Monthly Archives: February 2013

How I Got to Stonehenge Again

Posted on February 28, 2013 by jenny

I was in my thirties.  It didn’t look like I was going to get married, and I wanted to settle down in Brunswick, Maine, where I had some friends.  I’m lucky enough to be able to live on the money … Continue reading →

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How I Got to Stonehenge

Posted on February 27, 2013 by jenny

I was a senior at Wellesley College.  I was taking a modern architecture course, and we had to do a paper on a building.  My parents knew someone who owned a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.  When I called … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of the Body

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jenny

This quote came through on facebook and blew me away.  So totally validating of what I’ve learned from Somatic Experiencing.  I grew up with the idea that my body was no more than a vehicle to carry my brain around.  … Continue reading →

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Break the Chain!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by jenny

We celebrated One Billion Rising at Neskaya Thursday night. It was a triumph!  I had a great time.  Woke up this morning with good energy tingling in my body.  Still have a smile on my face. This is my body, … Continue reading →

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“Journey” Poetry

Posted on February 15, 2013 by jenny

Prisoners of War The experts are now saying that those of us who grew up in alcoholic and abusive families have lived with a level of stress that is equivalent to that of prisoner of war.   We are prisoners … Continue reading →

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Journey into Courage

Posted on February 14, 2013 by jenny

A couple of weeks ago, my friend Beverly who is music Director at the UU Church in Tamworth, asked me to give a talk on “Creativity and Social Justice.”  I thought it sounded like a great topic, but didn’t know … Continue reading →

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ONE BILLION RISING

Posted on February 8, 2013 by jenny

“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution”  Emma Goldman One In Three Women On The Planet Will Be Raped Or Beaten In Her Lifetime. One Billion Women Violated Is An Atrocity. One Billion Women … Continue reading →

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Bereft of Spirit

Posted on February 1, 2013 by jenny

Yesterday was pretty tough.  Even massage didn’t help, though it let me get a clear image of the isolation I was feeling.  This morning things feel more normal.  Even though I’m all alone here, people have energy bodies that extend … Continue reading →

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