Debra Basham

Living and Loving

Tag: intention

  • The Fox

    Sacred Stories

    The night she learned he had passed, she was looking out her bathroom window while brushing her teeth and thinking about him.

    She expected his friends would be hearing from him a lot. If anyone had the skills to navigate the non-physical it was this guy.

    She had previously seen a grey fox in her neighborhood. She asked her newly disembodied friend to send the fox by so she could see him that night. Then she went to bed.

    Her bed is quite tall and next to a large window.

    She was awakened by a bark, turned her head, and saw the fox walk by!

    Before it ambled off, that fox sat down right in front of her window and faced the streetlight.

  • End Game

    Sacred Stories

    Her beloved mentor/teacher/friend had passed. Soon after, she listened to “Abler Soul,” a podcast about relationships where the soul can continue to work with and support one another even after the death of one of the partners.

    She went for a walk and a beautiful garter snake crossed her path. She thought of him immediately.

    Then that evening she was finishing the more difficult of the crossword puzzles from the Sunday paper. The answer to the very last “Across” clue was his last name!

    Walking outside and looking up, she asked, “How did you do that?” Something told her to check the name of the puzzle.

    The name of the puzzle was,”End Game.”

  • Cap and Gown

    Sacred Stories

    She sent a text to her grandmother: “Can you talk? I need some advice.”

    Once they were on the line, she got to the point, “It is about graduation. The cost for the cap and gown is $100. Do I want to pay that and then have the family have to drive all the way here to watch me walk, then drive all the way back home?”

    “You want to let your heart make this decision for you. Close your eyes for a minute. Whatever you decide is OK. You will have your degree whether you walk or not. Realize this is a big deal. My mother did not do it. I didn’t. Your mom either. That is true regardless of a cap and gown. That is something you can be very proud of. Feel that truth. Now think about the day of graduation.” Her grandmother waited.

    “I want to walk,” her voice cracking, “but I hate having everyone be put out.”

    “Everyone will have to decide what works for them. You want to walk for you, and you will do that no matter who else is there. This is more than just about a cap and gown or walking or not walking.” Her grandmother continued, “This is awareness that when you let your heart tell you what is right for YOU, it is right for everyone concerned—whether everyone realizes that or not at the time. This is just one of a god-zillion times in your life you will want to remember this truth. Your grandpa and I will pay for your cap and gown. We are so proud of you.”

    “I am so glad I called,” she said sniffling.

    As they were ending their call, her mom’s phone butt-dialed her grandma.

    The first woman in their family line to graduate college….

    This is a very BIG deal for all of them!

  • Money Matters

    Sacred Stories

    They had incurred water damage to their home, but having elected to pay for more extensive replacement rather than simply repair, winter weather eventually had delayed the work.

    Finally they received an estimate for the additional improvement. They were to pay 50% upfront.

    Months had gone by without any contact from the insurance adjuster, but the day they were mailing the check to the contractor for the work, the insurance adjuster sent an email suggesting he go ahead and issue the check.

    The amount of their outgoing check was within dollars of the insurance settlement….

    The universe works in balance, even in money matters!

  • WooHOOT!

    Sacred Stories

    They are expecting their first baby at the end of the month.

    A girl!

    As they were falling asleep last night, an owl was hooting outside.

    About 30 minutes later, she woke up and the owl was still hooting. That had never happened before.

    Her thought, “OMG, she’s coming!” was quickly replaced with the realization their baby girl might just be saying hi.

    The name they have in mind for their precious baby daughter is symbolized by the owl…

    WooHOOT!

    Indigenous people have always acknowledged the connection of nature and spirit. Welcome Baby Girl!

  • Perfume Hanging in the Air

    Sacred Stories

    They inherited his mom’s house. Long after everything that belonged to her had been cleared out, a whiff of her perfume would hang in the air.

    They would smile and thank her for stopping by for a visit.

  • Cardinal

    Sacred Stories

    After his “Mum” passed, he thought of her every time he saw a cardinal.

    He remembered well the old folklore saying that, “When a cardinal appears in your yard, it’s a visitor from heaven.”

    Other animals are recognized as messengers too.

    Let me know if you have a story to share of how you have been visited by a loved one.

  • A Cat Named Walter

    Sacred Stories

    This was the first winter since her husband had passed. Although this winter, they would not be coming to Southwest Florida as snowbirds together, she traveled with some friends, and was staying with other friends.

    Accompanying her friends, she was surprised that they had a cat named Walter. Walter was her husband’s name.

    Not really a cat lover, she felt oddly comforted by the fact that Walter came and settled in right by her feet. There he stayed.

    At the end of the evening, as she was getting up to leave, Walter got tangled up in her purse straps.

    “Walter doesn’t want you to go shopping!” one of the good friends quipped. They all laughed.

    It is not every day you meet a cat named Walter….

  • Togo Africa

    Sacred Stories

    She was having breakfast with some friends who had been visiting, enjoying the lovely January morning in South Florida.

    They spoke deeply about their shared Peace Corps experience, of having served together in Togo—officially the Togolese Republic—one of the smallest countries in Africa.

    Her friends were heading out to the airport.

    As she stood up to leave, a couple who had also been enjoying the cafe’s small outdoor seating area, spoke up, “We did not intend to intrude on your conversation, but we could not help overhearing your having been in Togo, Africa.”

    “I will be right back. I would love to know how you know about Togo,” she assured them it was not an intrusion. She had rarely met anyone who even knew about Togo.

    She settled the bill and bid her friends farewell before coming back to sit and chat with the couple, who had also served in the Peace Corps in Togo!

    Our three-dimensional reality certainly has an amazing ability orchestrating place and time….

  • Blood Relatives

    Sacred Stories

    Following his mother’s death, the man who had been his “father” as he was growing up told him he was not his real father.

    Soon, he was also told who his biological father was.

    And he discovered that he had siblings!

    Making contact with those folks, he learned his father and siblings knew about him.

    For years, he had been greeted with a big smile and warm words by the woman who worked at the hospital. That woman was his half-sister.

    In fact, when he had a grand opening of his restaurant, his father and sister had come.

    While he had just lost his mother, he had also received the gift of a larger family.

    The events of our lives might not always be simple, but Divine LOVE is within everything…