Posted October 8, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Jumping Rope

Debra’s Wellness Tips

When asked what is the best exercise a fitness expert responded, “The one you will do.” With all the exercise options available to us, from 24-hour fitness centers to online classes, from walking to triathlons, and with apps for everything in between, jumping rope is an old-fashioned exercise that might be worthy […]

Posted October 7, 2017 in Sacred Stories

May 20

Sacred Stories

It was not the one they thought they wanted, but she called the number on the “For Sale” sign in the front window as her husband walked around the outside of the manufactured home. The man who answered the phone said he could be there in about ten minutes.

“This was my […]

Posted October 4, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Love is Enough

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Charlie Chaplin said you need power only when you want to do something harmful.

Otherwise, love is enough to get everything done.

To share why this resonates with you, 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 October 1, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Something Must Change

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Tommy Rosen (Recovery 2.0 guru who helps folks get free of addictions using yoga) said that something must change about the way you perceive things in order for things to change. One of the best resources for changing the way we perceive things is through Dr. Jerry Jampolsky’s “Attitudinal Healing.” Jampolsky is […]

Posted September 30, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Electric Heater

Sacred StoriesA woman and her husband and 1 year-old daughter were refugees. They had escaped Communist Poland and had made it to Germany but were living in one classroom in a condemned school. There was electricity but no running water or toilet or heat. They had only a thin mattress pad on the floor.

One […]

Posted September 27, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Real Friends

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Real friends are those who, when you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel that you’ve done a permanent job. Erwin T. Randall said that and I am happy to agree!

If you have a special connection like that, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) […]

Posted September 24, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Where's the Beef?

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In “If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef” Helen Harwatt, a researcher trained in environmental nutrition, and a team of scientists from Oregon State University, Bard College, and Loma Linda University calculated just what would happen if every American made one dietary change: substituting beans for beef. They found that if everyone […]

Posted September 23, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Pauline Court

Sacred Stories

She had kept the interfaith menorah with the tall glass oil lamps in her basement for 12 years. Made especially for them by a Carmelite nun, it was a very powerful presence for their interfaith fellowship but the center where their group met had closed in 2005. Downsizing her home now there was […]

Posted September 20, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Madness

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Eckhart Tolle, author or The Power of Now, said, when you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation. Change the situation. Accept the situation.

All else is madness.

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Posted September 17, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Happy Belly

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“Health begins in the gut” is a pretty good mantra for health and well-being. Recently I came across an online resource you may want to check out. It is called Dr. Ritamarie’s Happy Belly Checklist and what I really appreciate is that she does not just tell you what to avoid, she […]