Jennifer Harris

Nov 27, 2024 | medium.com | Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris·Follow2 min read·--The world will have you thinking you are broken and you don’t know who you are. You’re not lost or broken, you’re in a creative block. The world has taught us to dim our creativity in more ways than one. We get comfortable with our creativity becoming diminished to the point we lose the ambition. We lose that drive to create again. Then sinks in the need for improvement. We use words like improve when the correct term is create.

Nov 10, 2024 | medium.com | Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris·Follow5 min read·--An excerpt from Whisper their Names. The journey to peace after losing your child. By Jennifer HarrisI have had many sad holidays, grieving the loss of my parents, during my separation and divorce and the times when money was sparse and good cheer was short. But holidays without your child, is a test of endurance, a counting of the days until it is over, forced cheer. Here are a few excerpts from Whisper their names. The journey to peace after losing your child.

Nov 7, 2024 | medium.com | Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris·Follow8 min read·--What I know about Alcohol Addiction, and I don’t even drink. I have never been addicted to drugs or alcohol. But I admit, I have used them to cope. Sometimes life is hard and feeling numb seems easier. Drugs and/or alcohol can help to ease anxiety in social situations, especially for an introvert at heart. I’ve used social drugs and I’ve drank a few drinks here and there as well. More often than not it is because of the social situation I am in.

Nov 7, 2024 | medium.com | Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris·Follow3 min read·--For those that don’t have the ideal family that is stored in your mind, it’s okay. Create your own happiness. Be thankful that you have the burning desire for more in general. You can choose better. For those that are celebrating Friendsgiving, give thanks to yourself. You chose to create your happiness. You surrounded yourself with a genuine community. Give thanks to your community. You don’t realize how much of your power you have given away until the holiday season.

Sep 20, 2024 | slj.com | Jennifer Harris |Melisa A. Bailey

Gr 1-4–Milo spends his nights, after reading with his mother and tapping his father’s picture ritualistically, helping the Keeper of Stars, a large stoic bear with a star on its forehead. The two spend nights tidying up the sky, washing (occasionally ticklish) stars along with fun things like juggling those stars and cavorting with bats before enjoying cocoa and sandwiches together. Milo then catches a comet home and slides into bed with a very familiar looking stuffed bear and a snoozing mom.