15 responses so far ↓

• 1 Laurie Sep 4, 2009

  I have been reading your books and being inspired by your work since 1989… Literally that summer your Woman’s Comfort Book jumped off the bookstore self to my hands… We formed a “Comfort Group” of women supporting and comforting and nourishing each other at that time. And now here we are 20 years later, still the Comfort Group and still nourished by your books! Thank you!

• 2 Linda Sep 4, 2009

  I loved the quote from Joy (the second) on self-improvement. I love that she shifted it around to saying changing the environment not herself. I too feel that I am tired of all this self-improvement (especially around food) and it helps to get a different perspective because I am perfect just the way I am and it is all good and it is about the environment and what you bring into it being food or otherwise.

  Talking about work (been here 30 years and very tired) I know I bring in healing energy wherever I am and that it will all be ok. Just not in my timeline but when Spirit deems it to be. All I can do is trust in the process, keep do what I am doing and always remember to let things go that do not serve me. Time marches on and five years will go by fast and who knows what will happen in that timeframe but I know that I am moving on and trying to be patient (ok some days are better than other!!!!!).

• 3 Flo Sep 4, 2009

  Jen,

  Your Comfort Book came into my life so many years ago. Was visiting California from the East Coast and there it was!

  Since then I have especially enjoyed (and shared with so many others!) your Comfort Wishes.

  After attending your retreat in Sedona, I was inspired to write a thriller that would take place at a women’s retreat in the southwest.

  It is on its way!

  Thanks for all you offer.

  Flo

• 4 Ruth Sep 4, 2009

  My son has moved a distance away and is being married this month. His new family loves him and he is becoming the treasured son they never had. The situation has brought out some envy in me as I adjust to having him at a distance. I attend a Christian Meditation group weekly and was reflecting on the works of Theresa of Avila and learning to accept the concept that I am just as I was created and that is perfect. This concept then translated to me into the knowledge that I am my son’s mother and always will be. He will have other people who love him very much and for that I am truly grateful. But when all is said and done ‘I am’ and that is enough. Blessings – hope this is helpful.

• 5 Jennifer Sep 6, 2009

  I love all your comments! Thank you! I wanted you to know that the post about Freedom from Self-Improvement was published by mistake – it wasn’t finished and it’s slotted for this Friday. And so happy the unedited post still was useful!!

• 6 Sora Sep 7, 2009

  The ‘under the bed’ video was so fun to watch, Jen, and I love your creativity & the natural way you just kind of lay there and shine your light out. So beautifully brilliant. Thank you for being you.

  (I think I was supposed to post this through Vimeo, but didn’t wish to go through the extra steps to figure that out.

• 7 Flo Sep 7, 2009

  Loved seeing you smiling and giggling under your bed.

  Like snuggling under the covers!

• 8 Tressa Sep 7, 2009

  I am IN LOVE with your statement that one does not have to improve…or prove…anything. What a zen moment of self-acceptance. THANK YOU!!!

• 9 Letty Sep 7, 2009

  The video was great! I too stumbled upon your Woman’s Comfort Book years ago and it was a revelation. Who knew!? I was raised to take care of everybody and everything without complaining, without stopping to ask “what do I need?” Your book changed that.

• 10 Catharine Sep 8, 2009

  Jennifer’s The Life Organizer appeared on the right bookshelf in the right book store at the right time. What a wonderful approach to our lives! Especially from a woman who lusts after Franklin/Covey products!

  Thank you Jennifer, for your focus on our basic goodness, that we are already “enough” what an important message, thank you!

• 11 Melinda Sep 11, 2009

  Oh, I miss the Comfort Cafe very much. I look forward to the time I can join again. In the meantime, I get a lot of great stuff from the blogs; and the freedom from self improvement completely jives with what I have been personally working on. I’m quite “improved” as I am, thank you very much!! And all the things that I do to maintain my health and happiness are part of who I am. Guided by respect for myself and others and, well, all life, I naturally seek and find wholesomeness. Sometime’s my choices do not fit into what others may find appropriate for themselves, but that’s okay. I’m doing my best, and I am finding that I like myself more and more each day.

• 12 Jennifer Sep 11, 2009

  We miss you Melinda!

  Beautifully said!

• 13 Lynda in Tampa Sep 11, 2009

  Oh, pajamas! Soooo relaxing, thanks for that video Jen. I thought the Freedom from Self Improvement was all month! Maybe that’s what I need! All month of it, not all week, maybe all year.

  I am in the CORPORATE working environment which is STILL very challenging and changing all the time. I feel even after lots of years of experience, I am still NOT ENOUGH!!! How can this be? It’s a conundrum… so I find freedom in my art and writing and journaling. But it’s so hard to find time for it all! We’re having a major lightning storm now, so I need to go. Bye!

• 14 jennifer Sep 25, 2009

  Jennifer Louden you make my heart sing out loud. Jump up and down with
  elation that you are a brave true voice about our experience of being vulnerably and powerfully human.
  Thank you for sharing your wisdom
  on my show. LOVE j

• 15 Eliane Sep 26, 2009

  I see such a profound reflection about what it really means to be when Life happens!!!
  I love The no moré selfimprovement concept! I love to listen How you manage to bring to Life, with The inner conflict we all have inside. Congrats love your work!!
  So I am trying to breath every time I feel I need to improve something. Then I ask myself what triggered this feeling?? Work in progress….
  Luv u Eliane