The She Stories
An InnerOuter Travelogue During Fifteen Days in Paris
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She experiences a questioning aloneness the first hour flight,
And so her trip begins….drawn to this trip by a “French connection” that began fifteen years before…and she now stays in his Flat a few blocks from the Seine while he is off preparing for his wedding that will take place in the middle of France, in Effiat, the following Saturday.
27 hours into her trip, time inches by—she notices the clock and the bold numbers that tell her it is
She grabs a book, still unable to sleep. “If you meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill him.” Be aware, the author says, that people you meet along the way may want to keep you. It is not them, you need to worry about, simply love them! Be wary of self …” She reads that we are inevitably…drawn to holding on. Ahhh, so it is not the other. It is me! And another hour passes
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The “she” stories begin while traveling alone in
She of the stories resists a name. She doesn’t ‘really’ know why but she honors her knowing anyway. She simply invites each she to emerge as they bubble up inside of her as she travels along and alone on this fifteen day trip.
As she travels, she recognizes common themes, patterns, her thinking. She also learns to trust a feeling energy versus a thinking energy to lead her forward and help her in her choices. This feeling energy helps her make connections to the humanity all around her. Beyond the barriers of language is a silent language: the language of the smile, of softness, of warmth and the language to bridge to one other.
Her selves emerge and as she observes them and their thought-filled ways, they fall away quietly, unleashing something unexpected at the end of her trip. There is a silent agreement that we all have to release this.
The She Stories are for those who wonder about their own workings, wherever they are in their life. All of us have many selves that live inside of us and to root them out, we must be very intentional as we move in relationship within the world. It seems we must do this alone, yet know that we are never alone.
Where does one begin their quest? ….to better know one’s own process? …better find one’s own way? ….become aware of what one is drawn to? It seems through a non-linear inner listening process--a continual exploration and reflection of the self in everyday living as well as in new places and with new people. Importantly, to become aware of our own process through the stories we tell ourselves.
About the Author
Continuing to learn and unlearn in relationship with her loved ones and the greater world, Jayne writes, leads workshops, coaches and teaches with the intention to leave plenty of white space on her calendar for the journey.
About the Artist
Life is messy at times…….and sometimes the only way we can express is through art. Wife, mother, therapist, artist, writer, Elizabeth embraces the voice of no words.