You may think you have nothing
important to say, nothing important
to give — it’s a lie. Stop trying so hard.
Anyone lucky enough to love you
better know it.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJanuary 7, 2019Monday, Starbucks, real life, entrepreneur, writer, poet

Thoughts on Writing and Fragility

Yet you, on an ordinary day, telling the truth about your life and being willing to get more and more honest and real? That is strong, my friends. And it’s just the beginning.

Creative Process, ResistanceJena SchwartzJanuary 9, 2018writer, writing, fragility, practice, fear, social justice, activism, community, justice, equality, poetryComment

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

Spitting Out the Patriarchy

I’m here to remind myself — and maybe you reading — that what I’m doing here counts. It will change and grow and deepen and evolve, yes, but it is also, already, real. The tyranny of always getting somewhere else? It’s a racket.

Resistance, CommunityJena SchwartzOctober 18, 2017writing, writer, entrepreneur, author, mary oliver, business, self help, retreat, travel, patriarchy, self doubt, friendship, listening, creativityComment

Same Sun, Same Moon

On my bedside table, so many books. Half-read books, unread books. Paperbacks, hardcovers. On my head, more grey hairs every day. I pluck them, not in battle but more like a new hobby. My skin is changing. My life is changing.

Spa Day

“I have what might sound like a stupid Poor White Trash question, but… what exactly is a Spa Day?” I cracked up. Sometimes our socioeconomically different backgrounds birth the best conversations.

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