Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “…Well I was diagnosed with prostrate cancer 7 years ago and following the surgery; I realized that this would be something I would be living with forever – this is an indeterminate prognosis and you never know when the treatment you are undergoing will no longer work. And for a while I got into a tremendous funk and just didn’t know how to get out of it. So one day I went to a party and met someone with had a partner in hospice care who had a stroke and had difficulty speaking. …I felt compelled to go – I was surprised to find that it was a happy environment, people were happy! – And there were 27 people there dying, but there was something going on there, it was just so uplifting. As I sat with the partner consulting him on what the staff can do, I saw these people walking from bed to bed; they weren’t wearing uniforms, just street clothes. And they had this incredible look of peace on their faces. I asked who those people were and they said that they were volu...

-- Positive Eco & Conscious Events -- Marketing on a Shoestring (workshop) Date: Oct. 21, 2009 Location: East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce -18947 Woodbine Ave. Sharon, ON (Canada) RCO 2009 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards Date: Oct 22 Location: Toronto ON (Canada) - Atlantis Pavilions Info: www.rco.on.ca -- Eco-Tip for Friendly Fall Actions -- According to the Project Laundry List Organization ( www.laundrylist.org ): “ Leaf blowers may be small, but in a year's time that little engine pumps out as much smog-forming pollution as 80 cars, each driven 12,500 miles, according to a government air quality management agency in California ” Consider using your leaves for mulch around tender perennials or those that are over-exposed during the cold season. Try placing bags of this dry mulch by the compost pile for layering with fresh kitchen waste in the winter months. The bags will keep the leaves dry and contained in a handy manor, ready for use right next to the compost bin. Fro...

-- A 2-Part Interview with the Brummets ! -- The Conversations with Writers blog owner, Ambrose, just wrote me to let me know that Part 1 of an interview with Dave and I is now live on Conversations with Writers and is accessible at http://bit.ly/1GuvF2 According to Ambrose's site, the blog features conversations that are presented with a view to promoting reading, writing, and small press publishers. Feel free to leave comments on her blog - or this blog too! Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Radio News -- Every day at Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show, you'll see that I feature a new archived episode. Today's episode is from August 2008 when we had a discussion on How Thoughts Affect Our Lives . We have over 240 archived shows for listeners to scroll through, going all the way back to May 2007. You can also scroll through the archived shows by looking to the right side of the Conscious Discussions talk radio homepage (click on hyperlinks here) where the archived shows are listed according to the month in which they aired. Alternatively head over to our main site: www.brummet.ca - go to the Conscious Discussions talk radio page there and discover FAQ's and other news, and a list of all of the archived shows. Today on Authors Read radio show I have Katie Gates joining in to read an excerpt from her novel: The Somebody Who . Check it out by following the hyperlinks here or look to the right side of this page for links to recent episodes of Authors R...

-- Positive Eco-News -- Today on Conscious Discussions Talk Radio I share information about wildlife rehabilitation, new geo-engineering technology, solar breakthroughs, recycling news, greening efforts by individual businesses, and more! Check out the Positive Eco-News episode by clicking on the hyper-links here, or look to the right for links to the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio . ** Last chance to enter this week's prize draw! Scroll down for info on the weekly prize contests. Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Quote of the Day -- “ On average there is a death from hunger around the world every 3 seconds of every day. During the course of the World Hunger Strike campaign there will have been 1,756,800 people around the world that will have died of hunger .” ~ Bob Williamson ( founder and chairman of the Greenhouse Neutral Foundation ) -- Hunger & Poverty -- As you may already be aware, I've been sharing information, tips & resources on green & frugal living & calls to action in celebration of the homeless, poverty & peace awareness holidays being celebrated at this time of the year. In honor of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty events happening today I'd like to extend this topic just a little more to share a couple of interesting discussions I was a part of & some events that are happening this weekend. Interestingly, I was listening to a radio show last night ( www.blogtalkradio.com/aprilsims ) which was having a discussion on homeless...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life itself reveals again and again the opposite: that letting go is the path to real freedom .” ~ Sogyal Rinpoche -- Authors Read Radio -- Today on Authors Read Radio host Lillian Brummet shares excerpts from Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd . Click on the hyper-link above, or look to the right side of this blog, to access recently aired Authors Read Radio episodes Hear other excerpts from the newly released 2nd edition of the Purple Snowflake Marketing e-book via archived broadcasts below: August 15th, September 12th & today's broadcast, Oct 16th More info about this e-book can be found at: www.brummet.ca/purple.html -- Prize Draw Reminder -- Oct 12-18 Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, by Dayna Hilton (Children's Book) ---&--- The Twelfth Age, by Lily Stephen (fantasy, book 3 of trilogy) To enter the draw all you need to ...