Category Archives: Story

1996: Crippled Artist Part of Myself

Posted on July 21, 2024 by jenny

From my journal for May 28, 1996.  I had a dream of a crippled artist who has only one leg. So what can I say about the crippled artist part of myself? She’s vivacious, attractive (I seem to remember dark eyes, … Continue reading →

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1995: Menopause Questions

Posted on July 6, 2024 by jenny

From my journal for September 12, 1995 I was wondering if I’m doing the part of menopause that involves letting go of worldly accomplishments.  I see that I have been trying to push myself to be creative, imagining that I … Continue reading →

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The Sweet Influence of Pleiades

Posted on June 22, 2024 by jenny

Writing with Sharon.  We wrote for 20 minutes, then read and talked about what we wrote. Talking to Erica about Non-duality.  I find that my comfort with not knowing who I am, not having any “identity,” is actually a non-dual … Continue reading →

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1996: Dull Misery

Posted on June 17, 2024 by jenny

These journal entries were written in March 1996 [I had a gush of pain while Dr. Tatone, chiropractor, worked on me] It was a little disappointing, because I had felt so well this morning, felt like a human being for … Continue reading →

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1996: Go Back and Re-do “Life 101”

Posted on June 9, 2024 by jenny

These journal entries are immediately after the Paxil episode. I find the experiences I describe quite extraordinary. I have been reading a book called The Journey of Soul Initiation by Bill Plotkin. His understanding of how the world works and … Continue reading →

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Eclipses

Posted on March 28, 2024 by jenny

Because of the upcoming solar eclipse next month there’s been a lot of interest.  Two friends sent me the link to Maria Popova’s Marginalian on Annie Dillard’s description of an eclipse.  Annie Dillard is one of my favorite authors, but … Continue reading →

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“What have I done with my life?”

Posted on March 8, 2024 by jenny

Last week, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I talked to the surgeon and liked her very much. I also trusted her. The surgery will happen at the end of this month. It sounds like it will be just a … Continue reading →

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1996: Voices from the Dead

Posted on February 29, 2024 by jenny

From workshop with Deena Metzger at Rowe, February 1996 “When we think of the voices within us we must include the dead.” What dead are alive in you now? What are stories about your relationship with the dead?   … … Continue reading →

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1996: Two Versions of Father’s Death

Posted on February 28, 2024 by jenny

This is an exercise from the Workshop with Deena at Rowe in February 1996.  After identifying different selves Deena asks us to identify one story that two of your selves share:  I choose my father’s death, shared by the one … Continue reading →

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1996: How Can I Express the Totality of What’s in Me?

Posted on February 26, 2024 by jenny

This was written in a workshop with Deena Metzger in February 1996.  One of the exercises was to find the right form of the question “I am the woman who asks…”  Quite a bit of work to find the right … Continue reading →

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