Category Archives: Present Day

Unconditional Presence

Posted on September 19, 2020 by jenny

This came in the Daily Good for September 17.  It’s from the website of John Welwood.  The whole thing is worth reading.  It explains what happened when I saw that I was failing to recognize how badly triggered I was … Continue reading →

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Lama Rod Owens: Healing is a Process

Posted on September 17, 2020 by jenny

This came from Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation: Healing Is a Process Thursday, September 17, 2020 I have been recently introduced to the work of Lama Rod Owens, a Black, queer, American-born, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, who was raised in the Christian … Continue reading →

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No Longer in Denial

Posted on September 16, 2020 by jenny

I realized this morning that I have been badly triggered for weeks and in denial of it.  I saw that I was going back and forth between overwhelm and numb, but failed to get that that meant I never got … Continue reading →

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Turnaround

Posted on August 24, 2020 by jenny

Last week I had a “turnaround.”  I finally got it that most of the misery and grief I feel is that of others who are suffering.  I’ve made this mistake most of my life, not realizing that I’m an empath, … Continue reading →

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The Dance of Despair and Hope

Posted on August 15, 2020 by jenny

I haven’t done a post in a while.  I’ve been going back and forth between despair and hope. The despair comes from the current political struggle, the question of the Post Office, Mitch McConnell’s ability to stymie political action on … Continue reading →

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Grief, Guilt, and Frustration

Posted on July 13, 2020 by jenny

These two entries show how I use writing to understand better what I’m struggling with and that helps me to be more resilient. from my journal for Sunday, July 12 Today I found myself virtually immobilized by grief.  At first … Continue reading →

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Totally Discouraged

Posted on July 11, 2020 by jenny

From my journal: Tuesday, July 7 I’m having a pretty tough time.  The bite I got a couple of days ago, spider maybe, still itches badly.  I put Benadryl ointment on it several times and it didn’t help at all. … Continue reading →

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Despite Very Little Joy, I Haven’t Quit, and I’m Not Alone

Posted on July 6, 2020 by jenny

Slightly edited from my journal: Monday, June 29 I had been looking forward to B talking about her spiritual journey.  I knew she had had a hard time in her life, and I was really hoping for suggestions for things … Continue reading →

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Trauma as a Warp in the Space-Time Continuum

Posted on July 5, 2020 by jenny

I don’t usually write about these kinds of ideas.  My early journals are full of them.  Sometimes I wish there was some way of conveying them to a scientist who would be interested in investigating them.  That’s a part of … Continue reading →

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Is Sorry Enough?

Posted on June 26, 2020 by jenny

From my journal for May 25, 2020 Kesaya Noda sent the Hanover Meeting listserve a link to a piece by a doctor who’s working on the Navajo Reservation.  It’s an apology to a baby girl he delivered, wearing a mask … Continue reading →

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