Posted January 31, 2019 in Monthly News By Joel Bowman, on 31 January 2019 Everyone—you, me, and everyone we know–has a communication preference. The three basic categories are visual (things seen), auditory (things heard), and kinesthetic (things felt). Most everyone does all three, of course, and the three main forms typically overlap. If you see a word in print, for example, you might also “hear” the word in your […]
Posted November 30, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 30 November 2018 It’s a troublesome world.
All the people who’re in it are troubled with troubles almost every minute.
You ought to be thankful, a whole heaping lot, for the places and people you’re lucky you’re not. ~ Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss’ words remind me of an article by Max Lucado in Guideposts magazine titled […]
Posted September 30, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 30 September 2018 You must have shadow and light source both. Listen, and lay your head under the tree of awe. ~ Rumi
In a recent blog, I shared the deep emotions I have been experiencing around this third third of my life.
Readers of Yellow Brick Road know I am actively processing the undeniability of our […]
Posted March 30, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 30 March 2018 To err is human; to blame it on the other guy is even more human. ~ Bob Goddard Thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Katie and Gay Hendricks say your partner likely has nothing to do with how hurt you feel. “When you’re this hurt and convinced your partner is the cause of […]
Posted February 28, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra and Joel, on 28 February 2018 Hearing that an addictions recovery program told a potential participant not to stop drinking until he was admitted because the insurance company might not consider him eligible really catches our attention. Most of us have had the experience of telling someone what not to do and watching that person do it.
Don’t run. Don’t […]
Posted January 31, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra and Joel, on 31 January 2018 Look around you at those who say no to war, who say that force is not the only way, and see that many of those spokespersons are using force to try to make their point; not force of violence but a force of confrontation that cannot compassionately hear others. Here is where you have […]
Posted August 30, 2017 in Monthly News By Joel and Debra, on 30 August 2017 Most of the time when we establish a strategy to do something, we don’t think of it as a “strategy.” Once established, a strategy becomes automatic, disappearing from consciousness and residing only in the “unconscious” part of our minds. Humans aren’t the only creatures that use strategies, of course. The basic strategy for everything that […]
Posted November 30, 2016 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 30 November 2016 In May of 2006 I sat in the front row of the room, within spitting distance of Gary Zukav, author of Seat of the Soul. He and Linda Francis were speaking on authentic power. Linda’s major claim to fame might have been her connection to Zukav, but I will always remember her for this comment: […]
Posted September 30, 2016 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 30 September 2016 “If you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn, no one can stop you.” ~ Author unknown quotelicious.com (website)
When I read this opening quotation in my friend David Bloyd’s thought for the day, I resonated deeply with the implication. Reading on, I saw this newsletter […]
Posted April 30, 2016 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 30 April 2016 Awareness of the Celebration of Life service for a pregnant 37-year-old mom with 18-month-old twins and an almost three-year-old is a stark invitation for making sense of life. In this woman’s obituary, mention of her relationship with Jesus was made. Her family expressed confidence that they will be reunited with her because of her religious […]
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