Endings aren't sexy. Beginnings are sexy!

And by 'sexy' I mean exciting, juicy, even breathtaking.

Beginnings are full of energy, so they can be lively, stimulating, and exhilarating. Like falling in love. You can fall in love with a person, a place, a thing, anything and everything. It's the beginning of it all.

But endings tend to be slow and draining OR fast, rushed, and sudden. Like falling out of love. 

There are clues though. You might miss the clues, although in hindsight you can...

The doors are now open - 

Well, maybe not literally. But definitely with as much flair.

I believe we should celebrate all things. That doesn't mean a constant party. It means being present, acknowledging, and honouring what happened and what's happening. 

Like endings and beginnings. 

When things end, you want to walk through that ending with your head up, your heart open, and your mind clear. You need to acknowledge it all, honour its purpose, and say thank you and...

"Why are your courses all text-based these days, Jonni?"  

Patricia emailed me that last Sunday. She's taken courses from me over the decades. But never text-based ones. (Because I never offered text-based courses before.) And she was curious. I get that.

So I messaged her back and said I really like the intimacy and personalization of text-based courses. I compared them to DoorDash and Uber Eats, food delivery services that bring what you want right to you. It's just easier. And who...

Have you noticed that things are speeding up and slowing down in interesting ways right now? I have. But I'm not complaining. I'm making it work for me.

I like that we went from summer's heatwave to fall's beauty to winter's freezing, in 2 weeks flat.

I like that the Christmas season started the day after Halloween so I can consciously add an extra dollop of warmth and gratitude to my daily life.

And I like that I've been 'accidentally' writing the date as 2023 instead of 2022 because...

At 3 in the morning on November 8th, the 2nd total lunar eclipse happens in our night sky.

(Sidebar - Yes, I said: "our". I know it's more common to use the article "the", but I prefer the pronoun "our". When you use the pronoun "our" more often, you feel the responsibility and the privilege. Try it here and there.)

So...the total lunar eclipse, right.  Our moon ( see what I did there?) will pass to the north of the centre of the shadow so the totality of the eclipse will be unusually...

I laid in bed last night with things I would never think about in the middle of the day. Things like how old my paternal grandmother and grandfather were when they died?

I don't know why this was in my mind, but at 4:32 am it felt important to get a sense of longevity in my biology, for starters.

In the middle of the day, I suddenly remembered my 4:32 am thought. Although the details of it all are specific to me, I was able to put some pieces of the puzzle together to answer why I was having...

I started writing three separate emails to you. I got more than halfway through each of them. And scrapped all of them. This is the process of writing. Sigh.

But it's not the process I've been living through this year. In 2022, I started multiple projects and have been comfortably spinning each one of the plates without letting any of them fall. 

Whether in my personal life or my DrJonni life, I feel the responsibility & purpose of each plate I add, spin, and balance. One by one...

Those of us in the northern hemisphere welcome the leaf-strewn season of fall on Thursday, September 22nd. Summer has been hot, long, and...complicated. So fall promises to be a change, a reboot, a turning of the page (or leaf, as it were). 

The influences of the planets above really do affect each one of us. That's why I have a conversation each season with my favourite karmic astrologer, Marielle Croft (croftastrologer.com). Knowing the planetary energetics and influences gives us...

Did I ever tell you I started uni while still in Grade 12 high school? No? There's a reason why I'm telling you now then.

After the first half of Grade 12, I knew I was bound for uni, but waiting till September seemed WAY TOO LONG. I was ready NOW.

Back in the '70s, you had to have Grade 12 or equivalent to gain admission. So I knew I had to be creative.

I went to my English, Biology, & French teachers, and asked them to write me letters I could present to the uni admin to convince...

Did I tell you we're adding 345 square feet to our home? Yep, as I type this, the process has begun. It won't happen overnight, but in a few months, it should (fingers crossed) be complete.

I don't believe in 'good things come to those who wait'. I believe in good things happen to those who create.

And that's why I've been creating something special for you.

I've talked about it in the last 3 emails to you, but if this is the first you're hearing about it, you can read about ...