Monthly Archives: August 2010

Three Things

I was talking to Elizabeth today. She told me that she had been listening to an old Angeles Arrien tape and she said something about the blessing way and 3 things you had to do every day.  I googled & … Continue reading

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Guidance

(Written in July 2007) Dear Guides and Guardian Spirits, I’m feeling baffled and frustrated.  I need to feel connected to a sense of my life’s meaning and its larger context.  Please help me. Dear Jenny, we love you.  Can you … Continue reading

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My Life

(Written in January 2007) I’ve spent my life struggling with the wounds of childhood and trying to heal.  I used to think that someday I’d be better and I’d get to have a real life.  But I’m beginning to see … Continue reading

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Guidance

(Written in December 2006) Dear Guides and Guardian Spirits.  I’m feeling completely discouraged and without hope.  I’m too tired to keep fighting.  Please help me. Dear Jenny, we are all gathered around you loving you.  Your friends love you too.  … Continue reading

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Angry Five-Year-Old

(Written in December 2006) Karen helped me shift from conflict about “being open to a lover” to paying attention to the part of myself that I would rather let be dead.  What I saw was a just raped 5 year … Continue reading

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What not to say to us

(I wrote this in 1990, for a friend of mine struggling with PTSD.  At the time I knew I was having a somewhat similar struggle with depression, but I had no idea I was dealing with PTSD too.) What not … Continue reading

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Guidance for Depression

(Written in January 2006) Lit a candle for spiritual help.  I’m feeling awful — I don’t even know how to describe it.  Sad, lost, bereft, worthless, meaningless.  I feel like my life is going to go on like this — … Continue reading

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What Might Help

January 2006 I realized this morning that the search for the right dose of the right medication may take a long time, in which case I’ll have to live with depression for quite a while.  So I’ve let go of … Continue reading

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Guidance for help in depression

Woke up this morning feeling pretty depressed.  This has been going on for about a week with no obvious cause.  I’m really discouraged. Dear Guides & Guardian Spirits, I’m feeling completely bummed out, see no reason to go on, have … Continue reading

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Dialogues with Little Jenny

(Written in January 2007) Leaving for Kripalu today.  Woke early, a little scared.  Prayed for help and took a Buspar.  Yesterday I had lots of times of “blind terror” when I just couldn’t think. ME: Little Jenny, we’re going to … Continue reading

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