Posted January 15, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Feel Yourself Beloved

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A search for “holiday blues” yielded 4,270,000 results. If you found the holidays demanding, you are not alone.

There are many reasons it can be difficult to maintain balance during holidays. Expectations can be off the charts resulting in a heavy dose of shoulds. Whether it is four simple steps or […]

Posted January 11, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Learn to Relax

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The Brahma Kumaris quotation was a good one: If you get tired, learn to RELAX, not quit.

My years of working as a doula certainly proves this point. Women having babies get going when the going gets tough. Let’s all give birth to our best selves!

Please share what this means to […]

Posted January 8, 2017 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

New Years!

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Life is a balance between holding on and letting go. ~ Rumi

While people on the planet celebrate New Years different days, here in North America we celebrate on the first day of January. Humans have been celebrating the start of the new year for at least four millennia. Ancient Babylonians held […]

Posted January 4, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Days of Discovery

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“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” Eleanor Roosevelt’s words invite us to set the tone right now to bring forth our uniqueness in the coming year.

Perhaps you will know immediately what this means to you. If not, […]

Posted December 28, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Laugh A Lot

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My friend Raelene, a World Laughter Tour coach, says there is no accent to laughter. Even children who are born deaf and blind laugh. Children laugh so easily and instinctively.

Let’s nurture our ability to laugh a lot.

If you are interested in having Raelene come share her laughter training with […]

Posted December 21, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Snowflake

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Francis Bacon said to begin doing what you want to do now. “We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand—and melting like a snowflake.”

In the bustle of the season, take time to really live this moment.

If you have moments to share, […]

Posted December 14, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Let Life Be Good

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Florence Scovel Shinn said anything forced into manifestation through personal will is always “ill got” and has “ever bad success.”

Notice when you are forcing something through your will. The lesson here is to relax and trust more. Let life be good for you.

Send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental […]

Posted December 7, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Choose Joy

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Joy is the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens. Brother David Steindl-Rast said that.

On this anniversary day of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and every day of our lives, it is important to remember we can always choose joy. Regardless of what happens…

Let Debra know how you choose joy by […]

Posted November 6, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Goals and Wellness

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“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”

~Henry Ford

Goals are an interesting thing. We do best when we have a goal. With wellness, having a goal is important, that is for sure. When I did an online search for […]

Posted August 24, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Become Unshakable

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Brian said while planning for the future is necessary, brooding about it is a waste of time.

Perhaps, if you are hopeful, you are planning. If you are excited, you are planning. If you are trusting, you are planning.

Join me in planning a happy future, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or […]