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

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

Real LifeJena SchwartzDecember 26, 202111 things, 11sComment

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

Poetry, ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 21, 2021Comment

Hint & Halo

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

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

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

Blog

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