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I was coming down the stairs & was struck by the golden afternoon light illuminating my home 😍💫 . . It is, without a doubt, a rescue haven for the old, the worn, the discarded, the imperfect, the weary & the breathtakingly beautiful. . . These pieces of time ravaged beauty speak to me in ways the newly made stuff just can’t. . . This home heaves time weary breaths & whispers through the ages. . . Everything in it has a story & heartbeat all its own & somehow, amazingly & thankfully, their threads are all entangled with mine. . . My small children run their fingertips over the lovingly crafted, the beautifully colourful, the aliveness of it all & I can see them swell in quiet wonder. . . My home is a love letter to creativity & beauty. . . And it conjures in me some solace, that if I may not be gifted creatively in some way myself....at least I live in honour, of the constant expression of the boundless creativity of this world. . . And I paint & write & create & conjure & I encourage it all in my daughters too. . . Because within the folds of creativity, we are actively & very intentionally, translating our own greatness into vivid, glorious life. . . Word by word. Stroke by stroke, creation by creation....one beautiful piece of ourselves at a time. . . This home is a manifestation of my soul, in physical, imperfect, ever-changing motion. . . I am no one & nothing. . . But here, ohhhhh here, I am everyone & everything. 💫 . . All of the worlds commune & collide & converge to make it so... . . And it is no coincidence my friends, that its all so lovingly cradled & captured, by the glorious, golden light🧘🏽♀️✨❤️💫🍃
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Manifestations. . . Meditations. . . I went away for 17 days to Morocco, 4 days of traveling, 2.5 days of retreat prep, 10 days with my magnificent group... . . And I returned to my last private coaching clients in utter meltdown over my absence lol . . One thing I know for sure, is this truth : . . We are ALL deserving of living a much bigger, bolder & far more beautiful life. . . When we second guess that, or allow fear to block our inherant belief, we hinder all we desire from coming into our lives. . . When I say that we are all infinitely powerful, I am not kidding. . . But everything begins & ends with our mindset. Everything. . . What we think about, expands. . . What we focus on, grows. . . Consider the power you’re fuelling your thoughts with. . . If you are fearful, you’re inviting in more things to be fearful of. . . If you come from a place of lack, you are welcoming in more things to prove you are lacking. . . And so it goes. . . Do something today, that makes you FEEL good. . . Elevate your vibration. Reach a place of alignment, where you feel in sync with the worlds ebb & flow... . . Because it is from THAT place, in THOSE moments, we are able to unleash our greatest power. . . I intentionally set this spot up last night, knowing that the bright herald of dawn would sparkle through this antique, carved screen this morning. . . Knowing that, I would open my eyes after my meditation & be greeted by luminescent golden light, loving on the prettiest pieces. . . And BAM, there’s my elevation. My soul soars within beauty. It always has. . . The ageless whispers of generations of creators, caressing my soul as I sit in quiet wonder of them... . . Greatness, is never a road we pave alone my friends. 🧘🏽♀️✨❤️💫
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While jet lag continues to kick my ass, I’m cocooning myself in all the lush, gentle prettiness. . . For me, immersing myself in beauty, is always the answer. Always. . . Happy weekend beauties ❤️💫
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I’m home! . . La Boheme’s 2019 Moroccan Retreat was utterly magnificent! . . • An incredible group of amazing women. 🔥 . . • @riadmatham & @riad_dar_kleta took such thorough, tender & warm-hearted care of us. 🔥 . . • Morocco turned it on & was filled with many surprises, as usual. 🔥 . . And as ever, the fabric of my being is forever changed by that magnificent country, its people & the inspiration that is utterly endless. . . I miss my retreat attendees desperately, these incredible human beings made Morocco so much richer, for having had them. . . And as the days slowly roll into weeks, Morocco has the most splendid & magical way of settling into your bones. . . This week, I am working on our 2019 La Boheme Moroccan Retreat blog. It will be EPIC! ❤️🙌🏼 . . Kissing my babies endlessly. . . And congratulating my friend/brother @hiltoncarter on his new book Wild At Home! ❤️🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 . . Hilton! I love you! I’m so proud of you! We won’t speak of the tears that flowed & my heart that was so deeply touched when your magnificent new book found me in Morocco, with your beautiful hand written words inside. . . YOU are incredible! I am SO proud of you! And I thank god no one got my ugly cry on film! 😂 (@tobacks I’m lookin at you! 😆 Thank you friend ❤️) . . Guys if you don’t have @hiltoncarter’s new book yet, GET IT! Immediately! . . It is utterly magnificent, soulfully curated & a beautiful & practical guide to pulling the earth indoors! . . How incredible it was to have this book by my bedside every night in Marrakech! The magic! ❤️💫🍃 . . I am home & now Wild At Home is in my living room, where it belongs. Alongside the greats! @hiltoncarter I couldn’t be prouder of you. My heart is so swollen it might burst! ❤️ . . I look so forward to finally catching up with you all! BIG LOVE my friends! My heart is so full 😘💫
