Posted February 3, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

One Loom

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A Shaker proverb says heaven and earth are threads from one loom. What does that mean to you? How might you be able to live this truth more completely?

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Posted January 27, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Molehills

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Henry David Thoreau said it’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.

We are not strangers to the idea that our perception gives our experience meaning, but we are new to being masters of managing our world view. Remember this the next time you make a mountain out […]

Posted January 20, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Planted

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Sometimes when you are in a dark place, you think you have been buried, but actually you may have been planted.

It is time for us to outgrown the programming of being victimized by life. We are supported, and the current circumstances offer opportunity for us to bloom.

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Posted January 6, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Weeds or Flowers

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Sometimes we let others’ opinions determine our values. It is as though someone else defines for us what are weeds and what are flowers. We don’t have to. We can have a mind of our own by knowing our own heart.

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Posted December 30, 2015 in Wholesome Thoughts

Deep Beauty

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Terry Tempest Williams said there is deep beauty in not averting our gaze. As we celebrate the past year, we can look squarely at all we’ve done (or not done), and embrace the time for what it was.

Each day is a gift; that is why they call it the present!

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Posted December 27, 2015 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Volunteering!

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Years ago I was the Community Director for the March of Dimes. I was the only paid staff; all the real work was done by volunteers.

In an article about the Hugging Saint (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi), affectionately called Amma, a woman was sharing how much volunteering connects her to her community. […]

Posted December 23, 2015 in Wholesome Thoughts

Catastrophe

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Catastrophe is the essence of the spiritual path, a series of breakdowns allowing us to discover the threads that weave all of life into a whole cloth. Joan Halifax said that.

I am sure this was true in Biblical days as well. What a gift this awareness is!

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Posted December 20, 2015 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Giving (Yourself) the Perfect Gift

Debra’s Wellness Tips Gift-giving can be a delightful experience, but at times the pressure can result in stress and panic about so much to do.

In 3 Reasons for Gift Giving, we remember what is most important:

In the movie “The Waltons,” John Boy wants to be a writer instead of a farmer […]

Posted December 16, 2015 in Wholesome Thoughts

Inevitable

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Christopher Reeve said at first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable. Notice that all of life seems to go through this same process.

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Posted December 13, 2015 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Achoo! Stay Home with Colds or Flu

During times of seasonal illness (cold and flu season), it is wise for us to create a culture that expects folks with a bug to stay home and take good care of themselves, and return to work and school and the gym once they are recovered.

Natural treatment of colds and flu include:

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