Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Conscious Discussions -- Conscious Discussions airs live today at 10 AM Pacific - Our discussion will focus on the Save the Frogs non-profit organization - founded by ecologist Dr. Kerry Kriger. Kerry holds a Ph.D in Environmental Science, and a Bachelor of Science a degree in Mechanical Engineering. His career included studies on endangered Hawaiian birds, human illness, teaching university courses and he has also written and edited several chapters for encyclopedias. Tri-lingual wildlife photographer Kerry Krigger is currently the Executive and Ecologist of Save the Frogs organization and we’ll be focusing on the work they do for amphibians. Follow the hyper-linked show title above or look to the right for a link to the Conscious Discussions radio show :) Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Quote of the Day -- The following quote was taken from an email I received from the Zero Waste San Diego group, which I am a member of: “ A 5-year survey of fulmars found in the North Sea region found that 95 percent of these seabirds contained plastic in their stomachs. Studies of the Northeast Atlantic plankton have found plastic in samples dating back to the 1960s, with a significant increase in abundance in time .” -- The Best Advice for Authors -- (Previously published article by Lillian Brummet) The best advice any author could receive is: Do your research. Whatever stage you are at, whatever you are facing – research it. Find out the details from other authors and research the person or business you hope to work with. Find out what their guidelines and policies are, make a note of the person you will be dealing with. Provide them with exact and complete information. Always research your market and query them in a professional manner before sending a finished product. Doing i...

Ok, ok I know that I am breaking my own rules & find myself in the office once again today ;) As a promise - or a pact with my husband - I am to take 3-4 days per month away from the office, I'm not even supposed to walk in the office door. Well, this month finds me breaking that promise... just a little. We had some internet issues over the last week that has given us intermittent service, so I've felt compelled to be in here a few hours a day - but only a few! I promise - lol !! *There is lots of time to enter this week's prize draw for a copy of Rick Glaze's fiction-memoir adventure novel: Middle Fork -- & -- a copy of Dawn Menge's children's book: Queen Vernita's Visitors (book one of a series for young children). Email LDBRUMMET@YAHOO.COM Oh, and Brummet's Monthly - my monthly newsletter - goes out this very weekend as well. If you are not yet on our mailing list simply email me to subscribe. To start today's blog let me share with yo...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… After beginning to meditate, it became very clear to me that I could stay on a psychological emotional realm forever, because the mind will constantly produce problems, thoughts that bother us and on and on and on. And the only way to get off that wheel is to learn how to contemplate and meditate and go within to our own inner wisdom. …Focusing on what does not work only reinforces the issue if it is a repetitive thought however if our negative belief is unconscious to us, that is - we don’t know what they are, it will cause us to repeat the action again and again and again. …You are not focusing on a negative belief you are digging up and discovering the unconscious beliefs. …Repetitive patterns are creating a negative reality. …If it is not working, then that means we are being run by our unconscious mind .” ~ Sheila Radha - May 21, ’09 Today's quote is excerpted from an conversation with Sheila Radha on the Conscious Discussions radio show about how we...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Our 60 years of research show that organic farming is the single most significant and immediate step we can take to curtail the potentially devastating effects of global warming. ” ~ Timothy LaSalle, CEO of The Rodale Institute -- a non-profit scientific organization for soil & agriculture. -- Eco-Resource -- GreenPeople is helping to grow our green economy by making it easy for consumers to purchase eco-friendly goods and services. Check out our listing in GreenPeople at: http://www.greenpeople.org/listing/Drumit_Percussion_23502.cfm -- Eco-Events -- June 23-24 (Tuesday & Wednesday): 5th Annual Expanding Asia's Carbon Markets Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-24 June 2009 "...bring together leading international players to examine barriers and opportunities ...learn and do business, driving growth in developing markets." For info email: Laila.Manji@greenpowerconferences.com June 24-26 (Wednesday - Friday): Electronics ...

-- Prize Draw -- Congratulations to Virginia - last week's prize winner - who won a copy of Rick Niece's memoir novel: The Side-Yard Superhero This next prize draw is for June 22 - July 5. Deadline July 5, 12 noon (pacific). Prizes to be won: Rick Glaze's novel: Middle Fork & Dawn Menge's children's book: Queen Vernita's Visitors (book one of a series) To enter in the random draw for these prizes simply email me with the word "prize" in the subject line at: ldbrummet@yahoo.com... it is that easy! -- Vehicle Emissions -- All over the world people are experiencing air quality changes due to vehicle emissions. Particularly in the peak of summer, cities have worsening air quality to the point where it has become “normal” to hear air quality warnings. In Pakistan, vehicle emissions are responsible for nearly 90% of their air pollution. That is no wonder when you consider that 500 mature trees are needed to combat the emissions for every 20,000 km drive...

**This last week we have had some technical issues that have kept us off line for nearly 4.5 days. Dave & I do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. This morning finds me rushing around dealing with 80 or more emails that have been waiting for us to be back Online. We do hope that in the meantime you were able to enjoy the previous posts here on the blog & follow up on the numerous resources that we've offered over the last week alone. -- Quote of the Day -- “… Publicity has changed so much in the last 4 years. It used to be that when you put a book out there the publisher had the funds to help make it successful. …Things have gotten dicey since October of last year (2008)… only 8-10 books historically had to be successful in order for a publisher to make money, but this is no longer the case. The people I work with are very enthusiastic about making their message available to others. …Typically the author needs to find an agent, the agent gets the publishe...