Author: Linda@heartponderings.com

Debra Winegarten first became a central figure in my life in August of 2015 when she and I tied for third place in the Story Circle Network’s Life Writing competition. I didn’t meet her, however until April 14, 2016. It…

…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…

We sat in a circle sharing our recent experiences of invisibility. We had each offered our passions and our wisdom to others in our circle of influence. We were ignored or discounted as women often are, especially older women. As…

Spiritual realization is simply awakening to a direct stable perception that all beings are already and only the one Beingness of all things. … Full enlightenment isn’t required, but an intuition of this orientation is a necessary foundation for a…

In many ways, my recent confrontation with the unwieldy and heartless Medicaid bureaucracy mirrors the experiences I wrote about in my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace. I had naively believed that my daughter had achieved stability and I was…

The most important lesson I have learned in the fifty years I have spent working toward the building of a better world is that the true work of social transformation starts within. It begins inside your own heart and mind,…

Recently intense feelings of sadness rose up in me … something like depression but intermittent. Upon reflection, I realized my chronic sorrow had been triggered. I first learned of chronic sorrow when a friend, after hearing that both my children…

August 18, 2018 — Noon til 5 p.m. Open to the public. No charge for admission. Mix and mingle with authors from Clark, Champaign, Greene, Madison, Montgomery, and Miami Counties of Ohio Sponsored by Hen House Publishing   Held at…

I love podcasts. On some days, I find time to listen to them on my iPad while eating breakfast, working in the kitchen, riding my stationary bike, brushing my teeth, getting dressed for the day or undressed for bed. They…

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…