Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “ If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. ”     ~ Chinese Proverb  -- Positive News -- *Source: http://rpn.baumpub.com   Recycling Product News magazine reports that due to Canada’s increased recycling availability for plastics, they have seen a 15% increase in plastic packaging between 2009-2010.  A total of 217 million kilograms of plastics were collected for recycling, or about 70% of the plastic packaging consumed in Canada. (bottles, tubs, containers, lids, buckets, etc). Between 2009 and 2010, we saw an increase of 13% bottles, 36% increase in plastic bags and outer wrap – from households. While there was over 50% increase in plastic film and bags from the business sector. Find Dave and Lill...

-- Quote of the Day --  “ (re: drumming) People are looking for fun and easy opportunities to relieve stress – and a drum circle is a perfect way to connect with people. Every single drum circle is different; it is always interesting and surprising and gratifying, and being able to drum out stress - there are so many health benefits to it. …You can reduce exhaustion job burnout and boost your immune system. …Music therapy is able to promote wellness, manage stress, alleviate pain, express feelings, enhance memory, improve communication and promote physical rehabilitation ” ~ Judith Pinkerton Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on May 2nd titled: Music for Therapy  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Positive News --  * Source: JapanFS.org We'd like to take the time here today to celebrate the " Read Books and Protect Forests " project sponsored b...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show -- Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144    Author and publisher Caroline Shearer, joins editor Sarah Hackley to talk about their work in the realm of publishing and their latest project  - the book: Women Will Save the World . Caroline is the founder of Absolute Love Publishing , which was born out of a mission to create and publish projects promoting goodness in the world. Sarah is the editor for Absolute Love Publishing , and its imprint, Spirited Press . Through both, Sarah provides individualized, comprehensive editing services to authors seeking to bring light and inspiration to the world. She is passionate believer that the written word can change lives.   Join us live (10-11 AM Pacific) and drop in the chat room - or access the archive of today's show at your convenience:   http://w...

  I received the following information about a fantastic fundraiser by a writer friend of ours - Karin Fabian. So far, she says, " We have raised $234 (not counting book sales) " Here is some information about the fundraiser, written by Karin:   "We’ve had an upsetting number of forest fires in the West, and Colorado Springs has been especially hard hit, with over 35,000 people evacuating their homes and hundreds of homes destroyed or damaged by the flames.  People have come from all over the nation to assist in fighting the fires, and so many are going to have to rebuild their homes from scratch. I want my story to help them. Coyote Fires is now up in a serial format at http://coyotefires.karinafabian.com .  I have a donation button on the site, and I’m asking that if you enjoy the story, you help me help others by donating a little to the cause.  You can donate as little as $1.  For every $10 I earn (from one to ten donors),...

  Today's blog post is all about our readers here on this blog :)  - We've received several emails from our readers who wanted to share some interesting points about discovering happiness, and also realizing the environmental impact we can all have by taking on simple activities like carpooling. I thought I'd share highlights from a couple of these, along with the link to the full articles for you all to check out when you have time.    -- Happiness -- I was reading an article that was sent to me by one of our readers ( http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/08/13/the-top-10-happiness-experts-of-all-time ) and was moved by some of the tips shared by 10 experts in helping people become more satisfied in life. Some of their tips include: - Happiness is about accomplishing something worthwhile with your life. - Happiness isn't something we are born with , we can learn to find happiness. - Personal perception plays a big role in the level...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” ~ Unknown -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Author Gary Spinell first appeared on our radio show some time ago and returns today to talk about his experiences in the realm of writing and to offer tips for people who have tried various approaches to reaching their goals, possibly had some modest success, and then find that they are stuck. Today we'll learn how to get unstuck and  propel towards our goals. Join us live (10-11 AM Pacific) and drop in the chat ...

-- Announcement --  Be sure to check out the new look to our website - http://Brummet.ca   - where we feature Dave's nature photography of some of our favorite spots in BC (Canada). Click on the various links there to learn about our blog, radio show, networking and advertising opportunities, and the wide variety of products and services we have to offer. Feel free to comment here about your experience on the site - or email us directly (address is listed on the site); we'd love to hear your comments.  -- Rain Water Collection Survey -- Neeraja Jahavaligi ( www.linkedin.com/in/biodiversity ) of the Zero Waste Management Group wrote me an email regarding her effort to  reach out to people for my graduate research on rainwater harvesting and grey-water reuse in California (USA). Help her out by participating in the survey which will help to gauge: -peoples awareness of water conservation provisions in their city.   -the potential role of...