On Being "Too Sensitive"

Sometimes I think I need to turn down my own antennae a bit, if that makes any sense.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJanuary 3, 2022transitions, change, self-love, self-worth, self-confidence, Ego, HSPComment

Amazing Doesn't Mean Perfect (and Never Did)

Coaching, CommunityJena SchwartzJuly 7, 2021self-confidence, self-love, self-employment, self-compassion, self-talkComment

You Already Got the Job

My puny ego, though? Whew. It is a small but mighty beast.

How Are You?

Real Life, COVID-19Jena SchwartzFebruary 23, 2021honesty, real life, writing exercise, writing practice, creativity, comparing, self-love, boundariesComment

Reclamation

It's not about being better. It's about being, period.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJanuary 28, 2021Mindfulness, Slowing Down, yoga, self-loveComment

There Is Nothing Wrong with Us

I really believe many of us want to be and become ourselves.

ObservationsJena SchwartzFebruary 26, 202011s, self-loveComment

Some Words of Encouragement for Regular People

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

It's Not a Performance

It's like the rabbi reminds the congregation at the start of the Torah service, every time there is a bar or bat mitzvah: We are not here as performer and audience, but as a community.

Real Life, Observations, CommunityJena SchwartzSeptember 9, 2019self-love, friendship, connection, writing practice, being, TrustComment

Something Good Is Worth Finding

We all have our stories about when we stopped. Stopped playing. Stopped creating. Stopped doing something that brought us joy because it wasn't practical or lucrative or productive.

Queen Anne's Lace

Real LifeJena SchwartzJuly 18, 2019choices, self-love, breathingComment

"Be Good to Yourself" :: Not Just Some Pithy Pablum

Hating on yourself is not cool. It doesn't exactly open the creative floodgates. And "being good to yourself" is neither as easy as it sounds or as shallow as it may seem. In fact, I'd argue that its depths are vast, and when you dive down, you'll find wreckage and treasure alike. And isn't that where the writing lives?

A Love Note to Recovering Perfectionists

If I don't keep practicing letting this be enough, nothing will ever be enough.

Real LifeJena SchwartzMarch 10, 2019perfectionism, enough, presence, striving, practice, curiosity, self-loveComment

Promise Me You’ll Never Abandon Yourself Again

Real Life, ObservationsJena SchwartzMarch 7, 2018body image, self-love, beauty, women's bodies, personal growthComment

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We all have our stories about when we stopped. Stopped playing. Stopped creating. Stopped doing something that brought us joy because it wasn't practical or lucrative or productive.