Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --    “The wisest thing that anyone said to me was that writing is a labor of love. You do it because you love it and you want to tell your story. You don’t do it for monetary gain – if you are lucky enough to make a living at this great industry, then that is wonderful. But there is just something about writers that says I just want to share what I know, my story, my experiences… so we are givers, we just want to give something of ourselves.”  ~ Nancy Gebhardt Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Nov 15… titled: Family Literacy  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Positive News --  We received a copy of a wonderful article written by Amy Bowes of the Boulder Daily Newspaper via email and was quite inspired by what it had to say.  The article  reported on the Jamestown Ele...

Today’s special guest is Lee Matheson… Lee, a proud Canadian author and mother, has a passion for travel and seeing the world and spends her days helping to manage a chiropractic business with her husband of 21 years. She enjoys exercising, sailing, hiking, scary movies, and dancing. She describes herself as a “doer” and looks forward to what may happen with each new day. As a writer, she hopes that readers of her work will find an escape from the darker side of life. Check out her book Wake Me Up Inside , the first of a trilogy, via her site:  http://LeeBiceMatheson.ca - & connect with her @: http://FaceBook.com/LeeBiceMatheson Q: When you started your book, did you plan on writing it as a series, or did it just grow into one? A: I knew from the beginning it was going to be at least a trilogy.  I've had many readers write to me directly and say how happy they are it's a trilogy, but wish it was a series.  So I go back and forth on ...

  -- Quote of th e Day --  “Our ecosystem is amazingly resilient. Given a chance, it will come back strong and vibrant… ecological restoration is a conscious attempt to compensate for our negative influence on the system but we can undo that influence only when we understand i t. ”  ~ Lucian Sparato --  Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     --> Lucian Spataro JR is an environmentalist, businessman, educator, and adventurer whose accomplishments are international in scope and local as well. He is currently President and C...

-- Quote of the Day --  “The principal goal of education  is to create men who are capable of doing new things,  not simply of repeating what other generations have done.”     ~ Jean Piaget   -- Wanna Win a Copy of the 1st Book in the Trash Talk Series?? --  On Wednesday, January 9 @ 5 a.m. EST. the Best Seller Bound Recommends blog owner Darcia Helle is hosting a give-away of the 1st book in our Trash Talk series to one lucky winner. Details about her contest will be available today on her blog, but I understand that it will run from Jan 9 - Jan 23. Feel free to spread the word about this event.  She will also be publishing an article/interview today with me as her guest on the topic of green living. Please do check it out and feel free to leave a comment on her blog (or here on our blog), and if you like what you see there please do feel free to spread the word about it via social networking ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” ~ Phylliss Bottome --  Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Robin Jay is an award-winning author, speaker, publisher, and movie producer. She is a Business Relationship Expert who shares the nuts-and-bolts of building profitable business relationships. Robin’s award winning book, The Art of the Business Lun...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Change deep beliefs, not just superficial ones – so you have to go deep down into the core. …To feel a greater sense of safety and self worth, and feeling more empowered and loveable and trusting the world appropriately, feeling good, feeling connected… We’ve got some stuff on our hard-drives and when you release it – it feels fantastic. …The exposure of so much negativity via traditional media really is an issue, what trauma does to the brain... and then they feel like a victim. …All living organisms have an electrical field – and a hundred of the top medical schools now teach programs with some element of energy being included.” ~ George Pratt Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Nov 6 … titled: Create Your Own Happiness  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Brummet's In the Media --  There will be a Q&A interview with Dar...

-- Quote of the Day --  "At first, people refuse to believe  that a strange new thing can be done,   then they begin to hope that it can be done,  then they see that it can be done –  then it is done and all the world  wonders why it was not done centuries ago.” ~ Francis Burnett --  Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Chigago-based university lecturer, author of 4 books, investment and money expert Ann Logue is here to explain how investing works - and doesn't work. We’ll learn how to make better decisions with...