Author: Linda@heartponderings.com

Embracing Life-Giving Stories

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…

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On Being Among the Vulnerable

Odd Elderly … It is just plain odd to be so deemed. I am well past 65, apparently when we begin to be considered such. I have not thought of myself as “elderly” and “vulnerable” and neither has my 80-year-old…

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Be Prepared ~~ Go Deep

I have the flu As I sit down to write this afternoon (3/11), I have been sick with the flu since Sunday evening, March 1. Late the previous evening (2/29), I learned of my aunt’s death … my dad’s youngest…

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Near Enemies … a new concept

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….

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Beating the February Blahs

What better way to beat the dreary February blahs than to create a gathering designed to make powerful female connections. The sun did bless us with brilliant rays on the 15th as my friends arrived at my home. The depth…

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It’s a Process

Where do I begin? In my last post I admitted That November & December were difficult months emotionally That I was seeking guidance to move past a stuck spot … an immature place within me weighing me down That I…

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My Word for the Year

In December, Jude’s invitation to her solstice party arrived in my inbox. Bring your word for the year, she beckoned. I tried on several. And then “AWE” dropped in and felt just right. I find it is better if the…

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Heart-felt Connections

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…

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In Good Company

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…

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