Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day --  “ Don’t let life discourage you;  everyone who got where he is,  had to begin where he was.
 ” ~ Richard L. Evans -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - 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 51st episode in this series – Featuring 2 experts offering advice on: Stress and First Response Emergency Workers ... 1st guest: Dr. Mel Waldman  a licensed psychologist, poet, artist and a singer/songwriter w...

The Miracle of Xenon and LED Bulbs The entry of xenon and LED bulbs is really a miracle – a revolution in the world of lighting. The bulbs last longer and rarely need to be replaced. The vision from these bulbs is clearer as compared with that from halogen bulbs; the wattage use is the same. These bulbs can project any of the rainbow colors and are being used in practically all the latest gadgets. It has started to edge out incandescent bulbs as well as the fluorescent variety of lamps. In function together with aesthetics xenon and LED bulbs have brought about a revolution for greening the planet. Voltage consumption is low and the bulbs do not emit much heat, and they are recyclable. These bulbs are narrower in focus and brighter than the CFL bulbs. Research is going on in full swing. In the near future the bulbs will become considerably cheaper.   Xenon, a chemical compound - actually a gas - that is colorless, quite heavy and odorless. Its symbol ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “The quiet and solitary man apprehends the inscrutable.  He seeks nothing,  holds on to the mean  and remains free from entanglements.” Ching -- 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 episodes air every 2-3 weeks from March - October annually featuring topics like biodynamic, sustainable, organic gardening and landscaping using square foot, interplanting and succession crop methods, permaculture and layering in landscaping practices. We always welcome questions from gardeners ...

Occasionally I take the opportunity to share poetry here on this blog - Today I'll share a few excerpts from my book Towards Understanding: TRAPPED! There is but a child in me, Waiting to escape. To see the wonders of the world, And rid herself of hate. She wants to feel joy in living, And romantic summer eves. She dreams of running wild, Through autumn’s fallen leaves. But I keep her well in side; Afraid of experiencing pain. She shouldn’t have to cry, That sweet little child of mine. SOMEWHERE DOWN DEEP BELOW   Somewhere down deep below, Feelings inside me multiply and sow. The harder, colder feelings then enhance, And outside, they are determined to show. Sticking to all four sides, they take control. Bouncing back and forth, the inner starts an echo. Resounding lessons and sermons – All mixed up words that reap co...

-- Brummet's In the Media  --  Join me today over at  WebbWeaver Books Radio where I'll be interviewed by host CK Webb at 9 AM Pacific this morning. The show will also be archived for those of you who cannot make the live broadcast. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/webbweaverbooks/2013/09/06/webbweaver-books-proudly-presents-author-lillian-brummet -- on reviews --    Over the next couple of weeks I'm going to offer some interesting and helpful information for writers in regards to obtaining and managing reviews of their work. This will be a 3 part series starting with today's installment: When to Get Reviews The best time to start getting reviews is long before the book has gone to print. When you think about it, how else do authors get those nice snippets from reviewers on their back cover, front cover, inside pages, websites and promotional materials prior to the release of their book? However, reviews are valuable at any...

-- Quote of the Day --  I'm going to be happy.  I'm going to skip.  I'm going to be glad.  I'm going to smile a lot.  I'm going to be easy.  I'm going to count my blessings.  I'm going to look for reasons to feel good.  I'm going to dig up positive things from the past.  I'm going to look for positive things where I stand. I'm going to look for positive things in the future. It is my natural state to be a happy person.  It's natural for me to love and to laugh.  This is what is most natural for me.  I am a happy person! -Abraham -- 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 Rad...

A lot of people have asked me about the reasons behind my passion for blogging, what keeps me going, how I organize the posts and keep a daily activity going here. In fact I've written a few articles about this and discuss it in depth in our Purple Snowflake Marketing book... I thought I'd share a brief overview of what blogging means to me and how I go about the process of managing the blog. I started blogging back in the hay-day of MySpace in 2005 I think it was when their members were offered a blog along with the page on this site. There, I basically placed announcements like when a book was coming out or where a review was published and that kind of thing. So these posts really went out only when there was something to announce and there was not real scheduling involved. As time went by I learned that blogging can, and should, be much more than blatant self-promotion. I slowly realized that I could use the blog to help make a difference in...