By Debra Basham, on January 10, 2014
The gift of our serving others also blesses us. A teacher/friend of mine said our service also serves us. We are not talking about tit-for-tat. What we receive does not always come from the source to which we had given. I remember an experience I had about all of this a number of […]
By Debra Basham, on January 5, 2014
It is truly amazing how the awareness you most need is being demonstrated to you over and over and over. This must be what is meant by the truth that we live in a failsafe universe. I was driving my grandson Brad to the airport to pick up a rental car. We had […]
By Debra Basham, on December 25, 2013
Neale Donald Walsch wrote on Christmas Day, I believe God wants you to knowthat the reason so much of humanity commemorates this day is that so much of humanity seeks to give and receive love. During this holy time, know that all times are holy, That every religion holds truth, that each tradition […]
By Debra Basham, on December 18, 2013
No matter how long the room has been dark, an hour or a million years, the moment the lamp of awareness is lit the entire room becomes luminous. You are that luminosity. You are that clear light.
-Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Time passes, and we view each new moment through the moments we […]
By Debra Basham, on December 7, 2013
Yesterday we received our first Christmas card, from Glenda Norris. Glenda goes all out, shopping, decorating, and celebrating life. The image on the card is a very lovely owl, and the quotation by William Shakespeare is equally lovely: One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. The card is from the Arbor […]
By Debra Basham, on November 30, 2013
No one has ever become poor by giving. ~ Anne Frank Thanksgiving Day 2013 did not unfold exactly as we expected, but there certainly was plenty to be thankful for. Late Wednesday afternoon, we found out that the family member we had expected to be hosting our traditional feast had been in the […]
By Debra Basham, on November 23, 2013
One year ago, my grandson Adam, had his wisdom teeth removed. This week, my granddaughter Courtney, did the same. One year ago, when I went to Tennessee for Thanksgiving, I was facing major surgery when I returned. This year feels so much different, and yet I have a sense of déjà vu.
For sure, […]
By Debra Basham, on November 19, 2013
Tonight I am thinking of the many people who lost their homes (or loved ones) in the scores of tornadoes that slammed through the Midwest yesterday. It brings to mind when our friends, Roger and Sharon, lost their home along with every other family in their home town of Firth, Nebraska, May 22, […]
By Debra Basham, on November 13, 2013
Who is it that can make muddy water clear? No one. But left to stand, it will gradually clear of itself. Lao-TzuTao Te Ching
One year ago, I was on the roller-coaster ride of my life. Fortunately, a dear friend and wonderful intuitive healer gave me an image that carried me […]
By Debra Basham, on November 5, 2013
In some ways, right now I feel as though I am flipping through a tattered photo album. I am recalling precious memories and bringing to mind valuable things I knew but had forgotten. I am savoring where I am now looking back at where I had been. I am so grateful…. The writing […]
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