Monthly Archives: April 2022

Real Life is Bigger than Happiness

Posted on April 27, 2022 by jenny

From Ritual Year, written in May of 1993 May 13    Real life is bigger than happiness I was visited by an odd image which seemed to express my current state of soul:  The body of a woman lying in … Continue reading →

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“Blazing and Storm-shattered Maples”

Posted on April 25, 2022 by jenny

Going back to what I wrote in June 1996, I saw the phrase “blazing and storm-shattered maples” and it reminded me of what I had written at that time. It was a powerful writing and a powerful learning that I … Continue reading →

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Describing PTSD before I Knew I had it

Posted on April 23, 2022 by jenny

Reading through my journal for  1994, I came on these paragraphs. What’s fascinating is that I’m describing PTSD, but I have no idea that’s what’s going on. I do somehow know that I need to go in deeper, but have … 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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She’s Alive and Hurting

Posted on April 6, 2022 by jenny

I posted this video back in 2011.  Glad to find it’s still available. I’m posting it under present day because it’s more relevant than ever.

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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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