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EstepWayne DyerWhen GOD Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your LifeWhiskey Tango Foxtrotblogging etiquettebookcrossingby Thich Nhat Hanheagle addictionempathic shieldingestablishment hackknow thy selflaminated Die Cutslaminated magnet artpoemself careweatherhttp://debinside.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)Blogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-3937830839896638786Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:53:00 +00002026-01-16T14:53:09.947-05:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsGo To LevelMeditation Go To Level On my original blog, I shared this post back on Oct 10, 2006Titled:  Coming Un-glued is GOOD https://debinside.blogspot.com/2006/10/coming-un-glued-is-good.html  Sept 29, 2025 - I created this Facebook post...  This is something I taught my kids when they were little.... Start out saying OR thinking #3 #3 #3..... Get to 1 and then go to the 10 http://debinside.blogspot.com/2026/01/go-to-level.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-8799800520339918383Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:25:00 +00002025-12-31T13:25:48.829-05:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsGrow A Kindness Garden - Transplants Welcome Monday, Dec 30th I went to St Elizabeth's hospital in O'Fallon Illinois...I was having a follow up CAT scan.  I packed 3 bags like the ones below...I passed them out to some folks I encountered. You thought I gave away $100 dollar bills. The bottom line is be kind.  I've shared a blank Snickers picture, you can download it and print out your own messages to give away http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/12/you-are-not-you-when-you-are-hungry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-2257302808322071474Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +00002025-12-11T12:45:14.853-05:00Grow A Kindness Garden - Transplants WelcomeWhiskey Tango Foxtrot Whiskey ~ Tango ~ Foxtrot .....   This is a copy of watercolor art I created...  FLYING pigs ALWAYS bring me a SMILE.  :)Debra A. Estep http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/12/whiskey-tango-foxtrot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-4544562744777193786Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:45:00 +00002025-12-02T14:45:27.226-05:00Shakti Gawain The quote is from the book....Living in the Light: Follow Your Inner Guidance to Create a New Life and a New World, by Shakti Gawain. The book was first published in 1985, and I'm guessing I picked up the book, maybe that year or the next. 9 other books are listed in Amazon.Miss Gawain lived... 9-30-1948 - 11-11-2018. https://shakti-gawain.com/  http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/12/living-in-light-shakti-gawain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-5921622680172428180Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +00002025-11-26T12:15:06.953-05:00EncouragementWatercolor ArtWatercolor Art by Debra A. Estep The Most Beautiful Stones ..... The most beautiful stones have been tossed by the wind and washed by the waters and polished to brilliance by life's strongest storms. There is a whole lot of day to day BS in our lives we must keep telling ourselves this message. ❤️ I AM BEAUTIFUL ❤️ This is watercolor art I painted, and the wording added in a graphics program.&http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-most-beautiful-stones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-6205839331056359625Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:06:00 +00002025-11-21T09:06:02.355-05:00Card MakingDebra A. EstepMy Art I have been artistic since I could hold a crayon.  :)Watercolor has always been my favorite, but other mediums too. Some see a weed I see MANY wishes . . .   * “The world calls them its singers and poets and artists and storytellers; but they are just people who have ~never~ forgotten the way to fairyland.” ―   L.M. Montgomery, Annehttp://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/11/watercolor-by-debra-estep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-9157841455239036998Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:11:00 +00002025-11-03T14:11:22.529-05:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and Nephews The Day of the Dead — Día de los Muertos Sat, Nov 1, 2025 – Sun, Nov 2, 2025The Day of the Dead — Día de los Muertos — is not a time of mourning, but of remembrance that glows like candlelight in the dark. It is a moment when the air itself seems to shimmer between worlds, when the scent of marigolds drifts through the night like a whisper from those who came before us.On this day, http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-day-of-dead-dia-de-los-muertos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-3802066738299264862Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:40:00 +00002025-10-13T11:40:06.800-04:00ADC - After Death CommunicationFor My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsHealing Grief Carrying Our Loved Ones WithinWe carry our loved onesin the quiet corners of our days,in the echo of a laugh,the warmth of a touch,the gentle guidance they once offered.We honor them in the life we live,in acts of kindness,in passions pursued,in values held close.Grief and love intertwine,and in that weaving,their spirit becomes part of us,a steady light,a quiet, steadfast strength.Even in http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/10/carrying-our-loved-ones-within.