"I'm also a planner, much to my family and friends chagrin. Everyone thinks I am just super-organized, but I think it is fear of dealing with failure. So I agree with Mr. Babauto's suggestion, sometimes you just need to let go and…"
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JUDITH BLAUSTEIN commented on the blog post 'Fake it 'til you make it'
"I also began doing pilates on the reformer about eight years ago. I had individual sessions with a trainer twice a week. It became a self-awareness experience, I gradually began to realize that as long as I showed up I would succeed. My attitude…"
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Fake it 'til you make it
Eight years ago, I began doing pilates on the reformer in a small group class. During the first year, I mostly imitated what I saw the other, more experienced bodies doing. As we were lying on the reformer, feet in straps, legs raised overhead, balancing on our upper backs in the jackknife position, our instructor said, “This works the obliques, transverse abdominals, shoulder girdle stabilizers, and hip extensors. Are you getting that?” The others in the class would subtly nod or verbalize…See More
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The Facts of Life
“When the world never seems to be living up to your dream, it’s time you started finding out what everything is all about”The summer of my 13th year, my friends and I spent our days at the Oceanside public pool. Reclining in sticky plastic chaise lounges, we coated ourselves in baby oil and turned like so many rotisserie chickens until we achieved the desired bronze. Lunches consisted of French fries with ketchup, squares of doughy concession-stand pizza, chewy sweet-tarts, and fun dip. If…See More
Jenna Hollenstein commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"Agreed, Colleen. And it has a wonderful way of forcing us to be in the moment. Thanks for your comment!"
Colleen Green commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"Exercising is a great way to relieve stress. when I go to zumba or weight lifting class I have to concentrate on using my muscles to lift or doing the dance steps right. It allows my mind to focus on something that has nothing to do with daily…"
Jenna Hollenstein commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"Thank you, Lourdes, Claudine, and Amalia, for your wonderful comments.
@Amalia: I loved your post. I promise to keep practicing if you will
@Claudine: If I knew the answer to that question, I'd be rich and famous; the only way I know to come…"
Lourdes Anllo-Vento commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"Thank you, Jenna! I don't know if there's such a thing as healthy envy, but that's what I felt in reading your post. I tried running a long time ago, but concluded it was not for me. Dancing and yoga seem more fitting for my body and…"
Gueh Yanting, Claudine commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"Walking and freewriting are meditative to me, too. They clear my head, set my vision straight and nourish the spirit. (But why the heck are we so stressed out in the first place, anyway? Good grief ...)"
Amalia Pistilli Conrad commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"I loved this post. I just wrote a blog post about meditation, something I'm still new (two months of practice...) to, and how I see it being similar to writing.
http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/meditating-on-meditation
Check it out if…"
Jenna Hollenstein commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"Thanks, all, for these wonderful comments.
@Kerina: "Good enough" itself has become my practice!
@Muriel: I will run with you (slowly) in spirit!
@Isabelle: Completely agree with your short-term goals approach; I use it daily, in running…"
Janet Ference commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"Lovely to take this run with you around the Charles. You've written it well. I wish I were there."
Janet Ference liked Jenna Hollenstein's blog post You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)
Isabelle Gregson commented on the blog post 'You have to run before you can sit (or How running prepared me for meditation)'
"One step at a time indeed. Good for you. And thanks for sharing with such honesty and wisdom. When I run, if I start to feel a bit tired I give myself tiny goals: run to the next lamppost, run across the bridge, run till you pass that other runner…"
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Fake it 'til you make it
Posted on July 20, 2011 at 6:08am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Eight years ago, I began doing pilates on the reformer in a small group class. During the first year, I mostly imitated what I saw the other, more experienced bodies doing. As we were lying on the reformer, feet in straps, legs raised overhead, balancing on our upper backs in the jackknife position, our instructor said, “This works the obliques, transverse abdominals, shoulder girdle stabilizers, and hip extensors. Are you getting that?” The others in the class would subtly nod or… Continue Planners Anonymous
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 7:18am 1 Comment 1 Like
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
~John Lennon
Sure, I drank, but my drug of choice has always been planning.
What can I say? I love to plan. I plan my meals, outfits, workouts, workdays, weekends, vacations. You name it, I plan it. And, while I might not have been an extreme example of an alcoholic, I am an extreme planner.
Planning helps me feel (falsely) in control of my life. It’s one of the ways in…
Continue The Challenge of Change
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 7:13am 0 Comments 0 Likes
“Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin’ is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep. ‘Cause every hand’s a winner, and every hand’s a loser and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.” ~Kenny Rogers
It’s that time of the year when many of us pack up our belongings in cardboard boxes and move. To a new apartment or house, to a new city and maybe a new state. To be closer to this…
Continue The Facts of Life
Posted on June 15, 2011 at 5:45am 0 Comments 0 Likes
“When the world never seems to be living up to your dream, it’s time you started finding out what everything is all about”
The summer of my 13th year, my friends and I spent our days at the Oceanside public pool. Reclining in sticky plastic chaise lounges, we coated ourselves in baby oil and turned like so many rotisserie chickens until we achieved the desired bronze. Lunches consisted of French fries with…
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- At 5:23am on April 28, 2011,
Theresa Krueger said… - Thanks Jenna! I didn't intend for my character to be an alcoholic... it just sort of happened. I'm trying to make her not be the stereotypical alcoholic. I want her to feel like a real person who's struggling.
- At 6:06am on April 27, 2011,
Julie Jeffs said… - Jenna,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.
Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.
Let me know if you have any questions. Look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
- At 5:00pm on April 18, 2011,
Pamela Redmond Satran said… - Sorry it took me so long!
- At 8:13am on February 11, 2011, Laurie Harriman said…
- Thank you dear friend! I am very excited about this!
- At 8:08pm on February 4, 2011, Lisa Underhill said…
- Thanks for inviting me!
- At 5:56pm on February 3, 2011,
Julia Barry said… Hi Jenna,
Thanks for such a great interview with Susan Piver! I've featured your post and let She Writes followers on Twitter and Facebook know about it.
Cheers!
Julia Barry
Social Community Manager @ SheWrites.com
- At 2:43pm on January 30, 2011, Saundra Goldman said…
Yes, I remember now. How is your book proposal coming? Any way I can help or support your work?
I met with my agent in November and we are getting to go out with my proposal. I've got a lot of editing to do over the next few weeks, however.
Be well.
s.
- At 7:40am on January 22, 2011, Saundra Goldman said…
Jenna--Can you remind me of how we know each other. I turned fifty last week and seemed to have lost a few brain cells when I turned the corner.
What are you working on?
- At 11:53am on July 8, 2010,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - Adding my voice to the welcome, Jenna. Hope our paths will cross here - perhaps in the memoir group? Enjoy!
Meg Waite Clayton
Author of the national bestseller The Wednesday Sisters, The Language of Light, a Bellwether Prize finalist, and the forthcoming The Four Ms. Bradwells (Ballantine, March 2011)
- At 9:00am on July 8, 2010,
Kate the Book Buff said… - Hi Jenna! Welcome to She Writes. I just wanted to introduce myself, and my blog, The Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People. Check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com
If you are looking for a good place to jump in around here, take a look at the brand new group, Reviews and Giveaways
She Writes can be a bit overwhelming at first, so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
-Kate the Book Buff
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