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Two doors: A Morning Meditation

Two doors: A Morning Meditation

I tell an old story that I am bad at practicing.

ObservationsJena SchwartzMay 17, 2021Comment

All the Tools

All the Tools

It looks like love in real time, always unfolding and becoming and transforming and evolving.

Real LifeJena SchwartzMay 9, 2021Motherhood, Mother's Day, mother's day, motheringComment

Not All Love {a poem}

Not All Love {a poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzMay 7, 2021Comment

Also This {a poem}

Also This {a poem}

Some days you just want to cry for no reason
except no reason is actually so many reasons

PoetryJena SchwartzApril 26, 2021spring, running, depression, poem, poetry, marriage, loveComment

"The Future Loves You Already" Premiere & Benefit Print Presale

"The Future Loves You Already" Premiere & Benefit Print Presale

RSVP for the May 20 film premiere and preorder a limited-edition signed print of the poem today!

CommunityJena SchwartzApril 21, 2021The Future, The Future Loves You Already, Be Seen Project, Joy, Belonging, Kerra Bolton, Return of the Black Madonna, Mindy Tsonas Choi, Black Lives Matter, Diversity, Film, BenefitComment

But Soon

But Soon

There is no way to know who will walk through the door, but at least you will be ready to say hello.

Observations, Real LifeJena SchwartzApril 8, 2021Comment

11 Golden Rules

11 Golden Rules

Real Life, CoachingJena SchwartzApril 6, 202111 things, 11s, Integrity, humanityComment

"Getting There"

"Getting There"

We might be one foot out of Egypt, but the journey ahead is still daunting and uncertain.

Jewish Life, ObservationsJena SchwartzApril 2, 2021Covid-19, Covid, Antiracism, RacismComment

Fine good raw true {a poem}

Fine good raw true {a poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzMarch 26, 2021Comment

How you stay soft {a poem}

How you stay soft {a poem}

this is how / you protect your heart

PoetryJena SchwartzMarch 21, 2021 Comment

Because I Could

Because I Could

Because anyone who has lost someone, which is to say nearly everyone, knows that no day is promised to us.

Real LifeJena SchwartzMarch 14, 2021Comment

Come Be in My Video!

Come Be in My Video!

The Future Loves You Already: A collaborative project featuring all kinds of beautiful humans.

CommunityJena SchwartzMarch 8, 2021The Future, Community, Humanity, creative process, collaboration, Voice, Diversity Comments

A (Re)introduction

A (Re)introduction

Real Life, CommunityJena SchwartzMarch 6, 2021Comment

My TED Talk

My TED Talk

“You are doing an amazing fucking job.”

CoachingJena SchwartzMarch 5, 2021Comment

American Sentence: A Collective Poem

American Sentence: A Collective Poem

I want to be everywhere; but the last thing I want is to go there.
I’m weathering the costs of getting into good trouble, friends.

PoetryJena SchwartzFebruary 25, 2021 Comments

How Are You?

How Are You?

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

Paper Boats

Paper Boats

Real LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 23, 2021enough, doing enough, being enough, you are enoughComment

More Creating, Less Hamster Wheel

More Creating, Less Hamster Wheel

Create your own sacred spaces away from here and know that your people will wait for you. If they don't, they weren't your people.

Creative ProcessJena SchwartzFebruary 15, 2021Slowing Down, Roxane Gay, Austin Channing Brown, CapitalismComment

I Am Committed to... {a writing exercise}

I Am Committed to... {a writing exercise}

Writing PromptsJena SchwartzFebruary 12, 2021Comment

Bird {a poem}

Bird {a poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzFebruary 11, 2021Comment