Posted December 28, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Laugh A Lot

By Debra Basham

Wholesome Thoughts

My friend Raelene, a World Laughter Tour coach, says there is no accent to laughter. Even children who are born deaf and blind laugh. Children laugh so easily and instinctively.

Let’s nurture our ability to laugh a lot.

If you are interested in having Raelene come share her laughter training with […]

December 28th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Wholesome Thoughts | Comments are closed
Posted December 25, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Watch

By Debra Basham

Debra’s Wellness Tips

The skill of noticing—watching—can be compared to training a puppy. One of my favorite teachers about learning to watch yourself, especially during the painful sensations or difficult emotions is Pema Chödrön.

The pith instruction is, Stay. . . stay. . . just stay. Learning to stay with ourselves in meditation is […]

December 25th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Debra’s Wellness Tips | Comments are closed
Posted December 24, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Somebody Hit My Car!

By Debra Basham

Sacred Stories

It was Christmas day. She drove her new car to her parents’ home. As she parked near the barn, she said, “I don’t want to park here and have somebody hit my new car.”

She moved the car across the street next to the house, but that did not feel right, so […]

December 24th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sacred Stories | Comments are closed
Posted December 21, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Snowflake

By Debra Basham

Wholesome Thoughts

Francis Bacon said to begin doing what you want to do now. “We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand—and melting like a snowflake.”

In the bustle of the season, take time to really live this moment.

If you have moments to share, […]

December 21st, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Wholesome Thoughts | Comments are closed
Posted December 18, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Feel

By Debra Basham

Debra’s Wellness Tips

The facet of meditative awareness (Dorothy Ann Coyne’s BRFWA) we will focus on this week is the how the body is always able to feel. We can in the present moment mentally do a body scan, sweeping our awareness from head to feet and back again. Just noticing any tension, noting any […]

December 18th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Debra’s Wellness Tips | Comments are closed
Posted December 17, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Dimes!

By Debra Basham

Sacred Stories

His friend had died of a drug overdose.

The day after the wake, he found a dime in his suit jacket pocket.

Two days later, on the way home he had chills and goosebumps and his friend’s photo fell off the visor in his car.

The next day he found […]

December 17th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sacred Stories | Comments are closed
Posted December 14, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Let Life Be Good

By Debra Basham

Wholesome Thoughts

Florence Scovel Shinn said anything forced into manifestation through personal will is always “ill got” and has “ever bad success.”

Notice when you are forcing something through your will. The lesson here is to relax and trust more. Let life be good for you.

Send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental […]

December 14th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Wholesome Thoughts | Comments are closed
Posted December 11, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Relax

By Debra Basham

Debra’s Wellness Tips “Current research suggests that the speed of this natural recovery could be impeded or hastened by the state of the patient’s mind. If the patient is under emotional stress, believes that recovery is unlikely, or is otherwise in the grip of negative emotions, healing can be delayed or blocked. In contrast, if […]

December 11th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Debra’s Wellness Tips | Comments are closed
Posted December 10, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Crow Feather

By Debra Basham

Sacred Stories

He missed his mom since she had passed, but he thought of her often, and this day he also thought of his mom’s good friend.

Within minutes, his mom’s friend called to tell him she had just found a Crow feather standing in her yard. Crow was one of her dear friend’s […]

December 10th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sacred Stories | Comments are closed
Posted December 7, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Choose Joy

By Debra Basham

Wholesome Thoughts

Joy is the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens. Brother David Steindl-Rast said that.

On this anniversary day of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and every day of our lives, it is important to remember we can always choose joy. Regardless of what happens…

Let Debra know how you choose joy by […]

December 7th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Wholesome Thoughts | Comments are closed
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