Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."  ~ John F. Kennedy Love All Of You *Written by: Dr. Kate Siner - an internationally recognized author, speaker and mentor who advocates for a world that cares more - starting with you. http://www.katesiner.com    Recently, while being interviewed for network television I was asked if people are put off by my tattoos. I said that my work is about being yourself and living fully. So, whether people like them or not they at least show I am walking my talk! The world is constantly going to give us feedback about ourselves, some of which is bound to not be positive. One of the things that I see happen to my clients is that they sometimes get caught up in the idea that since they want to improve themselves that means there is something w...

 -- Reuse : Holiday Cards -- I was really impressed this year how many folks I've seen reusing old holiday cards in a variety of ways. "Holiday cards" can apply to baby showers, valentines, xmas, etc. So most of you already know that we have a good sized section in our Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green book series that talks about greening celebrations and holidays, reusing of packaging and wrapping and cards and envelopes, etc. so I'm not going to repeat any of that here right now. For those of you interested in this just go to our Store page of our website.  Anyway I thought I'd discuss this concept a little today since the xmas holiday is closing and people are putting away their card displays. Someone gave us a jar of brownie mix this year - now the dry ingredients were layered to look really quite decorative and the lid was topped with a circle of festive cloth and a ribbon. The instructions were on the back of a holiday card... they had cut of ...

 -- Back --  Hey everyone - I'm back. I hope you had a chance to browse our archives both here on the blog and the radio show. As you know I took some time to just be, to recover and refresh. Whew! We sure got hit hard by the super-flu bug that was going around that decided to settle down deep in my lungs for weeks. Dave and I are feeling better now and with the holidays over we are ready to get going again on our home business - Brummet Media Group.   I may not be posting here every-single-day on this blog - due to working on another manuscript and finishing the garage project (we enclosed the open carport, built walls, insulated them and are now doing the interior drywall work). The garage project has already resulted in great savings - with more than 3/4 of the new walls done (insulated, plastic covered, boarded and house wrapped) we found that when cold days of -10˚C our garage was only 0˚. So that is quite the savings... especially when you factor in that the ...

I'm going to take the next week and a bit off from the blog, I'll be back by end of Dec. or early Jan. You know for nearly 20 years I rarely took one day off from the office, I was always doing something even on "a day off".. except for special occasions.  Lately I've been changing that. The last 4 years I've been taking more time for me, not trying to do as much and learning to be OK with that. I was reaching burn out and actually did burn out a few times. So I'm working on that now. This year as you know we released our 6th book - Rhythm and Rhyme - and have been working on another manuscript as time allows. I had hoped to have the 7th book published before xmas but we are still doing the rewrites and so it looks more like late spring for that one. Somehow between all this we have been able to continue making improvements to our home and gardens, while Dave adjusted to his new(ish) position as the local Ford dealership's Parts Department manage...

    -- Support Local --    Global News coverage of the city of Creston in the center of the Kootenay region of BC Canada... Incredible coverage, footage in such a short video series.   http://globalnews.ca/video/ 1725203/small-town-bc-creston http://globalnews.ca/video/ 1725296/small-town-bc-creston- 3 http://globalnews.ca/?s=small+ town+bc+-+creston another one for you... New York Times article on British Columbia's Powder Highway - Perhaps no place else on earth possesses such a wealth of ski options as here in the Kootenay Rockies - more at http://www.tmtv.net/newsroom.html 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!  

Turning around a Negative Workplace with Authentic Appreciation * Today's article was written by Paul White, Ph.D. http://www.prbythebook.com/ paul-white , and submitted by his publicist: Alessandra Wike of ( www.prbythebook.com ) Life in the workplace has become increasingly stressful. The financial stress from the global economy downturn has impacted businesses, non ‐ profit organizations, ministries, schools, and government agencies. Employees in the workforce are discouraged. Team members are having to "do more" with less resources. Staff members report not feeling valued for the work they are doing, and are approaching burnout. Sixty ‐ five percent of workers report receiving no recognition or appreciation from their supervisors in the past twelve months. And 79% of employees who quit their jobs report that not feeling valued as one of the top reasons for leaving. At the same time, business managers and organiza...

-- Quote of the Day --    "You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it. "  ~ Faith Baldwin -- Green Xmas Tips --  Check out these fantastic reuse and other green holiday tips that will save you money, reduce waste and eliminate a lot of hassle: http://www.wimp.com/holidaytricks/ For more, check out:  Trash Talk -It's Easy To Be Green Book Series: http://brummet.ca/store.html Trash Talk -It's Easy To Be Green Book Series: http://brummet.ca/store.html 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!