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Heart-felt Connections

January 1, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 24 Comments

What I have been increasingly aware of as 2019 drew to a close, is how little genuine connection I experience, especially during holidays. Despite the world-wide web which is supposed to connect us in ways that better the world, I experience just the opposite. I dislike opening my email anymore. On New Year’s Eve, I […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Connecting, Heart-felt Connections, Intimacy, Krista Tippett, On Being, Ritual, Word for the Year

My Process of Living into a Frightening Future

October 27, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 10 Comments

You haven’t heard from me since October 3. I have been ill and am convinced stress about the divide in our country brought it on. The following is an essay I wrote for the Cincinnati Writer’s Group on the topic: “The Future.” They loved it. Hope you will, too. Since the September 27 testimony of […]

Filed Under: Community, Making a difference Tagged With: Connecting, Growing, Inspiration, Polarization, Values, Vulnerability

Sinclair Writer’s Workshop Free and Open to the Public

April 2, 2018 by Linda A Marshall Leave a Comment

Sinclair Writer’s Workshop Monday, April 9 ~~ 11 am – 4 pm Location Change: Room 7006ABC in Building 7 near the cafeteria The 2018 Writer’s Workshop is Sinclair Community College’s 40th year of supporting writers by offering this event to the public without charge. Check their website here for more information.   I’m excited to […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Making a difference, Writing Tagged With: Connecting, Legacy, Memoir

Gifts from the Universe

March 20, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 2 Comments

Recently, I received three wonderful gifts from the Universe. About three weeks ago, while rearranging the books in my home, I found a book written by a former client. I hadn’t thought about Lucy (not her real name) for several years. Fingering through her book, a flood of memories surfaced. At the time I knew her, […]

Filed Under: Community, Making a difference Tagged With: Connecting, Friendship, Gratitude, Inspiration, special people

Why I Was Late for Church on Sunday

January 24, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 4 Comments

Imagine my excitement when on my way to church last Sunday I became engrossed in an interview on the radio that confirmed the wisdom of a concept I learned forty years ago that has helped me make sense of personal relationships and world events. Some simplified examples of that concept: Values of the dominant worldview […]

Filed Under: Community, Making a difference Tagged With: Challenges, Connecting, Fear, Opioid Crisis, Solution-oriented, Trust, Values

Lost and Found

January 15, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 14 Comments

“Once I was lost and now I’m found.” ~from the Hymn, Amazing Grace LOST A common phenomenon for writers finishing a book is to experience a letdown. While being interviewed after publishing his latest espionage novel, John le Carré admitted to being depressed and that he always experiences this between projects. My writer friend Susan J. […]

Filed Under: Community, Spirituality, Writing Tagged With: Authenticity, Connecting, Marketing, Memoir, Publishing, Transitions, Vulnerability

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