Category Archives: Spirit

Discontented

Posted on February 14, 2011 by jenny

(Written in March 2009) I went to Karen.  I started reading her the loss history pages — got to the stuff about Fred and sexual dysfunction, I started to cry, so I just went into it.  I cried and screamed … Continue reading →

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Women’s Retreat

Posted on January 27, 2011 by jenny

(Written in June 2008) Exercise in nurturing: As people shared, I realized that one huge – necessary! – thing that sets the stage for me to be able to nurture myself is to be able to accept what is happening … Continue reading →

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“When the Heart Waits”

Posted on January 21, 2011 by jenny

(Written in January 2008) I’m tired and discouraged and completely confused about what to do next. Maybe instead of trying to figure it out I could just wait for some guidance from outside, or a clear impulse from inside. Reading … Continue reading →

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The Shamanic Realm

Posted on January 16, 2011 by jenny

When I was an adolescent I called it the “symbolic world.” I was aware of the importance of symbols, especially symbolic actions, and also aware of the beauty of Nature. I was fortunate that my family’s house was sited on … Continue reading →

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Concern about the Earth

Posted on January 14, 2011 by jenny

(Written in June 2010) I’m feeling very sad. Don’t know what it’s about. It’s been wearing off as the day goes on. I try to hold it with compassion. I told Karen yesterday, that I feel like we’re engaged in … Continue reading →

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Guidance

Posted on January 10, 2011 by jenny

As I’m writing my journal, I’m feeling fear, the vibration in the chest. I didn’t wake up with it, and haven’t felt it in a long time. I try to hold it and say “There, there,” as though it were … Continue reading →

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God Image

Posted on December 27, 2010 by jenny

When I was a child I believed in God pretty much pictured as an old white man, sitting in a throne “up there” in heaven. This god was judgmental and punitive, and sometimes I was afraid he was overhearing and … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2010 by jenny

My favorite Christmas story is one about a school pageant. One of the students was a little slow, so they gave him the part of the innkeeper. All he had to say was “There’s no room in the inn,” and … Continue reading →

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Synchronicities

Posted on December 14, 2010 by jenny

Martha Beck (Finding Your Own North Star) says when you are on your own true path, synchronicities will arrive to help you. The Universe wants to support us in doing what we came here to do. Help showed up when … Continue reading →

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Trying to Connect with God

Posted on November 28, 2010 by jenny

(Written in March 2009) I’ve been reading God’s Joyful Surprise by Sue Monk Kidd, whose Secret Life of Bees I love. This one is a little difficult because her experience is so different from mine. She was clearly loved by … Continue reading →

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