Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- " The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself ." ~ Mark Caine -- Alternative Energy -- Wind power definitely holds promise as one of the leading alternative energies being employed across the globe. There have been all kinds of innovations from learning how high they should be, what color they need to be, and how fast the blades turn - in order to have a safe co-existence with flying creatures and the voracious human need for land. Just recently I learned of a wind turbine that can fold as much as 90 degrees - preventing damage from strong winds, such as typhoons. A few weeks ago I had a discussion with an inventor on our radio show who was saying that this kind of damage, depending on the area, might be prevented with redesigning the shape of the blade, and having it automatically turn sideways, rather than facing a strong wind.  -- Did You Know?? -- Did you kno...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ When we are calm, we can be clear – Sometimes there are dangers, but we have to be calm to decide what to do. …We all have expectations – how we think something will turn out; often there is a huge difference between our expectations and what is really going on. …Be really in the present moment, embrace the present moment – don’t fight it and hate it because it isn’t looking like what you expected. …So, we are not reacting to what is actually happening, we are reacting to what we imagine might happen. …Even when we are facing a difficult prognosis, just stay in the moment, stay with what is happening right now, in the room… and you can handle it. …We don’t know how anything is going to work out – so it is very wise to stay in the moment. …This world is endlessly fascinating and beautiful and the more you are able to not fear it, the more your life is filled with possibility .”  Today's quote was derived from the Fearless Living interview with Brend...

-- Quote of the Day --  "Those who are lifting the world upward and onward  Are those who encourage more than criticize."   ~ Elizabeth Harrison      -- Chatter -- Whew! The day is already well on the way and I feel like I am dragging along behind the ticking of the clock. ...Well, at least I'm not throwing a tantrum - yet. :) I kid, of course, and actually feel blessed that there is so much to do. So many other writers continue to struggle to build a strong networking team, to develop a strong contact list, to have outlets like a radio show and a blog to manage - and so, I am blessed. Today finds me under a mountain of emails, and January show outlines to develop. I was hoping to get back to the last of the first edits of the second book in the Trash Talk series - but that will have to wait for another day or two. I'll be all too happy to hand that project over to Dave for the final proofreading and formatting stages. This project is due to be pu...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Your living is determined not so much by what life brings you, But by what you bring to life; Not so much by what happens to you, But what happens to you through the way Your mind looks at what happens ." ~ Lewis Dunnington -- Brummet's & the Media -- Media and print producer Linda Leon, is  also the host of the Book That Author talk radio show devoted to authors, editors and other book professionals in the writing industry. Lillian is excited to be invited to participate in this radio program today as their featured guest. Check out the Marketing Experts interview via the hyper-links here in this post. * The show airs live at 9:30 (pacific) and will be archived as well for those who cannot make the live broadcast. -- Conscious Discussions Radio --  Conscious Discussions Radio airs live today at a slightly different time, due to the interview scheduled this morning... Today's discussion on the World of Writing will talk a...

-- Christmas Wrapping Paper Woes -- A great way to reuse wrapping paper and paperboard boxes is to create beautiful, and reusable, gift bags and gift boxes.  The term paperboard boxes refers to cereal, cracker or pasta boxes and the like. For the suggested gift-box project you can also use shoe boxes or any similar box with a lid. Alternatively you can build your own boxes simply by taking a larger box, undue all the folds and lay it flat on the working surface.  Simply design the box according to the dimensions that you require – all you need is a little know-how, a ruler, pencil and a sharp craft knife or scissors and some glue. Be sure to allow the glue to cure, once the box is constructed, before going on to the next step. To make seasonal gift-bags , wrap a paperboard box as you would a gift, except you need to leave the top open. Fold the top inch or two of the wrapping paper over the edge of the top of the box, and glue in place. Punch two holes at the top of t...

 -- Quote of the day -- " To effectively communicate, we must realize that  we are all different in the way we perceive the world  and use this understanding as a guide  to our communication with others ."   ~ Anthony Robbins   -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Our Guest today:  Dr. Sophia Yin is a veterinarian, applied animal behaviorist, speaker and author of numerous scholarly articles and books about pets and their training. I found it quite interesting that among her numerous educational achievements, Sophia also studied vocal communication in dogs and worked on behavior modification in horses, giraffes, ostriches and chickens. Her work today involves making house-calls for behavior consulting, teaches dog training and kitty kindergarten classes, works at San Francisco Veterinary Specialists (www.SFVS.net), writes for several veterinary and popular magazines and facilitates workshops on animal behavior and low stress handlin...

-- World of Writing Interview # 35 --  Joining us today on the Brummet's Conscious Blog is our featured guest of  the day: Teresa Morrow. She is an Editor at Large at WE Magazine for Women ™ ( http://www.wemagazineforwomen ),contributes a weekly post on   Successful Blog titled, " Social Media Book List " and is a monthly blogger for BookBuzzr ( http://www.bookbuzzr.com ). She combines her three passions:  writing, reading and networking in her business, Key Business Partners , LLC.  She manages online promotional campaigns for authors to ease the stress of  doing it all by themselves.  Teresa is passionate about her work as she helps bring her clients unique message to the world.  She is available for 20 minute free consultation. Find Teresa @ Key Business Partners  www.keybusinesspartners.com Q: Did you take any writing classes? A: No, I didn't take any writing classes, however, I have joined some writing groups which helps ...