Why Life Is Like WhatsApp
Article 21/365 of Jacques’s writing quest. I don’t know about you, but I belong to a bunch of WhatsApp groups. Most of them have a specific goal and in my experience, most of them lose their shape. People share irrelevant messages in groups, causing us to forget the original purpose of the group. Is life […]
The Healing Power Of Silence
Article 16/365 of Jacques’s writing quest. I have found true silence once in my life and since then I’ve been on a Grail quest to find it again. I don’t know about you, but I find that there’s too much noise around. If it’s not in my environment, it’s in my head. And, having tinnitus […]
There’s Energy To The Familiar
Article 13/365 of Jacques’s Writing Quest There’s energy to the familiar. Place has memory and time has memory. I’ll never forget when I used to sleep in the mosque (مَسْجِد) at the spiritual retreat in Walker Fruit Farms. I had a profound and tranquil sleep every time. Countless prostration and prayers echoed off the walls and […]
Impeccability
Article 2/365 of Jacques’s Writing Quest I read Don Miguel Ruiz’s, The Four Agreements. A Practical Guide For Personal Freedom a while ago. The book explores the four agreements: “Be impeccable with your word”, “Do not take anything personally”, “Do not make assumptions”, and “Always do your best”. I want to explore, “Be impeccable with […]
What’s the big deal about non-attachment?
Article 1/365 of Jacques’s Writing Quest I never considered non-attachment until someone I loved left me to start a new life overseas. I’d heard that attachment leads to pain and suffering. And, in my case, and in this instance, it was spot on. I was devastated. It must have taken me a year for me […]
Quest 2024 – Write one article a day from 8 January 2024 to 8 January 2025
From 8 January 2024 I intend to write a 300+ word article a day for 365 days, barring weekends. The core theme will be how to navigate this human experience elegantly and eloquently. Topics that I’ll be exploring include: spirituality, quantum physics (as it relates to manifestation), and philosophy. I’ll explore and unpack the works […]
Writing is not for sissies
I write one masterpiece to ninety-one pages of shit. I try to put the shit into the wastebasket. Ernest Hemingway If I was going all spiritual on your ass, I’d say that Hemingway had it pegged when it came to calling it. Put the shit in the wastebasket and move on with your life. We […]
Gratitude
Gratitude is the grammar of your soulWithout it life can be quite a messBe mindful that you’re the point of it allThe story you’re in now was written for you, to enchant, enrapture and elevate youYou’re not here to play small but to stand tallThe creators ask nothing in return … except that you burnBurn […]
An Issue of Control
One of the biggest things I struggle with as I traverse this spiritual journey, is the concept of submitting to a higher power and relinquishing control of this entire endeavour. If it was only about submitting some things and keeping control of some things, then it would be easy. Who doesn’t want someone else to […]
I go to the gymnasium every day
When I turned 50, I decided to show up in the world differently. I wanted to show up fitter, positively, kinder, loving, lovable and accessible. So, I decided to work on myself and went to gym. The prime motive being to become the full expression of my soul. I set up the following a protocol […]