Brummet's Conscious Blog

World of Writing Boyd Lemon is a retired lawyer and author of several books including: Retirement: A Memoir and Guide – Eat, Walk Write – and Digging Deep :   Boyd explains that “ More than 70 million baby boomers are retiring or contemplating retiring, and without appropriate preparation, not just financially, but emotionally, they are at risk of living a miserable retirement.  Challenges in changing one's life from working full time to retirement are scary and formidable. I show how these challenges can be met and overcome to lead a happy and fulfilling retirement, as I am .”  For excerpts, reviews, interviews and more books by Boyd visit: http://BoydLemon-Writer.com Q: Who inspired you to pursue a career in writing? A: I was a lawyer and had written a law book.   I was looking toward retirement in a few years, and a songwriter friend, upon hearing that I had enjoyed writing the law book, suggested I try writing f...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”   ~ John Lennon --  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      Best of Conscious Discussions series offers highlights from some of the best discussions we've had in the past. Today is our 34th episode in this series – Featuring 2 experts offering advic...

-- Quote of the Day --  “As a progressive and evolving being, man is where he is that he may learn that he may grow; and as he learns the spiritual lesson which any circumstance contains for him, it passes away and gives place to other circumstances.” ~ James Allen, As Man Thinketh   -- Brummet's In the Media --  Live today, Monday Jan. 14, @ 10 AM Eastern / 8 AM Mountain/ 7 AM Pacific, etc. Duration : 1 hour Host : Joanne Quinn-Smith http://tinyurl.com/TechnoGrannyShow   Join host Joanne Quinn-Smith and I while we discuss broadcasting via podcasts and radio shows. We'll also talk about blogs and other services you might want to consider as an alternative. Learn how to promote these services, how to find guests, and much more. Her radio show episodes will be archived as well, so you can access today's discussion later on at your convenience. * Joanne will have a chat room open for her live listeners.   --- I will also be appe...

  -- Quote of the Day --  “Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds .”  ~ Orison Marden --  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   Positive News today - as you may already be aware, this segment airs every 2-3 weeks here on this radio program and focuses on highlighting inspiring stories, resources, technology, inventions and more - Today we’ll be talking about: green business initiatives & alternative fuels …find t...

-- 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...