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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

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

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

Near Enemies … a new concept

February 24, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 10 Comments

In one of the groups I attend, Kathy introduced us to the concept of “Near Enemies,” something I had never heard of before. She found it in a mystery book written by Louise Penny, a part of the Gamache series. A recurring character in the series is a former therapist, Myrna, who left her practice […]

Filed Under: Evolving, Personal Growth, Reflections Tagged With: Buddhism, Comparisons, Empathetic Joy, Equanimity, Gamache Series, Jealousy, Louise Penny, Near Enemies, Work-in-Progress

The Voice Inside

September 4, 2017 by Linda A Marshall 10 Comments

August 31, we observed the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death. My daughter and I watched a couple of the many television programs commemorating her life. I found myself paying close attention to “Diana: Her Own Words” based on the interviews she gave for Andrew Morton’s book, Diana: Her True Story. “Everyone who wills can […]

Filed Under: Divine Guidance, Reflections, Spiritual Growth, Writing Tagged With: Awakening, Evolving, Growing, Reflection, Soul

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