Letter from Jo – Tuning in to Love
Occasionally, when I am going about my day, not necessarily doing anything that interesting, simply out of the blue, I […]
Written by Jo Simpson
Letter from Jo – Consciously Challenging Our Stories and Beliefs
We all hold stories about ourselves, what we can do what we can’t do; our preferences, things we love and […]
Letter from Jo – Everyday, Let’s Encourage Our Joy
I’m not sure about you but sometimes I feel joy is very close by, popping in and out of my […]
Letter from Jo – Bringing it Back
There is so much going on around us, our backyards, our communities, our countries and globally.It is a lot. A […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Love Is The Answer
Whatever the question, Love is always a good answer. So simple, right? Nonetheless, I find it sometimes hard to remember, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Our Vibe Is Contagious
Have you ever sat and eaten a meal with someone who on that occasion was rushing through their food, barely […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Sometimes We Will Win And Sometimes We Will Learn
Have you ever waited for just the right moment, just the right words, just the right look, just the right […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Forever Unfolding
At any given point in time, we never really know what’s actually going on. We have the experience, the moment, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Resistance Is Real
“Hello, my name is Jo and I’m a Starter not a Finisher, please help”. How many projects, ideas, practices, dreams, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Yes, And…
Viewing our world, our lives, our experiences from a lens of abundance versus a lens of lack is something very […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Where Is Your Attention?
One of the most powerful choices we have is where we put our attention. This is always within our control, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Life Is A Roller Coaster
Life is like riding a roller coaster, there will be times of great fun and joy and times of white-knuckling […]
L E T T E R from Jo – There You Are
One thing I really appreciate about my meditation practice is that I get an amplified awareness of not just the […]
L E T T E R from Jo – A Very Important Job
I have grand aspirations of becoming an astute gardener, of knowing the plants, the vegetables, the flowers so intimately that […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Power Of Our Rituals
It is believed that ancient cultures used rituals to counter the fears they had of the unknown. Primarily created to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Living Through Creative Values
I have been exploring recently the way creativity in its broadest sense, beyond simply artistic talents, can offer a blueprint […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Who’s In Charge?
In everyday life I subscribe to the motto “self as cause” which means I believe that ultimately I always have […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Remind Me Again
Inspiration is important to me. I love that feeling of being inspired, the energy flowing through my veins, the possibilities […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Use It Or Lose It
We are all familiar with how when we stop exercising our bodies and muscles can quickly lose their strength, endurance, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Creativity As An Antidote
I have been contemplating how aligned Creativity is with juicing the most out of life. Now, whilst the word Creativity […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Go On And Give The Gift
We are so excited to announce we are soon to release the First Edition of our Letters, in a self-published […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Illusion Of Limitation
Consider the sheer number of “norms” we face. The rules and regulations that our society endorses, enforces, and places upon […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Our Personal GPS
I love a lot of things, but ask me my purpose, my passion I couldn’t tell you with absolute certainty […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Magical Power Of Encouragement
In all the hustle and bustle of life and trying to do our best and be our best we sometimes […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Priorities Maketh The Boundary
There is nothing like challenging times to bring sharply in to focus the things that are important, truly important to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Get Calm and Then Carry On
When we are stressed and succumb to our animal nature we become self-centred. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING is happening […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Not Taking Anything For Granted
I think the last few months has taught us not to take as much as we may have previously for […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Always A Work In Progress
Technically we are all a finite story, we have a beginning, a middle and an end. The paradox is that […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Same, Same But Different
I love the fact that I change. Some days may be more obvious than others and some days may seem […]
L E T T E R from Jo – From The Heart
Whenever I experience a moment that connects me to my heart, I want to press pause and bathe in all […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Note To Self
I know that change is happening always, it’s the only constant. I believe this, I feel it to be true […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Growing Pains
We’ve all seen the illustration, the circle of comfort and the arrow of growth well outside and it’s likely we […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Alright, Let’s Get Curious
It’s interesting, I love to learn. I love the possibilities, the fresh thinking that stretch the boundaries of my mind […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Back to Love
When I am feeling any of those uncomfortable emotions – anger, frustration, sadness I can be spiky, hard, tight, stuck […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Wield Your Power!
Yes, we have power, always. Never forget this, ever. I do. Often and I need reminding again, often. I temporarily […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Advantage in the Reality of What Is
I was in a situation recently where someone didn’t like what was being shared and even though there was compelling […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Priorities Are A Deal Breaker
It’s interesting that until I get really bloody clear about what is important to me (and this is usually via […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Use Fear to Fuel Our Growth
Outside of comfort is where we grow. This means being uncomfortable is essential for our own evolution. Part of us […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Create, Maintain, Edit is Our Process
Nature is all about evolving, moving forward, growing and changing. These movements can happen through creation or they can happen […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Always Beginners Mind
There is always something new to learn, to create, to contemplate no matter whether you’ve been there and done that […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Compassion is Our Game Changer
I’m sometimes surprised at how critical we can be of each other and of ourselves, myself included. How our expectations, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Distraction of Other People’s Lives
With our fellow humans, there’s a line that can easily blur, crossing from inspiration, support, and connection to distraction, over-involvement, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Being Right isn’t All That
On the surface, being right seems like, well, the right thing to do, the right thing to focus on, the […]
L E T T E R from Jo – How We Act is the Most Important Thing
Once upon a time, I was all about collecting knowledge, being smart, knowing things, knowing lots of different things, more […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Deserve it, Expect it, Claim it!
