a secondary combustion system that burns off unused fuel, this is the secret. Old air tight stoves sat there and smoldered away and mostly the fuel would go up the chimney and if you were unlucky it would condense into creosote in the chimney and cause all sorts of issues from there. …So new stove technology means that you will use much less fuel, getting more BTUs out of each piece of wood …and polluting less. …Get your firewood in the spring, or the year before, let it dry over the summer - and don’t dampen those stoves down. …Get a thermometer, which will show you a range of temperatures you should be keeping your flue gas at in order to avoid creating creosote and pollution. ” ~ John Vere 11/20/08 This quote was taken from an interview on Conscious Discussions talk radio with John Vere, an environmental advocate, who explained how to burn wood as a fuel for winter heat more efficiently. Learn how to reduce emissions, burn wo...