Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day -- "To the world you may just be one person, But to one person, you may just be the world." ~ Brandi Snyder -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's episode features Gail Small who will be joining us for a discussion on joyful living and volunteering. Gail is a Master Teacher, the author of 6 books, a speaker and more... Join us today at 10-11 AM  & drop in the live chat room if you can - Or you can access the archive of today's program later on at your convenience - via the link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/04/21/joyful-volunteering   -- Conscious Living Events -- Today!...   April 21: Grand Forks Annual April Poetry Cafe Time: from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Grand Forks Library,  Grand Forks BC - Canada Info : Drop in to read your favorite poem, and share your  own poetry.  And coming up... April 22: Plastics Lecture Location : Paul Ecke Central Scool ...

-- Quote of the Day --   " Self-pity is our worst enemy, and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in the world ." ~ Helen Keller  -- Chatter -- Wow! It has been an incredibly eventful April with something going on every single day - from interviews and media appearances, blog features, contests and all kinds of encouraging information released on our blog.... and still more to come before the month is out. The most recent interviews happened just yesterday with a guest on my radio show ( Anjuelle Floyd ), a featured guest on my blog ( Stacy Juba ) - I also was interviewed for 1.5 hours on a fantastic radio show ( Online With Andrea )... and we joined a huge contest along with some 200 or more other blogs ( Easter Hop GiveAway )... and that was just yesterday! lol - Today is a little lighter, so I'd like to take a quick moment to encourage you to scroll through the recent posts and visit the links on our sidebars here on this blog. A mountain of dishes, ...

-- Radio -- Just a quick note to let you know that we are doing a World of Writing i nterview today at 10-11 Pacific AM - with Anjuelle Floyd on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show... Also later on today at  4:30-6:30 (pacific) I'll be appearing on the Online with Andrea Talk Radio show. You can access the live or archived episodes via the links below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinewithandrea/2011/04/19/trash-talk-its-easy-being-green http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/04/19/world-of-writing-with-anjuelle-floyd  * Don't forget to enter the Easter Hop Giveaway (see post below)  Congratulations to the winner from Stacy Juba's blog: Mysteries, Murders & More blog contest - Janet - who will receive a copy of Jump Start for Writers today!

 -- Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop -- We are thrilled to participate in this years Easter Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader Not a Writer blog, who has partnered with Once Upon a Twilight blog to make this event happen. There are over 200 blogs involved in the 6-day event that you can visit to discover the prizes they are offering and how you can enter to win some of them. *You can enter as many of the blogs' individual prize offerings as you want by leaving a comment on their blog - via this link: http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/p/giveaway-hop-page.html Our contest details are:    Wednesday, April 20th to Monday, April 25th We will be offering 2 sets of 8 bookmarks  For 2 winners of the draw here on this blog Enter by leaving a comment (include an email address)   These bookmarks are produced right here in the province of BC, Canada and are created using: 100% recycled content 100% all veggie ink (some soy inks h...

  -- Quote of the Day -- “ …A good play is liberating because it takes you out of your own voice - and forces you to speak in your character's voice. …There are two pleasure points in play-writing. One is the writing - and the other is sitting in the audience and watching the audience respond to what you’ve done. But in between these two pleasures, is some pretty nasty stuff (he laughs) called auditions, rehearsals, design meetings…”  ~ Gordon Osmond Today's quote comes from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio interview that aired back on March 1st with Gordon: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/03/01/world-of-writing-w-gordon-osmond  -- World of Writing Interview -- We have a World of Writing interview with children's author Bruce Lawley, his site is:  www.animazings.com Q: How have your books gotten published? What was your path to publication? This is my first published book; I have self-published it. I chose this route as...

-- Positive Eco-News -- I learned from the Recycling Product e-news bulletin that each year 6 billion pounds of carpet waste is sent to landfills across North America.   If properly recycled, carpet can be reused into composite lumber, roofing shingles, automotive parts, railroad ties and stepping stones. New carpet, even carpet remnants can be donated to numerous organizations such as Habitat to Humanity , or a local reuse center in your area. Chevrolet offered some ideas such as using carpet pieces to line garage walls, preventing car doors from getting scratched. The same idea can be applied to muffle the sound from washers and dryers. Some innovative people have used carpet remnants to protect tires from the sun and to insulate a compost pile. Some other ideas to consider might be to use pieces in entrance and carport or work area (i.e. by a work bench).  Stop weeds in garden paths and keep your feet clean by laying the carpet upside down in the pathway. Anoth...

-- Quote of the Day -- "It is by choice and not by chance that we change our circumstances"  ~ Nadia Sahari -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- We have a special feature show lined up for you today - Saturday - at 10:00 - 11 AM Pacific (Live):  Karin Abarbanel is our guest of the day – entrepreneur and marketing consultant expert on start up strategies. She is also the Co-author of: Birthing the Elephant , a guide offering 22 business start-up strategies – and she is the author of four other how-to guides.. One of the best things about our topic today is that perhaps it will help someone out there who has a genuinely conscious, proactive service or product that could make a difference in the world – who may be facing insurmountable odds in getting this idea to see the light of day, and from there – developing name recognition and a loyal clientele. Each of these requires a plan of action and we have the pleasure of having an expert to offer advice in thi...