Posts by Linda Marsanico
“…lend Me Your Ears and I’ll Sing You a Song and I’ll Try Not to Sing out Of Key…”
I’ve been thinking about my yoga-class experience two weeks ago (see last week’s blog), wanting to understand the experience from a spiritual perspective: what is the mirror showing me? Is this an example of universe giving me a nudge? Let me share some background history… I was asked to leave two offices last year. (See…
Read More“what Will You Think if I Sing out Of Tune, Will You Get up And Walk out On Me?”
On the heels of my disagreement-resolution with Oscar re: being on time, another situation hit me in the face for healing. (See last week’s blog.) Here goes: On February 22, a Saturday night, I had a call from Gert, a Park Slope Co-op colleague, asking me to cover his shift, Monday at 6 a.m. He…
Read MoreNot Fun
I awoke at 6 a.m., sort of invigorated despite my mother’s passing last month (See Blog, “Deep Challenge in Times of Joy,” Dec. 2) In my grief, I feel somewhat tired and sad at the loss of her earthly presence. After completing some writing for my blog, I spoke with my daughter who lives in…
Read MoreHow Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways…
Yes, this is a play on words. Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote, to Robert Browning, in 1845: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways (“Sonnets from the Portuguese,” XLIII Wikipedia; Poets.org*) When we take this sensibility and concentrate on ourselves, we create an inner focus, restarting the process of healing and affection for…
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