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Caring Connections

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

Spirit Sisters

August 6, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

Because I don’t have sisters, I’ve made it a point to develop friendships with women. I am blessed with many “Spirit Sisters.” Faithful Friends Sharon and Kathryn are two of them. We met in seminary 45 years ago and, despite living at a distance, they are among my most faithful of friends. My son was […]

Filed Under: Caring Connections, Community of Women, Feminism Tagged With: Alaska, Arches National Park, Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Bryce Canyon, Consciousness Raising, ERA, Faithful Friends, Feminism, Gloria Steinem, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, Spirit Sisters, United Methodist US2 Mission Program, Zion

Double Whammy

July 31, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

My Roller Coaster Week Today is July 31 … eight days since my daughter’s gynecological appointment and we still don’t have resolution. Her gynecologist noted an issue during her 2019 appointment. Because I was in the waiting room, I only heard a casual mention of it on the way home. Nicole said the doctor was […]

Filed Under: Caring Connections, Challenges, COVID 19, Grief Tagged With: Ambiguous Loss, COVID 19, Grief, Healthcare System, Johann Hari, Krista Tippett, Lack of Human Connection, Loss, Lost Connections, On Being, Pauline Boss

A Healing Gift of Authentic Love

April 23, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 9 Comments

In my last post, I wrote about the “gift of connection” I received from my cousin, Mike. This post will make more sense if you have read that one … and/or this one written some time ago. Mike’s Curiosity about My Feminism Mike and I spoke again on Sunday, April 19. I had been helping him […]

Filed Under: AWE, Caring Connections, Love, Vulnerability Tagged With: "Growing Up Female", Authenticity, Awe, Conversion, Feminism, Healing, Julia Reichert, Love, Mystical Experience, Values

A Gift of Connection During the Pandemic

April 14, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 1 Comment

My phone rang while I was on a Zoom call. It was my cousin … seven years younger than I and living in South Carolina. I asked if I could call him back in 20 minutes. Backstory Several year ago the lottery became a topic of conversation at a family gathering. Apparently I responded saying, […]

Filed Under: AWE, Caring Connections, COVID 19, Family, Gratitude, Love Tagged With: Braver Angels, COVID 19, Curiosity, Experience vs Beliefs, Expressing Appreciation, Family Connections, Images of God, Imago Relationship Therapy, Listening skills, Love, Rev. Dr. Margaret Mayman, Spirit, Transcending Differences

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