“I think life is terrifying if you’re doing it right.”

– Jen

“shi8t be so cray cray.”

Sometimes people are sensitive when they are on their periods.

– Jen

“Coco Chanel says to take off the last accessory you put on.”

– Jen, who has gone on to apply the rule to her general style ethos.

“Listen, negative things get forwarded! All of my positive plans don’t amount to anything.”

– Jen on her desire to create a voodoo website.

“The only mistake is thinking that you are uniquely bad.”

Thanks for your wisdom, Jen. Or Jen’s therapist. Or a shapeshifting alien posing as Jen to dispense advice.

“Comparison is the root of all suffering.” – Jen

“Be careful of those get rich quick schemes…”

Hey there, it’s Alex, Jen’s sister. I’ll be interrupting your regular “I-am-Jen” programming from time to time to bring you a new feature to jenniferheller.com called Jen’s Zens.

The first blog Jen kept was “Ought Never Be Daunted,” which was about her trying to find her way after college. Well, it turns out that Jen has not only found her way, but has, through the fire and brimstone of her life’s journey, amassed a treasure trove of gems of wisdom.  Now you’ll find many of these gems here, albeit between posts tagged “I’ve been a Girl Scout most of my life.”  But other gems she lets drop casually in conversation, where they fall deaf to her adoring web audience. So I’ve decided to do my best to fill that gap and share the shining gleams of insight, or Jen’s Zens, that I am privy.  These are jewels like:

         (on dealing with break-ups)
“Just go buy a bottle of wine and go home and drink it.”

         and,
“You can’t accomplish something every day.”

I think you’ll agree that this is some serious wisdom worth turning to when you need solace in these turbulent times. Stay tuned for more!