Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In other words, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common.” ~ Bruce Lee - Oct. 20, 1963 -- Positive News --  Did you know that California, US has made a new law banning the use of single use plastic bags? Fantastic stuff. Hopefully other states and Canadian provinces will follow their example!   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 Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well! ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “May the tree of our life be firmly rooted in the soil of love.  Let good deeds be the leaves on that tree.  May words of kindness form its flowers.  And may peace be its fruits.”  ~  Amma -- Positive News --   Did you know ? In 50 Years, one tree: - Recycles more than $37,000 worth of water. -  Provides $31,000 worth of erosion control. - Provides $62,000 worth of air pollution control. - Produces $37,000 worth of oxygen. Sourced from: Ian Somerhalder Foundation  The IS Foundation aims to empower, educate and collaborate with people and projects to positively impact the planet and its creatures. http://www.isfoundation.com/ 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 visitin...

-- Product Review --  When I was asked to review an interesting and unique exercise known as "Wu Tao", I was certainly intrigued. when I looked into it further, it looked to me like a cross between Tai Chi and yoga put to dance format. Since I'm already a fan of yoga and interested in Tai Chi, you know I had to accept the invitation. First, let me give you a brief look at what I was sent, a little about the lady behind all of this, and then I'll tell you how I felt about it - okay? Included in the Home Study Course package were: A dozen or s o meditation MP3's, varying time from ??? to ??? minutes e-book: Dancing The Elements, 139 pages DVD: Dancing the Elements with Wu Tao; 25-30 minutes DVD: Surrender To Heart, 35 minutes e-book: 5 Elements Eating Guide, 28 pages e-book: Self Massage Guide, 18 pages e-book: Return to Love, workbook, 9 pages This course usually retails for $397 (or 3 monthly equal payments of $115)...

How Tilling A Garden Causes More Problems Than Benefits   * Today's submitted article was written b y: Phil Nauta is a SOUL Certified Organic Land Care Professional and holds a Certificate In Organic Landscape Management from Gaia College.    Garden tilling, also called cultivating, is often done with a gas-powered rototiller that goes down perhaps 6 or so inches, but soil can be "tilled" with a tool such as a pitch fork, too. As you know, tilling a garden is when you turn the soil over so that some of the lower soil comes up and some of the upper soil goes down. It's kind of like a food processor for your soil, just not as fast. You may think it is more necessary in organic gardening because we don't use pesticides like the no-till farmers, but that isn't the case. Reasons For Garden Tilling The main reasons organic gardeners may till the soil are to: * Reduce weeds * Relieve compaction * Make the soil look f...

-- Quote of the Day --  "I smile when I look back at the troubles that have strengthened me. What seemed to be insurmountable struggles then, are now beautiful ornaments illuminating my soul." ~ Dodinsky  Quotes like these remind me to reconsider my reactions to challenges in my every day life - seeing them as jewels or ornaments, as opportunities for growth, instead of the end of my world.  I am this person today BECAUSE of the experiences of trauma and joy in my lives, not despite them. I am stronger, know more and (hopefully) am a better person.  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 Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!  

-- Quote of the Day --  "Nature is sanative (conducive to spiritual healing), refining, elevating. How cunningly she hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses, and violets, and morning dew! Every inch of the mountains is scarred by unimaginable convulsions, yet the new day is purple with the bloom of youth and love. " ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson - Progress of Culture  Lustrous Moon How many millions of Pairs of eys Glancing up Become mesmerized And could not tear Their eys away  From you? For just that moment While private thoughts Flit in their minds And like mine,  Flashing imagery  Of days long past And out of view. All in that moment When millions of eyes  Just happen to glance up And in that one moment Become mesperized by Your glowing face that cries "Tomorrow is brand new". *excerpted from our Rhythm & Rhyme book: Find this in print and ...

CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN THE OCEAN CLEANUP SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED   Funding raised in 100 days exceeds expectations *submitted article     September 15, 2014, Amsterdam - The Ocean Cleanup, founded by Dutchman Boyan Slat (20), has successfully completed its crowd funding campaign. With the support of over 38,000 funders from 160 countries, in 100 days over $ 2 million ( US) has been raised.  This success brings The Ocean Cleanup another step closer in its quest of cleaning the oceans of plastics. The next step, which comprises the construction and testing of large-scale operational pilots, can now be initiated.     The funding raised will be utilized to deploy a series of up-scaling tests, ultimately resulting in a fully operational offshore cleanup array in 3 years’ time; the final preparation before full-scale execution. The team projects the first pilot to be operational within a year. Within this year a sequence of expediti...