Posts by Linda Marsanico
I Got to Thinking
I got to thinking about the actual meaning of love versus compassion. It’s similar to the quandary of which comes first: the chicken or the egg; or the observation that it is possible to separate the yolk from the white of the egg – but do we still have an egg? Is it possible to…
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I am sitting on a handmade, wooden bench in the partial shade on the beautiful grounds of Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. Here for a weekend seminar on giving a masterful workshop, I didn’t anticipate how wonderful my experience would be. Michael Craft, an expert for experts, provided a creative environment where we thirty participants…
Read MoreFeel It in Your Heart Feel It in Your Soul
Lionel Ritchie (All Night Long, Motown, 1983 ) Here I am, writing about playing again… Curtis Mayfield, a Chicago native, wrote a soulful song in the same year that John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The country was heartbroken – a beloved, genuinely charismatic leader was snuffed out and snatched from our lives. We had had…
Read MoreDo or Do Not, There Is No Try
Yoda to Luke Skywalker, “The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 On Thursday night, I meditated for almost three hours, through teleconference, with Laura Lizak who channels Quan Yin. QY tells us ‘to demand excitement in this world!’ and further that it is ‘easier than ever to jump for joy!’ I am reminded of jumping rope, especially…
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