Posted January 16, 2020 in Sacred Stories

A Little Bird

Sacred Stories

She was sitting inside one of the top medical centers in the United States after a doctor’s appointment that had not gone as well as she would have liked. Nothing terribly serious—issues related to age and high blood pressure, etc.

She was thinking everything over: life, work, family, their recent move […]

Posted January 29, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Write Into Your Truth

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Opening the page of a favorite book (Angelic Messenger Cards) I read,”While it may appear to you that the solutions to your life problems lie in changing only your attitudes, or in adjusting where, how, or in what place you live, this card is offering you a different perspective. With the choice […]

Posted January 22, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Mind-Body Connections

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Whether reading How Placebos Work or How to Treat Your Pain Without Drugs, we have a lot to gain by taking a good look at the mind-body connections.

From the website of Cleveland Clinic:

Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine is dedicated to addressing the increasing demand for […]

Posted January 15, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Feel Yourself Beloved

Debra’s Wellness Tips

A search for “holiday blues” yielded 4,270,000 results. If you found the holidays demanding, you are not alone.

There are many reasons it can be difficult to maintain balance during holidays. Expectations can be off the charts resulting in a heavy dose of shoulds. Whether it is four simple steps or […]

Posted January 8, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

New Years!

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Life is a balance between holding on and letting go. ~ Rumi

While people on the planet celebrate New Years different days, here in North America we celebrate on the first day of January. Humans have been celebrating the start of the new year for at least four millennia. Ancient Babylonians held […]

Posted November 2, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Sometimes Unpleasant

Wholesome Thoughts

My meditation teacher reminds me that you’re not sitting to escape, you’re sitting to be present with things as they are, which is sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant.

When the unpleasant seems to take over, you may decide it is time for an energy session. Send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the […]

Posted October 26, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

The Best Feeling

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The best feeling in the whole world is watching things finally fall into place after watching them fall apart for so long. This was published in the Brahma Kumaris daily reminder. Gosh, what a wonderful reminder…

If you are feeling some of that relief, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental […]

Posted October 19, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Good Never Runs Out

Wholesome Thoughts

Sufficiency is the natural order of things. Good never runs out—although it may change form. Neale Donald Walsch said that, and you are seeing evidence of it around you everyday.

If you would appreciate receiving the Beyond Mastery Newsletter by email each month, sign up at DebraBasham.com, or if you have questions or […]

Posted October 12, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Silent Presence

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Just about anyone can say the wrong things. Some people are good at saying the right things. But remember this truth from the BK Thought for the Day, “When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words.”

If someone has been powerfully present with […]

Posted September 4, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Que Sera, Sera

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Resistance leads to persistence. Whatever you resist or push against simply persists and pushes back in equal measure. Instead, transform resistance into acceptance by practicing “Que Sera, Sera … whatever will be, will be…”

This was the Brahma Kumaris daily thought. While most of us have some sense of the […]