Category Archives: Spirit

Connecting with the pain of all of us…

Posted on June 2, 2020 by jenny

I have been feeling very sad and sore, quiet and tired. I’ve been doing a lot of digital puzzles, not to avoid the feeling but because I didn’t know what to do with it. Actually, I see that making some … Continue reading →

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“Sing the things you see…”

Posted on May 30, 2020 by jenny

Tuesday, May 26 3rd cup. coffee. I want to work on the questions from Humanity Rising. 1. What am I being called to do? The first word that comes is “art.” But how can that serve the world? Allowing your … Continue reading →

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Life, the Greatest Gift of All

Posted on May 16, 2020 by jenny

There are a bunch of shadbush on the far side of Scattergood. Every time I walk by and see their delicate flowers and red-brown leaves I grieve not being able to see the shad in flower along the Gale River. … Continue reading →

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Feeling our Way, Intuition and Improvisation

Posted on May 2, 2020 by jenny

From my journal: 3rd cup. coffee. Yesterday was a good day, despite things “going wrong” like a Zoom meeting for a play reading that got hacked, a walk with the dogs that was cut short by rain, etc. When … Continue reading →

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I Can Trust MYSELF

Posted on April 16, 2020 by jenny

from my journal for Thursday, April 16 3rd cup. Dandelion tea. Richard Rohr says that real hope rests on a deep knowledge and experience of God. Because I have such a deep distrust of “God,” I see that my experience … Continue reading →

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Good Friday

Posted on April 10, 2020 by jenny

Richard Rohr: I believe that the cross is an image for our own time, and every time: we are invited to gaze upon the image of the crucified Jesus to soften our hearts toward all suffering. Amidst the devastating spread of COVID-19, the cross beckons us … Continue reading →

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Making the Choice for Love

Posted on April 9, 2020 by jenny

from Richard Rohr’s daily meditation for April 9: Giving up control is a school to learn union, compassion, and understanding. It is ultimately a school for the final letting go that we call death. Right now, as we face social … Continue reading →

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Your Life is Not About You

Posted on April 1, 2020 by jenny

From Richard Rohr’s meditation for April 1: Understanding that our lives are not about us is the connection point with everything else. It lowers the mountains and fills in the valleys that we have created, as we gradually recognize that … Continue reading →

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Initiation

Posted on March 30, 2020 by jenny

Richard Rohr, from his Daily Meditations for March 29 and 30: In my cross-cultural research on male initiation rites, I perceived five consistent lessons or truths communicated to the initiate, meant to separate initiates from their attachment to who they … Continue reading →

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Today

Posted on March 26, 2020 by jenny

A lot of firsts. I’m typing this directly into the computer. My “3rd cup” is just water. I walked Mocha down outside to get the mail. Blue sky, brisk temperature. I was glad to be alive. And not afraid of … Continue reading →

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