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The Joy Within Us

By Marggie Moertl | January 26, 2016

The Joy Within Us Opening to a conversation with our own sacred self The first of two sessions on Meditative Journaling has taken place….our group was engaged and interested to see what this was all about. Each of us shared a bit initially, and then we began the process of using meditation and pens to…

Sharing Our Journey of Loss When a Parent Passes

By Marggie Moertl | January 12, 2016

Sharing Our Journey of Loss When a Parent Passes Walking through the many medical glitsches when our parents are terminally ill I shared my Saturday morning with a group of readers, writers, and booklovers. I was invited to speak at Jefferson Street Books in my community of Sturgeon Bay WI. I presented my book, Sally: A…

Acceptance

By Marggie Moertl | January 7, 2016

Acceptance The key to dissolving stress I was invited to speak at the Senior Breakfast in Southern Door County yesterday. It proved to be a delightful experience, especially so since the speaker that presented first introduced the audience to the beauty of simple exercise. The entire group was energized, excited, and glowing. It truly was…

Make 2016 Your Year To Develop A Meaningful Life

By Marggie Moertl | January 1, 2016

Make 2016 Your Year To Develop A Meaningful Life Adopting a new view of the world, from ‘your inside out’ Today dawns my first steps into 2016. I feel excited somehow, deeply moved by this particular dawn. Perhaps it is because of the promise I hold in my heart; one that was at first whispered…

Holiday Wishes

By Marggie Moertl | December 21, 2015

Holiday Wishes The many blessings of our season Well, its finally our Christmas week beginning here in Door County WI. I had to use a picture from last winter since we have unusually warm weather this year, a December that has not yet provided us with the usual blanket of white to curl beneath. My…

Tips For Those Grieving During the Holidays

By Marggie Moertl | December 16, 2015

Tips for Those Grieving During the Holidays The holidays can feel surreal when you are grieving As a very young mother, my first experience of deep, dark, and difficult grief came just three weeks before Christmas, when I had a stillbirth of a beautiful girl. I remember well, all these years later, what the holiday…

Being Present throughout the Holidays

By Marggie Moertl | December 8, 2015

Being Present throughout the Holidays Stay connected to your true self as you embrace the holiday season The holiday rush has begun in my life, and already I’m feeling the change in the energy of my world. I chose the image today of a sculpture by Joseph Mendla. It is part of his series that…

Embrace the New Year with Meditative Journaling

By Marggie Moertl | December 1, 2015

Embrace the New Year with Meditative Journaling Share silence with others as you open a conversation with the sacred within Join this 2 Part Workshop surrounded by Door County’s natural beauty Sturgeon Bay’s Centerpointe Marina Saturday, January…

Shifting Towards Our Inner Identity

By Marggie Moertl | November 23, 2015

Shifting Towards Our Inner Identity The peaceful world that we create as we let go of our outer selves I awoke to the first dusting of snow here in Door County WI. This blanket of white immediately brought the mystery of life to my mind, as I felt the peaceful quiet that radiated from it.…

A Special Holiday Gift

By Marggie Moertl | November 17, 2015

A Special Holiday Gift Mothers, Daughters, Aging Parents This memoir evokes deep resonance with anyone who has begun to experience the aging of their parents. As my mother began to decline in her older age, my journal became my healing tool that helped me to explore my deepest feelings. I have brought some of those…

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