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Fleas!

By Debra Basham, on September 20, 2018

Those who know me well know I am a real cat lover. I don’t have a cat right now, but I wrote a poem about trying to woo a barn cat into the house. It was inspired by “What a Figure Can Do!” (Craft Tip 14, page 118-125) from The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop, […]

Sovereignty

By Debra Basham, on September 15, 2018

“The whole problem with people is that they know what matters, but they don’t choose it.” — Sue Monk Kidd

I was sharing with a precious friend about how her current role as a caregiver for her husband is similar to a mom’s taking care of an infant. The aura of the person being cared […]

Commitment to Joy in Trying Times

By Debra Basham, on September 9, 2018

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

It has been quite some time since I made a two-year commitment to a formal program of study. Deep Spring Meditation […]

Guidance

By Debra Basham, on September 3, 2018

I have come to truly savor watching the TV reality dancing shows. My first (and perhaps still favorite) is So You Think You Can Dance, but I have also come to enjoy Dancing with the Stars and now World of Dance. It is wonderful to see the dance arts gaining recognition as having value. Football […]

Spiders!

By Debra Basham, on August 26, 2018

I am starting a two-year study with Barbara Brodsky and Aaron and John Orr. As a preparation, Barbara shared a detailed meditation/dream she had where she was asked what her highest intention was. As part of this process, a high being conducted a sort of interview. This being asked if there were those who would […]

Filter Bubbles

By Debra Basham, on August 19, 2018

The one you seek, is the one who seeks. Therefore, It’s not “I” who reads spiritual books; it is not “I” who sits ZAZEN, paying attention to body, BREATH, and mind. IT is not “I” who let’s go of everything, but THIS, only THIS! ~ Jerry Ashmore, posted in Empty Circle Zen Group

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Calamity and Collapse

By Debra Basham, on August 10, 2018

Grapevine Daily Quote May 30 “Truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse.” AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1957, “The Physicians”, The Language of the Heart

August of 2017 was a month of ginormous change. We were settling into our new tiny home. My brother-in-law, Jim, passed peacefully early in […]

Daily Inspiration

By Debra Basham, on August 3, 2018

WORD FOR THE DAY

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world that is the myth of the “atomic age” as in being able to remake ourselves.

~ Mahatma Gandhi (Sign up to receive the “Word for the Day” from gratefulness.org.)

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Choices

By Debra Basham, on July 29, 2018

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Every day humans are making choices. Choices about where we live, what we do for work, where we go for play. We choose how we think, feel, and […]

Still Waters

By Debra Basham, on July 23, 2018

I watched with curiosity as the last thing to slide off my Friday schedule was lunch with Jane Foster. Although it was nine pm, I picked up the phone and called Still Waters Retreat House. Delcy Kuhlman now graciously agrees when I say I will bring my own lunch. She has served as chief […]

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