L E T T E R from Jac – Do Not Fear This Time
Let’s read this second quote, “Once more we are in a period of uncertainty, of danger, in which not only […]
Let’s read this second quote, “Once more we are in a period of uncertainty, of danger, in which not only […]
Each of us has a unique set of codes within us, that are our little teachings, a personal gift from […]
Welcome to 2020, what a freaking amazing day it is! Whatever happened until the very moment you read this, is […]
Christmas is a funny time, isn’t it? Sometimes it’s joy-filled and fun. Other years it’s a time to get together […]
This weeks intention is HUGE. We are finishing a year as well as a decade. So you might want a […]
I don’t know if this is a sign of aging but every year that passes feels faster and faster. This […]
I don’t know about you but when I’m looking to change something, a situation, aspects of my life, relationships, projects, […]
In Mahayana Buddhism, to take refuge in the Buddha’s teaching means to return to one’s original nature. In Judaism, ‘Teshuva’ […]
Ram Dass here points out something students talk about so often with me, “We have built a whole ego structure about […]
Once there was a very particular snake that lived in a jungle. One day, the snake’s tail said to the […]
What a lovely intention to set for the week ahead! Generosity. I would like us all to look at in […]
There is an interesting dynamic that takes place between the mind and the heart and many factors determine which leads […]
Taoism is a beautiful philosophy I have been studying now for decades, and it still eludes me, catches my curiosity […]
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention on Authenticity. Ooooh this is such a juicy one. I […]
This week, let’s together place our awareness and our attention on Kindness. We can amplify kindness in the world if […]
Coming across a monk praying while circumambulating a holy building, Geshe Tenpa said, “How pleasant to walk around sacred places, […]
I love A-HA! moments – like that final piece of a giant puzzle clicking together and revealing all or a […]
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention on Charm. Charm is the little things your heart sings […]
I’m a recipe follower – I need that recipe to tell me exactly what I’m meant to be doing, at […]
In our little cabin in Big Sur, the interior walls and ceilings are all lined with wood. Beams are made […]
An important question I ask myself when I am feeling very contracted is how can I bring more love to this. […]
When I first heard this it gripped my heart with a big fat YES! Tomorrow is too much day for […]
After yesterday’s ginormous Letter, we also have something to share with you! The Broad Place has been one huge adventure […]
I have an immense amount to speak to on this topic, but I thought I would start with sharing with […]
Today is Letter 300. There are so many Letters behind these when I wasn’t tallying them up. But 300 feels […]
I get this kind of question/pondering all the time, along the lines of…‘So I really really feel that meditation would […]
I think writing yesterday’s Letter stirred up a lot for me. I pondered about all the (necessary) distractions I experienced […]
David Whyte said,’ How easily the thread is broken between this life and the next’. It’s a beautiful line, isn’t […]
Why is our personal purpose so hard to define for most of us? It took me decades to figure it […]
Brene always delivers the pithy statements, doesn’t she? I love thinking about authenticity this way, a series of tiny commitments. […]
It’s the first day of 2019. If you woke today bright and alive, brilliant. If you woke hungover as hell […]
My absolute goodness what a year. For Arran and I, it was beyond what we imagined. I travelled to London, […]
I find this one of the most challenging of all the opposites we experience, the balance between simplicity and happiness […]
This is the time of year we all sit back and start to either feel incredible gratitude for the year […]
What’s fascinating about consciousness is that it’s hard to describe, hard to quantify and yet everyone wants more of it. […]
Frequently people think ‘creativity = art’ and it’s time for us to broaden our horizons around this. Creativity is at […]
I often ponder why it’s so hard to follow our hearts and even harder sometimes to hear what they have […]
I used to have a terrible aversion to saying no to people. I had, (and still do) a big fear […]
Our recent trip to India took a year to plan. The major component was our Broad Place Retreat which had […]
I got a text from a friend the other day, reporting something insignificant on another friend that I had a […]
Something happens to us that causes upset. We stew and sulk and can’t help but tell people about it. With […]