Like archaeology, the creative process has its fair share of tedium.

Creative Process, ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 17, 2021creativity, creative process, inspiration, Showing Up, Keep going, WritingComment

Day 203: Rainy Day & Red Apples

Real LifeJena SchwartzOctober 13, 2020poetry, poems, poem, Doug Anderson, Rain, Writing, LGBTQIA+ Comment

11 things during Sukkot

Real Life, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzOctober 4, 202011 things, 11s, elevens, Sukkah, Sukkot, Jewish life, Jewish time, Jewish holidays, Coparenting, Writing, writing groups, writing practice, Writing Practice Comment

Day 182: It's OK to Rest Your Voice

Creative Process, Real Life, COVID-19, CommunityJena SchwartzSeptember 23, 2020Covid-19, Writing, Writer's block, trauma, humanity Comment

Some Words of Encouragement for Regular People

What if you let go of the pressure to produce and focused more on what feels good?

Knowing Never Leaves

Being honest with ourselves means letting go of some things. Sometimes these are entire identities. Other times, they may be jobs or relationships, or beliefs or ways of relating.

Creative Process, Real LifeJena SchwartzJune 19, 2019Trust, Intuition, Business, Becoming, Coaching, Poetry, WritingComment

Home Is a Big Word

The truth is somewhere else, as usual. And that somewhere else is not far away at all but rather right here. It is here in the tapping of keys, in the release of words.

Real Life, Creative ProcessJena SchwartzMay 31, 2019Writing, writing practice, Showing Up, Patience, Travel, Israel, Ramon Crater, NegevComment

Stress, Emergencies, and the Big Reset

When I feel stress today, I will pause and ask myself: Is it an emergency? I am making this more stressful and complicated than it really is? What is the next step?

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Like archaeology, the creative process has its fair share of tedium.