Posted July 11, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Mystery of Grace

Wholesome Thoughts

Anne Lamott said she does not understand the mystery of grace, only that it meets us where we are but doesn’t leave us where it found us.

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Posted July 8, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Fountain of Youth

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Whether you are religious or agnostic, Christian or Buddhist, old or young, you want to understand the science behind an NBC News report: This is your brain on prayer and meditation.

When we sit down and engage in prayer or meditation, we are able to shift away from this frightened and stressed […]

Posted July 7, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Dora

Sacred Stories

Our sweet new baby was born very premature. She was so tiny, and fragile, and she was having episodes of not breathing from time to time.

I took my angel statue to the hospital and placed it over our sweet baby’s head.

That was the end of breathing episodes.

God […]

Posted July 4, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Seeds of Hope

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The world is your garden from which you remove weeds of doubt and replace them with seeds of hope.

To connect with other soulful gardeners, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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Posted July 1, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

10,000 Steps

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Where did the goal of walking 10,000 steps a day come from? Ten thousand steps was first popularized by Japanese pedometers in the 1960s under the name “manpo-kei,” which means “10,000 steps meter” as reported by UC Davis Integrative Medicine.

According to according to Michael Roizen, a physician and chief wellness […]

Posted June 30, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Running Late

Sacred Stories

She was on her way to her Tuesday afternoon gathering. She called to say that she was running about five minutes later than usual.

“Didn’t you get the email saying I am down with a bug and we are not meeting today?” her friend responded.

She had not received the email […]

Posted June 27, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Belonging

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Tara Brach says longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.

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If you […]

Posted June 24, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Auto Pilot

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Most of us have heard that it takes 21 days to generate a new habit. According to a US News report (How Long Does It Really Take to Make Healthy Eating and Exercise a Habit? it takes most of us much longer than that.

For example, in a 2009 European Journal […]

Posted June 23, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Cheesecake for Two

Sacred Stories

She had usually baked a cheesecake for her husband’s birthday. He would have been 63.

She bought a piece of cheesecake to take home.

When she got home and opened the box, inside were two forks dipped in chocolate….

These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do […]

Posted June 20, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Signs

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In this world of signs, we are not alone.

To share how you understand this truth, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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