Brand New Day

May you remember who you are.

PoetryJena SchwartzDecember 15, 2021Metta, prayerComment

I Am. We Are.

Next time someone asks, "How are you?" try out this wonderful answer I saw recently in a cartoon on Instagram: "I am."

Community, Covid-19, Real Life, ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 10, 2021Covid, Covid-19, connection, depression, Winter, writing groups, honesty, privilege, the american dream, SolsticeComment

Many Ways Up the Mountain

There are many ways up the mountain (Capricorn sun, here!), whether you're growing a business, a body of work, or a practice.

Creative ProcessJena SchwartzDecember 6, 2021business, Business, practice, Slowing Down, TrustComment

Honey from a Spoon {You Are Always Whole}

Real Life, PoetryJena SchwartzDecember 1, 2021real life, depression, parenting, transparency Comments

"Rest in the Way Things Are"

ObservationsJena SchwartzNovember 26, 2021acceptance, impermanence, change, agingComment

The Pandemic's Not Over but We Have Tacos: A Call for More Patience & Compassion

"Are we there yet?" The child in me whines. I miss traveling. I miss gathering. I miss ease and saying yes to things.

Chickadee

At Noyes Camp, that impulse towards freedom was not only honored; it was the whole point.

Cycles

Without the void / Creation / Never comes

Creative Process, PoetryJena SchwartzNovember 9, 2021 Comments

Trust and Trust Some More

Community, Creative ProcessJena SchwartzNovember 5, 2021social media, facebook, friends, friendship, transparency, creative process Comments

Taking a Closer Look at "How We Spend Our Days"

Observations, CoachingJena SchwartzOctober 31, 2021ableism, class, class privilege, Whiteness, white supremacy, Time, of power and time, how we spend our days, Annie Dillard, Catherine Price, Coaching, Coaching industry Comment

Jewels in the Crown {an annual post}

Real LifeJena SchwartzOctober 29, 2021life, death, Pearl Primus, Nancy Topf, ancestors Comments

Unwrapping Fear

Each of the boxes inside the first box revealed to me myself — the fears I carry, and the ones I can leave behind lest they overtake me, clogging my mind and clouding my heart.

Jena SchwartzOctober 28, 2021Comment

Cozy Cottage in the Woods

Covid-19, Observations, Real LifeJena SchwartzOctober 21, 2021Covid, Covid-19, real estate, real life, depression, quarantineComment

How We Know It's You

CoachingJena SchwartzOctober 15, 2021coach, life coachComment

Slow Moon Shadow Season

Back in the field, I see a woman. I am a woman. I am a shadow. I am a season.

Creative Process, PoetryJena SchwartzOctober 14, 2021poetry, moon cycle, seasonsComment

From Absolutism to Zest

Be gentle with yourself and say hello to your zest, even if it doesn’t answer. It will know you’re there.

Observations, CoachingJena SchwartzOctober 7, 2021running, practice, gentleness, Zest for LifeComment

Two Pockets

Almost everyone I know has trouble sleeping these days and struggles to find anything resembling balance between our inner and outer worlds.

Real Life, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzOctober 3, 2021Jewish Mysticism, Jewish life, connection, Covid, balance Comments

For You

For all the ones who came before all of us. For all the ones yet to come.

PoetryJena SchwartzSeptember 27, 2021 Comments

Changing Seasons

Sometimes our creativity needs time — and support — to emerge.

Creative Process, CoachingJena SchwartzSeptember 24, 2021seasons, creativity, creative process, playfulness, Slowing Down, Michaela Coel, writing coachComment

A Little More Ease, Please

Oh, how we make things so much harder for ourselves sometimes.

Real Life, Observations, CoachingJena SchwartzSeptember 19, 2021Ease, Mindfulness, practice, anxiety, depression, antidepressant, Running, loss, grief, Mental HealthComment

Blog

Almost everyone I know has trouble sleeping these days and struggles to find anything resembling balance between our inner and outer worlds.

Sometimes our creativity needs time — and support — to emerge.