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 […]
By Debra Basham, on December 15, 2020 Deep Spring Center Thought for Today
If one never were to experience this dark night of the soul, one’s compassion really would be limited.
One may have a belief, ‘I can be compassionate with that which is light and beautiful and loving in myself and others’ but one has never tested it to see […]
By Debra Basham, on November 3, 2020 The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy. ~ John Lewis
Today is election day 2020. From my journal entry this morning:
Dear Holy Spirit,
Last evening while John was showering I picked up his phone to take photos for him […]
By Debra Basham, on November 1, 2020 We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.
~ Simone Weil
Yesterday John did not mention my blog post, so I did not share it with him. I watched the choice points for stories to arise: he doesn’t really care; he still does not value what […]
By Debra Basham, on October 10, 2020 We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of […]
By Debra Basham, on June 21, 2020 “Skies upon skies are available for your flight.” – Osho Zen Tarot
I feel a little bit like the morning after Christmas, or the ninth day of Hanukkah. For the closing sharing of this eight-day Intensive/Retreat—the culmination of a two-year commitment to study and practice—I had written: When I logged on this morning, Dallas was […]
By Debra Basham, on March 18, 2020 It is surreal that I posted my previous blog just yesterday. I did say this self-selected social isolation may not last forever, it may just feel that way.
Actually, I don’t really mind the solitude. Last evening Barbara Brodsky asked our Dharma Path group to notice how very little is different about this from […]
By Debra Basham, on July 9, 2019 Deep Spring Center Thought for Today
“I would ask you not to settle for anything less than liberation, and yet not to hurry toward it, but to know that if you practice with sincerity, love, and courage, it will come. May the way be very beautiful for you. May you find freedom and peace.” […]
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