Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “ I wondered how many more people are in jobs that they don’t like but they are staying there for all the wrong reasons. Unfortunately, most of us live like we are never going to die. …I want to help empower people to live now, shine their light strongly now because ‘later’ may never come. …Follow your passion and you’ll find that the universe will conspire to help you get there .” ~ Susan Alexander-Heaton Today's quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show interview that aired back on March 24th, titled: Finding Your Bliss -- Chatter -- Apologies to our readers here on this blog - I couldn't sign in to this site for some reason yesterday, though I tried several times throughout the day. So here I am, back in action! I'm under a big crunch right now in the office as this is the time frame for me to get all the outlines for the upcoming month completed and scheduled to air on the Conscious Discussions Radio show. I...

-- Quote of the Day -- "I believe it is the nature of people to be heroes, given the chance."  ~ James Autry -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today we are featuring the third episode of: The Best of 2007... these are set aside to highlight excerpts of our favorite discussions that aired back in 2007. Today we are focusing on Fair Trade and Green Living as our topics.  Join us live and drop in to the chat room if you can... or access the archive of the show later on at your convenience  - via the hyper-linked show title above. -- Positive Eco-News -- Thanks to all the readers out there who expressed their joy over yesterday's post! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it. So, in keeping with the topic of being "green" when enjoying the outdoors, I have a few other small suggestions: Camping, ahh.... loading up the car, arriving at the site, the excitement while setting up the tent and then hunger sets in... but wait - are those clouds forming? - wel...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “… One person cannot fix all the ills in the world and it is very easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of what needs to occur. So my advice is always to choose one thing that you really care about and that you think your particular skill set can make a difference - and focus on that. Trust that your fellow human beings will take the lead on the other issues. …So just choose one thing, don’t feel like you have to volunteer everywhere. …If most of us did this, things will get significantly better. …Just choose to make a difference. …Your life and the world in which we live in is your responsibility; you are going to feel empowered when you accept that responsibility .” ~Jen Hancock Compassionate, Proactive Living (Mar 22) To hear the full interview use the link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/03/22/compassionate-proactive-living  -- Green Camping Tips -- Alternative low impact camping means to reduce ...

 -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Kristen Johnson, known as Miss Kris to her students and KR Johnson to her readers, is a fun and popular teacher specializing in kids with learning difficulties. Kristen is the author of a fantastic book for young people of all ages: The Eleventh Sense . She is also a founding member of the fabulous interactive improv performance group, The Ladybugs . Today we are going to learn about working with others, the importance of the arts in society, and teaching young people.  As always, the show airs live at 10-11 AM (pacific) and will be archived soon after the show airs... Chat room will be open for live listeners: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/05/10/arts-youth   -- Conscious Living Event -- May 10, 2011 to May 12, 2011 Waste Expo 2011 (43rd year) Location: Dallas, Texas Website: http://www.wasteexpo.com -- Positive Eco-News -- The Castlegar branch of the Selkirk college (BC, Canada) is...

-- Quote of the Day -- " There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where non intrudes, by the deep sea and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more ."  ~ George Gordon Byron -- Conscious Living Event -- May 8 - 11 Waste - The Social Context 2011 Location: Edmonton, AB - Canada Info: www.ewmce.com -- Conscious  Discussions Radio -- Sheri Ann Richerson is our guest of the day – She is the co-author of a fantastic gardening guide book titled: Complete Idiot’s Guide to Year-Round Gardening and several other books including 101 Organic Gardening Tips , 101 English Gardening Tips and numerous other published books.  Her work with the Plant-A-Row For the Hungry and the National Wildlife Federation , among other organizations, are certainly impressive and inspiring. We’ll learn about all of this today – and most of all we’ll discover some great gardening tips!  Live @ 10 - 11 AM (pacific) ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… There are ions in nature, negative ions are actually the good ones. You know when you go outside after a rain and there is this feeling in the air – that is the negative ions. …And you know when you walk across the carpet and you get a shock? Well, that is positive ions. When you walk on a carpet of natural materials, you won’t get that effect. …What else brings negative ions? - Water features and plants. …Sweet Briar Nature Center developed the butterfly house to educate people about the destruction of the rain forest and our natural habitat. …What few people realize is that butterflies will need certain plants to feed from… and certain plants for laying their eggs on. They are very specific as to the species… so if the habitat is severely decreased, that butterfly will not survive .” ~ Maureen Calamia  Today's quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show episode that aired back on – March 13 - titled: Sweetbriar Nature Cente...

-- Quote of the Day -- " The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard, he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too ." Luther Bear -- Conscious Living Event -- May 5-6  Solar Ontario Conference and Trade Show Location : Windsor, Ontario – Canada Info : www.cansia.ca  -- Positive Eco-News -- In keeping with the topic of alternative energy today, I'd like to offer some exciting news about wind energy.   Wind turbines generating power of up to 20 megawatts are now 'realistic', according to a report, released at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 2011 conference in Brussels. According to the Up Wind Project , the technology is improving so much that they can now get wind turbines to 20 megawatt (most produce 5). Using rotor diameters of around 200 meters on today's standard five-megawatt turbines would also allow huge increases in pow...