Posted March 5, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Makin' Bacon

Debra’s Wellness Tips

According to Amanda MacMillan’s February 2017 post, you need to cool it on bacon. The main reason for the suggested moderation is bacon’s high content of sodium. Four slices of thick-cut bacon have about 240 calories. They also contain eight grams of saturated fat and 880 mg of sodium. That is about […]

Posted March 4, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Fiddle Music

Sacred Stories

It had been one of the toughest days of her life. She had just buried her baby.

Returning home from the funeral, she received a call on her cell phone. When she answered, she heard fiddle music. No message, just fiddle music.

Their dear friend was a fiddle player. He had […]

Posted March 1, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Your Energy Touches Everything

Wholesome Thoughts

Aaron says to remember that your energy does touch everything in the world. When you are caught up in fear, that frightened energy reverberates around the globe. When you feel compassion and lovingkindness, that energy spreads around the globe.

If you would like to spread compassion and lovingkindness, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or […]

Posted February 26, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Hip on Happiness

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Turkish Proverb: For the grateful, the gnats make music; for the ungrateful harps and flutes make only noise.

Alex Kolb, UCLA neuroscience researcher, is hip on happiness. According to Dr. Travis Bradberry’s blog, 5 Things That Will Make You Much Happier, Kolb’s research highlights just how amazing the brain is. He […]

Posted February 25, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Psychic Readings

Sacred Stories

On her way in to the restaurant for a business meeting, she noticed a sign advertising “psychic readings.”

While in the restaurant, a woman caught her attention.

Her meeting finished a bit early, leaving her a few extra minutes, so she decided to go for a reading.

When she entered the office, […]

Posted February 22, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Eeyore's Wisdom

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Eeyore says that weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

Some people are like that. When you can, look beyond the surface and find those flowers.

If you agree, 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 February 18, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Google Maps

Sacred Stories

Google maps on her phone told her to get off I 65. They were south of Louisville.

Never had Google maps just told her to get off. If something was going to cause a delay—an accident or construction, the app had always offered an alternative route, leaving the choice to her.

The […]

Posted February 15, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Follow Only Beauty

Wholesome Thoughts

Kahlil Gibran said we can kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Those words may seem a bit foreign, but it is easy to honor the gift of living this way.

Share what these ideas means to you by sending email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental […]

Posted February 12, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Volunteerism

Debra’s Wellness Tips

According to the Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine (Issue #401December 2016), your motivation for helping others makes a difference as to how much health benefit you derive from helping others.

Those who volunteered for “other-oriented,” altruistic reasons had a decreased mortality risk. The authors say that the health […]

Posted February 11, 2017 in Sacred Stories

November 30

Sacred Stories

Her mother passed on November 30.

One week later, thinking about her sister, she looked up her sister’s obituary.

Looking at the obituary, she was stunned to see that she too had passed on Nov 30.

These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have […]