Category Archives: Journal

Fear

Posted on August 20, 2015 by jenny

July 18 Erica said I needed to reassure the baby that it was OK to be scared, but I also needed to contact the ones who don’t want to be scared.  One of those is upset because she doesn’t know … Continue reading →

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“Tray of Cups”

Posted on July 13, 2015 by jenny

Written June 12 It cooled off thank goodness.  Now it’s grey.  Feeling fine last night and then waking in the morning feeling totally bleak.  I remember this from the past.  I feel like nothing’s changed, despite all my work. Some … Continue reading →

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April 4, 1968

Posted on June 29, 2015 by jenny

I wrote this in 1968, while I was living with Fred.  It’s undated in my journal I don’t know where to start.  It seemed as though the volcano was going to blow last night.  I wanted to smash a window … Continue reading →

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“This is the Work for Now”

Posted on June 27, 2015 by jenny

Dialogue between Jenny of now and Jenny in the hospital.  I was afraid the hospital Jenny would be uncomfortable with her much older self, and even with almost any adult.  I decided to be a “Great Aunt,” and couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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Darkness Before Dawn

Posted on June 26, 2015 by jenny

One of the chapters in Darkness Before Dawn spoke so well to me that I marked a lot of passages.  It’s called “Into the Dark Light” by Elizabeth Rabia Roberts. She says “any loss that strips away the identity you … Continue reading →

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Depression

Posted on June 25, 2015 by jenny

I’ve been struggling with depression for about a month.  It’s the first time I’ve been depressed in a long time.  This is what I wrote this morning. Woke up terrified with a bad headache.  I haven’t had this hard a … Continue reading →

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More Old Journal Writing

Posted on May 25, 2015 by jenny

This is from my journal written in July 1968.  I was living with a guy because I was so desperate not to be alone.  The use of lower-case letters for “I”, the Roman numerals, the names of the days were … Continue reading →

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Self-hate Poem from 1967

Posted on May 22, 2015 by jenny

I wrote this when I was 25.  I look back at my life from this place of feeling so much better — though it’s also extremely unfamiliar — and see how much pain I was in.  The constant criticism of … Continue reading →

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Journal Writing

Posted on May 10, 2015 by jenny

I posted the piece on the Red Woman yesterday.  I realize that though I’ve talked about her in my blog, I’ve never told the whole story.  I quote from my journal entry, in 1989, about her first appearance.  Setting it … Continue reading →

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Red Woman

Posted on May 8, 2015 by jenny

I’ve written about the “Red Woman” many times, she’s described in the page about my paintings, but I’ve never actually told the full story. Kripalu for Women & Yoga Written October 31, 1989 During body work with Debra, I was … Continue reading →

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