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The Chief and The Lady with the house slippers

Unlike reading about the homeless in the newspaper, or seeing them on the television news. I saw The Chief and The Lady with the house slippers many times everyday: two of the thousands of homeless in this city. We lived in the Marina neighborhood. We were surrounded by the best money could buy: beautiful pastel colored buildings, fancy cars, gourmet restaurants. The glittering bay was just a few…

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Walking hand in hand with a married man.

Walking hand in hand with a Married Man. It hadn’t happened since I was 30 something, and then it was my husband who I was walking along 24th street with. And since it was daylight and we are friends it seemed natural to take the hand of my friend as we wandered along The Mission, the shops, going in and going out as he looked for the perfect birthday gift for his 87 year old mother, and I being…

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Surround oneself with People who have a purpose. They who are High on Life and have something to share resources of time, energy, peace.

Who are your favorite people to be around? When I wake up from a bad dream, I call on a super hero/ shero team. The images conjured up in my mind and I can face almost or nearly anything. that is what imaginary friends are for. They lift us up over the wetlands of life, or slog through with us. Walk with me through the shadow of eh. Let’s create a new path to tell everyone about. “Shiny Happy…

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Clearing Out Karma Yoga

Clearing Out Karma Yoga In a household of 10 items accumulate in closets under the beds, in the garden shed in cabinets and in drawers. Upstairs in the attic and downstairs in the laundry room. Items, stuff, large and small end up taking space, and sometimes making piles in the hall. In our Big House we are constantly collecting and letting go of the flotsam and jetsam coming in and out with the…

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Give me a break from grief and sadness, melancholy and worrying.

Do you need a break? From what? Really, it is sadness, melancholy, grief and sadness on a daily basis is too much. As an empath and conduit of energy, the grief, melancholy, sadness and worrying gets to me. We, I, feel. I am, we are holding on to melancholy,grief and sadness these are a heavy burden. I ask this: Universe lift this pack of sadness off these shoulders. Make an adjustment to…

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I’m in a life and death struggle today…

I am in a life and death struggle to stay alive today. At least part of me is. I am “ I am that”… AUM tat sat… I am in a life and death struggle with death today. Death of the ego. Death of the small brokenness that Colors the view, the perception, Death may be closer than it appears in the rear view or side mirror. As an entity – something that is not me… Death exists all around. I…

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Flavors of the day

What’s your favorite thing to cook? A satisfying dish might mean a Indian meal starting with roasting some spices. Then washing the rice, sorting the beans or dal, peeling the garlic and onions, sitting and chopping with another woman in the kitchen. It may take over an hour to prepare and that is my favorite kind of cooking. When relaxed I enjoy creating a treat for the senses either for…

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13 things you may not know about me.

13 things you may not know about me . 1. My real name is Jeanne (pronounced gene knee), and my parents almost named me Peggy or Susie. I was working in an office 20 years ago, and there were two of us name Jeanne, same spelling and from then on, JEAN was my professional life name. I also have the name JJ, Padma, Jai Ma, Aunt Bunny, Jason, and Yoga babe. 2. My first dog was named Haji, after the…

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These are a few of their least favorite things,

There are a few of their least favorite things. Mom and Dads fighting and burned by mom’s cigarette, Parents driving drunk, hitting us with belts, and call us obscenities, their yelling and screaming caused more than emotional pain. These are some things of my least favorite things… Name calling and shaming from mom because we are not perfect. Mom held dinner, because she was mad at our…

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Stepping out to the edge, witnessing your last breaths

Stepping out to the edge,watching you take the next step Old hands at a young age…that is what the sage China born palm reader said to me during the first year of nursing education. Then,the anatomist photocopied the hands with unique physical features for his further expert review. I wonder what the seer would say now if they held on to these hands, and looked into these eyes. What stories…

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Living in a thought bubble is frustrating and tiring.

What do you complain about the most? Frustrated and being unable to figure out something without asking for help. These situations Makes me feel tired. As soon as I risk asking for help, getting another’s input is added , more information is known. I suffer when I don’t speak up, ask questions and collaborate. So, I find it is tiring to be frustrated. My only complaint. I become tired,…

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Monday Mood

Struggling with the thoughts in my head. I forgot to open the back door and escort them out. They came in and had tea yesterday and haven’t left. Words from head and heart through fingertips massaging keys Morning Pages Jeanne Jennings January 29th, 2024

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Mac Attack

Zen Jen Zen Jen lost her penthen promptly lost her mindat least for a time. Eight straight days agoher electronic pen called Macsuffered an alphabet attackand required upgraded software. So,Zen Jenfound peace again,after Macs attackHe was rebootedAnd everything looked Divineas Zen Jen is back online… Hysterical ReenactmentsJanuary 29, 2015

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Body of Work

Body of Work There has been an invisible push to complete this body of work. This requiem, this memoir this short story from beginning to wherever it is now, who knows when this body, this story when this end will be. So little accomplished if compared to others work, yet, today it is a mountain as high as Arunachala of papers, photographs memories and drawings artifacts from…

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Around the World to India 2007-2016 Part one

Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. Starting off the trip by missing a plane at SFO then rebooked for the next night. Such an auspicious moment of leaving the ashram after years of meditation and yoga -taking a long journey to a faraway place where I will not know anyone, just the knowing that I am supposed to be there for the next 3 months and to trust that I will…

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Jai Ma = Victory Mother

Jai Ma as Padma What’s the story behind your nickname? The name “Jai Ma” is a phrase in Sanskrit that translates to “Victory to the Mother.” It is often used as a mantra or chant in Hinduism to express devotion and reverence to the divine feminine energy, often represented as the mother goddess. “Jai” means victory or triumph, and “Ma” is a term used to refer to the mother goddess. The phrase…