Category Archives: Spirit

Discouraged

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jenny

(Written in September 2006) Opened a communication from NHPA (New Hampshire Peace Action) with the text of a full page ad that says in positive terms what I was trying to say a few pages ago — do you want … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Spirit | Comments Off on Discouraged

Elisabet Sahtouris

Posted on March 28, 2012 by jenny

Elisabet Sahtouris is one of my heroes, along with Vandana Shiva and Wangari Matthai.  I have a large picture of her face, copied from a magazine, on my refrigerator.  It’s been there for years.  People often ask me who she … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Interesting link, Present Day, Spirit | Comments Off on Elisabet Sahtouris

Gaviotas: a Village to Reinvent the World

Posted on March 23, 2012 by jenny

“Gaviotas is a village of about 200 people in Colombia, South America. For three decades, Gaviotans – peasants, scientists, artists, and former street kids – have struggled to build an oasis of imagination and sustainability in the remote, barren savannas … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing, Spirit | Comments Off on Gaviotas: a Village to Reinvent the World

Tuesday’s Angel

Posted on March 21, 2012 by jenny

I put on my BOGS knowing the trail would be muddy, and set out with Bella for the Fox Hill trail. The entrance to the parking lot was so muddy I got stuck.  So I locked the car, put Bella … Continue reading →

Posted in Present Day, Spirit, Story | Comments Off on Tuesday’s Angel

The War on Women

Posted on March 14, 2012 by jenny

Spent a lot of yesterday reading At the Root of this Longing; reconciling a spiritual hunger and a feminist thirst, by Carol Lee Flinders.  Horrified by being reminded of one mechanism that keeps patriarchy in place: that sociopaths kill women … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Present Day, Spirit, Trauma | Comments Off on The War on Women

Venus and Jupiter

Posted on March 7, 2012 by jenny

Wednesday, March 7 (Picture is from earthsky.org) Last night I was looking at Jupiter and Venus in the western sky.  Venus has been moving really fast to catch up with Jupiter.  (Venus is the really bright one, lower down, Jupiter … Continue reading →

Posted in Present Day, Spirit | Comments Off on Venus and Jupiter

Depression

Posted on March 6, 2012 by jenny

(Written in November 2004) Woke feeling bleak.  Hard to get out of bed.  Dizzy at first.  Feeling very low in my heart.  Thinking that death would be a relief, it’s just too hard to live.  And yet there’s nothing particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Spirit | Comments Off on Depression

Five of Water

Posted on March 4, 2012 by jenny

(Written in June 2004) Day started badly.  Found bank deposit that I prepared before I left for Kripalu & forgot.   I feel out of control.  This scares me because it looks like a coping strategy that has served me all … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Spirit, Trauma | Comments Off on Five of Water

Dalai Lama on Optimism

Posted on February 23, 2012 by jenny

Came across this quote today.  One worth memorizing. In the face of all the challenges we face today, is my optimism about the future of humanity idealistic? Perhaps it is. Is it unrealistic? Certainly not. To remain indifferent to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Spirit | Comments Off on Dalai Lama on Optimism

Using Depression in Service to Spiritual Practice

Posted on February 7, 2012 by jenny

I wrote in the post on Depression and the Dark Night that I had used my depression in the service of my spiritual practice.  I want to think what I meant by that.  At least in the beginning, Depression was … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Journal, Present Day, Somatic Experiencing, Spirit | Comments Off on Using Depression in Service to Spiritual Practice