Category Archives: Present Day

Much Better!

Posted on April 2, 2014 by jenny

O gosh so much better.  I took a good look at my schedule for the past months, and saw that I’d been having 2 therapy appointments a week during the time of the days of grace.  I was seeing Claudia … Continue reading →

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My Life is Unmanagable, I Surrender

Posted on March 27, 2014 by jenny

Tired and slow.  A little discouraged.  I called both Eve and Barbara, and they didn’t call back.  No matter what I did: read, play solitaire, I could feel the sadness like a weight in my heart.  I did try to … Continue reading →

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Sad and Disappointed

Posted on March 24, 2014 by jenny

(There were no more “days of grace” after this journal entry.) The word “bleak” occurred to me this morning.  The first time in a month.  But I don’t think I’m bleak so much as sad and disappointed.  The weekend was … Continue reading →

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Break the Chain

Posted on March 11, 2014 by jenny

This year I wanted to dance Break the Chain with the women in Saint Johnsbury.  We were completely snowed out on V-day, February 14, so they rescheduled for Friday, March 7, in honor of International Women’s Day which is March … Continue reading →

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Finding Compassion

Posted on March 5, 2014 by jenny

Yesterday I talked to my friend Elizabeth.  I wrote down some of the things she said. Today I woke up feeling the usual misery.  I tried to bring compassion to it.  Then I thought, as Elizabeth said, that I was … Continue reading →

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Authentic Power

Posted on February 17, 2014 by jenny

From Gary Zukav, the Heart of the Soul “Authentic power is the alignment of your personality with your soul.” p29 “Authentic power is the human experience without the limitations of fear, self-doubt, and self-hatred.  When you locate and challenge the … Continue reading →

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Conscious Choices for Authenticity

Posted on February 14, 2014 by jenny

from Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul This quote is from a chapter on addiction.  I found it very helpful.  Even though I am neither addicted to PTSD, nor attracted to experiencing depression and terror, I do suddenly find … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Snow

Posted on February 10, 2014 by jenny

A little dusting of snow last night, so every branch and twig is outlined, a picture postcard snow, a magical snow.  The sky is still grey, so the colors are all soft pale pastels.  It made me think what a … Continue reading →

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Epiphany 2

Posted on January 21, 2014 by jenny

When I got to my therapist Karen I told her I was doing really well.  I told her about looking at my life as though God had designed it.  She said this time of feeling good was different, felt different … Continue reading →

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Epiphany

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jenny

On Saturday I was talking to a friend about spiritual practice.  She had been reading something that talked about single-mindedness as the way to enlightenment.  I said I wasn’t interested in enlightenment, I wanted to live my life as well … Continue reading →

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