Write for Magic

...even in the meh and mundane.

Hello Dear One,

Last week I attended a sharing circle with my peers on a coaching training program, to celebrate the end of our journey together. 

We journaled on our main takeaways from a year of deep work. 

One of mine was that it brought the magic back. As a child, I loved reading and believed the world was a magical place. I used to look at lights twinkling in the distance and feel a sense of awe. As I grew up that feeling faded.

In 2018, when I was signed off work with depression – and later during the pandemic – the strangest thing happened. The magic came back a little. I noticed the pattern of leaves dancing on the wall. The way bath bubbles shimmered. The gleam of the taps. Pastel rainbows in a small pool of oil.

We’re used to writing things off, to forgetting that we’re on a spinning planet in the middle of space. I want to notice more. This came out in a coaching session as ‘consciously magical’. It’s not airy-fairy: it’s real. It’s paying attention. 

Noticing things which fill me with wonder and awe feels good. It’s not reaching for something far beyond myself – it’s being in what’s right here. 

How magical that this travels from my keyboard and lands in your inbox every Tuesday. And that if you’re not in a magical mood there are many other letters to choose from.

Thanks for being here and being you.

All love,

Jo 

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P.S. Something special is coming! I’ll include it in next week’s letter, or you can follow me on Instagram to be first to find out. 

P.P.S This song 💫