1 day agoMember-onlyI Have Lived a Life of Fear* I Have Lived a Life of Fear By Jane Tawel February 6, 2023 * I have lived a life of fear. From fearfulness to fearfulness, like spiders creating strong webs, I can’t escape. And often I thought it was strength, my ability to turn my fears into action. Often…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Jan 26Member-onlyEven the Rocks Cry OutEven the Rocks Cry Out By Jane Tawel January 23, 2023 * I wrote this after a visit to the Los Angeles History Museum’s incredible gem and mineral collection and exhibit. …Faith And Life5 min readFaith And Life5 min read
Jan 20Member-onlyAnd On It Goes* And On It Goes By Jane Tawel January 20, 2023 * And on it goes – this life. If you’re lucky. And if you take (and give and take), well, then, a little time can go a long way. * There is nothing real, nothing that exists, that you…Poetry4 min readPoetry4 min read
Jan 8Member-onlyTeatime and Rain*Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read“Quiet Tea Time” by Kirinohana is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.Teatime and Rain----1
Jan 1Member-onlySo, What Does it Mean to Be New?So, What Does it Mean to Be New? By Jane Tawel New Year’s Eve. December 31, 2022 * So, what does it mean to be new, new, new? Oh, what does it mean to be new? For isn’t the time that we think we have spent, just simply our changed…New Year2 min readNew Year2 min read
Dec 24, 2022Member-onlyA Meditation on The Man of the HourA Meditation on The Man of the Hour By Jane Tawel December 24, 2022 * Christ did not come to Earth, for he has always come to those who wait, and mourn, and hope, in that which Love deigns True. * Christ will not come again someday, for he is…Christmas3 min readChristmas3 min read
Dec 10, 2022Member-onlyAn Essay on: What Does Their Reality Have to Do with Me? And Why Do I Let Myself Think About It?* An Essay on: What Does Their Reality Have to Do with Me? And Why Do I Let Myself Think About It? By Jane Tawel December 10, 2022 I often tell my students, before you try to write the answer, find the question. And the important questions are always, “How?”…Essay9 min readEssay9 min read
Dec 2, 2022Member-onlyThe Question Tells Our Stories* The Question Tells Our Stories By Jane Tawel December 2, 2022 * The young are ensnared, by the Questioners, who with all good intentions intact, nonetheless, trap them and grade them, and release them into the world thinking that the questions are: What? Who? When? And many never learn…Poetry5 min readPoetry5 min read
Nov 21, 2022Member-onlyLoss of IQ in America Leads to Killingsby Jane Tawel * My daughter told me the other day that there is a documentary detailing the extreme loss of IQ Americans had due to lead in our water and houses and gasoline etc. etc. That is the only thing I can think of that could possibly be the…Colorado Springs Shooting3 min readColorado Springs Shooting3 min read
Nov 19, 2022Member-onlyForgivin’ is Livin’* Forgivin’ is Livin’ By Jane Tawel November 19, 2022 * Forgive my assumptions that lead me to doubt that You have guided and gifted me. * Forgive my forgetting the times that pure Grace was all that protected and lifted me. * Forgive my instructions that force You to…Spirituality2 min readSpirituality2 min read