Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Charmaine Hammond and her dog Toby were a volunteer team at a mental health hospital for many years. She also worked as a volunteer doing presentations to schools and businesses, helping them be more resilient and inspired. She is passionate about being involved in community service projects and community groups. She wrote an emotionally moving tale about her experiences with animal therapy in a fantastic book: On Toby’s Terms . Charmaine and her dog Toby enlisted more than 5,000 students on their kindness mission and together raised more than $12,000 for local charities.   Join us Live at 10-11 AM (Pacific) and drop in the live chat room... or access the archive of the discussion later on:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/04/08/dog-rescue-therapy-dogs Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and mo...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… The world has changed – When we start to become leaders in our own life – when we start to have self-leadership, we become leaders in the minds of others who want to know how we became successful. …Leading by example will bring respect from others. …no one is perfect so we have to start from where we are. …When we are great leaders but not managing people, but managing the work and the tools to allow people to grow. …Being a good leaders means you listen and learn a lot so that you know exactly what is missing, allowing you to overcome the challenges. …You need to be like a magnet so that you pull people toward you naturally, organically. There are many leaders who didn’t really have any formal education, but people naturally follow them. …We need to believe that our people can be change agents for world transformation – no matter what our business is, it is just energy; it is all about consciousness .” ~ Kamran Akbarzadeh  Today...

We are thrilled to participate along with hundreds of other blogs in the: Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.ca/2012/04/hoppy-easter-international-giveaway.html April 6th to 12th Because April is Poetry Month - we feel it is appropriate to offer a copy of Towards Understanding 's 1st edition in softcover paperback to our readers for a North American Reader ... and e-book for 2nd prize... or for anyone located out of Canada/US region.  I've posted a little information about the book below, and if you'd like to win a copy - simply enter a comment below on this post . be sure to leave your email address in the post so we can contact the winner and arrange to ship a signed copy of Towards Understanding - a print copy of the collector's 1st edition of Towards Understanding . Signed by author - printed on Sustainably Harvested paper. Feel free to tell your friends about the contest too...   *if you have trouble...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ We all have the extraordinary coded within us... waiting to be released .” ~  Jean Houston -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144      Save The Frogs Org’s founder and executive director, Dr. Kerry Kriger, wrote us saying he'd like to do another phone interview to promote the 4th annual save the frogs day (April 28,2012) www.savethefrogs.com/day - The first interview with Kerry aired on June 28/’09, was such a success and we just love what the organization does for this planet – so of course we had to agree to have him back on our show. Kerry is an ecologist and conservation biologist with an education in environmental sciences and mechanical engineering. His passion is to prevent the extinction of wildlife populations of amphibians. Join us to learn about the organization,...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…What happens with the minerals is that they have to be in a certain size in order to be absorbed by plants… so those minerals cannot be chunks of rocks thrown on the ground, they have to be broken down. And that comes from the worms, acids and bacteria in the soil – but if you are using chemicals, you are killing all those things that break down the minerals. …Every location is different – so try to get soil tests done in a local university because they know what is going on in the local soil. …Soil is formed from minerals, water, air and organic material – and each of these things can be enhanced. …We should be able to keep our body as healthy as possible to allow the liver to metabolize with these toxins – because there has always been toxins – so we should concentrate in being healthy at the core.” ~ Carolyn Dean Today's quote was taken from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show episode titled: Nutrition & Soil Depletion ...

-- Quote of the Day -- "Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger,  even though it is hard to realize this.  For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure  help us in our marching onward." ~ Henry Ford, American industrialist -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144      Unfortunately, our guest of the day (Kathryn Raaker) was a no - show.  This gave us the opportunity to share some very inspiring information about energy technology advancements, offer some fantastic quotes and more. Check out the Positive News segment via the link below.   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/04/03/positive-news Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information abou...

-- Poetry Month -- April is Poetry Month ...as such we'll offer several poems throughout this month on our blog. The first one I'd like to share today is a poem I wrote called In Our Midst, which will be included in an upcoming book of poetry scheduled for late 2012. For those of you interested in other published poetry, check out my book: Towards Understanding on www.brummet.ca In Our Midst How can we justify this life? With every breath that we take Can we influence this hard world Is there power in the hands Of This boy or this girl There are heroes in our midst And you know that they exist They exist in you and I We are the heroes in our midst How can we waste away this life? When every breath is a gift A chance to choose whatever fits To make some wrong right Or ease somebody’s plight How can we whine about this life? When those who passed before had Passed through rougher roads and more And when looked at in...