Category Archives: Spirit

OOPS! Apologies to the Gratitude Dance

Posted on February 6, 2012 by jenny

I got the link wrong in the post for February 1.  Here it is again  Gratitude Dance! An opportunity to share the poem that’s used for the lyrics:  Stream Of Life The same stream of life that runs through my … Continue reading →

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Ground-Candle-Bolc

Posted on February 2, 2012 by jenny

Imbolc is the Cross-Quarter Day that falls at the beginning of February.  In the Old Nature Religion it was called the “Quickening of the Year.”  Like many ancient holidays it has attracted to itself a number of more recent celebrations.  … Continue reading →

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Need Cheering Up?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by jenny

One thing I do, after I’ve called friends only to talk to their machines, is nourish my sense of humor with my favorite YouTube videos. There’s Paul Hawken’s speech to the Bioneers in 2006? was it? There’s Marianne Williamson on … Continue reading →

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The Dark Night of the Soul

Posted on January 26, 2012 by jenny

Recently I’ve been struggling with depression again again, and my friend Lynelle reminded me of a book that Elizabeth sent me several years ago when I was going through the worst of my breakdown.  The Dark Night of the Soul, … Continue reading →

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Live in a Way that Does No Harm

Posted on January 13, 2012 by jenny

I’m feeling tired & discouraged.  I remind myself that I just read a piece on Deena Metzger’s blog.  She talks about living in such a way that you do no harm to the world.  I can’t possibly do that.  I … Continue reading →

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The Strength of the Foundation

Posted on January 10, 2012 by jenny

In February of 2004, I was feeling very discouraged about the state of the world, and seeing my efforts to change things as pitifully small.  I sent out a despairing plea to the circle dancing elist – and got a … Continue reading →

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“The Fire of the Miraculous”

Posted on December 30, 2011 by jenny

Feeling a little depressed, I watched Marianne Williamson speaking about the Occupy movement in Berkeley California.  The talk lasts for an hour but it’s well worth listening to. I heard something that resonated for me, stopped and replayed it several … Continue reading →

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The Story of How I Realized that for Me, Primates are People

Posted on December 30, 2011 by jenny

(Written in a workshop with Deena Metzger at Rowe in May 2010) It was when my mother broke her hip, and we all went home in turns to help her get from the hospital to the house we grew up … Continue reading →

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My Tribe

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jenny

My joy in the Winter Solstice celebration in Stanstead makes me think of a passage I wrote for The Feminine of History is Mystery.  It was written when I was still living in Brunswick Maine, and could not imagine ever … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by jenny

Christmas when I was growing up was mostly about presents and parties.  Our family had its ritual — stockings on our bed when we woke up, no access to the tree and the presents underneath until breakfast was eaten and … Continue reading →

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