By Debra Basham, on September 5, 2014 It seems as though “stuff” comes in cycles, and this is a time when so many I know are going through so much. A twelve hour surgery (associated with a month-long stay in another state where the surgery took place); a drunk driving and a child custody case; purchasing a used car that turned out […]
By Debra Basham, on August 23, 2014
Jen Bricker was born without legs, and put up for adoption. Fortunately, she grew up in a home where the word can’t was forbidden. She learned to tumble on a trampoline in her yard, but that was not enough for her. She went on to be the first handicapped high school tumbling campion […]
By Debra Basham, on August 18, 2014
May I see that my preoccupation with the faults of others is really a smokescreen to keep me from taking a hard look at my own, as well as a way to bolster my own failing ego. May I check out the “why’s” of my blaming. (from A Day at a Time, a […]
By Debra Basham, on August 8, 2014
The “theme-of-the-week” (if a week can have a theme) has been fear. Of course, I love the plays on the word, such as false evidence appearing real. I found a website with many more. Here are just a few: Frustration, Ego, Anxiety, Resentment Forever Escaping And Retreating Frantic Efforts to Appear Recovered For […]
By Debra Basham, on July 30, 2014
When I saw this photo on the wall of a friend on Facebook a few days ago, I instantly had the thought I would blog about it. This morning early, it was quite interesting to receive a text asking me if I communicate with people who have passed. I told her I learned […]
By Debra Basham, on July 22, 2014
A wonderful woman I have been working with is facing a surgery that has been referred to as “The Mother of All Surgeries.” She is an amazing individual, and she did her homework to find the right team to do this surgery for her. At the same time she is on this amazing […]
By Debra Basham, on July 15, 2014
I often notice when a certain theme seems to be prevalent in the world around me. For example, I spent the past weekend with my daughter and her family. My grandson, Adam, just graduated from high school and is about two weeks away from leaving for a three-month culinary work-study experience in Italy. […]
By Debra Basham, on June 30, 2014
So many people have expressed astonishment that I would actually enjoy a week-long silent meditation retreat. I admit that it may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but silence—to my heart—is golden. I treasure the deeper seeing that occurs naturally. For example, the awe that I felt when I saw these two dandelions […]
By Debra Basham, on June 16, 2014
I was sitting out on the Zen walkway, sipping a cup of tea with a dear friend. Our sharing naturally included reports of many of those we “hold energy” for: friends and family, folks personally known or those who have come into our hearts and minds via the many-threaded web of our intentionally […]
By Debra Basham, on June 8, 2014
“Let me take some time each day to look within the self and experience the beauty of my inner qualities,” is the thought for the day that accompanied this photo: This photo and the words were such a timely message, as I had just spent yesterday in a silent meditation retreat with a […]
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