Ode to Summer

Linda Marsanico

Water Pool Summer <a href = “http://Foter.com/re/3bd9ba“>Foter.com</a> My childhood self is sad to see August slip away. The summer is more than half over: Thoughts of school beckon – Homework, the challenge of Structure and higher-grade work… As I write this morning from my window I see various shades of green In this paradise of…

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Assertiveness Before Dawn, Er, Well Almost…

Linda Marsanico

The Frenzied Twilight by Nick Kendrick.. https://www.flickr.com/photos/zedzap/5432089594 Right after 9/11, I joined the Park Slope Food Co-op because I wanted to be part of a collaborative effort, something bigger than myself. In the more than 15 years of membership I’ve had a number of responsibilities, as each member works 2 ¾ hours every 4 weeks.…

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Can You Hear the Birds Sing?

Linda Marsanico

“And your bird can sing” The BEATLES Pascal Rey Photographies It was 80 degrees at 8 a.m. when I walked out of the air-conditioned gym. My first reaction, almost imperceptible, was to brace myself against the heat. Something came over me to suggest another response: I could accept the temperature rather than physically and emotionally…

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Are You Headed for The Kitchen?

Linda Marsanico

FRUIT SALAD by Paul Saad https://www.flickr.com/photos/Kartaba/32923446374 When I’m feeling afraid, the act of changing fear into love is a major challenge. Letting the fear go (it feels so compelling) to make space for love tests my mettle at many levels! Changing fear into love creates a miracle (Marianne Williamson citing “A Course in Miracles”). I…

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