Posted September 22, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Amazing Grace!

Sacred Stories

She had come to recognize finding dimes as a message from spirit after a man told his wife anyone can send pennies from heaven so he would send dimes.

While cleaning her windshield at the gas station, she found a dime by her right front tire.

Ten minutes later, opening her […]

Posted September 16, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Lean Back

Debra’s Wellness Tips

We all know the health risks of too much sitting. Now we are also recognizing most of our waking hours are spent leaning forward. We sit behind the steering wheel, we lean over our desks, we stir pots, we check email. All of these movements have our posture a bit bent out […]

Posted September 15, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Overnight Visitor

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Her mom had alcohol-related dementia. As she was approaching her transition, she would often share having been with her late husband and other loved ones during the previous night.

One morning, a dear friend was in the reported overnight visitors. That seemed strange until later that day when her daughter received word […]

Posted September 9, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

How Happiness Happens

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Science is now in the business of figuring out how happiness happens, and why this matters. But obviously happiness is not the only emotion it is healthy for us to feel. According to US News, “The Science of What Makes People Happy” is complex:

If you’re constantly happy, you’re avoiding all […]

Posted September 8, 2018 in Sacred Stories

“Direct” TV

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Before leaving Florida for the winter, she had made arrangements to have her Direct TV hooked up here in Michigan the day after she returned. On her first night home in the middle of the night the Direct TV came on and it had a fishing show on it.

The TV came […]

Posted September 2, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

A is for Apple

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It used to be said that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but health challenges with eating conventionally grown apples may be the way we can be inspired to recognize it may be vital the planet adapts regenerative farming practices. In Our Broken Food System”, you can read all about […]

Posted September 1, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Credit Card Reader

Sacred Stories

She had been looking for her credit card reader for two days.

She arrived at the venue without yet finding it.

Calling her by name, she said right out loud to her daughter in spirit, “It it is here, show me where it is.”

She picked up a bag of bags and […]

Posted August 26, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Dutch Diet

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After all these years of hearing the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, now we are learning that the “Dutch Diet” (very similar) might just be key to bigger brains and thus to better cognitive skills as we age.

People with greater brain volume have been shown in other studies to […]

Posted August 25, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Beams of Light

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Her son had passed that winter, and she and her daughter went to a place that is very sacred to her to spread his ashes.

As her daughter was taking photos, she started noticing that beams of light showed up where his ashes were placed. She would change the position of the […]

Posted August 19, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Tea Time

Debra’s Wellness Tips

News about the health benefits of tea (especially green tea) has been around for many years now. If you are just starting to get serious about tea as a regular part of your healthy lifestyle, here is one of the best reasons to put on your list:

Drinking tea may lower the […]