Feeling Absolutely Fabulous

06/11/2026

Just in case you’re having one of those days

Permission to be broken for a while. Yes, you'll get over it. But it doesn't have to be today.

06/11/2026

Disappearing in plain sight.

I was struggling. Calm on the surface, but beneath the surface was a whole other picture.

Feeling stuck in a situation and unable to get out. Disappearing.

‘You’ve made your bed, now lie in it!’ My father’s words drummed into my mind becoming a script I was living.

And it became too much to bear.

Remembering that the Great Goodness didn’t put me here to disappear 🫠 to melt away, I asked for help.

Prayer. Meditation. Crystal grids. Protection magic. I gave it over to the Great Goodness.

I didn’t disappear.

Fanning the little spark left, I began to glow again.
Sometimes sputtering, like a candle in a breeze. But consistently nurturing myself. And what I love.

I used to think I had to ‘turn the light on.’ But we just have to stop disappearing. It’s a choice.

Big love 💕
Jacqueline



Thank you Vipin Elevates Beyond 🙏🏻

06/10/2026

I teach a therapeutic yoga class on the boardwalk on Wednesday mornings. Outside in the sunshine, a gentle breeze from the water. Heavenly.

And today we had a beautiful little visitor. A beetle 🪲 who crawled over mats and caught our attention.

So, of course, I had to look up the spiritual message that beetles bring. And it made me smile, so I thought I’d share with you.

In case you need a beetle 🪲 message too.

Beetle shows up to remind us to keep our balance and stay grounded. Guess what our yoga class was focused on!

They also represent hard work and transformation. Another apt message as we honour getting up early to beat the heat in the summer. And wrap ourselves in layers in the winter.

Even when we’d rather stay in bed.

Selfcare and keeping healthy does take effort. Beetle reminds us to keep going. While remembering to keep life’s balance. Be here now!

Big love 💕
Jacqueline

06/09/2026

What is love?

Love is telling the truth.

Love is repairing harm.

Love is protecting children.

Love is feeding people.

Love means facing history.

Love means refusing to scapegoat others.

Love means building peace instead of merely fuelling war.

Love is not just a system of rights, but sacred responsibility.

Love isn’t the easy path. But it is worth the effort.

Big love 💕
Jacqueline

06/09/2026

I often remind people I chat with that we are told there’s more than 7billion people on the planet.

So there’s gotta be some peeps on your wavelength. Always.

People come and go. Some stay for a long while. Some for a short time.

Not everyone is meant to stay forever. But some will.

It’s okay to let go of people that don’t resonate with you. Even if they did once upon a time.

Keep your closest circle tight. But flexible.

To be happy and healthy we all need connection. Doesn’t mean we have to be overly social. But we can if we want.

Big love 💕
Jacqueline

06/08/2026

Read this, and then sat on my terrace and had a cup of tea. Just sipping tea, looking out towards the salinas. These are the moments.

“We are all tired. Really, we are.

It’s a hard road, but it’s also a beautiful one.

Perhaps we expect too much from ourselves and from others. Perhaps humanity can only make slow progress, like an inch worm.

Perhaps we need to celebrate how far we have come more often.

And rest more. And relish the simple pleasures. And look for love everywhere.

There is a river near where I live. It meanders slowly, peacefully. It doesn’t ask itself why it isn’t an ocean, or a raging river, or some other thing. It just surrenders to what it is.

Maybe we just need to surrender more to who we are.”

-- Jeff Brown

Big love 💕
Jacqueline

06/08/2026

Sat with a friend and talked about ‘rest.’

Being honest and looking within, I have found rest to be a difficult choice. Most of my life workaholism has been my way.

Workaholism…the acceptable -aholism. Work, family, volunteering, studying. Life filled with doing.

I won’t lie. I absolutely loved it. 🥰

But while being so busy I was also missing out on play, hobbies, relaxation and rest.

Oh yes, there was healing. A career choice, so sure I was good at that…or was I?

Over that past 6 years I suffered a tremendous amount of loss, grief and change. Change came in good ways. But I was also yearning for a part of me to get over it and return to ‘work.’

It’s sinking in. Choosing to rest. Choosing to play. I’m relearning.

The Great Goodness flipped the tables on me. I could no longer be the workaholic. I’ve given it up. And another layer of healing has begun.

This time from my heart and not my head.

Change is bloody uncomfortable. I’ve previously powered through, a phoenix from the ashes. Now is my time to gently unfurl my wings, like a butterfly. 🦋 Right now, they’re drying in the sun.

Big love 💕
Jacqueline

06/07/2026

Just for today, let this be enough.

However it shows up for you, let your home be a place that nurtures you.

Big love 💕
Jacqueline

06/06/2026

Quite simply, it’s up to you to choose happy 😊

Look for the moments. Let’s get the ball rolling with: we woke up. Not everyone did.

Wherever our financial predicament, we’ve got access to running water, phones, food and transport. Not everyone does.

Keep going. What else?

For me, I’ve a lovely home. The sun is shining. I’ve plans to go to the pool with a friend. My teacup is full and I’ve a cat snuggled by me while I write.

Get the picture. I could have shared things that aren’t going well, but I’m choosing to not focus on them. Not denial. Dealing with them.

But just for today, I’m choosing to place my attention on the blessings. Knowing that the more I look for the good stuff, the more I’ll find.

And no one else can do that for me. Or you.

So, tell me something you’re grateful for. Something that makes you happy. 😊

Let’s share.

Big love 💕
Jacqueline

06/05/2026

What other people think of you is none of your business.

We come into the world fresh from the Great Goodness. We are divine. Just love and light. And immediately we are judged.

Weighed. Measured. Poked and prodded.

It begins.

Regular check-ups to see if we are ‘on track’ and meeting expectations. Then off to school to be judged some more.

Evaluated at every step of the way. We internalise it all and the script is embedded in us. The negative voice in our heads becomes our identity.

Not good enough. And we continue to allow not only our own script to judge us, but others’ scripts too!

A business coach said to me, many moons ago now, what other people think of you is none of your business. And a spark fired.

Looking around at all the people I admire I find they’re all uniquely beautiful. Inside and out. Marching to their own beat.

I chose to join them.

It’s a journey, not a destination. We are all unique. And yet, all the same. Spirit beings having a human experience.

Be you, the wonderful you!

Big love 💕
Jacqueline