Posted December 22, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Donna!

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Her mother had died tragically the weekend of her wedding. She was doing everything possible to make peace around all of that.

Wanting to pick out some hand-crafted jewelry for a couple of her friends, she stopped in a gallery in the small town she was visiting.

She was drawn to […]

Posted December 16, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Small Steps

Debra’s Wellness Tips “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” ~ Andrew Carnegie

Not everyone will write a novel, earn a doctorate, or loose one hundred pounds. But we can all benefit by developing the habit of breaking our aggressive goals […]

Posted December 15, 2018 in Sacred Stories

His Song

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Her teen-aged son had passed, a tragic loss of such a young life.

She had programmed her phone alarm to play what they had come to think of as “his song.”

It was her day off.

She woke up. His song was playing.

In her sleepy fog, she fumbled […]

Posted December 9, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Placebo Power!

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The cost for pharmaceuticals, with the known adverse side-effects, is coming under scrutiny. Fortunately, placebo power is being recognized as having value as a medical application. Knowingly taking a placebo does not diminish the benefit. That is truly amazing….

In a 2016 study published in the journal Pain, researchers including Kaptchuk randomly […]

Posted December 8, 2018 in Sacred Stories

“Ping!”

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Her father’s passing had been very difficult. She and her sister were holding together his business. Many times she felt herself asking him for guidance.

She noticed her dad’s special African drum would often make one “ping” as answer or confirmation to her thoughts or wondering. She knew he was answering her! […]

Posted December 2, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Vipassana

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“These difficulties that we go through, we think they are in the way. They become obstacles. But really, we have to let in a very real possibility that they are the way, they’re not in the way, and what the actual practice helps us do is turn toward what we’ve been avoiding.” […]

Posted December 1, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Tree Frogs!

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Shortly before her husband passed, he ordered a frog bird feeder. She had no way of knowing the significance of that.

After he passed, their yard became a play ground for tree frogs.

They came, they stayed, they sang, and they dropped down onto picnic plates.

She now wears several […]

Posted November 25, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Life’s Classroom

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The brokenhearted are the bravest among us because they had the courage to love. ~ Brené Brown

These words were spoken in a brave talk Brené Brown gave about Daring Classrooms. Make no mistake, some people are teachers in classrooms, but we are all teachers in life’s classroom.

She asks, “How many […]

Posted November 24, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Ashes!

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Her kids were coming to stay for a while. She had been keeping her husband’s ashes in the guest bedroom, but thought it best that she not leave them out.

After the visit, she looked for the ashes, but could not find them where she thought she had put them.

She […]

Posted November 18, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Weight/Wait

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Hypnosis shows up in the news more and more often these days. It has been shown effective for everything from childbirth and dental procedures, to smoking cessation and weight management. I am often asked if hypnosis can help you lose weight.

I clarify that using hypnosis for weight management is very […]