Midnite’s Purple Petunia Plant

By Debra Basham, on June 5, 2022

From my journal:

Friday, June 3, 2022

Dear Holy Spirit,

I am listening to a podcast by Ram Dass. (Ep. 199: The Continuity of Consciousness)

“Somewhere between not enough and more seems to be enough.”

At least a few moments go by before i have a thought about Joel — that’s progress. I have […]

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The One Heart We All Share

By Debra Basham, on November 15, 2021

I just attended a 3-day Vipassana retreat with Barbara Brodsky, Aaron, and John Orr, “The One Heart We All Share.” This was the online description:

What is this one heart we all share? It is our true nature, the essence of our being, which is love and light. Meditation is one effective way of coming […]

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Thankful…. and sad

By Debra Basham, on September 25, 2021

We are feeling sad with the passing of John’s eldest brother, Jerry, shortly before midnight on Friday evening, September, 24, 2021.

The date was already special – grandson Brad and Christina got married exactly five years ago!

This photo of the five Basham brothers was taken at the wedding. Jerry is on the […]

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Stay with the Listening

By Debra Basham, on May 2, 2021

This world deserves a kiss on both cheeks on the way out of the door and you have to let people see you do it.

Failure to do so becomes — you are just another advocate but not much of a practitioner.

~ Stephen Jenkinson Since arriving home in Michigan one month ago, […]

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Milarepa’s Muses

By Debra Basham, on July 17, 2018

I am in a poetry writing group. We are working our way through The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop by Diane Lockward. Craft Tip #12 is about the uses of myth. “Milarepa’s Muses” is based on The Non-Duality of Coming to Know the Light Within the Darkness; Age of Kali , a talk given […]

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Treasures

By Debra Basham, on April 12, 2017

Would anyone recognize the importance of these treasures? Without my providing a guided tour, might they just look like useless items delinquent on the trip to the trash?

Might my sweet spirit whisper to anyone who was willing to listen how significant each really is?

The round tuit—such a valuable reminder!

A […]

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Saluting Sally

By Debra Basham, on October 4, 2016

Life is wonderFULL. Some days and some times of our lives are definitely more full than others.

Today is the one year anniversary of my mother-in-law’s transition. I’ve written about her passing in Musings from an Estate Sale, and spoken about it in Celebrations of Life, a talk given at Unity by the Lakeshore the […]

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