Category Archives: Present Day

“Natural Intelligence”

Posted on May 30, 2022 by jenny

Since the last post I went through a bad time, and then managed to find something that helped a lot. On May 17 I say “A level of despair that I have never felt before.  No energy at all for … Continue reading →

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A Mature Sustainable Planetary Civilization

Posted on May 16, 2022 by jenny

May 6 was my last good day for a long time.  I got the book Choosing Earth, by Duane Elgin, and started reading it.  When facing a choice between truth and comfort, I go for truth, so I rarely get … Continue reading →

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She’s Alive and Hurting

Posted on April 6, 2022 by jenny

I posted this video back in 2011.  Glad to find it’s still available. I’m posting it under present day because it’s more relevant than ever.

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Evolution of my Prayer

Posted on March 26, 2022 by jenny

The prayer I’ve been saying for quite a while now, when I felt discouraged, was “I choose to trust that the wider, more inclusive, participatory, sacred cosmos is real, and holds the world I love in compassion.”  I say “I … Continue reading →

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Listening Deeply Within

Posted on February 5, 2022 by jenny

from my journal for Friday, February 4 Just meditated for about half an hour.  Tried to hineinhorchen, to listen within.  Asked Inner Teacher for help.  Paid attention to the sound of snow blower.  Reminded of planes.  “God comes disguised as our … Continue reading →

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Inner Teacher

Posted on January 30, 2022 by jenny

I’ve been having a bad time. This morning I woke up feeling utterly bleak. I recite all sorts of meaningless phrases. “Great Beings, have mercy on me.” “May all beings be held in lovingkindness.” It doesn’t help. I can’t manage … Continue reading →

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Inner Teacher

Posted on January 13, 2022 by jenny

I’ve been having a really hard time. We have a few COVID cases among the staff, so things have closed down a little. I think they are realizing that we are suffering from lack of connection, so they are not … Continue reading →

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That Twilight Feeling, reprise

Posted on December 31, 2021 by jenny

These two messages arrived at the end of the year. They speak to exactly how I’m feeling, which is very lonely, very sad, a sense that there is no meaning to my life, a kind of end-of-life version of That … Continue reading →

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Accept that this is the Reality of Who I am?

Posted on December 27, 2021 by jenny

I first heard about Claude Anshin Thomas in one of Richard Rohr’s daily meditations. He’s a Vietnam Vet who suffered from flashbacks that keep him from sleeping more than a couple of hours at a time.  He talks about realizing … Continue reading →

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Seeing that I am Still Connected

Posted on December 26, 2021 by jenny

I worked on this blog post on November 6, but didn’t publish it.  Reading it over, I think it expresses very well exactly where I was. From my journal for Monday, November 1 Headache.  Feeling a little bleak.     … Continue reading →

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