Category Archives: Spirit

Journal Work: Trying to Understand Myself

Posted on December 1, 2013 by jenny

Reading Rob Bell about Jesus:  “Over and over again we see him going to the edges, to the margins, to those in trouble, those despised, those no one else would touch, those who were ignored, the weak, the blind, the … Continue reading →

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God With Us

Posted on November 30, 2013 by jenny

Reading in Rob Bell last night and this morning how God is with us in our pain, feeling our pain.  I remember once, in a bad time, it occurred to me that Jesus knew what it was like to be … Continue reading →

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Versions of the Universe

Posted on November 28, 2013 by jenny

This quote is from a post called “Shamanic Realm.” ‘The difficulties most of us have with visionary literature are related to how we construe reality in the first place, and that is to a considerable extent culturally determined. Examining the … Continue reading →

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When We Talk About God

Posted on November 27, 2013 by jenny

Rob Bell:  What We Talk about When We Talk About God This book was given to me by my recovering alcoholic brother, who has just done an extraordinary thing by turning his life completely around.  What he’s done is so … Continue reading →

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Still Struggling

Posted on November 12, 2013 by jenny

(Written in Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier, before I see Karen for a therapy appointment) Still struggling with depression.  Mostly OK as I drove over, but it’s a grim grey day.  I realized I don’t see any people, I see … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on October 8, 2013 by jenny

Barry’s sermon last Sunday was about “faith,” if you had faith the size of a mustard seed you could move mountains.  Someone in the choir spoke up, saying she agreed, maybe she even said having faith is easy?  simple?  Anyway … Continue reading →

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Bodhisattva Vow

Posted on August 30, 2013 by jenny

Written in July 2009 I can’t remember the session with Caryn very well.  I went back to my corner and told her how I had gotten “too big” and needed to pull back.  I had brought the doll I had … Continue reading →

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Why God Manifested Jenny

Posted on August 24, 2013 by jenny

(Written at a retreat with Jack Kornfield, December 2008) Thinking about stories Jack told about “retarded” people, and I thought that was god manifesting in a “retarded” body.  So then I wondered why god had manifested Jenny.  What particular energy … Continue reading →

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The Story of God Greeting Me at the Gates of Heaven

Posted on August 22, 2013 by jenny

After searching through all my journals since 2000, I found a reference to this story in February of 2011.  So I suspect it happened sometime in late 2010.  Apparently I never wrote it down at all! I was feeling bad … Continue reading →

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“We’re at Home in the Universe”

Posted on May 28, 2013 by jenny

This description of how “life is the natural expression of complex matter” meant a lot to me.  In fact the whole idea of chaos as something that can be expressed mathematically greatly expanded my appreciation and understanding of the universe. … Continue reading →

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