Posted September 30, 2020 in Monthly News

Extraordinary Ways

I may be the only regular reader of this newsletter who has actually been to war. My guess is that most of our readers are following Debra, and, like her, are women. In general, especially these days in the States, men have more experience with war than women do. “My” war was Vietnam. All my […]

Posted January 31, 2017 in Uncategorized

Relationships and SCS/NLP

Choose your love. Love your choice. ~ Thomas S. Monson

February has long been celebrated as a month of romance. As we know it today, St. Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition, so it seems only appropriate to write about love for the February Beyond Mastery Newsletter. In Radical […]

Posted November 30, 2015 in Monthly News

Fullness of Life

I love frogs. I enjoy back-yard birding. Some of my greatest joy is experienced through nature. It is fabulous to see the fawns that wander into Joel’s yard walking on little trembling legs as they merge from mother’s womb onto Mother Earth. (See: Out My Window, by Joel Bowman!)

The sights and sounds […]

Posted April 30, 2015 in Monthly News

Identity

I was looking for someone to inspire me, motivate me, support me, keep me focused…. Someone who would love me, cherish me, make me happy, and I realized that all along, I was looking for myself.

~ BKWSU Thought for Today What would you answer if you were asked, “Who are you?” Years ago, an […]

Posted November 18, 2014 in Monthly News

Genuine Service

“Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.”

~ Hildegard von Bingen

More and more I am aware that we will never stop stuff from happening, so it is vital we learn how to remain brave and strong. Perhaps it is also important to remain kind. I certainly […]

Posted June 15, 2014 in Uncategorized

Debra: July 2014

Understanding Curing and Healing

I once heard Dr. Bernie Siegel tell an auditorium filled with people not to do a single thing just because it might help him or her live. He told us that death is 100% certain. While those were shocking statements, it is a fact that, in spite of all the advances […]