Brummet's Conscious Blog

  -- Quote of the Day --    “Our children rarely learn from what we choose to teach them; they learn by observing who we are in the world and how we live our lives. Let’s not demonstrate pettiness and mediocrity; but instead showcase our greatness, our passion for life, and our commitment to serve.”  ~ Seth Chernoff, Manual For Living   -- 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   --> We are proud to feature Carrie Robi...

  -- Quote of the Day --    --> “Money tends to represent our worth, our lovability - is the #1 excuse for everything we cannot have or be. …The root cause is our relationship with money. …I was asked me two questions: what had happened with money growing up. …And he asked me if money was a person, who would your money be? …Suddenly my whole life made sense; I could see that if I was at an event and this big scary biker was there, I would have my eye on him all the time so that I could create the greatest distance from him. …Suddenly I saw money as a relationship, it was deeper then an idea.”  ~ Morgana Rae Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Dec 18… titled: Can Money Love You Too  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Positive News -- Back on March 9 we published an article that was submitted to us re: w...

  -- Quote of the Day --    “The most powerful moral influence is example.” ~ Huston Smith     -- 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   Sunday Gardening episode today! Learn about organic waste, composting, resources to check out and more! Sunday Gardening episodes air every 2-3 weeks from March-October annually; feel free to scroll through the archives to find previous episodes in this genre. You can find the hosts @: http://brummet.ca...

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...