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Shadow Work

By Debra Basham, on August 16, 2017

Just as we now have a new address, so my brother-in-love, Jim, also has a new address. Jim was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer this past November. Although a very difficult time, he and his family found gifts tucked inside the days. He passed from this life today about 5:00 am.

I am choosing […]

We Are Moved!

By Debra Basham, on August 6, 2017

I have had some long days and short nights the past couple of weeks, but we are moved! Here is my poem about all of that I wrote for the last Pine Island Poetry group:

A Week’s Lifetime I. I’ve slept in my bed in this house the last Sunday of my life. The scent […]

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 […]

A New Home

By Debra Basham, on July 5, 2017

This morning as I am so grateful for making time to get my fingers on the keyboard as my “to-do-list” grows longer and my time-table grows shorter. I notice how relevant that is to all those who are in their later years. I have lived 67 years, and in this body probably do not have […]

Garage Floor!

By Debra Basham, on June 19, 2017

Everything and everyone will teach you something.

What did you learn yesterday?

What will you learn today?

Anything that angers you is teaching you FORGIVENESS and COMPASSION.

Anything that causes you frustration or discouragement is teaching you PATIENCE and ENDURANCE.

~Based on the Law of Attraction

As is so truly the case, […]

Namasté

By Debra Basham, on June 11, 2017

Namasté can be spoken both when greeting another and when taking leave. The spoken word is most often expressed with a slight bow while holding your hands in prayer pose — hands together, fingers pointed up, and pressing your thumbs slightly into the xiphoid process. I love the word, but the meaning behind the word […]

Better than an Orgasm

By Debra Basham, on May 12, 2017

We almost won money at the Trivia night at Bob’s BBQ in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Our grandson, Brad, is the MC for the Thursday evening game. The play-off question was when Mother’s Day had become an official holiday. I guessed 1923. The other team guessed 1922. It was really 1914.

I am not at all […]

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. […]

Treasures

By Debra Basham, on April 12, 2017

Would anyone recognize the importance of these treasures? Without my providing a guided tour, might they just look like useless items delinquent on the trip to the trash?

Might my sweet spirit whisper to anyone who was willing to listen how significant each really is?

The round tuit—such a valuable reminder!

A […]

Reunion

By Debra Basham, on March 31, 2017

It was 1:53 AM when he got up to pee. Faint shadows from the streetlight danced lazily on the wall. It had been almost midnight when she got to sleep, but she forced her eyes to open sufficiently and adjust to the darkness. He expected it, and she predictably said, “It is 2 o’clock. We […]

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