Category Archives: Present Day

Victim Story

Posted on February 5, 2024 by jenny

I read a piece on the CAC’s Daily Meditation.  It’s about the story of victimization.  Of course, a lot of people have had their lives made more difficult by various conditions, poverty, race, gender, etc. I see that the problem … Continue reading →

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Confusing, Difficult Time

Posted on January 31, 2024 by jenny

I’ve been having a really hard confusing time. Excerpts from some relevant journal entries: Friday, January 26   … this odd realization.  Something to do with if God is in everything, then I “am” God, if god feels my pain then … Continue reading →

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Help from Inner Teacher

Posted on January 19, 2024 by jenny

Dear Inner Teacher, I’m feeling lost, confused, disconnected, uncomfortable, irritable.  I really need some help! Dear Jenny, relax.  Your meditation of imagining a prostration on the out breath, of emptying your self, or demonstrating “Thy will be done” — with … Continue reading →

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Self-pity, Anger, Compassion, Gratitude

Posted on January 16, 2024 by jenny

This morning as I walked Mocha in the bitter cold, my knee aching, she turned back very quickly, and pulled, which I find so difficult.  I started feeling sorry for myself, then I got angry at myself for self-pity, then … Continue reading →

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Early Trauma and Knee Pain

Posted on January 15, 2024 by jenny

This blog is about living with PTSD, so what’s the point of writing about my sore knee?  I did a post about it on December 27, but then I thought it wasn’t directly relevant. It turns out that I am … Continue reading →

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The Within of the Web…

Posted on January 10, 2024 by jenny

I’ve been rereading The Phenomenon of Man, because it was very important to me a while back. I don’t list it in the Bibliography of The Feminine of History is Mystery, but I can see its influence in the passage … Continue reading →

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The Dance of Hope

Posted on January 5, 2024 by jenny

This was today’s post from the Center for Action and Contemplation. It interested me because he talks about a circle dance and the Ghost Dance. My understanding is that the “Ghost Dance” was intended to call the ancestors. In our … Continue reading →

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New Year? New Year

Posted on January 1, 2024 by jenny

Tempted to say “what’s good about it.” But today’s Daily Good had a wonderful post about 66 Good News Stories You Didn’t Hear About in 2o23. The last one had me in tears: 66. Endangered species that are recovering African … Continue reading →

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“Thinking Makes it So”?

Posted on December 31, 2023 by jenny

This is from The Art of Stillness, by Pico Iyer As Marcus Aurelius reminded us more than two Millennia ago, it’s not our experiences that form us but the ways in which you respond to them; a hurricane sweeps through … Continue reading →

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Knee Trouble — Last Straw

Posted on December 27, 2023 by jenny

My knee first started to hurt on December 20.  I have no idea what caused it. It started with some really bad jabs of pain. The pain was in the muscles in the back of the knee. Walking without bending … Continue reading →

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