Category Archives: Present Day

Goodness Beyond Goodness

Posted on June 6, 2019 by jenny

From my journal for January 27 Quaker meeting here at Kendal. Lots and lots of thoughts. The idea of opening the definition of “love,” along with Erica’s assignment of “facets of love,” exploded my brain, but like a soap bubble, not a … Continue reading →

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“Professional Psychotherapy Client”

Posted on June 5, 2019 by jenny

From my journal for May 4 After reading Margaret Wheatley, and recognizing that the things I love — circle dance — and what is of most value to me — writing about my life — are not about achieving a … Continue reading →

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Beyond Exhaustion

Posted on June 4, 2019 by jenny

from my journal, June 4 3rd cup of tea.  Exhausted after Mocha’s morning walk.  I realize that I am totally physically, mentally, emotionally exhausted.  I think the only people who can understand are those who are living with chronic fatigue … Continue reading →

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Writing Practice

Posted on June 1, 2019 by jenny

From Richard Rohr’s daily meditation:  “I learned that if the quiet space, the questions themselves, and blank pages had not been put in front of me, I may never have known what was lying within me.” It occurred to me … Continue reading →

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To Hold Your Work Free from both Hope and Fear

Posted on May 27, 2019 by jenny

Looking up the source of the story about Yitzhak Perlman, I found it came from a piece by Margaret Wheatley called “Eight Fearless Questions.” Quoting Perlman: “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music … Continue reading →

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Confrontation with Aging

Posted on May 14, 2019 by jenny

For three months I’ve been disabled by one thing after another.  First the bad cold that was going around, then the endless cough.  The cough put my lower back out, and I didn’t have a clear diagnosis for two weeks.  … Continue reading →

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Deep Surrender

Posted on April 7, 2019 by jenny

From my journal.  At the end of March I had no definite diagnosis for the pain in my back which was making it very difficult to walk, bend down, lift anything heavy. Saturday, March 30 I’m sore all over. Nothing … Continue reading →

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Step 2 Again Again

Posted on March 30, 2019 by jenny

I have been in constant pain in my left hip for a while now.  Mostly it’s down around 2, but when it really hurts, it’s a 10 on a scale of 1-10.  Fortunately, it doesn’t last long.  But it’s very … Continue reading →

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Hope Again

Posted on March 21, 2019 by jenny

I am beginning to have hope for humans and for our planet for the first time since Thump was elected.  I’ve been in a place of despair about whether my beloved planet would even survive.  It looked like we were … Continue reading →

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Positive Learnings from Being Immobilized

Posted on March 20, 2019 by jenny

Looking back, I can see that the whole sequence cold —> cough —> back pain has given me time, space and motivation to see some good things about myself and my life. From my Journal for Saturday, February 16 It … Continue reading →

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