Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “… I loved the idea of creating a world and characters that people can relate to and a lot of times we can tell emotional truths in a fictional way that you can’t tell in reality. In reality I think people hide a lot of things, but in fiction it allows the writer and reader to explore those deeper emotions than they would otherwise. …I usually a beginning and an end in my head of where I want the story to go; but during the writing the characters sort of take the story where they want to go. I’ll allow a certain amount of flexibility – maybe a certain character that I thought would do one thing, ends up doing something else because as you are writing you get to know the characters better. …it is much more cheaper, and greener to start with an e-book first (before going into print) and that is where most of your money will come in from. …I think writers can impact the world in so many ways. For myself, I focus on wildlife conservation, environ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “Every successful, happy person will confirm  that the main reason for their success  is that they are doing what they love to do.  …Work is too often viewed as punishment  – because of this attitude,  we don’t do our jobs with dignity  and we refuse to discover ways to make our work challenging and enjoyable.  If you are going to strive for true happiness,  you have to change your attitude toward work.”  ~ Darrell Knoch; Mastering a Healthy Self-image    -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Burt Berlowe is an award-winning author and journalist who specializes in writing and publishing the stories of ordinary people involved in social change. His latest book - The Compassionate Rebel Revolution: Ordinary People Changing...

  Environmental Pollution: A Global Phenomenon By Shakti Singh Rathore  The hydroelectric power station in the northern part of India near a river was a center point of debate among the many environmental issues facing India certain years ago. Many environmental activists were adamant on preventing the building of the dam. The reason was that the building of the dam can create pollution in the nearby areas including vegetation, wild life, flora and fauna. The struggle between the activists and the government continued for several years was a main environmental issue in the leading newspapers of the country. The above cited incident is one of the many cases of environmental degradation caused by human beings. There are many issues which needs immediate concern like the global warming, endangered species, Ozone layer depletion, water pollution, air pollution and the land pollution. Various efforts like formation of organizations at global and cou...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Freedom is found  in the choice-less awareness  of our daily existence and activity ” ~ Krishnamurti    -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Our guest today, Carole Fleet, is highly regarded as a grief expert and is the award-winning author of both Widows Wear Stilettos and of Happily Even After ; she is also the CEO and founder of Widows Wear Stilettos, Inc . – a non-profit organization. Did you know that 800,000 people become widowed every year in the US, or that there are currently 20 million widowed individuals residing in the US right now? That means there is a lot of pain and need for advice and encouragement – and is the reason why we are featuring Carole on our show today. Join us live (10-11 AM Pacific) and drop in the chat room - or access...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “…We are moving away from relationships each other and towards relationships with objects and creatures that do not create pain in our lives – because we move away from pain and towards pleasure. …We all want to be valued and in our relationships in this culture people feel anxious, nervous, and distracted – 50% of the time people are not even paying attention to what they are doing. …Changing behavior goes against everything we have done to stay safe – the limbic system is the emotional, reactive brain part. The brain wave of the child is taking in information, absorbing everything – once we go through puberty our brain changes to Beta. …It is all about autonomy, self-governing, of being in control of our lives. …When we start talking in terms of ‘should’ we are judging; that you are not smart, you are not being appropriate, that you are not good enough. …Our culture is narcissistic - We are more concerned with what I think, what am I ...

-- Quote of the Day -- "People are anxious to improve their circumstances,  but are unwilling to improve themselves;  they therefore remain bound."  ~ James Allen    -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Frank Domenico Cipriani - columnist, volunteer, author,  and educator - was Ocean County, (New Jersey, USA) Volunteer of the Year in 2009. His Walkabout program annually involves 250 miles of walkabout trips for 11-17 year olds that spanned all twenty-one counties of New Jersey (all on foot) and resulted in the planting of over 3,000 trees. We’ll also touch on his passions for The Gatherer Institute and their work to involve youth in community involvement and resource management Join us live (10-11 AM Pacific) and drop in the chat room - or access the archive of...

Today's featured article was written by:  Stan Popovich, author of: A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear. To find Stan visit his site: http://www.managingfear.com   MANAGING THE FEAR AND ANXIETY OF THE UNKNOWN By Stanley Popovich All most everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen to you in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to manage this fear of dealing with the unknown. Remember that no one can predict the future with one hundred percent certainty. Even if the thing that you are afraid of does happen there are circumstances and factors that you can’t predict which can be used to your advantage. For instance, let’s say at your place of work that you miss the deadline for a project you have been working on for the last few months. Everything you feared is coming true. Suddenly, y...