How easy is it for you to ask for what you really want? How easy is it for you to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – You Are Always Worth It
Ultimately we all want to feel connected and loved and sometimes in our pursuit of these very things, we get […]
L E T T E R from Jo – We Have The Power
We don’t get to choose the emotions we feel but we are in charge of the responses we have to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Open Up
I fully subscribe to the philosophy that the quality of your mind determines the quality of your life. It is […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Checking In With Your Life
This might be a bit harsh, Seth, but I get the idea. Holidays are great circuit breakers to check in […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Do Your Right Thing
I don’t know if this is a sign of aging but every year that passes feels faster and faster. This […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Change Can Be A Superpower
Over the last few weeks, I have been in the thick of an extraordinary amount of difficult change, not just […]
L E T T E R from Jo – But First, We Edit
I don’t know about you but when I’m looking to change something, a situation, aspects of my life, relationships, projects, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Choose Fun
When did life get so serious? When did we take ourselves so seriously? One of my core values and something […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Ripples We Make
Many times a day as we go about our lives we are having an impact, of course on ourselves, but […]
L E T T E R from Jo – We’re All On A Treasure Hunt
Do you remember the last time you went searching for something that was hidden, on purpose, designed for you to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Unchanging Truth
When we meditate, we begin to understand and become aware of the layers of ideas and thoughts we have about […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Trying It On For Size
When I was 7 years old, I was obsessed with a book series about a girl, her best friend, their […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Using The Clues
When something great happens, I sometimes want to hold on to it just that little bit longer. I want to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Open All Hours
Life is funny – when things are going well – and yes I hate to say it “according to plan” […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Expanding Together By Doing
This is my debrief from the recent High Vibe Challenge. If you’re not aware of this challenge – there was […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Me, Myself and I
Comparison is indeed the thief of joy. When we start to compare we are under the illusion that it’s a […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Big Catch
I wanted to share this wonderful fable for you to ponder. It’s important that we consciously choose how we are […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Doing Is The Way
I love learning new things, new facts, new ideas, new concepts – anything new! I like to be introduced to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Bring A Picnic
How many situations have you been in where you just keep cycling around and around, peddling the same words expecting […]
L E T T E R from Jo – An Ode to Nature
I am in awe of Nature. All things about it I love. I come at it from a lay-persons view […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Just Do It
Have you ever been geared up to do something and just as you’re about to do it a teeny voice […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Impress Thy Self
When was the last time you set out to impress yourself? I mean as the main event, the sole objective, […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Tell It To Me Straight
I have a preference for direct and honest communication. I don’t have time to beat around the bush or make […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Only You
“Nothing is original.” This statement always triggers me to try and think up something that is truly original and believe […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Rewire Me Please
There is an interesting dynamic that takes place between the mind and the heart and many factors determine which leads […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Leave Some Room
As an ex-Right Fighter, I know a thing or two about taking a position and holding on tight. Leaving no […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Shifting to an Internal Orientation
The lure of people pleasing is that it gives you a clear goal and a way forward. You literally do […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Embrace Your Creativity
I was listening to a podcast on my way to work the other day and it referenced that based on […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Enjoy the Unfurling
I love A-HA! moments – like that final piece of a giant puzzle clicking together and revealing all or a […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Skin in the Right Game
I was kindly asked the other day, are you committed to this or are you just involved? Yikes, I had […]
L E T T E R from Jo – It’s All About The Joy!
I’ll be honest I have not leapt in to the Marie Kondo approach to tidying but I have observed from […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Be More Like Coffee
It’s no secret that I love coffee. A most honoured daily ritual of joy – a hot, fresh cup of […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Doing It From The Heart
I’m a recipe follower – I need that recipe to tell me exactly what I’m meant to be doing, at […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Watering My Grass
How many times have I looked “over there” at the green grass wishing it was under my feet? Too many […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Moving Towards A Better Me
I love the forward motion that focusing on who you want to become creates. It puts yesterday firmly in its […]
L E T T E R from Jo – The Struggle is Real
When I first heard this it gripped my heart with a big fat YES! Tomorrow is too much day for […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Get Out of the Cul-de-sac
If you ever find yourself knee-deep in self-righteousness (Coo-ee!) or complaining/whining/elegantly demonstrating the shortcomings of others, situations or experiences (who […]
L E T T E R from Jo – My Expectation-Laden Day
Introducing Jo Simpson, The Broad Place’s new resident Integrated Meditation Teacher! Jo will be teaching in Sydney and in New […]