Love as Resistance
A paean to love and beauty on Valentine's Day
Though the United States is currently in the grip of a Grinch—he whose heart is ten sizes too small—and a legion of wannabe Grinchies and Scrooges, there are still many Americans who are resisting the takeover of our country, standing up for honor and decency in a country whose beating heart—our government—is being suffocated by the rot and stench of corruption.
Many other journalists and columnists are detailing the twists and turns of the American descent into degenerate oligarchy, and the efforts of millions of ordinary and extraordinary Americans to resist this vicious takeover of our democracy.
I salute you all.
And I am here to say, on this Valentine’s Day, that we must not let those greedy narcissists—those liars, cheaters and fraudsters—break our hearts.
The one thing the craven Republicans now ruining our government cannot stand is to see people standing up fearlessly, their big hearts blazing with love and spirit, proudly proclaiming that they will never be intimidated into submission to a would-be American king. They will never bend a knee to a Trump, a Musk, a Vance, or to any of their henchmen, cronies and toadies.
This Valentine’s Day, sure, go get some roses and smooch with your sweetie.
But also give some love to your community, your nation, your Mother Gaia—those larger bodies that send lifeblood to our individual hearts.
Don’t let the grinches and scrooges blind you to the beauty around you—the gleam in a child’s eye, or the bright flash of a cardinal—that offers itself like a balm to soothe and steady your jangled nerves.
Take in beauty wherever you can find it and share it with others. Take heart, fear not, the darkness always gives way to light.
You can help vanquish the darkness by making each day of your precious life a love offering to the world.
Yours, heart to heart,
Jennifer
Starting this month!
Come write and speak your truth with me in this powerful four-session Bioneers Learning online class!
In this hands-on class hosted by Bioneers Learning, we’ll look deeply at some of the major social and environmental issues of our time and consider how outstanding leaders have used creative expression to make a difference.
Inspired by these models, you’ll work on expressing your own ideas with confidence, clarity, and eloquence, in both writing and public speaking, coming away with a portfolio of writing, a recorded talk, and a circle of kindred spirits cheering you on.
Four Fridays, Feb. 28 - March 21, 2025, live online from 12 - 1:30 pm with recordings available.
To write and speak our truths, we have to recharge our creative fuel cells, right?
I’m leading three in-person retreats this spring, designed to help you ground, center and reconnect to your own creative spirit.
Read on for details, and come join me!
Meet me in Petaluma, California on March 30 for a daylong writing retreat!
Come on retreat with me and Birth Your Truest Story co-host Audrey Kalman along the Petaluma River in northern California. We'll write, share, grab lunch at a neighborhood cafe, and amble to the river for inspiration. Join us to:
Trace your inspiration back to its source
Follow the twists and turns of your creative flow state
Learn to ride the rapids of your creative life and float gently through the quiet stretches
Write together and share your work
Savor the group energy of our Birth Your Truest Story creative community
March 30, 2025. Early registration ($139) runs through February 28.
Meet me in Rowe, Massachusetts for a weekend retreat in the beautiful month of May!
Come on retreat with me in the budding springtime setting of Rowe, Massachusetts, where we’ll write to explore our deep connections with our Mother Earth, Gaia, as well as how the potent theme of mothering and nurturing has shown up in our lives.
Rowe is a magical retreat center nestled in the northern Berkshire mountains, with trails through mature forests bordering a tranquil lake. It’s rustic in a way that encourages communion with the land and camaraderie with the kindred spirits in our circle.
May 9 - 11, 2025. Sliding scale tuition and a variety of accommodations on site. I can’t wait to share this special experience with you!
Come Riding & Writing in Iceland with me in June!
Riding & Writing in Iceland!
June 2 - 8, 2025
The creative tonic of Iceland has to be experienced to be understood.
Come experience the body, mind and spirit glow that comes from Riding & Writing in good company in a beautiful place, warmly hosted by our friends Gudmar and Christina at Hestaland.
Click here to find out more and see beautiful photos from my past Riding & Writing trips to Iceland.
Friends, it’s my pleasure and my passion to support you as we stretch towards living our lives creatively and to the fullest.
The motto of my author consulting business is “Writing to Right the World,” and the motto of my book publishing business, Green Fire Press, is “Books that Make the World Better.”
If these intentions resonate with you and you are working on a book, or have one in mind, don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Supporting creative people bring their work more strongly out into the world is one way I try to make the world better.
