Posted September 9, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

How Happiness Happens

By Debra Basham

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Science is now in the business of figuring out how happiness happens, and why this matters. But obviously happiness is not the only emotion it is healthy for us to feel. According to US News, “The Science of What Makes People Happy” is complex:

If you’re constantly happy, you’re avoiding all […]

September 9th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Debra’s Wellness Tips | Comments are closed
Posted September 8, 2018 in Sacred Stories

“Direct” TV

By Debra Basham

Sacred Stories

Before leaving Florida for the winter, she had made arrangements to have her Direct TV hooked up here in Michigan the day after she returned. On her first night home in the middle of the night the Direct TV came on and it had a fishing show on it.

The TV came […]

September 8th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sacred Stories | Comments are closed
Posted September 5, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Helping Others to Succeed

By Debra Basham

Wholesome Thoughts

Napoleon Hill said it is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

If you have an inspiring story about helping others to succeed to share, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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September 5th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Wholesome Thoughts | Comments are closed
Posted September 2, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

A is for Apple

By Debra Basham

Debra’s Wellness Tips

It used to be said that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but health challenges with eating conventionally grown apples may be the way we can be inspired to recognize it may be vital the planet adapts regenerative farming practices. In Our Broken Food System”, you can read all about […]

September 2nd, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Debra’s Wellness Tips | Comments are closed
Posted September 1, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Credit Card Reader

By Debra Basham

Sacred Stories

She had been looking for her credit card reader for two days.

She arrived at the venue without yet finding it.

Calling her by name, she said right out loud to her daughter in spirit, “It it is here, show me where it is.”

She picked up a bag of bags and […]

September 1st, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sacred Stories | Comments are closed
Posted August 29, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

At a Distance

By Debra Basham

Wholesome Thoughts

Henry David Thoreau said, “Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.”

Buddhism has some wonderful meditation techniques to nurture friends at a distance. To learn more, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) […]

August 29th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Wholesome Thoughts | Comments are closed
Posted August 26, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Dutch Diet

By Debra Basham

Debra’s Wellness Tips

After all these years of hearing the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, now we are learning that the “Dutch Diet” (very similar) might just be key to bigger brains and thus to better cognitive skills as we age.

People with greater brain volume have been shown in other studies to […]

August 26th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Debra’s Wellness Tips | Comments are closed
Posted August 25, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Beams of Light

By Debra Basham

Sacred Stories

Her son had passed that winter, and she and her daughter went to a place that is very sacred to her to spread his ashes.

As her daughter was taking photos, she started noticing that beams of light showed up where his ashes were placed. She would change the position of the […]

August 25th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sacred Stories | Comments are closed
Posted August 22, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

A Friend

By Debra Basham

Wholesome Thoughts

“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” Elbert Hubbard said that, and it is true.

If you agree, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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August 22nd, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Wholesome Thoughts | Comments are closed
Posted August 19, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Tea Time

By Debra Basham

Debra’s Wellness Tips

News about the health benefits of tea (especially green tea) has been around for many years now. If you are just starting to get serious about tea as a regular part of your healthy lifestyle, here is one of the best reasons to put on your list:

Drinking tea may lower the […]

August 19th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Debra’s Wellness Tips | Comments are closed
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