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In Good Company

December 3, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 4 Comments

Despite all the healing work I’ve done on myself, a sense of inferiority clings to me and sometimes gets in the way. It is part of the legacy of toxic shame I have not completely shed, not to mention all the cultural messages we get about what it means to be successful. You see, I […]

Filed Under: Shame, Spirituality, Values Tagged With: Family Patterns, Genealogy, Healing, Jesus Genealogy, Love, Matthew Chapter 1, Success, The Mothers of Jesus, Toxic Shame

Practicing Wisdom in These Divided Times

October 15, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 8 Comments

The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better. ~#3 of 8 Core Principles of the Center for Action and Contemplation In Richard Rohr’s October 3 daily meditation, he says that St. Francis knew that oppositional energy creates more of the same. And so, rather than fighting systems directly and risking becoming […]

Filed Under: Community, Making a difference Tagged With: America in One Room, Better Angels, Center for Action and Contemplation, Colin Powell, Democracy, Difficult Conversations, Ellen DeGeneres, Fareed Zakaria, Madeleine Albright, Maria Shriver, Richard Rohr, Samantha Powers, St. Francis, Sunday Paper, Susan Rice, The Prayer of St. Francis, Voter Suppression

Six Lessons About Living and Dying:

September 10, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 4 Comments

The World According to Debra Winegarten One year ago today, “The Debster” as Deb was affectionately called, made her transition. She was one of the most generous persons I have ever met. In 2017, I wrote about the great gift she gave to me as my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace, was published. Here […]

Filed Under: Spirituality Tagged With: Death, Debra Winegarten, Jeanne Guy, Life Lessons, Outrageous Requests, Sociosights Press, Tikkun Olam, Wisdom

My Testimony

August 1, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 10 Comments

A weight lifted I left church this morning with my shoulders straighter and my head held higher. I could feel a weight lifted. I came out … in church. I was REAL about the shame I carry around sex. So much support My friends are a blessing. Seven came to give me support. Most of […]

Filed Under: Making a difference, Shame, Spirituality, Vulnerability Tagged With: Sex, Sexual Shame, Sexuality

I Never Could Have Imagined

July 25, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 12 Comments

The Beginning It is 3 pm on July 4.  I plop on the couch for an afternoon nap after a pleasant morning with my daughter and some friends at the annual parade. Friends are due to arrive at 6 to watch a movie. My cell phone rings. My pastor’s name appears on caller ID. I’m […]

Filed Under: Contributing, Divine Guidance, Making a difference, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality, Wisdom Tagged With: On Being Real, Sex, Sexuality

at the root of this longing

June 25, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

Several years ago, this book caught my attention. I loved the title, especially the subtitle, and the cover. When I began reading it, I found I had a lot more to love. The author, Carol Lee Flinders, received a doctorate and taught about the literature of medieval women’s mysticism … a way of seeing that […]

Filed Under: Book Review, Feminism, Spirituality, Violence against women & girls Tagged With: Contemporary Women Mystics, Empowerment, The Divine Feminine

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