Looking for the True Self

By Debra Basham, on October 26, 2023

Wow… I had a very unskillful time of things at the Jam last evening. When John and I arrived there were only two others there and one of the guys asked me to drum on the first and third beat only. He played a bit of a song he was going to do, and he […]

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Don’t Know

By Debra Basham, on March 16, 2023

“The truth is that you already are what you are seeking. You are looking for God with his eyes. This truth is so simple and shocking, so radical and taboo that it is easy to miss among your flurry of seeking.

You may have heard what I am saying in the past and you […]

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Motherless Child

By Debra Basham, on May 20, 2021

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, A long way from home, a long way from home.

Odetta knew what LIFE can feel like.

Just yesterday — one day of LIFE holding sooooo much feeling.

A dear friend, navigating […]

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Roller Coaster of Emotions

By Debra Basham, on March 25, 2020

“Whatever happens to me is not nearly so important as the way I look at the happening — the way I feel about it.”

Columbus, Ohio, August 1982, “Little Surrenders,”, Step By Step

My former Yellow Brick Road post ended on a high note, but the circumstances around COVID-19 are stimulating a roller coaster of […]

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What are the Odds?

By Debra Basham, on December 11, 2016

When we were kids, we dealt with difficult situations. Sometimes we were bullied. Sometimes we didn’t get a new toy. Sometimes we were yelled at. We then developed defenses based on these events. The problem is that a lot of the times we don’t grow up and move on past these defenses or events. They […]

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