By Debra Basham, on August 5, 2020
Recently, I included some information about transformation from J. Krishnamurti in my clergy “Insight’s” article.
Transformation is said to occur only when NONE of the following are present:
desire to change the experience judgment analysis justification grasping selfing resisting believing that “I am witnessing”
Since the coronavirus stay-safe-at-home order in March, […]
By Debra Basham, on July 30, 2020 Acceptance is the goal — acceptance and freedom to choose what we want and need to do to take care of ourselves with that person.
We can become free of the patterns of the past.
We are recovering.
Progress is the goal.
~ The Language of Letting Go, Daily Meditations on […]
By Debra Basham, on July 23, 2020 For this is wisdom; to live, To take what fate, or the Gods, may give. ~ Laurence Hope
Wouldn’t it be great to have the name Hope! Or Faith! Cope is the maiden name of a friend. My own name (Debra) means busy bee in colloquialism, and she who brings the sublime light of the […]
By Debra Basham, on July 18, 2020 “Strive to be uncynical, to be a hope-giving force, to be a steward of substance.” ~ Maria Popova Bulgarian-born, American-based writer
Last evening as we finished dominoes via Zoom, I asked what the most significant news of the day was. My friend said probably that the Trump administration ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for […]
By Debra Basham, on July 16, 2020 Overcast
It is overcast today Four months since I freely hugged or leaned over the puzzle table saying, “Where do you think this piece goes?” to my companion
In search of where each piece fits Longing for the satisfaction completion brings
The sun is up there Still shining but my world feels grey today
I […]
By Debra Basham, on July 10, 2020 The weather changes very quickly. At 8:45 today, my friend sent a text suggesting we cancel our 9 a.m. bike ride. Rain and thunderstorms were in the forecast. My response: “I concur.”
Concur is one of those words rarely used. It means to agree, be in accord, go along, be in harmony, be in […]
By Debra Basham, on July 4, 2020 “When the water is muddy and you can’t see the bottom, no amount of stirring can clear the water.” ~ Debra Basham
In the U.S. the 4th of July represents freedom. People often think of freedom as freedom FROM something outside of us, but true freedom is an inside job, and nothing outside of you […]
By Debra Basham, on June 25, 2020 This morning I saw a wonderful quotation by Bruce Chatwin, an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. Although Patagonia, his first book, cast him as a travel writer, in his own mind Chatwin was a storyteller. His true passion was bringing to light unusual tales.
Chatwin’s quotation that caught my eye is: “Man’s real home […]
By Debra Basham, on June 21, 2020 “Skies upon skies are available for your flight.” – Osho Zen Tarot
I feel a little bit like the morning after Christmas, or the ninth day of Hanukkah. For the closing sharing of this eight-day Intensive/Retreat—the culmination of a two-year commitment to study and practice—I had written: When I logged on this morning, Dallas was […]
By Debra Basham, on June 19, 2020
Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.
~ Arthur Ashe
I am tempted to schedule this to post so readers don’t know that I have my fingers on the keyboard at 4:21 am while on retreat. If I were not retreating via Zoom because of COVID-19, I would not […]
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