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-7591545395675608494Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:20:00 +00002025-09-25T13:20:05.672-04:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsGrief "When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are.It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me.It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/09/when-you-remember-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-6856065589062388940Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:10:00 +00002025-08-15T11:12:23.225-04:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsNever trump NEVER EVER a t-rump supporter !!!!!!!!!!!   EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!     http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/08/never-t-rump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-9021195658275072142Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:09:00 +00002025-08-08T14:09:36.092-04:00EmpathFor My Children Grandchildren Nieces and Nephews Calling Back Your EnergyThe words below are not mine, but something I had found to describe.... calling back your energy. We freely give away our energy, and sometimes our energy can also be drained.Somewhere around 20 years ago, I had an online friend say to me...You are feeling this way because you are an empath. An empath can pick up and absorb energy. Good and negative type&nbsphttp://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/08/calling-back-your-energy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-8949699847153042264Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:37:00 +00002025-08-02T15:37:07.946-04:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and Nephews~~ Empath ~~AN EMPATH ?What is an empath? Empaths „absorb” what other people are feeling. Empaths are spiritually attuned, highly intuitive, sensitive to sounds and sensations.Empaths not only feel the emotions of others in their own bodies, empaths often benefit from a unique connection to the natural world, and particularly with nonhuman creatures. The natural world provide a refuge! Empaths http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/08/what-is-empath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-6752739876220707117Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:33:00 +00002025-08-02T15:33:28.692-04:00empathic shieldingFor My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsPsychic Shielding for Empaths Psychic Shielding for Empaths - January 25, 2009 I’ve yet to encounter anyone who has a high level of natural intuitive abilities — such as clairvoyance, clairaudience, or claircognizance — who is not also primarily clairsentient. Empathy — experiencing external emotional energies as your own moods and sensitivities and feelings — is the foundation of being psychic.For those of us who http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/08/psychic-shielding-for-empaths.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-6113525701191968013Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:32:00 +00002025-07-16T10:32:56.923-04:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsGrow A Kindness Garden - Transplants Welcomelaminated magnet artLoveMagnet One of these days, someone might do a web search from seeing my name on the backside of a laminated magnet. They just might wonder....  "WHO is this Debra Estep".  ? Well....  Let's just say I'm someone who CARES deeply.  I firmly believe we are here to uplift one another and show KINDNESS in what can sometimes be considered a dark world.&http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/07/laminated-magnet-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-2127342785804459243Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:28:00 +00002025-07-12T11:28:13.712-04:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsManifest  The way you are describing your life is theway it's manifesting..... The way you are describing your life is theway it's manifesting..... The way you are describing your life is theway it's manifesting..... Now tell me again.... How are things going?    http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-way-you-are-describing-your-life-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-8476906548690929340Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:41:00 +00002025-07-08T10:41:50.291-04:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and Nephews  "The Awakening"  ~Sonny Carroll There comes a time in your life when you finally get it ... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out "ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on." And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-awakening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-6303354095996596123Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:06:00 +00002025-06-26T17:06:18.595-04:00For My Children Grandchildren Nieces and NephewsGriefHealing Grief  A love letter from those who have passed on…  Take the love you have for me And radiate it outwards Allowing it to touch and impact othersTake the memory you have of me And use it as a source of inspirationTo live fully, meaningfully and intentionally Take the image you have of me in your mind And allow it to fuel you To take action Seize the dayAnd be reminded of what is http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-love-letter-from-those-who-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111259102439368371.post-3937738668207841590Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:09:00 +00002025-06-08T16:09:07.948-04:00LGBTQ+Love is for all of usPoetry James Crews shared.....As Brad and I have been on tour for Love Is for All of Us, he’s been working on this poem. He finally started sharing it the other night, and it feels like just the poem for our moment. We are also working on poem cards with this piece, so look for those soon, too! Brad Peacock     https://tinyurl.com/Loveisforallofus  http://debinside.blogspot.com/2025/06/poem-our-anthem-for-my-lgbtq-family-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Debra A. Estep)0