L E T T E R from Jac – The Opportunity Cost of Being Scared
As a creative in my early twenties, rejection was just part of the game. Trained as an Interior Architect, and […]
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L E T T E R – Gift One, Receive One; An Education of Clarity, Creativity, and Consciousness this Christmas
We take education and experiences very seriously here at The Broad Place. Arran and I have always gifted each other […]
L E T T E R from Jac – The Efficiency Of Social Relationships
Efficiency is where anything immediately irrelevant is trimmed out. Keywords around efficiency are force, computation, intelligence, knowledge. The problem with […]
L E T T E R from Jac – The Big Secret to Creativity
Creativity, and any expression of it, involves a deep relationship with fear. Creativity is not just being an artist. It’s […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Creating Space for Mushin
‘Mushin’ is a Japanese term referring to no-mind. It’s embraced in martial arts, meditation and various creative arts. Mushin is […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Letting It Go Downstream
When I saw writer, poet and speaker David Whyte awhile back for a beautiful program, he described the art of […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Mind To God
I am this week studying a miniature Indian Mughal painting course, that is fascinating and incredible. The tutors have been […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Regret
Bronnie Ware was an Australian nurse who worked with the dying, continually asked them their regrets as they passed on, […]
L E T T E R from Jac – All Hail The Fail
I’m not quite sure what happens in life that mistakes become a bad thing. When we are little, mistakes are […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Collaboration
If you were Inspiration, imagine how boring it would be if everyone sat around waiting for you, groaning and inactive. […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Energy Is The Key To Creativity
When we are exhausted, we are cranky and we are definitely uncreative. A good flow of physical energy keeps us […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Independent Practice
Imagine any teachings that teach you independence. That don’t ask anything of you after learning. That allows you to be […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Put Down Your Books
At The Broad Place, we advocate study and reading all the time. However, if the study is not taken into […]
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 Jac – Creativity Is A Process
You may not be able today, to form wet clay as it dries between your hands. Or apply oily, lazy […]
L E T T E R – QUALITY Intention Setting For The Week Ahead
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention to Quality. The highest grade in every area. What will […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Mastery Of Life
We can ask, how can I bring myself, to the fullest, to this moment? It will require presence. Fullness is […]
L E T T E R – Tuesday Tips; Let’s Dedicate 1% Of Our Day To Learning
Part of our Integrated Meditation program is encouraging 1% of the day dedicated to learning. It’s just 15 minutes. Reading […]
L E T T E R – CREATIVITY Intention Setting For The Week Ahead
This is a little something new I wanted to try with you, where we collectively set an intention and discovered […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Redefining Success
I would like to spend some time this week (within the gift to me, that is these Letters, as I […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Deep Gratitude
Today is Letter 300. There are so many Letters behind these when I wasn’t tallying them up. But 300 feels […]
L E T T E R – Creativity Is The Only Thing That Matters
What if instead of considering creativity just as artistic ways of going about things, we widened the scope to include: […]
L E T T E R – What Would You Create
One of my favourite questions as part of long-term workshops that I host, is ‘if you knew you couldn’t fail, […]
L E T T E R – Being A Creativity Conduit
I like to think of our bodies as little tuning forks for the universe’s energy. The system through which creativity […]
L E T T E R – The First Day Of 2019
It’s the first day of 2019. If you woke today bright and alive, brilliant. If you woke hungover as hell […]
L E T T E R – Happy New Year!!!
My absolute goodness what a year. For Arran and I, it was beyond what we imagined. I travelled to London, […]
L E T T E R – Say No, Immediately
There is a downside to living a full and abundant life. I mean at first you’re like, seriously, could there be […]
L E T T E R – The Unending Creative Process
Last weekend, I hosted with my insanely talented friend Kim Amos a Creativity and Consciousness Workshop at her property, River […]
L E T T E R – Constant Failure
I looked after our friends’ little boy called Sonny the other night, the whole night and morning while they went […]
L E T T E R – The Simplicity of Meditation
Meditation these days is a name for a lot of different things, a lot of which is not meditation. Something […]
L E T T E R – Expanding Our Consciousness
Consciousness is defined in so many different ways, sometimes as a state of awareness, or the quality of that awareness. Sometimes as […]
L E T T E R – The Creative Path
Charles and Ray Eames have been an endless inspiration to me. When I was 19 and studying interior architecture, one […]
L E T T E R – No Really, Who
I still remember reading The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand’s pivotal book. I was maybe 21 at the time and it fried […]
WEEKEND EDITION with Amanda Talbot
Amanda is a dear friend of ours, and we have not only worked together, (you might remember Hiro her little […]
L E T T E R – The Broad Aspect to Consciousness
What’s fascinating about consciousness is that it’s hard to describe, hard to quantify and yet everyone wants more of it. […]
L E T T E R – Our Creative Capacity
Frequently people think ‘creativity = art’ and it’s time for us to broaden our horizons around this. Creativity is at […]
L E T T E R – A Commitment To Adventuring
My Dad was a very renowned chef, winning best restaurant in Australia as well as three hats. His brother, my […]
L E T T E R – The Ways Of The Mind
This quote is for me literally something to live by ‘Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything […]
L E T T E R – Some Thoughts On Overwhelm
Wow, this weeks’ Letters seem to have really triggered a lot of thought and reflection from many of you!! So, […]
L E T T E R – Thinking Kills Creativity
If you’ve ever been working on something and loved it, then over thought it, then doubted it, then felt ill […]
L E T T E R – Real Power
Being a recovering control freak and perfectionist, OCD, a Virgo and aaaall the other labels I could apply to my […]
L E T T E R – Expanding Curiosity
I couldn’t agree more that curiosity in all aspects of life is needed for creativity and flow. Arran told me […]
L E T T E R – The Wild Fevers
I have so many interests and creative outlets I sometimes can’t breath for the joy of it all, and I […]
L E T T E R – To Create And Be Of Service
Over the weekend we put out a survey, which was answered by SO many which make me SO very pleased […]
L E T T E R – There Is A Big Difference
There is a big difference between being productive and getting lots done, and simply overworking. There is being social, and […]
L E T T E R – An Abundance
This stands true not just for creativity, but for love, gratitude, compassion, kindness. Additionally for anger, resentment, shame, guilt. So […]
L E T T E R – For The Pros
Inspiration comes to us through a channel of creativity. It’s not out there ‘waiting for us’ it’s flowing from within […]
L E T T E R – Everyone Is Creative
I get upset when I hear people say ‘oh I am not creative’ or exclaim ‘so and so doesn’t have […]
L E T T E R – Remember to Breathe
When I was young, I had the utmost confidence in my creativity. Arran and I were laughing on the way […]
L E T T E R – The Old Creative Paradigm
I love it when slightly delusional ‘creative’ people or artists claim they don’t need order, they fly by the seat […]
L E T T E R – That Flat Spot
The idea that we are going to always be in the flow, thriving and creative is ludicrous, yet we catch […]
Talking Broadly with Vanessa Megan
I have had the pleasure of not only being friends with Ness, but to also work with her on her […]
Talking Broadly – Anne Durham
Where do you currently live? Avalon, Sydney, Australia What currently keeps you busy? A nine month old baby girl and […]
Talking Broadly – Melissa Ambrosini
I had the pleasure of initiating Melissa Ambrosini into the art of Vedic Meditation this year. Mel had practiced many […]
Why Meditate?
So why meditate? People learn this technique for a large range of personal reasons. Some want to be more creative […]