Category Archives: Guidance

Working to remember “My Prayer”

Posted on June 1, 2023 by jenny

This morning I woke up feeling utterly unloved and hopeless, in a world where there is no spirit.  The song in my head is “Diamonds and Rust,” Joan Baez’s amazing song about her love affair with Bob Dylan.  I listened … Continue reading →

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Endure without Relief

Posted on April 28, 2023 by jenny

This is a repost of something originally posted in January 2017: Grey again and another dusting of snow.  It feels like it has been like this for weeks. Woke up feeling very lonely.  Tried without success to feel love for … Continue reading →

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Conversations with the Inner Teacher

Posted on April 17, 2023 by jenny

From my journal for Saturday, April 15 Dear Inner Teacher, I’m feeling very odd, and have been making some “mistakes” tho I’m not getting upset about them.  I do seem to have let go of trying to do everything “right.”  … Continue reading →

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Three Important Realizations

Posted on March 25, 2023 by jenny

I had three very important realizations this last week.  From my journal: Monday, March 20 Reading Rohr on the twelve steps, can’t remember which step it is.  You’re supposed to tell to another person and to God the things you … Continue reading →

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To Take Care of Myself with Love

Posted on March 19, 2023 by jenny

The last few days I’ve been struggling with the feeling of being totally disconnected. Today it suddenly occurred to me that that feeling was not me, but one of the very young traumatized parts. As soon as I saw that … Continue reading →

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Self-Compassion

Posted on January 17, 2023 by jenny

This is from my journal for November 27.  I just typed it up, and am finding it VERY helpful. Dear Inner Teacher, I am having a very hard time.  Feeling miserable.  Please help me. Dear Jenny, Remember that you are … Continue reading →

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“Whatever you have done or not done, Welcome!”

Posted on December 4, 2022 by jenny

This probably happened in 2011, but I didn’t write it down.  I wrote this description and posted it in August 2013: I was feeling bad about myself and my life and that I hadn’t done anything worth while with it.  … Continue reading →

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“Failure” Redefined

Posted on November 21, 2022 by jenny

Monday, November 7 My friends Judith and Sharon and I are doing a writing group together on Monday nights. I wanted to work on the understanding that what looks like a failure might actually be following the voice of your … Continue reading →

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My Life as Directed by my Soul, Not Someone Else

Posted on November 18, 2022 by jenny

I have been given two descriptions of patterns of my behavior that don’t work in my life. The first came from Structural Consulting, developed by Robert Fritz. I go after what I want, have an initial success, look for support … Continue reading →

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Guidance from 2006

Posted on October 9, 2022 by jenny

This was written in October 2006 and posted in January 2011. It’s relevance to the present moment is absolutely astonishing. I also see truths that I didn’t believe at the time, especially the advice not to try to do activist … Continue reading →

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