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Linda A. Marshall

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HEART PONDERINGS … sharing with you the things I keep in my heart

Born Creative

February 9, 2021 by Linda A Marshall 12 Comments

Nita Leland’s greatest joy is empowering people to believe in their potential and achieve their creative dreams. Her memoir is a work of art in itself. She not only paints pictures with watercolors, she paints pictures with words. Reading her book is almost like watching a uplifting movie.

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: Collage Artist, Color, Creativity, Empowering dreams, Empowerment, Feminism, Nita Leland, Role Model, Watercolor Art

A Miracle of Compassion

February 1, 2021 by Linda A Marshall 25 Comments

My caregiving COVID vaccine challenge has more than a happy ending! It is truly a miracle!

Filed Under: Appreciation, Caregiving, Compassion, COVID 19, Empathy, Gratitude, Kindness, Miracles Tagged With: "Mama Bear" Tension, Breast Cancer, Brick Walls, Children's Medical Center, Cory Booker, COVID vaccine, Eligibility laws, Falling through the cracks, Gatekeeping, Human Interest Story, Molly Koweek, Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Love Wins

January 5, 2021 by Linda A Marshall 18 Comments

This important PBS documentary deepened my understanding of hate in our midst and to reflect on how hurt feelings within any of us can lead to hurting others.

Filed Under: Caring Connections, Grace, Love, Reflections Tagged With: Abuse, Arno Michaelis, Bullying, Christian Picciolini, Darkness, Extremists, Fanaticiism, Fear, Forgiveness, Human Connections, Ignorance, Importance of Understanding, Inner Light, Inspiration, Isolation, Kindness, Love Wins Over Hate, PBS documentary, Shadow Work, Susan Polis Schutz, Trauma

“In to me see”

December 12, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 26 Comments

My recent conversation with my cousin touched on beliefs and led to disconnection and an opening for deeper intimacy.

Filed Under: Caring Connections, Difficult Conversations Tagged With: Abortion, Beliefs, Connection, Curiosity, Disconnection, Experience, Intimacy, Knowing and Being Known, Reconnection

Times

October 13, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 10 Comments

The challenges of our times call for a new way of seeing and being. We need to learn new dance steps. Won’t you come out to play and learn with me?

Filed Under: Challenges, Community, Evolving Tagged With: Contributing, Dance, Forgiveness, Joy, Love, Personal Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Sensitivity, Shifting the Way We See, Signs of the Times, Spirituality, Times Like These

Stretched

October 2, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

I share with you my journey seeking wisdom and stability during this difficult time. I offer it as a gift of love.

Filed Under: Spiritual Guidance, Spirituality, Transformation, Wisdom for Difficult Times Tagged With: Benedictine Monasticsm, Courage, Cynthia Bourgeault, Death, Fear, Glorious Gladiators, Goodwill, Kindness, Listening, Love, M. Scott Peck, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Political Chaos, Powerlessness, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Spiritual Growth, State of Emergence, Terry Patten, The Gospel of Thomas, Transformation of Consciousness, Wisdom, Wisdom School

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