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Posted December 21, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts 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, […] Posted December 14, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts 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 […] Posted December 7, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts 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 […] Posted November 6, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips Debra’s Wellness Tips “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” ~Henry Ford Goals are an interesting thing. We do best when we have a goal. With wellness, having a goal is important, that is for sure. When I did an online search for […] Posted August 24, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts Wholesome Thoughts Brian said while planning for the future is necessary, brooding about it is a waste of time. Perhaps, if you are hopeful, you are planning. If you are excited, you are planning. If you are trusting, you are planning. Join me in planning a happy future, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or […] Posted August 10, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts Wholesome Thoughts “Where ever there is resistance, there is also a beautiful opportunity for wisdom to develop, by seeing what is happening.” This quotation is found on page 31, in Three Steps to Awakening a Practice for Bringing Mindfulness to Life, by Larry Rosenberg with Laura Zimmerman. If you have an interest in benefiting from […] Posted January 10, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips Debra’s Wellness Tips If developing a mindfulness practice has been part of your “should” list you may appreciate knowing in 2015 scientists uncovered even more benefits of meditation. Mindfulness does take practice, and you can expect your mind will wander. When thoughts about the past and the future come in, mental noting is helpful. In […] Posted May 24, 2015 in Debra’s Wellness Tips How to address the spiritual benefits of mindfulness without highlighting (or alienating) religion might be best left to the experts. For sure, as Sam Harris, author of several bestselling books, said, “Your mind is all you truly have. So it makes sense to train it.” Sam’s newest book, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality […] Posted May 17, 2015 in Debra’s Wellness Tips Our culture has been inundated with horrific symptoms of lack of mental ease: eating disorders, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorders. Even the most well-adjusted of us has less than skillful ways of soothing our ragged mental states. Mindfulness lessens the wretchedness of discursive thoughts—fixations on errors of the past or threats of the future. We become […] Posted May 10, 2015 in Debra’s Wellness Tips Emotional well-being is something we mostly think about when we are experiencing something else! Your mindfulness practice improves your ability to become aware of what you are feeling, notice how it feels in your body, and identify what thoughts are related. You are observing without trying to fix or control. In fact, you can become […] |
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