Daily Dispatches: Day 9

COVID-19, Real LifeJena SchwartzMarch 23, 2020Comment

Daily Dispatches: Day 6

COVID-19, Real LifeJena SchwartzMarch 23, 2020Comment

Long Time Coming

PoetryJena SchwartzMarch 18, 2020dive into poetryComment

Pay-What-You-Can Coaching Sessions

I'll be offering 2-3 a la carte coaching sessions per week on a pay-what-you-can basis.

Community, CoachingJena SchwartzMarch 14, 2020Comment

Not So Inconsequential After All

The more we stop worrying about "being good" and "getting it right," the more likely we are to stumble on something that feels really true and meaningful.

Jena SchwartzMarch 8, 2020Comment

There Is Nothing Wrong with Us

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

ObservationsJena SchwartzFebruary 26, 202011s, self-loveComment

A Wave of Vulnerability

Community, ObservationsJena SchwartzFebruary 18, 2020vulnerability, confidence, self-confidence, community, Power Comments

Learning How to Pace Myself (Or, How My Bulldog and I Are the Same Person)

I was talking to my wife yesterday about being tired. I don't know exactly where it comes from, but I have some residual shame about being tired. I'm a person who gets a lot done and also crashes hard. I don't always pace myself well.

Real LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 17, 2020personal growth, English Bulldog, english bulldog, bulldog, Chalupa, Slowing DownComment

It Is My Custom to Stand

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 12, 2020Jewish life, Kaddish, Grief, Mourner's Prayer Comment

Call It Love

PoetryJena SchwartzFebruary 6, 2020 Comments

Working on My D'var Torah

For the bat mitzvah, one of the things we each have to do (there are 18 of us) is write a דבר תורה or d'var Torah.

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 4, 2020bat mitzvah, shabbat, the sabbath, d'var, Showing Up, jewish, Jewish life, Prayer, sacredComment

No Wild Boars

PoetryJena SchwartzJanuary 30, 2020Comment

That Kind of Weeek

The kind of week when you carry a mix of awe and gratitude and sadness and clarity and none of it makes sense yet it all makes complete sense.

Real LifeJena SchwartzJanuary 29, 2020Everyday life, Phillipe Petit, tightrope walker, bittersweet, prose poetryComment

11 things about tattoos

Jena SchwartzJanuary 22, 202011sComment

Fear is the Common Denominator

Creative Process, CommunityJena SchwartzJanuary 20, 2020Truth, Fear, writing group, writing practiceComment

Thanks for Being Lovely

PoetryJena SchwartzJanuary 9, 2020Comment

In Case of Emergency

Burning out serves no one, and if there is one thing we know accelerates burnout, it's living in an ongoing state of adrenaline and fear -- which is exactly where the powers that be want us.

Observations, ResistanceJena SchwartzJanuary 7, 2020 Comments

Cleaning Fit

I might resist change, but I also welcome it. It's how we keep things moving, keep energy flowing, and make room for what's new. If it hadn't been for that stench, I might not have had a cleaning fit today.

Real Life, ObservationsJena SchwartzJanuary 2, 2020Comment

Legacy {a poem}

Marvel and move towards beauty. Love fiercely and open our hands.

Happy Merry Memoir Reading!

Whether you’re lucky enough to be heading off on a real vacation, chilling at home, or it’s business as usual and you could use a new read for your commute to work, this is your lucky day. Have I got titles for you!

Jena SchwartzDecember 22, 2019Comment

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