Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Authors Read -- Today's Authors Read episode offers an insider's brief introduction into defining media and free filler material for the new author - Lillian Brummet shares an excerpt from Purple Snowflake Marketing's 9th Chapter, A Word About the Media To access the show click on the hyper-links here or look to the right side of this screen for links to recent Authors Read episodes. -- Reminder: Prize Draw Contest! Enter Today! -- Prize draw ( Dec 1-20th ) is for the following: Cathy Nesbitt is offering a copy of her DVD " Squirm " & a stainless steel water bottle (www.cathyscomposters.com) -- Nora Weston has offered a copy of: Paranormal Pleasures Digest (www.noraweston.com) -- Lillian Brummet's poetry e-book: Towards Understanding ( www.brummet.ca ) To enter the draw all you need to do is: Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (**remove spaces before sending**) with the word "prize" in the subject line. Deadline : Dec 20th @ noon (pac...

-- Conscious Discussions -- Sue Scheff joined me today on Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show to talk about the Internet - A Dangerous Asset . In this interesting discussion we explored common terms like: cybyer-sticks and cyber-stones, cyber stalking, hacking, social networking, & email spam . We also learned some tips on how to make sure you know what is happening with your name, business or product online. Just recently I was listening to an interview with an amazing blogger who created a full-time business out of his blogging efforts within a year of starting out… with no prior experience. Tales like this are enticing more and more traffic online with hopes of networking, creating friends or getting the word out about their products and services. Yet there is also a lot of fear. We often hear about Facebook and Myspace horror stories, even a Twitter site from a writer-friend of mine was hacked for a short time… We might also have concerns about shopping online, providing in...

-- Quote of the Day -- "It is our duty to ensure that these rights are a living reality -- that they are known, understood and enjoyed by everyone, everywhere. It is often those who most need their human rights protected, who also need to be informed that the Declaration exists -- and that it exists for them ." ~ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, regarding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. -- Conscious Events -- Today is Human Rights Day - which is celebrated annually across the planet since Dec 10 1948 when the date was chosen to honor the first global recognition of human rights by the United Nations General Assembly and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to the UN website (www.un.org): " This theme for 2008, “Dignity and justice for all of us,” reinforces the vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a commitment to universal dignity and justice. It is not a luxury or a wish-list. The UDHR and its core ...

-- Quote of the Day -- " If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make The Change You Gotta Get It Right, While You Got The Time 'Cause When You Close Your Heart Then You Close Your...Mind!... " ~ Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today we have a very special show lined up for you… Kathy Stevens, founder & director of a wonderful animal sanctuary known as: Catskill Animal Sanctuary - whose focus is to end cruelty by fostering compassion. Learn about the volunteers, the staff and all the work they and sponsors do to keep this organization afloat. Learn about their campaigns and upcoming events, issues they are addressing and how you can help. Find the interview via the hyper-link above or look to the right side of this screen for links to recently aired broadcasts of the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. *Help Dave & Lillian continue to offer fun prize contests every week, fresh interest...

-- Chatter -- Wow, I had an amazing time last night speaking with November on the Voice of the People Radio Show - she's a really talented host and I had such a wonderful experience. I just finished listening to the archive which you can find at: http://www.paranormalradionetwork.org Today I am to finish the last of my xmas baking... WHEW! One more big batch of goodies and that is it for the season. We had to break out the snow-shovels this morning as we had about 2 1/2 inches of snow fall overnight. I know, that isn't much of anything to speak of, but we celebrate just the same! I love the snow, winter is a wonderful time for reflection, reading, cuddling, training the dogs, writing, marketing and studying. It is also a great time to get those projects around the interior of our homes completed from organizing and donations to cleaning and craft projects. We'll be talking more about some great ways to beat the winter-blues after the xmas season, so stay tuned to our blog :...

-- Announcements -- Owner Jennine Morales interviews award winning author Lillian Brummet today at Gathering Authors: Interview Pit this weekend. Gathering Authors is a place where authors join with their written works of art to introduce to the world. Between 6 and 8 PM (PST) tonight (Dec 5th) Voice of the People Radio host November Hanson will interview us (Dave & Lillian Brummet) for the full two hours! This is going to be a very indepth discussion about the world of writing and making a difference as an individual. Check it out by clicking the links here. http://voiceofthepeopleradio.com -- Recommended Resource -- An online writer friend of ours, Barbara Spring, has a new water-related podcast that we would like to recommend: The Dynamic Great Lakes Stuff Your Rucksack (www.stuffyourrucksack.com) a site that enables travellers to help other travellers to give practical assistance to people who have the least, but often give the most. -- Conscious Ho...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. " ~ Bob Marley -- Authors Read Radio -- Today we feature Nora Weston on the Authors Read Radio show - fiction writer & poet within the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Today she will read from Adevar - a short story that depicts the journey of Nathan Hawkins who enters an unearthly realm to find his destiny is something only dreams are made of. Access this live show at 9 AM (pacific) today with just a single click on the links here (or on the right side of this page) - of course you can also access the archive of todays episode at your convenience. -- Conscious Holidays -- December is AIDS Awareness Month and yo...