Brummet's Conscious Blog

Water Conservation Tips Helen Davies is a writer for   Better Bathrooms , who sell good-looking contemporary and traditional   bathrooms at realistic prices. * A special note of appreciation to Becky Franks of Better Bathrooms as well.  http://www.consciousdiscussions.blogspot.co.uk/ Save water, save money. Let's be honest, our utility bills aren't going to come down by themselves any time soon, and every day we're made more aware of our need to use water more efficiently. More than half of the water we use each day is in the bathroom and over 24% of a household-heating bill is from heating hot water. Fortunately, there are now a huge number of bathroom products and tips available, which will help you to dramatically reduce your water, use and save you money; here are five of the best: Reduced capacity baths The average household bath has the capacity to contain over 80 litres of water, that’s almost double the water you would use w...

-- Brummet's In the Media --  Lelia Taylor's Buried Under Books blog will feature an article I wrote.   Lelia and I felt felt that because we are entering into a New Year, and the article being due for publication in the Spring – a time of renewal or rebirth – that it would be appropriate to offer an article on how writers can make a difference.   http://www.cncbooks.com/blog    The direct link to the article should be:  http://cncbooksblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/writing-blessings-of-positive-change/  -- Quote of the Day --  “Organic matter decomposing in landfills accounts for 16.2 percent of the US emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.   … Americans generated nearly 35 million tons of food waste in 2010,  ...97 percent of which went into landfills.  ... more than 60 percent of the nation's yard trimmings - which makes up a similar portion of the U.S. was...

-- Quote of the Day --  “They may feel small {but} they have a heck of a lot of power if they put their mind to it…This planet really is worth saving and they are the ones who will be living with this… the youth really do have a lot of power …and I think they don’t realize that they have the power to change things.” ~ Laurie Schutt Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Feb 12 th … titled: Best of Conscious Discussions #36   (*Click on the title to access the full discussion)   -- Positive News --  Bamboo, one of the most renewable resources on the planet, has been cropping up as fabrics and paper, flooring, fencing and blinds for years now, but we just learned that the Nara Forest Research Institute developed a bioplastic that contains 80% bamboo and can also be recycled with other plastics. Today we are seeing bamboo bicycles, houses, music...

  -- Quote of the Day --    “Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal.  Live this day as if it were your last.  The past is over and gone.  The future is not guaranteed.” ~ Wayne Dyer     -- 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   Dale Stanton, author of The Hooker’s Daughter , speaker and passionate volunteer, grew up with mother who was a hooker, answering the door to Johns, dealt with ostracizing becau...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.”   ~ Marie Curie -- Brummet's In the Media --  Join me at 6 pm Mountain/8 pm E astern - on Marilyn Shannon's Breaking Free   Streaming Video / Online TV show . Here's how to listen to the live or archived discussion: Go to http://nissancommunications.com Click “ Channels ” then " Breaking Free " for details.   Or: http://www.nissancommunications.com/breakingfree.php * Call-in number for questions during the show: 1 - 919 - 518 - 9773  or Skype :  computers2kvoice Live chat room will also  be available! Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio p...

-- Quote of the Day --    “If you have health, you probably will be happy,  and if you have health and happiness,  you have all the wealth you need,  even if it is not all that you want.” ~ Elbert Hubbard     -- 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   Paul Huljich co-founded Best Corporation , a pioneering organic foods company where he was chairman and joint CEO – and obtained great success, but at the cost o...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Very often our deepest desires are hidden under many layers and levels and strata of fear. On one hand we have to keep an eye on our dreams and desires, that we are aware of, but be aware that there are other passions that we may not yet have been made aware of. …Being open to the higher wisdom that we all carry within us and doing my imperfect human being best to live that life of surrender – surrender to the stories I am called to write, the paths I will walk… We all carry this powerful wisdom that expands beyond our conscious awakening. …Life is a journey of living all the way through and it changes all the time, so what I try to do is to be in the moment and do what is be in the moment as much as I can with what needs to be done. …Choose to live from that place of infinite possibility, surrender to the possibility – then all kinds of things that we could not have imagined become possible.  …What would life be like if we...