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Midnite’s Purple Petunia Plant

By Debra Basham, on June 5, 2022

From my journal:

Friday, June 3, 2022

Dear Holy Spirit,

I am listening to a podcast by Ram Dass. (Ep. 199: The Continuity of Consciousness)

“Somewhere between not enough and more seems to be enough.”

At least a few moments go by before i have a thought about Joel — that’s progress. I have […]

Safe!!!

By Debra Basham, on June 2, 2022

What happens in your heart when you simply state: “I am Light.”?

You are not trying to convince yourself, but to invite yourself home, to remember your deepest truth: “I am Light!”

Yet, sometimes the mind is so contracted with fear, doubt, anger or greed that the words seem hollow. Then it may […]

The End of Suffering

By Debra Basham, on June 1, 2022

There will be something, anguish or elation, that is peculiar to this day alone. I rise from sleep, and say: Hail to the morning! Come down to me, my beautiful unknown.

~ Jessica Powers Word for the Day (gratefulness.org)

Today’s journal entry:

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Dear Holy Spirit,

During the night […]

It’s Not a Wall

By Debra Basham, on May 30, 2022

Yesterday morning I received a text message from Joel, simply, “Not well.”

This was the first news from him since Thursday morning, May 19, when a staff member came in and swabbed his nose, testing him for Covid while we were on FaceTime. After that he did not answer text messages, or return calls. […]

A Kind of Deeper Wisdom

By Debra Basham, on May 29, 2022

It has been quite the week…. my blood pressure numbers had continued to be high…. lines of poems kept coming forth to carry me through, like a flower cannot be opened with a hammer….

On Friday morning I saw a Titmouse at the bird bath — the first I have seen here at this house. […]

Dear Former Me

By Debra Basham, on May 25, 2022

When I saw my primary on Monday she said I needed Zoloft or a therapist, maybe both. I had been overwhelmed with the stress of everything John has been going through, complicated mightily by the situation with Joel. For those new to YBR, Joel has been my co-author for over twenty years. He has developed […]

Drama Triangle Revisited Again and Again

By Debra Basham, on May 19, 2022

Lately, almost EVERYTHING I read or see or hear or feel reminds me of The Drama Triangle Revisited, one of the more infamous SCS/NLP offerings.

A key awareness of Healing with Language is built on the Drama Triangle, developed by Steve Karpman. The main roles of the Drama Triangle—Victim, Persecutor, and Rescuer—are well-known, but […]

This Day’s Dawn

By Debra Basham, on May 10, 2022

Those who are awake live in a constant state of amazement. ~ Jack Kornfield

This day’s dawn comes on the heels of a dark night. Actually, every day’s dawn does.

Last evening we took John to my primary. She agreed with the medicine list. She encouraged patience and confidence in the specialists he will […]

Already a Butterfly

By Debra Basham, on May 4, 2022

In The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving-kindness, Pema Chödrön qutoes Joseph Campbell, writing, “It has been said, quite accurately that the psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight.” One might wonder what it is that the mystic sees/hears/knows/experiences which leads to the more pleasant conclusion.

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Outside of the Lines

By Debra Basham, on April 18, 2022

“If a wild animal like a cheetah can be tamed into forgetting her power, forgetting her majesty, forgetting her wild — then so can a woman.”

~ Glennon Doyle Melton

I watched an interview in which Glennon Doyle Melton reported an experience of going to the zoo and watching the “cheetah run” with her […]

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