by Jenn | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, word of the year
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It’s no secret that 2020 was an unprecedented year marked by grief, loss, and disconnection, so I won’t belabor that point here. I made a conscious decision when the pandemic hit in March that I was...
by Jenn | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, election 2020, Life, Pandemic Ponderings, Spirituality
I can honestly say that this is the LAST place I ever would have expected to find myself tonight (or any night, really). But, it was dark by the time I finished teaching so a beach walk wasn’t possible and I *really* needed to protect my peace before working the...
by Jenn | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’ve been falsely led to believe that there are only two choices at any given time and about any given topic. Only two forks in the road. Only two sides of the proverbial coin. Pro or anti. Yes or no. Left or right. Religious or atheist. Bigoted or tolerant. Educated...
by Jenn | Aug 4, 2020 | Blog, Coaching, Coronavirus Chronicles, Current Affairs, Life, Pandemic Ponderings
The easy thing is usually *not* the right thing. It’s the easy thing to leave your trash all over the beach after a day of fun in the sun. But it’s not the right thing. It’s the easy thing to not quarantine or wait in long testing lines after...
by Jenn | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog, Coronavirus Chronicles, Current Affairs, Decision Making, self esteem through art
Hello there! Man, oh man—I miss you! How are you doing? That’s not a rhetorical question, I seriously want to know. It’s been a series of ups and downs for me the past 4+ months. Some days, I feel like I am drowning in loss and grief and trauma, and other...