writing – Jill Eng

July 26, 2022July 28, 2022jilleng

Anatomy of a Life: A Daily Mindful Reality Check

What do I mean by anatomy? According to one definition by Merriam-Webster, it is the structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts. I am going to extend the word anatomy to describe the structure of my body with its environment, i.e., myself with all its physical parts in a room (comprised […]

July 15, 2022jilleng

Money and Mindfulness: Life Actions

Mindful Reality is what I call my practice—and the body of work I have developed—and I will just say it is simply being mindful of reality. Originally, it came from part of the title of my first book: Body Over Mind: a mindful reality check. Though the practice is one of self-inquiry, which the title […]

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020jilleng

Writing: The Art of Not-Knowing

Writing. Not sure how I came upon it but have been at it now for over 12 years. I am realizing lately that once an artist, always an artist. I began as a dancer from a young age, a technical dancer really, as it always consisted of taking dance class (very seriously) and performing in […]

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020jilleng

Masking

What a concept. Who would have imagined we would be in a situation where we would be covering our faces? I remember when the pandemic first began and there were photos of teens in China wearing masks. It seemed foreign to me. Now it seems normal. I make my own masks out of old sweatpants. […]

June 23, 2020June 24, 2020jilleng

My Pink Beach Chair

I have been diligently working at finishing my third book, which has been years in the making, while I recently began a fourth! This is exciting as I appreciate the continued writing in this body of work I adore so much. However, it may be why my blogging has dropped away and I miss it. […]

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019jilleng

Sharing the Path: Sun-Guilt and Summer Fun in Maine

I love summer in Maine. I take it for granted this is where I live, forgetting it is a place of vacation get-away for many. I don’t even travel far from home to suddenly be at a beautiful beach. Of course, the water is much colder than many would tolerate, but I don’t mind. I […]

July 23, 2019jilleng

Sharing the Path: Perimenopause and Writing

In my new endeavor to highlight the individual behind the words (here on this blog), I will not shy away from discussing all aspects of my life that impact the writer/author that I have become. Though for many women this topic will be commonplace, there will be readers who will not see the connection between […]

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019jilleng

Sharing the Path: Politics and Reality

I have often wondered how my background academic educational career in International Relations connects to the part of me that writes books on the body, mindfulness and philosophy. We are used to compartmentalizing different fields and pursuits instead of seeing them as part of a whole. It has only been in light of the recent […]

July 13, 2019July 20, 2019jilleng

Sharing the Path: Guilt, Therapy and Self-Inquiry

As I have now been a self-published author for 6 years, have written two books and am 3 ½ years into my third, I would like to take this blog in a new direction. Thus far I have written in the style of the subject matters in my books. Being that there are many aspects […]

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018jilleng

Creative Writing

Hi all, I am sharing a new section I have added called “Creative Writing Entries.” These will not show up as a Blog post but instead will remain in their own section you can find under the general Menu. I will, however, alert you to when there is a new entry written, as I am […]