Posts tagged shabbat
On Boundaries, Shabbat, and Not Neglecting the Soul
On Boundaries, Shabbat, and Not Neglecting the Soul

That’s exactly it. Taking these 24 or so hours “off” is really a chance to get quiet, to go inward, to look in the mirror, to turn away from the output and towards what is closest. The circles of what’s sacred to me are all beautiful, and when I disregard my soul in the busy mix and the caring for and focusing on others, something gets lost.

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Real Life, CommunityJena Schwartzshabbat, rabbi, sheila peltz weinberg, art green, synagogue, writing groups, writing, free write, parenting, mothering, middle age, marriage, intuition, yoga, the sabbath, abraham joshua heschelComment
Bigger, Better, Different
Bigger, Better, Different

So I wrote and kept writing. I worked and loved and read books to myself and read books to my kids. I wrote about them, I wrote about showing up. I wrote about depression and the layers and the falling apart.

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Real LifeJena Schwartzwriting, writing practice, dreams, fragments, jewels, noyes camp, sisters, blog, entrepreneur, jewish, buddhist, university of vermont, career counselor, mothering, motherhood, netflix, shabbat, depression, coming out, divorceComment