Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  --> “ Peace Corps – I joined when I was 62, it was a wonderful experience; I’ve stayed beyond my term and have been back several times. …I volunteered locally and overseas – I was a mother with 4 children and I never took a vacation for the sake of a vacation, I always had a purpose in mind. It was difficult because sometimes I had to find alternative care for the children… but if you have a purpose it is simply more fulfilling than just sitting on the beach. …You live with the level of the people there, you are with the people and help counteract the negative. For myself, personally, after the loss of my son and then my foster son, I really wanted to get into a new environment, to not have so many reminders of them around me. …It was very helpful in terms of healing from the grief.  …I felt culture shock in reverse, because [when I came back from my term with the Peace Corps] we’ve acclimated ourselves to a different lifestyle comp...

-- Quote of the Day -- "Action is the bridge between dreams and reality."   ~ Yvonne Oswald -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Following up our discussion on the 16th re: Animal Advocacy... we are featuring another guest with a passion for animals, but with a twist - as we'll be talking about dogs going green!   Keith Sanderson has worked in communication for advertising agencies and corporations and both eating disorder organizations and The Puppy Mill Project . Keith is the human companion and caregiver for “Max-a-Pooch” – a rescued dog that has a passion for picking up litter. Together they raise awareness of the millions of homeless dogs and other animals that are put down each year. Max and Keith help demonstrate those who litter and those who abandon anim...

-- Conscious Living Events -- Sept 19-21: Conference on Canadian Stewardship Location: Halifax, NS  Info:   CanadianStewardship.com - and - September 19 - 21 The Compost Council of Canada's 2012 National Compost Conference Location: Montreal, Quebec (Canada) Info : Compost.org -- World of Writing --  Today it is all about the realm of writing. First let's start with some resources I've worked with recently and wanted to pass along to you. Check out the main site and visit the links where we are listed as well so you can see what they might be able to do for you... We are thrilled to announce our new listing over at NovelSpot.net : Novel Spot was a 2007 top 101 writers site; and currently has about 20,000 twitter followers, a couple thousand on facebook, and thousands of participating writers registered on the website. *Readers don't have to register. http://novelspot.net/node/5136 -- And our listings at AskDavid.com : Ask D...

 -- Quote of the Day --  "I married an archaeologist because the older I grow,  the more he appreciates me." ~ Agatha Christie -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Animal Advocacy is our topic of the day. Michele Hollow owns an animal advocacy blog called Pet News and Views in order to raise funds and get products for animal shelters. She is a shining example f one person making a difference and is here to talk about how our listeners can help animals.   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://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/09/18/animal-advocacy Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, the...

Why is it So Important For Your Maid Service to Use Natural Green Products in Your House?   Today's article was written by Solange Andrade who has been cleaning homes and offices in the Greater Atlanta Area since 1999. http://www.ReliableCleaningServices.com Are you someone that has a little bit of trouble keeping your residence clean? If so, you are really not alone. Many people run into the same amount of difficulty and that is why apartment cleaners are so popular. As such, if you want to make sure your home remains presentable you will definitely wish to procure cleaning services that can deliver such help. However, it is most definitely suggested that you hire house cleaners that are known to use natural green products. Now, some may wonder why this is so important. After all, how much harm to the environment can cleaning products cause? Would not the minimal amounts used in cleaning products deliver relatively minor problems? Actually, the...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “To protect your rivers, protect your mountains” Emperor Yu -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Sunday Gardening episodes have been airing since 2008 – and this is our way of sharing information about bio-dynamic, sustainable, organic gardening and landscaping using square foot, inter-planting and succession crop methods. This includes perma-culture and layering in landscaping practices. We always welcome questions from gardeners around the world – if you are having problems or questions pertaining to the topic of the day simply call in or drop in the live chat room.  If your question is outside of the topic of the day, just send your question our way via ldbrummet(at)yahoo(dot)com and we will make sure to cover it in an upcoming segment. Jo...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “Every great dream begins with a dreamer.  Always remember, you have within you the strength,  the patience, and the passion  to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~ Harriet Tubman -- Referral Corner -- Well - it's time for us to offer a new list of recommended resources for you to check out whenever it is convenient to do so: Sea Web - the only international, nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to using the science of communications to fundamentally shift the way people interact with the ocean. They focus on working collaboratively with targeted sectors to encourage market solutions, policies and behaviors that result in a healthy, thriving ocean Info : http://SeaWeb.org The Nature Conservancy - working in more than 30 countries addressing the most urgent conservation challenges. Today, more of our natural world is at risk than ever before. This organization w...