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COVID 19

Perspective

August 4, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

Ponderings So I’ve been pondering … what caused me to lose my equanimity with a doctor’s office while advocating for my disabled daughter? Why did having to push buttons, be put on hold, be cut off, having to call again and push more buttons only to be told I’d have to get a referral from […]

Filed Under: Caregiving, Challenges, COVID 19, Reflections Tagged With: Addiction Services, Being valued, Caregiving, COVID Healthcare Decisions, Customer Service, Disadvantaged, Entitlement, For Profit vs For People, Gratitude, Healthcare Industry, Illusion of Control, Perspective, Privilege, Self-centeredness, White Eyes

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

Wisdom to Guide Me in Times Like These

May 31, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 4 Comments

It has been awhile since I have written here. Something in me senses that our pandemic is here to teach us an important lesson if we are open to learning it. And so, I have been spending time with thought leaders who have greater wisdom than I possess. I do that through reading and podcasts. […]

Filed Under: Challenges, COVID 19, Higher Purpose, Inner Life, Values, Wisdom Tagged With: Ani Guzman, Brene Brown, Caroline Myss, COVID 19, Cynthia Bourgeault, Devendra Banhart, Elaine Pagels, Elizabeth Lesser, Gavin DeBecker, Jim Marian, Johann Hari, Krista Tippett, Lost Connections, Mariamne Paulus, Michael A. Singer, Monica Sharma, Ocean Voung, On Being, State of Emergence, Sue Monk Kidd, Terry Patten, Victor Frankl, Vote Forward, Zoom Fatigue

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

Embracing Life-Giving Stories

March 27, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 10 Comments

Yes, this is my 2nd blog post in a week. I have more time now … and writing always helps to center me. Some of this one just came pouring out. Hope you enjoy and comment! Pandemic Stress This week on Next Door, my neighborhood online group, one woman told about her nephew who works […]

Filed Under: Appreciation, Caring Connections, Community, COVID 19, Kindness Tagged With: AVAZZ, Coping with COVID 19, Disaster Sociologists, Krista Tippett, Life-giving Stories, Pandemic Stress, Rebecca Solnit, USC

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