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 October 31, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 31 October 2018 “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” ~ Strength to Love, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The online definition of the word politics is: […]
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 August 31, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 31 August 2018 Medical students must take the Hippocratic Oath, a promise to “first, do no harm,’ (“primum non nocere” is the Latin translation from the original Greek.) While we may not be a medical student or a doctor, perhaps an oath to do no harm is a good foundation for our communication.
Of course, after we […]
Posted July 31, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 31 July 2018 The only thing that has actually changed is our age. The opportunities for growth continue to flow. Our purpose for being here remains the same. Our responsibility to ourselves never abates. It’s comforting to count on these things. It makes our choices simpler.
There’s always the right step to take, the right response to make, […]
Posted June 30, 2018 in Uncategorized By Debra Basham, on 30 June 2018 “By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person.” Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, by Caroline Myss
On May 30, 2018, Joel had hernia surgery. Since his son and daughter-in-law live in Tennessee, surgery was scheduled for a time I […]
Posted May 31, 2018 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 31 May 2018 The only difference between a flower and a weed is judgement. ~ Brahma Kumaris
Wearing a Fitbit Charge 2™ Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband removes all doubt judgement watching “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” elevated my heart rate. If you have wondered how that might be the case, Joel’s former co-author, Bernie, offered an […]
Posted April 30, 2018 in Uncategorized By Debra Basham, on 30 April 2018 “The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.” Eric Hoffer, American moral and social philosopher, author, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom […]
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 April 30, 2017 in Monthly News By Debra Basham, on 30 April 2017 Recently, I saw the following quotation in an article by Tommy Rosen, founder of Recovery 2.0, a tool that uses mindfulness (yoga) for recovery from addictions. Given that we are all dealing with aversion and grasping, longing and dreading, clinging and avoiding, the quotation can serve as the basis for all our recovery.
We […]
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