A Beautiful World Within

By Debra Basham, on June 17, 2023

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within. ~ Ruby Dee

Last evening I went to a drumming at the home of some long-time friends. One of the other drummers was also a blast from my past. But, the delight of my heart was a young man […]

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Dear Heart

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 […]

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Outside of the Lines

By Debra Basham, on April 18, 2022

“If a wild animal like a cheetah can be tamed into forgetting her power, forgetting her majesty, forgetting her wild — then so can a woman.”

~ Glennon Doyle Melton

I watched an interview in which Glennon Doyle Melton reported an experience of going to the zoo and watching the “cheetah run” with her […]

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LOVE Came Down at Christmas

By Debra Basham, on December 25, 2020

I am grateful John and I had a practice run at not being physically with Stacey and her family for Christmas in 2019.

Last year we attended a Christmas Day potluck at Pine Island Cove with Michigan friends, Linda and Fred, who also winter here in Florida.

This year, John and I share our […]

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