Posted January 4, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Days of Discovery

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“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” Eleanor Roosevelt’s words invite us to set the tone right now to bring forth our uniqueness in the coming year.

Perhaps you will know immediately what this means to you. If not, […]

Posted December 31, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Burn Healed

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She just needed to get outside. Needed some time alone. She went to the farm and walked in the woods.

She hated seeing trash in the stream. Some of the woods had been select cut four years earlier. Now so many saplings had grown up she could barely walk in some parts. […]

Posted December 28, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Laugh A Lot

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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 […]

Posted December 24, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Somebody Hit My Car!

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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 […]

Posted December 21, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Snowflake

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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 17, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Dimes!

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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 […]

Posted December 14, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Let Life Be Good

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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 10, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Crow Feather

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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 […]

Posted December 7, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Choose Joy

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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 December 3, 2016 in Sacred Stories

35 Years Plus One Month

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When I was 28 years old, I told myself that I wanted to be in a place to “retire” by the time I was 35 years old.

My goal was to be free and offer my “work” to the world.

I got released from my job exactly at 35 years plus one […]