By Debra Basham, on February 22, 2024 It is this disinterested but completely allowing contemplation of the body in the world that the body loses its ‘me-ness’ and the world loses its ‘not-me-ness.’ In this way bodily sensations no longer cry out ‘I am separate, I am exclusively you” and perceptions of the world no longer cry out, ‘I am separate, […]
By Debra Basham, on February 12, 2024 It has possibly been the longest ever period between posts for the Yellow Brick Road…. and I cannot say what has kept my fingers off the keyboard, but this Snow Bird before doing anything else this morning has to write about having seen a rare bird.
The significance of this bird began many years […]
By Debra Basham, on January 16, 2024 To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. ~ Will Durant
From the book In God’s Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery: “The real root of our struggle to speak well of others is the pain we suffer because of our low self-esteem, and diminishing another person’s worth, unfortunately, gives […]
By Debra Basham, on January 1, 2024 And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings. ~ Meister Eckhart
Today is the first day of 2024.
Yesterday afternoon I went into a different area on my bike ride. I was only lost between 8.88 miles and 12.22 miles….
Suddenly I knew I had gotten […]
By Debra Basham, on December 23, 2023 Light rain was tap dancing on the metal roof of the lanai as I sat in the darkness waiting for the sun to make its debut thinking about a dear friend of mine whose brother-in-love is going to be having lung cancer surgery soon. She has been a champion of ours for decades, having thrived […]
By Debra Basham, on December 14, 2023 This morning’s Gratefulness.org message by John A. Powell is so perfect as follow up to my having gotten triggered yesterday: “When people’s stories are recognized, it does something. It creates a possibility.”
As so often happens, the Daily Reflection from Deep Spring also spoke so well to this.
Think of somebody in your […]
By Debra Basham, on December 7, 2023 I listened to the first 20 minutes of a talk by Mosab Hassan Yousef. A dear friend (who happens to be Jewish) sent me a link to the talk on Youtube. “‘Son of Hamas’ Tackles University Antisemitism, Exposes Hamas ‘Holy War’ to Wipe Out Jews” was given at University of Michigan last week.
Opening […]
By Debra Basham, on November 23, 2023 Here in the US today we are celebrating Thanksgiving Day.
Last evening was a day of giving thanks in my heart as we shared time and great food with our daughter and son-in-love (Stacey and Doug), grandson and granddaughter-in-love (Brad and Christina), grandson and girl-friend-in-love (Adam and Rachael), granddaughter and great-grandson (Courtney and Jackson). […]
By Debra Basham, on November 10, 2023 Friends accept that friends will feel out loud when they are ready. ~ She Recovers Every Day: Meditations for Women
Late yesterday afternoon I had a serendipitous treasure visiting with my dear friend, Jane Foster. Jane is navigating radiation therapy. The linear accelerator was being repaired so she had the day off from her […]
By Debra Basham, on November 6, 2023 A retreat coming to an end is always bitter sweet. Some aspect of it is relief to return to a “normal” schedule, but there is also a lingering longing for the better balance that seems to be the likely result of a time of intentional insight and successive sitting.
Catching up on email I […]
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