Category Archives: Spirit

My Prayer/Vision

Posted on July 17, 2022 by jenny

In February 2013, I was reintroduced to the importance of making a choice. I wrote: Feeling lonely and bereft of spirit. Recently I was introduced to the idea that faith is not good feelings, faith is a stand you can … Continue reading →

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Crisis Becomes Initiation

Posted on July 13, 2022 by jenny

In his book about Julian, Matthew Fox quotes from a book by Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker. The book is called Radical Regeneration: Birthing the New Human in the Age of Extinction. The quotes are from Matthew Fox, Julian of … Continue reading →

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Struggle to Deal with Tiredness

Posted on July 10, 2022 by jenny

from my journal for Tuesday, July 5 I’ve been struggling with the idea that this odd tiredness is a gift of life and I’m supposed to accept it, not fight it, and learn from it. Oddly, if I think of … Continue reading →

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Guidance from Inner Teacher

Posted on June 12, 2022 by jenny

This surprised me a lot. But it makes sense. My uncomfortable feelings this morning were so strange. I couldn’t figure them out and I’ve never felt this way before. Here’s what I wrote this morning. 3rd cup. coffee. … Continue reading →

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“Natural Intelligence”

Posted on May 30, 2022 by jenny

Since the last post I went through a bad time, and then managed to find something that helped a lot. On May 17 I say “A level of despair that I have never felt before. No energy at all for … Continue reading →

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Midwifing Neskaya

Posted on May 6, 2022 by jenny

I’ve been going through my journals, finding entries about the building of Neskaya. I’ve posted two sets: Beginnings of Neskaya, and Steps on the Way to Neskaya. Since then I read Cynthia Bourgeault’s book, The Wisdom Way of Knowing, and … Continue reading →

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Stunted Tree, Reprise

Posted on April 14, 2022 by jenny

I’m reading through my blog for the second time. Often I see something I didn’t see before. Frequently I am amazed at the amount of pain I went through, that I survived, that I have even, in some ways, gotten … Continue reading →

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April 1994: Interview for Journey Into Courage Video

Posted on April 5, 2022 by jenny

In 1994, Bess O’Brien decided that it was time to stop doing performances of Journey Into Courage, and to make a video. I went back to find the link to the video, and discovered that I have already published some … Continue reading →

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Evolution of my Prayer

Posted on March 26, 2022 by jenny

The prayer I’ve been saying for quite a while now, when I felt discouraged, was “I choose to trust that the wider, more inclusive, participatory, sacred cosmos is real, and holds the world I love in compassion.” I say “I … Continue reading →

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A Midwife for the Divine

Posted on March 21, 2022 by jenny

I’ve been reading Cynthia Bourgeault’s book, The Wisdom Way of Knowing. I’ve read it before, there are underlinings, but this time through something made much more sense to me. Here are some quotes from Chapter VII: Seeing with the Eye … Continue reading →

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