Posted January 21, 2017 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
His friend was very Irish, so he called him “The Leprechaun.”
One day he teased him: “If you’re a leprechaun, where’s your pot of gold?”
At that moment, they both stopped and looked around at the splendor of their beautiful lakeside residence and a profound knowingness came over the two of […]
Posted January 18, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
You may have heard it said that you should treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you, not because they are nice but because you are. What a brilliant idea!
Perhaps you are already familiar with Marshall B. Rosenberg and the Center for Nonviolent Communication.
If not, send email […]
Posted January 15, 2017 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
A search for “holiday blues” yielded 4,270,000 results. If you found the holidays demanding, you are not alone.
There are many reasons it can be difficult to maintain balance during holidays. Expectations can be off the charts resulting in a heavy dose of shoulds. Whether it is four simple steps or […]
Posted January 14, 2017 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
The drug store she worked in carried the local newspaper. One evening, as she was getting ready to go home, she went to the front of the store and opened the paper.
Turning to the back page, she said to a co-worker, “I just wanted to check to see if my mother-in-law’s obituary […]
Posted January 11, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
The Brahma Kumaris quotation was a good one: If you get tired, learn to RELAX, not quit.
My years of working as a doula certainly proves this point. Women having babies get going when the going gets tough. Let’s all give birth to our best selves!
Please share what this means to […]
Posted January 8, 2017 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Life is a balance between holding on and letting go. ~ Rumi
While people on the planet celebrate New Years different days, here in North America we celebrate on the first day of January. Humans have been celebrating the start of the new year for at least four millennia. Ancient Babylonians held […]
Posted January 7, 2017 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She was at a picnic with some of her church friends when she was drawn to a beautiful autumn tree. She spontaneously walked over and gave it a hug.
Then suddenly she felt a strong urge to tell the Bible story of Zacchaeus, a tax collector. A short man, wanting to see […]
Posted January 4, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” Eleanor Roosevelt’s words invite us to set the tone right now to bring forth our uniqueness in the coming year.
Perhaps you will know immediately what this means to you. If not, […]
Posted January 1, 2017 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
As we come to the beginning of a new year, we come to the end of a five-part series on mindful living in these tips. The idea we look at this week is how to allow what is to not cause us to react in unskillful ways.
How do we allow […]
Posted December 31, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She just needed to get outside. Needed some time alone. She went to the farm and walked in the woods.
She hated seeing trash in the stream. Some of the woods had been select cut four years earlier. Now so many saplings had grown up she could barely walk in some parts. […]
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