By Debra Basham, on February 13, 2023 The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
~ Carl Jung
It’s been said that no one comes into our lives by accident. It might also be said that no experience we have is by accident either. The conditions of our lives […]
By Debra Basham, on February 6, 2023 Some of my clearest insight and inspiration occurs when my mind is occupied with other things, for example, while riding my bike or putting together the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. This morning I was finishing up a puzzle which had been fairly challenging for my skills and processing a powerful scene we watched […]
By Debra Basham, on January 27, 2023 A friend wrote this week asking me, “So tell me your blog experience. How did you get into doing that? How many people follow you? Is it hard to get it up and going technically?”
It took a bit of thinking time to respond, and, still, I had to start with the easiest aspects first. […]
By Debra Basham, on December 2, 2022 There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments.
~ Wangari Maathai
It has been a busy couple of weeks. We left Michigan on Monday, November 21, and have been staying with Stacey and Doug here in Smyrna, Tennessee. We had an easy trip down, and we had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner with all of […]
By Debra Basham, on August 3, 2022 WORD FOR THE DAY
Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.
~ James Baldwin (Gratefulness.org)
Group 2 sharing last evening was active with exploring the question of the value of being ordained (in Buddhism). This was not so much an intellectual discussion, but a […]
By Debra Basham, on July 14, 2022 Several times yesterday I felt great sadness and compassion for my body. This is likely the result of talking to my primary doctor about what I observe related to blood pressure and heart rate. She said the medications are not causing the things I am observing, so it makes her wonder about my heart. I […]
By Debra Basham, on July 11, 2022 If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~ African proverb
Several weeks ago I saw a coyote pup in the field adjacent to Pilgrim Congregational UCC Church, directly across from our park. I mentioned it in a previous post titled: Coyote Pup and Purposeful Purse Project. […]
By Debra Basham, on June 29, 2022 Thought for Today
Imagine a whole world of beings deeply committed to expressing themselves with some kind of beauty, not necessarily physical beauty but beauty of generosity of spirit, of kindness. Imagine a world where this can flourish. Here we have the imaginal cells at work.
So, if we talk about what conditions are […]
By Debra Basham, on June 15, 2022 Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations with God puts it this way: Life works out in the process of Life Itself. All you have to do is trust that it will, and allow it to.
My blood pressure was 126/80 at the doctor’s office on Monday afternoon. I reported that I am doing deep work with […]
By Debra Basham, on June 13, 2022 Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist when you grow up.
~ Pablo Picasso
Yesterday was very busy. I did the grocery shopping and had everything put away before John got up. I worked right up to the Sunday morning meditation at 11:00 and was back online at 1:30 […]
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