As you who are Jeane’s devoted readers know, my life has changed dramatically—unimaginably—in the past few months.

Your letter to yourself really knocked me over. Do you think this wisdom was inside you all along?

I am so deeply grateful for the generosity at your core, the unconditional generosity that is who you are, through your own struggle to heal and overcome loss.

Accept you are ill and that you must REST. DO NOTHING. Give in. The universe is telling you that you don’t control life.

Most upset is derived from our unwillingness to accept or release something. Like holding water, the tighter we grasp the less we have.

I have struggled day to day yet have had you in my mind always this past week but have been unable to write.

I’ve given up on doing and feeling pressed to DO… Okay. I am listening and being still. Very still.

I hear you about needing to relax and trust that we will manage. I know that this is one of Julia Cameron’s big points and one of those easier-said-than-done issues.

I had an epiphany this morning about your situation that was pretty powerful.

Buddha said the heart will be broken again and again and again until it stays open.

Some woodchucks got into my garden and destroyed a huge swath of it, decimating the ENTIRE crops of broccoli, and red cabbage, and a good amount of the beets.

I have poured myself a glass of wine to enjoy as I write to you. I wish you were here to share one with me.

I am feeling much better today and will be in my studio for most of the morning, once I get through chores….

“If I were an old Chinese sage, I’d say that… your body is telling me that you need to let go, and that you are struggling to do so.”

“I am very excited for you, moving into The Artist’s Way process. It’s bringing back memories for me of when I began its guidance.”