Posted May 21, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Celeriac

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Celeriac is the root of a special variety of celery. It was mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey as selinon. Celeriac is also called turnip-rooted celery, knob celery, or celery root.

While it is far from the most beautiful vegetable you will ever see, hidden beneath that rough exterior (like some people you […]

Posted May 20, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Candy Striper

Sacred Stories

Her son was two-and-a-half. Friends had come to swim. Just before dinner, she bathed her son and was bathing her daughters when her husband screamed her name. Her son had been pulled from the pool unconscious!

Water poured from every orifice in his body. She rode in the ambulance, praying.

At […]

Posted May 17, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Uphill

Wholesome Thoughts

What we must understand is that the journey, alone or in partnership, will be uphill at least half the time. Karen Casey said that in Worthy of Love.

Please let others know this important insight, and send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

[…]

Posted May 17, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Rude Awakening

Sacred Stories

She was admitted into the hospital for surgery on Monday morning. Well supported by family and friends, she had someone staying with her, dutifully sleeping on the pull-out sofa just a few feet from her hospital bed.

In the middle of the night she was awakened by a loud crash!

The […]

Posted May 14, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

RUNch

Debra’s Wellness Tips Ugh, when do I have time to work out. (I say before a 45 minute nap.)

No week designed for buying cards and flowers and honoring motherhood would be complete without addressing the importance of moms (and others) making time for regular exercise. Many women (and men) work long days then have […]

Posted May 13, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Casey

Sacred Stories

Casey was a bit of a handful. She was one of those dogs who refused to stay in her own yard. For weeks now, Casey would disappear every afternoon. Her owner had no idea where she was, but Casey would come back home by dinnertime.

Quite the surprise, one day Casey stayed home […]

Posted May 10, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Wisdom in Your Body

Wholesome Thoughts

Friedrich Nietzsche’s dictum that “there is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy” reminds us of the importance of listening to our bodies. The same wisdom that allows a Monarch butterfly to travel between Canada and Mexico without losing its way lives in every one of us.

To share […]

Posted May 7, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Slow Breathing

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Most of us have been told breathing more deeply and slowly is beneficial. Practitioners of yoga have used breathing for relaxation for millennia.

We humans usually breathe fifteen to eighteen times per minute. We may think that we breathe only through the nostrils or lungs, but actually our whole body breathes. […]

Posted May 6, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Mojo

Sacred Stories

On Sunday evening he was visiting friends to play dominoes. Addressing the wife, he said, “I need you to do some of your Mojo. We need to find a rental for next season.”

She told him he did not need her Mojo, he just needed to use his own. He was to […]

Posted May 3, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Insult and Injury

Wholesome Thoughts

Neale Donald Walsch said, “Mastery is not measured by the number of terrible things you eliminate from your life, but by the number of times you eliminate calling them terrible.”

Best to avoid adding insult to injury, isn’t it….

If you can share more about this, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from […]