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Hello love,

We're all going through a lot right now.

On a global level and on a cellular level, we feel the world burning, inside out, outside in.

What used to be true isn't.

Jobs we once thought secure are threatened by AI. Systems we could rely on are shaky. The certainties we had as kids are evaporating - surely, nobody would ever use the atomic bomb again, right?

What tomorrow will be made of, none of us knows.

And that's scary because we all need a little bit of predictability to feel safe.

Like one member of the Soulful Biz Club put it: "I'm really trying, but it's hard to stay positive at the moment".

It is.

And maybe the point isn't to try to be positive.

Maybe the point is simply to be.

I know it's easier said than done. But there's a kind of freedom when you contemplate your day with nothing but presence. Nothing but right now. A gentle surrender and curiosity about what tomorrow might bring.

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I watch the birds a lot in this new home of mine.

Every early morning and every late afternoon, the swallows leave their nest - which I assume is somewhere in my roof - and begin their show.

They seem to chase each other like they're playing tag. Tag, you're it! Sometimes I almost hear their chirps like laughter.

They don't know what tomorrow will bring. Do they even care?

Of course, being a human is much more complex than being a bird. But I find a lot of peace in observing them.

In observing nature.

In remembering that something much bigger than me - than any of us - is at play. And so I focus on what's within my reach :

• Being kinder,
• Practising compassionate,
• Choosing honesty,
• Living with integrity,
• Cultivating hope...
• And playing.

Play as much as you can play. Take pleasure in what you do. Make space for what truly matters. Offer your smile to the stranger on the bus, your soothing arms to your children, your loving eyes to your partner.

For in the end, nothing else matters quite as much.

Power and light,

Jessica

P.S. How are you feeling these days, love? What’s one small thing that’s helping you stay grounded right now? Hit reply and share, I love to read from you.