Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- " The more confident you are in your own truth, the less it matters whether or not anyone agrees with you ." ~ Anonymous -- Recommended Resources -- Canadian Association for Renewable Energies was federally incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in March '98, with a mandate to promote feasible applications of renewable energies. Info: www.renewables.ca Earth Energy Society of Canada represents the domestic earth energy industry (ground-source / geothermal heat pump) and promotes quality installations of earth energy technology as a viable economic alternative for Canadians. Info: http://imby.org Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at w ww.brummet.ca

-- Quote of the Day -- “The impact of suicide is that people are haunted by the question of Why. Even though you can say there is a big connection to mental illness, addictions, depression and hopelessness leading to suicide. Still survivors are left wondering “what if…” There are a whole host of questions that can preoccupy the survivors. In the case of adults, usually the intense anguish gets better after a 2 year period. However there can be physical symptoms, where you can have trouble sleeping or concentrating, a feeling numb, a sense of wondering about the meaning of your own life - and it is so incredibly important to be gentle with yourself and to reach out for help from others. …Often when you say someone committed suicide, people will migrate to how or why it happened – but what can be very helpful is to ask the grieving individual to tell you about the person and have them come alive across time and not have the event being the definition of who that person was. …We all have...

-- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today on Conscious Discussions we are speaking about everyday pets becoming volunteers and therapists for humans - Barbara Techel, our guest of the day, is the award-winning author of the Frankie children’s book series based on a real-life story of the author's dog who had a spinal injury. This courageous little dog of hers ended up enabling the author to encourage children to be the best they can be while learning that no matter what life challenges we face, we can still give back to the world. Today we will talk all about this, and Barbara’s experiences in working with Frankie as a volunteer therapy team at hospitals, nursing homes, hospice centers and the occasional visit to children’s classrooms as well. Drop in to hear this fascinating interview on Animal Therapists by clicking on the hyperlinks here - or look to the right for recently aired episodes. -- Conscious Living Event -- March 10-12: Waste & Recycling Expo Location: CIEC World...

-- Quote of the Day -- "We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men." ~ Herman Melville -- Interview -- Drop by for the Affordable Landscape Makeover interview with hosts Douglas & Annette Johnson, while they ask Lillian Brummet how to build healthy soil, get seeds and plants, water and maintain a garden on a strict budget and very little time. Find resources & more gardening info on our site: www.brummet.ca www.blogtalkradio.com/allwrite -- Conscious Living Events -- March 8-9 : Gatineau, QC. – Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety Forum – Leading Workplace Change @ Hilton Lac-Leamy www.ccohs.ca March 7-13: E-book week is just around the corner @ http://www.ebookweek.com -- Even A Font Can Make A Difference! -- *Source: Japanfs.org Nis Co., a Japanese firm which develops character fonts for PCs, started selling its Ecofont series in August 2008. The Ecofont , named for ecology and economy, has been a major hi...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Some kids find it very hard to read and write – if you can read and write you can teach yourself and do anything you want to do. Literacy is extremely important… and kids won’t learn unless they want to, and it is my job (as a teacher) to make them want to. I am a catalyst. …(as a young person) my husband had a passion for falconry but was failing high school English and a very wise teacher had him write about falconry – Now he’s a writer himself, and more than that he is a publisher. …I had to bring 4 cougar cubs to school one day (no one was at home to look after them) and it was just a wonderful reaction. The cougars were particularly what turned more students on. …There was none little boy who was put into my class (because no one wanted him) and he just sat in the back of the class room and he just would not do anything, he just defied me to teach him. But after school I noticed that he talked to dogs and cats in people’s yards on his way home so I gave hi...

-- Quote of the Day -- " If we are flexible and pragmatic, if we can resolve to work tirelessly in common effort, then we will achieve our common purpose: a world that is safer, cleaner and healthier than the one we found; and a future that is worthy of our children " ~ Barack Obama -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Cheryl Kerr has published columns, essays and articles in newspapers and periodicals. She has also published a book on employment law. To access today's broadcast of The World of Writing with Cheryl Kerr , click on the show title here or look to the right to find recently aired episodes of the Conscious Discussions talk radio show. -- Thoughtful Consumerism -- Last Xmas my sister-in-law handed me a xmas card that was made in such a way that at the end of the season the recipient could tear it into two bookmarks and reuse the card for many more months as bookmarks. It was also printed with soy inks and on FSC paper. I still remember that card several months l...

-- Interesting Eco-Interview -- The Greenhouse Neutral Foundation (based in Australia) sent me a link for an interview they did with Joanne Luke - host of the Healthy Planet Healthy People Show. In this interview they talked about the seemingly unending consumption in a finite world of resources. Location: http://bit.ly/bgxVNc -- Bike Sharing -- *Source: www.japanfs.org Japan's first full-scale bicycle-sharing service, billed as a novel eco-friendly form of public transportation, is set to start on March 20, 2010, in downtown Toyama City – operated by Cyclocity , Inc . While bike-sharing services are becoming more common in major cities in Europe and the U.S., Toyama will be the first to introduce such a full-scale system in Japan. A total of 150 bicycles will be installed at 15 self-service stations in the central part of the city. Pre-registration is required to use the service, and registered users can pick up and return bicycles at any time at any rental station. -- Conscious...