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Imagine {a Poem for International Women's Day}

Imagine {a Poem for International Women's Day}

PoetryJena SchwartzMarch 8, 2022Comment

"Come What Come May"

"Come What Come May"

“Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.”

COVID-19, CommunityJena SchwartzMarch 7, 2022Ukraine, Covid-19, pandemicComment

Holy Things

Holy Things

Do any of us live in peace when so much of the world is at war?

Observations, CommunityJena SchwartzMarch 4, 2022spirituality, Holiness, Ukraine, Audre Lorde, MLK Jr., paying attentionComment

Run-On Sentence

Run-On Sentence

an unreadable block of prose, word rush, wood thrush, Wordle fail, warfare, waking to safety and coffee

Poetry, Real LifeJena SchwartzMarch 1, 2022writing practice, war, Jena Schwartz poetry, self-soothing, WordleComment

If You, Like Me

If You, Like Me

If you, like me, are at a loss for words

Real Life, PoetryJena SchwartzFebruary 24, 2022war, Ukraine, Russia, prayer, Poetry Comment

Thoughts About Offerings

Thoughts About Offerings

Observations, Creative ProcessJena SchwartzFebruary 23, 2022offerings, gifts, purpose, letting goComment

About the tree at the top of the hill— {a poem}

About the tree at the top of the hill— {a poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzFebruary 22, 2022Comment

We Don't Talk About...

We Don't Talk About...

Holding things together can come at a very, very high cost.

ObservationsJena SchwartzFebruary 21, 2022Encanto, Bruno, IFS, therapy, wholeness, Healing, familyComment

Sign/Sing {a poem}

Sign/Sing {a poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzFebruary 8, 2022Comment

GASP!

GASP!

Bottom line: Our bodies are barometers.

Observations, Resistance, Real LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 6, 2022nervous system, paying attention, spiritual bypassingComment

All Those Years {a poem}

All Those Years {a poem}

And how all of those years slowly delivered me to this year…

PoetryJena SchwartzJanuary 18, 2022MemoryComment

One Man's Name

One Man's Name

A radical revolution of values. If that's not part of our everyday lives, what are we even doing here?

Jewish Life, ObservationsJena SchwartzJanuary 16, 2022Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, Black Lives Matter, Dr. King, MLK Jr.Comment

The Arch: A Guest Post in Memory of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Arch: A Guest Post in Memory of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Guest PostJena SchwartzJanuary 5, 2022Memory, Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Beverly Harris-Schenz Comments

On Being "Too Sensitive"

On Being "Too Sensitive"

Sometimes I think I need to turn down my own antennae a bit, if that makes any sense.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJanuary 3, 2022transitions, change, self-love, self-worth, self-confidence, Ego, HSPComment

Changing My Mind

Changing My Mind

We may not ever become perfect at it, nor is perfection the goal.

ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 29, 2021anxiety, Mental Health, meditation, Mindfulness, mindfulness, habits, AddictionComment

Rest + Healing 11s

Rest + Healing 11s

When my heart is flourishing -- that's when I sing.

Real LifeJena SchwartzDecember 26, 202111 things, 11sComment

Marking Time and Making Maps

Marking Time and Making Maps

The creative process, like life, is a constant series of zooming in and zooming out, going big and going small.

Observations, Real LifeJena SchwartzDecember 23, 2021Time, maps, Covid, SolsticeComment

Hello, Solstice

Hello, Solstice

Poetry, ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 21, 2021Comment

Hint & Halo

Hint & Halo

PoetryJena SchwartzDecember 20, 2021poems, curly hair, Memory, agingComment

Uninspired? Don't Worry. Just Keep Digging.

Uninspired? Don't Worry. Just Keep Digging.

Like archaeology, the creative process has its fair share of tedium.

Creative Process, ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 17, 2021creativity, creative process, inspiration, Showing Up, Keep going, WritingComment