Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “… The issue of resources, the depletion of resources on the planet, and some practical things we can do to reduce our footprint on the planet. …We will be out of some resources in my lifetime – in certain cases. For example, we will be out of copper (recoverable copper on this planet) in 16 years. …It means that we can no longer continue using the business and living-as-usual model that we’ve developed in the industrial and fast-developing nations. …What we need to do is internalize that impact and recognize that we are consuming the planets resources. …A lot of the information that has been given to the common man has been done in such a way that the common man has difficulty understanding. …It is great to introduce children to facts they did not know, and they take that home and think it over and tell mom and dad. When you point out to a child that an aluminum can, a soft drink can, weighs 25.75 liters of consumed water to smelt that little bit of aluminum… Th...

-- Quote of the Day -- "The most unhappy people in the world are those who covet their neighbors status symbols." ~ Unknown -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Margaret Paul is our guest of the day; she is the co-creator of the Inner Bonding program, author of eight published books and co-creator of the SelfQuest program. Today we are going to learn about healing fear & pain, prison and school programs that help teach personal responsibility & the world of writing. Check out the live interview at 10 AM (pacific) or access the archived Healing Fear & Pain radio show at your convenience, by clicking on the hyper-links here or looking to the right side of this page to find the Conscious Discussions talk radio show . -- Conscious Holiday -- Aug 18 is International Homeless Animal Day You should have seen how excited my little young girl was when I told her it was her day! lol She squirmed and danced, so of course - I had to give her a treat :) I so love my dogs, and ...

-- Quote of the Day -- "You must get old before you will feel young in spirit." ~ Unknown -- Authors Read Radio -- Authors Read Radio 's featured guest: Patricia Dischler, author of Because I Loved You: A Birthmother’s View of Open Adoption - which covers the author’s journey from before the pregnancy at 21 years old, through to her son’s high school graduation. Patricia shares the struggle of her decision, the pain of carrying it through, and the joy in building a relationship with her son’s adoptive parents - and ultimately with him, over the years. It is a positive story on what adoption can be when all the parties focus on the well-being of the child. To access the archive of today's radio show and hear this author read an excerpt of her work, simply click on the hyper-linked show titles here or look to the right to find the links to the Authors Read radio show's recent episodes. -- Important Celebrations -- Today, Aug 17th (Monday) is the Indonesian Indepe...

Congratulations to last week's grand prize draw winner - Judy, who will receive: a set of 3 writing-how-to e-books written by Carolyn Howard-Johnson - & - a copy of the Place in Time CD, by the band Grooveyard -- This Week's Prize Draw Now Begins -- Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (remove spaces before sending) with the word "prize" in the subject line. *Deadline will be Aug 23rd - noon (pacific). Grand Prize: an autographed copy of The Attitude Girl (novel) by Mila Bernadkin (www.attitudegirlbook.com) & a magnetic note pad with a pen A Runner-Up Prize: A copy of Grooveyard's CD, Place in Time Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Introducing Recycling -- * Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nina_K During the 1960s and '70s it was thought that emissions from factory chimneys and sewage pipes constituted the biggest environmental problem. But since then, due to new, worldwide "Eco-laws", these discharges have decreased considerably. Instead, the focus has switched to the environmental problems associated with the goods that are produced and consumed in modern society. Many of the most environmentally damaging substances are currently being supplied through glass bottles, newspapers, plastic bags, coke cans, cardboard boxes and sweet wrappers just to mention a few. To tell you what recycling is and what the word actually embodies may seem strange to you. I am sure all of you think you know exactly what it entails. But in theory recycling involves the separation and collection of materials for processing and re-manufacturing old products into new products, and the use of these new pro...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… So I think that we have so many facets, but we tend to label and classify ourselves that actually stop our growth us. We are here as evolving beings – we here to grow and expand and whenever we get stuck on one path, what is going to happen is a little bit of suffering until we learn to get out of our own way. …We go through this every 5 to 7 years. …Many people take other peoples path, we see how other people have done things, we learn from it – but if you don’t at some point if you don’t take your own journey, you are going to get stuck. …I never tell people that they should home-school. Sometimes I’ll hear stories and say ‘Wow public school is really working for you - good for you!’ …Continue thinking about their best interest and your children will never be ruined, that is the thing, kids know when you are thinking about their best interest. It is when we put them in school because we don’t want to have to think about what we have to do as parents. We put...

-- Quote of the Day -- Talk happiness – The world is sad enough without your woes. No path is Always rough. Look for some smooth places and speak of those. ~ Unknown For me, this quote is a reminder not to be a garbage dump truck and heave waste on other people :) Rarely do we realize the impact our emotions has on society, our families and co-workers. Just simply by offering a smile where ever we go we can brighten the city and lighten heavy hearts. -- Recommended Resources -- ftpf.org – fruit tree planting foundation for international local food sourcing program for impoverished regions, improves the environment http://algalita.org/AlgalitaFAQs.htm - plastic bags & debri in ocean www.takebackthelight.ca - the first comprehensive fluorescent lamp recycling program in Ontario - Canada. Working with sellers and consumers they hope to recycle the 30 million fluorescent lights disposed of annually from the industrial, commercial and institutional sector. Ontario resident consumpti...