Absolute Truth

By Debra Basham, on January 27, 2019

My daughter is teaching a class at her church. The assignment was to identify something you know as absolute truth. It is an amazing experience to look at what you believe and why you believe what you believe.

The absolute truth I came up with years ago was that life does not begin at birth […]

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Draw a Card

By Debra Basham, on January 22, 2019

Today is my birthday. I LOVE birthday ritual. This morning I wrote in my journal: Today is my birthday. And Wayne’s. It seems significant Claudia is feeling sad. She said Wayne always said, “It is what it is.”

What ritual is honest for me today?

I hear: “Draw a card.”

I draw a […]

January 22, 2019 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Yellow Brick Road | Comments are closed

Listen to the Trees

By Debra Basham, on January 17, 2019

This quotation by William Blake was hand lettered beautifully onto the whiteboard hanging on the wall. A fortunate few gathered at the Pine Island public library last evening for a presentation by Zan Henegan Lombardo—artist, poet, friend, and teacher extraordinaire.

Once in a while, you are soooooo blessed to be part of something […]

January 17, 2019 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Yellow Brick Road | Comments are closed

Patient Patient

By Debra Basham, on January 11, 2019

When I had my well-skin check-up in December, the doctor noticed a bit of light scaly tissue on my nose (solar keratosis or sun damage). She prescribed a topical treatment, for four days.

I asked if it was OK for me to wait a bit. I was scheduled to do a workshop at Open […]

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Be Care-Full What You Pray For

By Debra Basham, on January 8, 2019

Twenty nine years ago today, I became a grandmother. I was still thirty-something—at least I would be for two more weeks. My career was booming. I was top sales person in the nation. I was traveling to beautiful venues. I had long finger nails, and I wore nice clothing. I was too busy (and too […]

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Happy New You!

By Debra Basham, on January 1, 2019

Most people will be wishing you a happy new year today, but I am wishing all beings a happy new YOU.

Attributing the saying that “Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be” did not happen until 50 years after Abraham Lincoln’s death. Dr. Frank Crane included the […]

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