Category Archives: Present Day

Rally in Concord, New Hampshire

Posted on March 31, 2011 by jenny

I went to the rally in Concord today.  Something like 139 organizations participated, from police and firefighters to people pushing disabled people in wheelchairs and numerous religious groups.  What I found most moving were the number of handmade signs on … Continue reading →

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Rally to Save the American Dream

Posted on February 27, 2011 by jenny

Yesterday I met my friend Pat at Mac’s and we drove to Montpelier for the rally. It started out as a “We stand with Wisconsin” rally but along the way it turned into a “Save the American Dream” rally.  There … Continue reading →

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Planned Parenthood

Posted on February 22, 2011 by jenny

I find it hard to believe that the House of Representatives cut funding tor Planned Parenthood.  What were they thinking?  Surely the most important thing human beings do is raise the next generation.  Having more children than you can adequately … Continue reading →

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Snowed Under

Posted on February 2, 2011 by jenny

I had planned to do a post about Groundhog Day/Candlemas/Imbolc but the snow got deeper and deeper and I couldn’t get across the street to take a picture of the zany centerpiece. Maybe tomorrow. Back Door

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A New Kind of Family

Posted on December 23, 2010 by jenny

The holidays are a time when we think about family, and sometimes ask who is our REAL family. Nowadays “family” is often an odd assortment of people not always related by blood. Two years ago my sister’s two daughters gave … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Care”

Posted on October 26, 2010 by jenny

Karen, my therapist in Montpelier, was helpful though I didn’t have a lot to say. Somehow I got onto the belief that not doing something was equivalent to not caring. I think this is part of what gets me in … Continue reading →

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Statement of Faith

Posted on June 24, 2010 by jenny

I want to write — I guess it’s a “statement of faith” — my story about the universe and my life that gives me something to hold on to while I go through this rocky time.  “Rocky time”?  This is … Continue reading →

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Voice of God Within

Posted on June 22, 2010 by jenny

Woke with a jolt of fear.  Last night was the start of a Sufi Retreat at Neskaya.  When we went around the circle saying our names and what we hoped to get out of the retreat, I stumbled around, finally … Continue reading →

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Where I write

Posted on June 18, 2010 by jenny

After posting the description of the desk where I wrote my journal from about ‘82 to ‘98, I thought I would do a description of where I write now.  I’m sitting on the right side of a small denim-covered couch, … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on May 4, 2010 by jenny

I have just come back from Rowe for a weekend with Deena Metzger. Deena is a poet, a therapist, a shaman, and an elder.  I have been with her a number of times and I love her fierceness, her warmth, … Continue reading →

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