Jayne

Sunday Reflections

I don’t spend a lot time down the internet rabbit hole as much these days. My days fly by especially with my to do lists these days but for the sake of July 4th I did my usual Church and cleaning. Then made cupcakes with my youngest. Once I finished washing the last load ofContinue reading “Sunday Reflections”

Your Voice Matters

Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes. – Terry Tempest Williams I looked into some of Terry Tempest’s books. They look interesting but I haven’t read any yet. This quote doesContinue reading “Your Voice Matters”

Women, Stay

On supporting women I’m still learning to support myself as a woman. Which means as a woman I’m still learning to support women around me. We are the result of women who fought for us. This is a world where we can vote and they couldn’t. We are in a world where women’s innate abilitiesContinue reading “Women, Stay”

Creative Freedom

In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty. ..in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of theContinue reading “Creative Freedom”

I Came To Thrive and Prosper

A world where women are safe and free. Where they have freedoms that include “Freedom of speech · Freedom of worship · Freedom from want · Freedom from fear.” Where they can set goals and reach for their aspirations authentically and still have enough to care for herself at the end of the week. WhereContinue reading “I Came To Thrive and Prosper”

“Art is Freedom”

Wow, never heard this quote

“Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.” Mark Twain I’m intrigued by Twain’s words here. Desire over doubt as writers? What are my desires as a writer? I’m going to think about these things over the next couple days.

How Do You Embrace Your Freedoms?

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Mahatma Gandhi via @successmagazine If you haven’t read it yet, check out the three freedoms.

The Mantra that Worked Today

So I am getting ready for an event tomorrow. We were picking up a few food items and I got a little anxious in the snack aisle because that’s how I get when I’m trying to pick out snacks for other humans. Finally, I gave up and called my husband who guided me. At thisContinue reading “The Mantra that Worked Today”

Heart Song

I admire her persistence and oh, how her howling soothes like the thumping inside my womb those vibrating drums birthed from her mouth I admire her persistence how these beats stretch across her howl The night twinkles bare, bare, bare, with dull blood Dance in her womb, crawl on your knees, eyes shut A mighty handContinue reading “Heart Song”