Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books — even without taking them from the shelves they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome." ~ William Ewart Gladstone -- World of Writing --   Today's featured authors are: Lee Bice-Matheson is the author of Wake Me Up Inside, Book One in the Paige Maddison Series, and is the recipient of the Literacy Award from the Readers’ Advisory Panel of Orillia Public Library. She has also contributed narratives to The Big Book of Canadian Hauntings. Lee is passionate about exploring ghosts, spirituality, family relationships, and higher awareness in her writing. She found inspiration for the Paige Maddison Series through the encouragement of her beloved son and co-author, J. R. Matheson, and her husband and best friend, Kevin. Lee, a former Information Specialist, works alongside her husband in his Chiropractic Clinic. Lee loves...

-- Quote of the Day --  "Don’t find fault. Find a remedy."   ~ Henry Ford -- Positive News --   Kudos to fast-food industries who are listening to the our increasingly conscious society and making changes to their business policies. A few days ago we were a bit low on groceries and my husband decided to treat us to a fast-food breakfast, from A&W. When he brought it home that morning I noticed several things... the paper bag was made from 70% post-consumer materials and was clean enough (no grease spots) to recycle. If the bag had been marred by food spots I would have composted it. The potato hash patty came in a similar brown paper bag holder which I was able to compost along with the napkins we used... and the bacon-egger product also came in a compostable bag - they use this same bag for all their burgers and other take out foods. So the guilt associated with the eco-impact of shopping at a fast-food restaurant...

 -- Quote of the Day --  "Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers — for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are." ~ Osho -- Recycled & Chlorine-free Paper -- * Today's article was contributed by Roberto Bell - author of Go Green! . Visit http://thinkwithink.com to learn more about green printing options.  The average North American uses more than 730 pounds of paper each year. That's as much as a tree as big around as a utility pole standing 4 stories high. Though home to only about 7% of the world's population, North America consum...

* Today's quote deserves a post all of its own... -- Quote of the Day --  "I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees.  The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.  It has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day.  It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful.  Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and benumbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me — I am happy."  ~ Hamlin Garland, McClure’s, February 1899     Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the B...

-- Quote of the Day --  "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned."  ~ Peter Marshall -- Your Role In A Clean Environment --     * Today's article was provided by Elizabeth D. Johnson - a passionate writer who has been creating online articles for many years. You might think that keeping a clean environment is very difficult. Well, maintaining it can be difficult, but it is not impossible. You can actually do lots of ways to make it possible. This article might be of great help. Start the changes at home. Your home is still part of your environment. 1. Avoid creating pollution -  Pollution can come in various forms. You can have air, water and land pollution and all of these can actually be prevented. Start it with yourself. Try to avoid throwing out any trash, and what you can't recycle, reuse, donate, sell or re-purpose make sure you throw your garbage away properly. For ...

-- Poetry --  Every once in a while I like to share a little poetry on our site. Today I'd like to share one of my favorites from the collection of my father-in-law's - Frank Brummet. Frank has been writing poetry as a hobby for most of his adult life. Delving into the hobby more fully after retirement, he has now written hundreds of poems and enjoys experimenting with many different techniques. At his former residence he was heavily involved with the local writer's group. Today, you might spot him at local Creston, BC (Canada) events reading poetry at places like open house talent shows, seniors centers and more.  To Paint Love I would paint love on a canvas of caring,  Mixing colours on a palette of promise. The red of passion, the blue of longing, The green of life in the meadow of hope. I would depict mountains of joy, A cool river bubbling with music, Flow of laughter from happy children. I would paint the tree of together, With arms to...

-- Quote of the Day --  "Each of us is given a bit of the raw material of life with which to work. We can shape it anyway we wish. The time in which we live, our inheritance of traits, etc., all have something to do with what we become, but after that it is in our hands to do much with what we have. Physically and mentally we can shape it any way we desire." ~ Louis L’Amour  -- Plastic Bags --  * Today's article was provided by Bizymoms.com - helping provide  women with information on everyday matters and important issues. Check out thier BizyMoms Cares - Conservation section, which offers information and tips on plastic bags and how we can conserve our environment. It’s hard to say when we began to turn into obsessive consumers but nobody can doubt that we are just that. At least most of us! A direct result of this is heavy dependence on plastic bags. From USA to Africa, from Asia to Australia, ...