Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “…I think there is this disconnect when it comes to water issues – a lot of areas are extracting ground water at a greater rate than what can be replenished by rain and snow, and that is a problem because the ground can sink and affect roads and bridges and all types of infrastructure. …Billions of gallons go leaking away every single day. …Look into your own water system – find out the state that the system is in, and who is testing it. …Replace thirsty lawns, especially those that are not being used, with lush and beautiful xeroscape plants. …Lawns do keep down dust and reduce heat in urban areas, but there are better options. …Every time you turn on the tap, think about it – so that it becomes a conscious thing that we do, rather than an automatic thing.”  ~ Lucinda Crosby Today's quote originates from the Honoring Storytellers interview that aired back on Feb 15 Via the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. Click on interview title (above) to a...

 -- Brummet's In the Media -- Please join myself and the Dream Time Radio show host, Julia Widdop, for a discussion... @ 2 PM (Pacific) / 3 PM (Mountain) Location: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dreamtime-radio    Show title:  Writing Team, Dave & Lillian Brummet -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Finding Your Bliss is our topic today, with special guest - Susanne Alexander Heaton: CEO of Motivated by Nature ... an author, publisher, speaker and fundraiser. While being in a wide variety of work settings, Susanne had some life changing wake-up calls occur that inspired her to start her own company. Through her children's book The ABC Field Guide to Faeries , Susanne has raised over $15,000 for worthy causes – and this is just the start.  Join us live, and drop in the chat room... or access the archived show at your convenience. The hyper-linked show title (above) will take you there, or you can access the recently aired Conscious Discussions ...

-- World of Writing Interview -- I have the pleasure of bringing our readers another World of Writing Interview installment, the guest today is James Fontaine. He tells me that he was inspired to write the book Never Mad Again: A Transformational Guide to Live in Peace in order to share stories of hope and healing with people who desire to live in peace and release the powerful influence of the ego.  James also manages a blog titled: Never Mad Again . His passion for sharing ideas and resources that help people become aligned with their true selves shines strongly in this interview below.  Find out more about his blog, books, or links to follow James on social networking sites at: www.nevermadagain.com Q: James, let's start with who inspired you to pursue a career in writing... There have been many people, that inspired me to write and to help others by writing, but the one who has has inspired me in a deeper way is Dr.Wayne W. Dyer. I had the idea to write a boo...

 -- Quote of the Day -- "It's not the mountain we conquer, But ourselves." ~ Edmund Hillary  -- A Note of Appreciation -- I’d like to celebrate those that have given so generously to the funds created by many organizations for the country of Japan including: - The Red Cross: www.RedCross.org - Shelterbox: www.ShelterBox.org - International Medical Corps: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.org - Global Giving: www.GlobalGiving.org - Doctors Without Borders: www.DoctorsWithoutBorders.org - Convoy of Hope: www.ConvoyOfHope.org - Salvation Army: www.SalvationArmy.org These are just a few of hundreds of amazing organizations, communities with sister cities in Japan, and thousands of individuals that are currently campaigning and fundraising for Japan’s people. -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Personal ethics – Why is this such an important part of the human experience? How can adopting ethics bring us toward a more productive fulfilled life? We’ll find out today....

-- Caregiving, part 2 -- Today we have the second installment of a special 2-part presentation by William & Nancy Martin -  Nancy has many years experience as a clergywoman and as a director of volunteers for Enloe Hospice (Chico, California - USA); while William has experience as a therapist, college instructor, writer, and as a minister. The couple have two grown children and can be found at: www.TheStillPoint.com   or at: www.CaregiversTao.com Based on the book The Caregiver’s Tao Te Ching Part 2 of Ancient Wisdom for Today's Caregivers by William & Nancy Martin Caring for another person is not about orchestrating the day so that it goes according to some idealized “plan.” It is about letting go of our ideals and making room for the two people who are here in this place, in this moment. This brings us the freedom to open our hearts to ourselves and to those in our care. Acceptance is the key. ...If we try to get rid of our pain we will suffer all the mo...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Sunday Gardening is our topic today. We'll be sharing information on shopping consciously in the gardening season, some recommended seed resources, some gardening programs, and more today. Airs live, as always, at 10-11 AM (Pacific) - a live chat room will be open for listeners, ... the archive usually loads within a few minutes so it will be up and ready for those who cannot make the live broadcast. Click here to access the show: Sunday Gardening -- Chatter -- Well, back in the office after 2 days off. I'll start working on the outlines for the interviews we have scheduled in April later today and hopefully will have that project completed by Monday evening. It is the last thing on my to-do list that has a deadline (I'm a little late) and then I can get back to the other mass of to-do's :)  I hope you'll join me today to share information on gardening... don't forget to ask questions live, or in the chat room, or se...

 -- chatter -- Today is the 2nd of  the 3 days I am supposed to take off from the home office - something I do every single month - my one weekend away... lol However, I find myself here in the office this morning, with a list of to-do's that nag at my mind. Ah, the difficulties of having a home office... it never, ever goes away. While I'm out of the office over the next 2 days (painting the upstairs bedrooms instead) I hope that you'll scroll through the archived posts here on this blog, and look through the links on the sidebars for all kinds of interesting information, tips, resources... I'll open the doors to the office again on Sunday morning, and hosting a Sunday Gardening segment on the radio show. :) -- Brummet's in the Media -- Literary R&R blog will be publishing one of our articles titled: Just Write - on Saturday this week -  Blog owner: Mandy Shemery  Location: www.literaryrr.blogspot.com * This might be a bi-weekly article spot there, ...