Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “ …Forgiveness is something that you do for yourself. …Sometimes we think that in forgiving a person we are giving them power. But it is actually the other way around; you are giving your power away if you never forgive. …You need to take your power back and forgive it and that is the only way you are going to move past it. …It is simply saying ‘I don’t need this anymore, I am bigger than this and I want to take my power back and not have this person taking space in my head.’ …If you don’t – you are going to be the one that is hurting… You will not be the happy empowered, beautiful soul you were meant to be, but it will make you physically sick to. …It takes a very long time to heal deep wounds, and that is ok – but at some point there needs to be forgiveness .” ~ Sandee Sgarlata - July 9, 2009 Today's quote originated from the Inner Peace thru Forgiveness interview that aired on the July 9th broadcast on Conscious Discussions talk radio show. It was a rea...

-- Quote of the Day -- " For the sake of future generations, we must collect and study the wild and weedy relatives of our cultivated plants as well as domesticated vegetables. These sources are dangerously neglected. The future will not be so tolerant. We cannot afford to ignore any source of the gene pool ." ~ Jack R. Harlan, Professor Emeritus -- Conscious Discussions -- Common issues with water conservation, watering techniques for patio, balcony and backyard gardens, the benefits of mulch, different types of mulch and even some questions on growing tomatoes were all covered in a short half-hour session on the Sunday Gardening episode of the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. Drop in to hear the archive by clicking on they hyperlinks here... Drop me a line with your questions or comments on gardening and I'll be sure to address them in the upcoming Sunday Gardening episodes - or call in to an upcoming live show to ask your gardening questions. Find Dave & ...

-- Quote of the Day -- A smile is understood around the world - unknown Why does an inspiring sight such as a sunrise always have to take place at such an inconvenient time? Today I had the opportunity to just do some relaxing for the morning. It was amazing. Dave and I had a leisure breakfast late in the morning, walked and ran the dogs and had a nap - lol ! This afternoon I've been busily putting away laundry and scrubbing down the kitchen stove and fridge and cupboards (inside & out), tidying the house and running the vacuum. But the morning was amazing. I sat out by our little fountain by the patio and stared at it mindlessly until I realized I was sipping cold coffee sludge on the bottom of my cup. It was perfect! The birds were singing, the dogs were snoring, the sky was gray and a little wind was in the air. There is nothing like the amazing, refreshing feeling after having a day like today, I urge all of our readers to go ahead and take a few days a month just for you...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ When we speak we speak, we speak from our own world, and the person listening is hearing it from their world. …A lot of times when the conversations are emotion filled – it is at those times when we need to stop and …consciously think about how we want to come across. So I if I give off a lot of negative behavior they will see this and not hear what I am saying. …85% of what we believe is what we see not what we hear. So when we are speaking we need to have the body language that supports our words. …Many times you’ll hear ‘It is not what you say but how you say it’. …Taking the time to reflect on how I can best tell this person what I need to say so that our relationship is not destroyed. …There is a tendency for us to believe that two monologues is a dialogue – but it is not. A dialogue is when each person understands that there is a vested interest in the relationship, in the message that is being sent, the response and in how we are both going to feel when ...

Wow what a hugely busy day. Garden harvests, weeding, dealing with the fur-kids, watering day, garbage day... whew! Between all this I've been in the office answering emails :) I love all the emails, though - I really do! So keep 'em coming :) -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's Featured Guest: Isabella Michon Isabella Michon is the president and founder of ImMedia, Inc. An independent publicist and media consultant, she is a former TV and radio producer with 25 years publicity and promotion experience. She has worked with bestselling and award-winning authors including Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, and Clive Barker. Isabella is most famous for her workshops and guest speaker abilities on how to promote books most effectively. Tune in live to the Publicity for Writers episode today at 10 AM (pacific) or access the free archive anytime of day. But if you do tune in live, drop in to the Conscious Discussions chat room where you can interact with other listeners and...

-- Radio Interviews -- Today - July 22nd : 5:30 PM (Eastern) / 2:30 PM (Pacific) Host Lillian Cauldwell will be interviewing Lillian Brummet on the Internet Voices Radio Station about the world of writing - Free live show; donations from archived shows aide charities for soup kitchens & migrate workers & disadvantage children. To access the archive simply click on the link for Lillian Cauldwell :) Tomorrow - July 23rd broadcast airing at 3:30 PM (Pacific) Poetic Monthly Radio , hosted by Martin D. White, has invited Lillian to join the show to discuss the world of poetry. Incidentally, Lillian is a columnist for the magazine, The Poetic Monthly: www.poeticmonthly.com This interview will also be archived and ready to listen to for free at your convenience. -- Drowning Prevention Week -- The 4th week of July has been traditionally the time of year when we honor Drowning Prevention Week around the globe - this year it falls on July 19-26. Common causes of drowning range fro...

-- Announcement -- I am excited to share the following recent media appearances with you: - Glenda Davis of the Roots and Branches book review blog has just produced a mini-review for our recently released e-book, Purple Snowflake Marketing, and of the revised edition of Towards Understanding (soon to be released), check it out at: http://rootsandbranches.webs.com/reviewsbyglenda.htm - Cherie Burbach of Working Writers & Bloggers has recently posted a fantastic interview with Lillian on her blog, check it out at: http://workingwritersandbloggers.com/2009/07/20/interview-lillian-brummet -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's guest was unable to call in. Instead I went ahead with the topic of the day - preparing for emergencies. In this episode, I hope to provoke some thoughtful discussion on the types of emergencies & dangers that may exist in your region & with your lifestyle in mind. I also shared thoughts on placement, size and application of such preparadness k...