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Your Name in the Book of Life?

November 8, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

I left our second Living Room Conversation (LRC) on the topic of “Guns and Responsibility” in turmoil. I could not escape seeing my growth challenges. I’m fairly certain my alarm system was not turned off during our first nitty-gritty conversation about an issue. I had difficulty climbing the empathy wall. This is hard! I did […]

Filed Under: Community, Making a difference Tagged With: Eldering, higher purpose, Inspiration, Reflection, Values, Wisdom

My “Inter”dependence Day Celebration

July 4, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 8 Comments

…my power is made perfect in weakness. …for when I am weak, then I am strong.  ~II Corinthians 12:9-10 With our culture’s emphasis on self-reliance and succeeding through our own efforts, we in American have a hard time understanding Paul’s message to the church at Corinth written during a time when he was experiencing hardship and […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Evolving, Intention, Reflection

The Wisdom of Writing Memoir

May 28, 2018 by Linda A Marshall Leave a Comment

While reading the book my Sage Sister Group chose to guide our discussion, I realized I had done what the author recommends when I wrote my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace. After reading my memoir, my Sage Sisters proclaimed almost in unison, “Linda, this is what you’ve done.” Sue, Cindi, Jasmine, & Cathy From […]

Filed Under: Conscious Aging, Writing Tagged With: Memoir, Reflection, Wisdom

Refreshing

April 13, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 5 Comments

“Vulnerability is at the core, the center, of meaningful experiences.” ~Brene Brown People fascinate me. I love to learn what makes them tick. That is probably why a ministry as a family and relationship therapist called to me. It also accounts for my love of reading memoirs, watching biographical movies, and listening to in-depth interviews, […]

Filed Under: Community, Making a difference Tagged With: Authenticity, Inspiration, Life, Love, Personal Growth, Reflection, Sex, Vulnerability

Down But Not Out

April 10, 2018 by Linda A Marshall 12 Comments

“All is well, and every kind of thing will be well.” ~Julian of Norwich The first spring after I moved into my new home a little over three years ago, my friend Diana who lives just five minutes away invited me to go with her to buy pansies. With only a rudimentary familiarity with this […]

Filed Under: Community, Spirituality Tagged With: Challenges, Friendship, Memoir, Reflection, Resilience

My Return Visit to ImagoLand

December 18, 2017 by Linda A Marshall 2 Comments

Eight of us gathered in a circle in Marcia’s living room for a “Giving and Receiving Love” advanced Imago training.  I flinched, surprised at how startled I felt as our trainers, Marcia and Orli, vulnerably revealed their childhood coping mechanisms and the ways these sabotage their efforts to give and receive love. I had not […]

Filed Under: Community, Spirituality, Writing Tagged With: Authenticity, Love, Memoir, Reflection

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