Reverend Debra Basham « Yellow Brick Road: Your Path to Heart & Health

In a Single Thought

By Debra Basham, on February 4, 2018

It was mid morning on Thursday. I was on a FaceTime call with a client. The goal of the session revolved around not getting thrown out of balance during crisis times. The desire was to stay grounded even in trying circumstances.

I like to do divination for guidance when I am working with someone to […]

Super Blue Blood Moon

By Debra Basham, on January 31, 2018

I am blessed to be part of two writers’ groups, and one of the precious gifts of winter for me is that I take more time to write. Do you notice how seemingly unconnected things are not? For example, this morning people all over the U.S. got up early enough to see if they could […]

Corpse Prayer

By Debra Basham, on January 22, 2018

Each year I enjoy some ritual on my birthday. Yesterday afternoon I still did not know what that was to be. Riding to the birthday celebration of our 85 year old friend, I learned of a marvelous exercise called “Corpse Prayer.” It comes from Jarem Sawatsky’s book, Dancing with the Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those […]

No Ordinary Face

By Debra Basham, on January 16, 2018

Listening to the wind blowing, thoughts come to mind of how relative our perspective is. A prime example of that is weather.

Bundled up out for a walk, Floridians see Michiganders riding bikes in shirt sleeves.

Americans look into a brimming pantry complaining about nothing to eat.

“No Ordinary Face” was first shared […]

Winter Wonderland

By Debra Basham, on January 5, 2018

As a writer, generating material is as easy as paying attention to the burr beneath your saddle. On January 5 of this year wishing our granddaughter happy birthday pulled me back 19 years to the day she was born. The words “winter wonderland” — one of the nicknames for Michigan, my home state, were not […]

Kaleidoscope

By Debra Basham, on November 18, 2017

Last evening I attended my brother-in-law’s wedding. He has been a care-giver for many years for the woman who is now his wife. The hospice spiritual care coordinator performed the ceremony. Theirs is not young love, and the decision for them to marry is not something everyone will understand, but it is precious none-the-less. When […]

Property Virgins

By Debra Basham, on July 21, 2017

First times are memorable just because they are first. This has certainly been true for me this summer with the selling of our home.

Here is a handout left on our kitchen table next to the plate of cookies just-out-of-the-oven:

This was our first home, purchased 40 years ago this past April.

Our […]

COIK

By Debra Basham, on June 25, 2017

I have been doing a lot of contemplation regarding the healing capability of your mind, body, and spirit. This model of medicine is overlooked by most of us in the U.S. Conversations this week have been with clients, friends, colleagues, and family. Perhaps the real challenge is the military idea of Clear Only If Known […]

Shoo Shoo Shame

By Debra Basham, on May 5, 2017

Listening to a podcast titled “Empty Out the Negative” by Joel Olsteen this morning has my process stirred. Of course, that stirring began before today. A few days ago, as the sorting, purging, packing and staging continued here on Lincoln Avenue, I found the following penciled-in note in the back of my first NIV bible. […]

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