Author: Linda@heartponderings.com

“There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. … Caregiving is hard, even on the good days…

Recently I have been culling my bookshelves … reading some and passing them on … keeping the ones that become treasured friends. The words on the jacket of one originally published in 1992 and thoroughly rewritten in 1998 caught my…

Love is the willingness to extend yourself for the purpose of nurturing your own and another person’s spiritual growth. M. Scott Peck This is my favorite definition of love. When I trained as an Imago Relationship Therapist, we learned to…

Responsibility … a word we rarely hear these days. Instead, we hear “freedom” and “rights” from those who would strip others of theirs. This morning (July 11), I turned on the TV to check the weather. After wading through myriad…

Confusion On my return from a few days away … a delightful and much needed break … I received a phone call from Liz, the intake person at Nicole’s assisted living facility. June 30 is move-in day. Her room is…

Today is the one-year anniversary of my dearest friend, Barbara’s, passing. Her love knows no end.

My professional journey has been more fulfilling than my personal journey. I never felt competent as a wife and mother. That’s probably why my 12-Step and Imago Relationship Therapy trainings were so rewarding. Finally, I had a chance to learn…

A plethora of mixed feelings accompanied me as I worked to help my daughter find a satisfactory assisted living facility. A cadre of spiritual practices helped quell my anxiety and provided guidance.

Expanding on The Welcome Shift of my last post, I outline in detail how the Law of Three gives deeper meaning to the Trinity and to our lives.

Trust the Process … a spiritual lesson I need to learn over and over. My long months of pandemic angst yields surprising and welcome possibilities.