What's essential, I have learned and continue to learn apparently, is to do better once you DO know better.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJuly 2, 2021Apology, accountability, compassion, honesty, communicationComment

She went back to her car and the officer came back to ours a few minutes later. Apparently, this was not her first encounter with the other driver. “Oh, I’ve dealt with her before. She’s always like that,” she said.

ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 15, 2018boundaries, learning, personal growth, accidents, communicationComment

Boundaries, Conflict, Forgiveness — Oh My!

You are not required to learn form these experiences, but your world will be richer and your relationships stronger if you do. And there is no avoiding them, lest we live in a fragile, entitled state of needing everything to go our way.

Observations, Real LifeJena SchwartzDecember 9, 2018no, boundaires, communication, love, relationships, anger, writing, mother, parenting, conflict, mistakesComment

Writers, Authors, and People Who Write

Something begins to shift the moment we loosen the reigns and declare, “I am a person who writes. I am a writer.” And this is the crux of the matter: A writer is a person who writes, and not all writers must be authors.

Real LifeJena SchwartzDecember 4, 2017fathers, daughters, family, poetry, Sinead Morrissey, writer, writing, parenting, author, committment, writing practice, communication, permissionComment

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