Posted November 17, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
He was at an open house, waiting out in the driveway for the arrival of an elder friend. As the friend arrived, and he helped her park safely, a man walked up.
The man was asking for directions to the Dial-a-Ride. Having walked a good long way already after making a wrong […]
Posted November 11, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Work can be a double-edged sword. It can stimulate creativity, generate feelings of well-being, and enhance social connections. But, like everything in life, there is an upper threshold that can turn a benefit into a liability. The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research at the University of Melbourne invited 3,500 […]
Posted November 10, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
They were on their way to an out-of-town major league baseball game. Their infant daughter was going to spend the night with a friend.
For the first time maybe in her life, the previous day she was thinking that a Coke™ sounded good. (She had never liked pop!)
She was feeling very […]
Posted November 4, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Back discomfort is pretty much a way of life for Americans as they age. It does not have to be that way, says Jenn Sherer. “It’s not sitting that’s causing the pain, it’s how you’re sitting.”
Take a look at people who are sitting down – not face-on but rather from the […]
Posted November 3, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
On Thursday, she had to put down her beloved dog.
Half-heartedly, on Friday she went to a conference previously committed to that she had missed the first day of.
The first panel she attended was titled, “From Grief to Serenity”!
On Joy and Sorrow Kahlil Gibran Your joy is your sorrow […]
Posted October 28, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
A search for the phrase “importance of patience” generated 59,600,000 hits. Additional subtitles include patience in: business, relationships, teaching, parenting. This quotation from a “Wisdom Times” blog post titled Importance of Patience in Life probably sums it up:
Anger and stress are two things that are enough to ruin a person’s health. […]
Posted October 27, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She had had a song in her head but all she had was the melody so she could not Google any of the lyrics.
While she was changing stations on XM radio, the song came on!
“Only the Young” by Journey….
Chorus Only the young can say They’re free to fly away Sharing […]
Posted October 21, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
OK, so here is yet another encouragement for your developing a yoga practice. This one is all about your yoga brain.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so please take a close look at “Your Brain on Yoga.”
A regular yoga practice benefits these areas of your brain: frontal […]
Posted October 20, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
They were at the 4th of July Fireworks, and she was sharing with a friend what was happening with her dad’s passing just a year ago.
Suddenly, the display was first a heart, and then a smiley face.
“Those were just for us!” she breathed.
These are sacred […]
Posted October 14, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Daily our world grows smaller…. and nowhere more so than with human dietary fads. One of the newest is the Nordic Diet.
Nordic vegetables are cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, roots and peas. Fish varieties include salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring and dried salty cod. Fruits do not grow abundantly in the […]
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