Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- World of Writing --  Dr. Elizabeth Armstrong has always had a strong affinity for natural ecosystems, wildlife, and non-human allies.  Her love of knowledge yielded a Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. in the sciences at the University of Arkansas and completed coursework in Financial Case for Green, Green Building Development , and Water-Wise landscaping.  She has mentored and consulted on environmental issues for over two decades.  An author’s path resulted in her new book, Align With The Wild , which addresses the need for a worldwide lifestyle shift towards heart-centered conscious collaborations with all species.  Q: Elizabeth, could we start by having you give us a brief glance at your life experiences? A: I was born on a military base since my father was an officer in the Army.  As a toddler, I lived in Japan.  My family settled right outside of Washington DC, in Maryland where I spent most o...

 * written by: Harriet Hodgson - she has been a freelancer for 36+ years and is the author of 33 books. Her latest releases are Happy Again! Your New and Meaningful Life After Loss, Help! I'm Raising My Grandkids, and Seed Time: Growing from Life's Losses and Sorrows . Visit her website for more information about this busy author and grandmother. http://www.harriethodgson.com It's been a few years since I assembled an author press kit. I'm working on one now and have been at it for days. Things were going well and then, to my surprise, I foundered on the author bio. This surprised me because I knew my book and myself better than anyone else. Publishing is changing quickly. Most publishers, whether they are traditional, print on demand, indie, or hybrid, ask authors to get involved with marketing. Each author has to figure out how much they are willing to do and spend. Publishers rely on social media and author websites for publicity. Fortunately, ...

-- Quote of the Day -- "When we are no longer able to change a situation,  we are challenged to change ourselves." ~ Victor Frankl -- Green Non-profit --  Have you heard of the Environment America Organization ? I learned of them through Facebook, and if you visit their Facebook site click on the About page to find links to their offices in each of the US states. One thing I do have to mention is that most of the Facebook posts are kinda negative, something I tend to avoid, however they are a powerful organization with a wide reach across one of the power countries of the world. Therefore I thought I would pass on the following information to you:   http://twitter.com/EnvAm http://environmentamerica.org/ 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...

-- Local Event --  Creston (BC, Canada): The Friends of the Library Fall Booksale runs Friday October 17, (10am-7pm) through Saturday (10am-3pm). At the Creston Library (531 16th Ave South). 100% of the proceeds go to support your local public library. -- Facebook Marketing --   * Today's article (below) was written by Katherinn Palacio - a mom, wife and home business coach who looks forward to new and lasting friendships with amazing people like you. Visit http://KatherinnPalacio.TeamYovakat.com for even more valuable training on Facebook Marketing  Facebook  is the place in where you will find people who have the same mentality you do about working from home, making their dreams come true and the top reason, to be financially free. The thing is that most new home business owners have no clue how to approach or talk to people offline and online and the f...

-- World Food Day --  October 16 th is World Food Day – used to encourage recognition of hunger issues, food distribution, local food production, gardening and food waste recovery. As you know I am a proponent of edible landscaping and gardens - the more we can produce in our own space be it a balcony or window sill or a large garden, the less fossil fuels are spent, we ingest more nutrients, we produce less waste AND we have a lot of produce to give away. This year from our little 7 raised bed garden area (so far),  Dave and I were well fed and have full pantry/freezer areas... and despite this were still able to share with 5 neighbors, Dave's co-workers, friends and family that stopped by for visits and a few small trips to the local food bank with our extra's as well.  Several contacts are also gardeners and they had success where we had failures or they grew something we didn't and visa-versa. As such we were able to create little exchanges thro...

​ -- Quote of the Day -- "Laws control the lesser man.  Right conduct controls the greater one."   ~Chinese Proverb -- Positive News -- ​Kudos for Green Actions! I read several articles and posts about the Current US president, Baraak Obama, announced his intent to expand an already existing marine preserve, creating the world's largest protected and designated marine preserve. ​ ​He has also reportedly created a special marine task force that is meant to help end illegal fishing (black-market fishing and fraud). Apparently this is a huge problem, yet I've not heard of it until now. Basically about 20% of the fish caught are considered to be illegal​. ​ And just this month Mr. Obama introduced pollution control limits on power plants, which are apparently unprecedented. 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 f...

-- Quote of the Day --  "We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance." ~ Japanese Proverb -- Positive News --  Kudos to the Japanese Sake Production Company, Kikusui, who ​won an award​​​ for their efforts to create a healthier planet. Their policy now embraces the reuse of wine bottles, reducing energy use and c02 emissions (about 500 grams per bottle). The company also embraces the concept of c02 absorption via forests, and began supporting the Forests for Japanese Crested Ibises project - which focuses on improving habitat, preserving forest land and planting trees. ​ 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!