Author Archives: Jennie

Dog Walk

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jennie

On the hill behind my house there’s a patch of open space studded with Eucalyptus and Brume.  It overlooks our little tie-dyed town.  Today instead of taking a challengingly hot yoga class, I took the dog for a hike up … Continue reading →

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For Love of Sweat

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jennie

OK so I have a weird relationship to sweat.  I’ve never been much of a sweater myself, having never had the opportunity to really get sweaty.  When I first met my husband I put on his drenched t-shirt after a … Continue reading →

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Determined Prayer

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Jennie

Over the past few days I have been praying for someone to get a job. Buddhist prayer isn’t about asking or making a request. Buddhist prayer is about getting in sync with the rhythm of the universe and making something … Continue reading →

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Home Alone

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Jennie

I’m home alone for an entire week.  This hasn’t happened since before I was married with kids–even then I lived in a co-op and was rarely alone in the house.  After dropping the kids off (at 2 different airports–oh the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Disarmament Now!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jennie

To think that a nation possessing nuclear weapons will never be provoked to use them is a delusion.  The existence of weapons of mass destruction means the probability of human extinction or at least the end to life on Earth as we know it.  I … Continue reading →

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Ignorance or Apathy

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jennie

Let me start with a quote by David Krieger who is the President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: “The issue of nuclear threat, whether by terrorists or government, like so many other critical issues, is surrounded by thick layers … Continue reading →

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The Will to Kill

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Jennie

Violence is all over the headlines, home and abroad.  While it makes me sad, I struggle to understand the psychology behind it.  In Buddhism there is an idea of dependent origination which offers basically that we can not exist by ourselves. … Continue reading →

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You are my reflection

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jennie

In Buddhism there is a concept that the people around us reflect our state of life.  At a simple level it works out that when you smile at someone you are likely to receive a smile in return.  On a deeper … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Mother’s Day

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Jennie

Motherhood is all about influence.  Whether we are talking about creating a life in the womb or raising a child or inspiring a relationship once married; mothers shape us.  I’m adopted and have often felt gratitude over the choice of my birth mother to give … Continue reading →

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My Human Revolution

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jennie

“Buddhism holds that everything is in a constant state of flux.  Thus the question is whether we are to accept change passively and be swept away by it or whether we are to take the lead and create positive changes … Continue reading →

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