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I snapped this beautiful shot during a quick visit to @elfennmarrakech to confirm our final retreat dinner together tomorrow night. . . Always magic. . . Always so beautiful. . . I can’t wait to host my fantastic group of ladies here, to bid a tres chíc farewell to magical Marrakech 😍💫🍃
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Oh Morocco! You beautiful mistress. 😍 . . I so enjoy the jarring polarities of this place. The detail. The beauty amidst the ruins. . . I run my hands along walls that are bowed from their foundations, its as if they’re breathing their very dense physicality into the world. Heaving from the earth...bringing themselves closer to those who use the walkways...inching ever nearer to touch, for a brief moment...humanity. Life. The pulse of aliveness... . . This wall, magnificent! . . Look at the craftsmanship! The incredible beauty, the fine details that have remained for generations to admire....& yet this wall, is mostly crumbled & gone...this one beautiful section remains standing so proudly amidst the ruins.... . . And my heart loved her. Standing alone. Proud. And breathtakingly beautiful. . . I traced my fingertips along the details...so intricate, I held my breath in awe. The work of Masters! . . And I felt the faint heartbeat of all the worlds dreams, pulsing through this wall...echoing out into the infinite ether... . . Morocco reminds me to stop & look for the small fractures of magnificence. . . The beauty between the brokenness. . . The poem that lies beneath the knell of death.... . . Because its there, within the poem, cradled in the smallest of details, that we find the greatness within ourselves ❤️💫
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Life “What are you doing Jo?” . . Me “Just sitting in my room @salutmaroc & chilling out” 😳 . . Also me : Officially DEAD! 😍🙌🏼💫 . . @salutmaroc is an eternal love letter to Morocco manifested to life by the magnificent, creative, ever-inspiring & truly wonderful life force that is Helen Howat. . . I don’t ever want to turn the lights off to go to sleep! . . Thank you Helen & thank you @salutmaroc you are both equally as breathtaking as each other. . . La Boheme’s Moroccan Retreat attendees are BLOWN AWAY. As am I! . . We will always stay here on our retreats (because DUH) but folks, if you’re fixing to go to Morocco & you intend on doing a little stay in Essaouria by the ocean....THIS place is EVERYTHING. Photo’s don’t & never will do this epic labor of love any justice. . . Helen has not only created THE most incredible boutique hotel in Morocco...it is ICONIC. . . Aesthetic 💯 . Service 💯 . Attention to detail 💯 . Care, attentiveness & authenticity 💯 . . Creativity SET ON FIRE 🔥 . . @salutmaroc is where my wildest dreams, are manifested into glorious, vivid life 🙌🏼💫 . . YOU. MUST. COME 😍🙌🏼 ✈️
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These are the steps to my bedroom. . . Every time I go up or come down...I smile & my heart explodes a little. . . Such intricate pieces. So labor intensive. Made, chiselled, tooled & finally laid...all 4 are major tasks when done so painstakingly by hand. . . Morocco is filled with humble artisans. This kind of skill is generational. No qualifications, no training. But learned through watching their Fathers & Grandfathers & Uncles do the work of Masters. . . And then to create such beauty, for my feet to walk on! Not as art on a wall. Not for people to gaze at as a mere decoration... . . This is the floor! The staircase! We use them so carelessly in the Western world, with little thought at all. They are just workhorses to get where you need to go. . . But here. Ohhhhh here, everything is an expression of creativity & beauty. Every. Little. Thing. . . And that magic is born with such pride in these people. Their attention to detail. Their desire to be of service. Their need to make the smallest, often forgotten, most inane detail, the most beautiful of all. . . A timeless love letter for the ages! 😍 . . Morocco ignites my creativity. Its people inspire me. Their warmth & tenderness cradle me. . . And these stairs remind me, every single day, that even the very smallest of details in your life, must be a full & incredible expression of your creativity, your intentions & your very life force. . . From little things, the big things grow & expand out into the world....& your artistry, your energy & your love, is all that is left behind, bleeding from every crevice out into eternity....whispering intently....”I was here. I was here” ❤️💫
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When you literally wake up, to every childhood fairytale you ever had 😍 . . Its the still moments. . . The quiet moments. . . The drapes to that bedroom move gently in the early morning breeze.... . . A tiny bird flies in to sit atop a branch...then flits away.... . . The beautiful call to prayer soothing my soul in this fairytale quiet. . . In the rooms, sleep the most magnificent, inspiring, incredible women who spoke of life converging & aligning to bring them right here, to this moment in Morocco, with me. 💫 . . I have created a life, where I get to pull the joy out of it, drink the beauty from it, savour the extraordinary majesty of it. . . And to have the opportunity, to share it all, with these amazing women, until they have devoured insatiably, all that is offered until its dripping from their lips....makes my heart ache like nothing else on earth ❤️ . . @riadmatham you are beautiful. Your staff are beautiful. Thank you for taking care of us so well & so tenderly. . . You are exactly & precisely everything we need. . . Inshallah my friends🙏🏽❤️💫
