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Slow Moon Shadow Season

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

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

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 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

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

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

You Deserve That

You Deserve That

Life is not all about agendas.

Community, Real Life, CoachingJena SchwartzSeptember 17, 2021presence, coachingComment

G’mar Chatima Tova

G’mar Chatima Tova

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 15, 2021Yom Kippur, forgiveness, spirituality, ritual, Jewish holidays, JewishComment

Earlier, up on the mountain…

Earlier, up on the mountain…

I closed my eyes once more, this time reaching for the courage to ask for forgiveness and the humility to receive it, then stood and began my descent…

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 13, 2021teshuvah, Yom Kippur, meditation, Metta, forgiveness Comment

The Book of Life Opens

The Book of Life Opens

May we remember that sweetness and joy are not antithetical to action and repair, but rather their sacred foundation.

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 8, 2021rosh hashanah, High Holidays, Jewish holidays, Jewish, Jewish Life, Tikkun OlamComment

Stay {a poem}

Stay {a poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzSeptember 6, 2021meditation, Mindfulness, mindfulness, sitting, curiosity, Jewish, rosh hashanah, Jewish holidaysComment

11 Things (I Love You, Don't Die)

11 Things (I Love You, Don't Die)

Real LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 5, 202111 things, 11sComment

A Month of Images + Books

A Month of Images + Books

Real LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 3, 2021Comment

August Break

August Break

Doing is not a synonym for worthy.

We are worthy because we are.

Real LifeJena SchwartzJuly 30, 2021Rest, shabbat, self-worthComment

Frivolous

Frivolous

Real LifeJena SchwartzJuly 25, 2021money, abundance, values, honestyComment

Amazing Doesn't Mean Perfect (and Never Did)

Amazing Doesn't Mean Perfect (and Never Did)

Coaching, CommunityJena SchwartzJuly 7, 2021self-confidence, self-love, self-employment, self-compassion, self-talkComment

Neutrality = Erasure

Neutrality = Erasure

ObservationsJena SchwartzJuly 6, 2021Indigenous, Schroon Lake, Adirondacks, Neutrality, Oppression, History, American history, ColonizationComment

Still Not Proud of America

Still Not Proud of America

ResistanceJena SchwartzJuly 5, 2021July 4th, Fourth of July, Whiteness, white privilege, myth, the american dreamComment

"It's Not Like You Killed My Cat"

"It's Not Like You Killed My Cat"

What's essential, I have learned and continue to learn apparently, is to do better once you DO know better.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJuly 2, 2021Apology, accountability, compassion, honesty, communicationComment

Acting In and Coming Out

Acting In and Coming Out

Celebrating the end of Pride month with a new piece about coming out and a reminder that it really does get better.

Poetry, LGBTQIA+Jena SchwartzJune 29, 2021LGBTQIA+, LGBTQ, coming out, Memoir, Acting In, PrideComment