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Bells!

By Debra Basham, on November 7, 2016

While it may not immediately make total sense to everyone, my silent insight meditation retreat week was made much richer just because on Monday when we arrived I signed up to be the bell ringer for Saturday.

Let me begin by sharing these comments from my meditation teacher, Barbara Brodsky:

Another way we create […]

The Whole Show

By Debra Basham, on October 31, 2016

Regret & Remorse

Regret & Remorse Are photo-shopped Pixels of fragmented False memories. Reboot. Enjoy the whole show.

Francie Lynch, June 6, 2015

This is one of those lessons I hope I can remember to benefit from for the rest of my life.

I love scarves. Seeing a perfectly chosen scarf as the pièce […]

Who’s Team Are You On?

By Debra Basham, on October 22, 2016

If you are a fan of the Chicago Cubs, you know that the events happening at this time are a very big deal. The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first Major League team to play in three consecutive World Series, and the first to win it twice. While […]

Saluting Sally

By Debra Basham, on October 4, 2016

Life is wonderFULL. Some days and some times of our lives are definitely more full than others.

Today is the one year anniversary of my mother-in-law’s transition. I’ve written about her passing in Musings from an Estate Sale, and spoken about it in Celebrations of Life, a talk given at Unity by the Lakeshore the […]

Unwitting Mystic

By Debra Basham, on September 16, 2016

No doubt you have heard the phrase be careful what you ask for. The idea is that you will get it. This truth has so clearly come to me this week, I see myself as an unwitting mystic, and I am mostly grateful. (LOL)

I have a family member who has not demonstrated good money […]

Honesty

By Debra Basham, on August 28, 2016

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” ~ Pablo Picasso

Some days—more than others—you are aware how connected we all are.

My dear friends/colleagues and I are experiencing palpable loss and questioning around changes with regards to massage therapy services […]

You Cannot Lose Him

By Debra Basham, on August 15, 2016

This post was started a couple of days ago as a tender musing around Wednesday evening’s passing of my dear friend’s 42 year old son. Out in the field, watering his beloved drought-stressed trees with his father, Kalvin was stung by a bee or wasp. Known to be very allergic, Kalvin hopped in the truck […]

The Gift of Distance

By Debra Basham, on August 5, 2016

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.~ Og Mandino

George loved doing woodworking in his shop. He had been in an assisted living facility for the past couple of years. Tuesday, when I attended his funeral, George’s […]

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