Author Archives: Jeanne

Advent seemed like a good time this year to review my life,to take a personal “journey” that might help me “process” some challengesand gain some insights into who I am.To reflect . . . to review my pathTo repent . … Continue reading →

I once heard it said that a writer could not begin writing a story until the end was known and then had to work backward to fill in the story.I wonder if I could use that same approach to look … Continue reading →

reflect . . . repent . . . restoreADVENT draws attention to the coming of LIGHT and that can mean different things to different people. SO I decided to explore what each of those “words” mean to me within the … Continue reading →

this Dog #1:you look kind of concerned – what’s bothering you?Dog #2:well, my human has been saying over and over again that it is time for 2020 to endDog #1:why would that bother you?Dog #2:they always have these sticks that … Continue reading →

Fibonacci spiral • a Self Portrait A TV show actually drew me to look more closely at the Fibonacci sequence— “God Friended Me” episodes were based on questions about patterns and an unseen guide to “coincidences” in life that we … Continue reading →

A WAY: TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATIONAn informational meeting about Transcendental Meditation had attracted me when it was mentioned at the New Age Foundation meeting and so I attended the hour-long introduction. Mostly it gave me a list of the good things it … Continue reading →

ONE WAY: So now comes a time that is hard to review and I will not go into much detail because it does not serve the purpose of my overview about my “seeking the Way” except from the perspective of … Continue reading →

WHAT WAY?(early environment: fundamentalist Christian/father: legalistic – mother: moderate) ONE WAY: At 7-years-old, I wanted to know the way to get back the magnet that was necessary for me to play a game, a special gift from one of my … Continue reading →

thoughts—ThursdayApril 2, 2020 throughTuesday – May 26, 2020,August 11, 2020Jeanne Hicks-Barnett The last two afternoons I have gone out to mom’s house and done some cleaning to get it ready for Marcus and I to move in—we want to try … Continue reading →