I'm in abundance heaven right now. I'm looking at the 8 tomato plants in my greenhouse and it's reflecting this truth. Eight different varieties and each one is yielding more tomatoes than I know what to do with. (Mostly because I'm not a canner. )

But my tomatoes aren't the source of my feelings of abundance. As I said, they're the reflection. The distinction is noted, and it makes me pause and muse about other distinctions.

The way I see it, there's self-aware, socially...

Last week I read this quote by Alan Alda (yes, that Alan Alda). 

I knew it as truth and almost giggled as I scribbled it down and tucked it away. 

"The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.〞

Doesn’t it just give you goosebumps? Read it over slowly, maybe a few times, and feel it.

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I wanted to watch the sunset & shooting stars the other night, but the clouds wouldn't yield. 

It reminded me that even if I know what I want, it doesn't mean I can get/create/achieve/have it. It reminded me that sometimes things get in the way. Sometimes there are plans other than my own. Sometimes I need to pull back and look at things with a wider lens.

I'm not just talking about watching sunsets & shooting starts. Of course. I'm talking about...well...everything. 

How we...

I thought about starting off this post to you with something obvious, like - "Wow, can you believe it's already August?" or "When August hits, it means summer is already half over" or something like that. 

But I just can't. I just can't.

I know who I'm writing to. And I know you are far beyond the obvious, the drone, the sleeping version of living. 

I know you want posts from me because I see things beyond the obvious, talk about things beyond the ordinary, and...

Hey there - It's Jonni.

10 years ago today I wrote a brief email newsletter that started with: "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." The words of Dr. Seuss were in my heart.

That's because on July 16th, 2012, my only child, 22-year-old Connor, was killed in a crosswalk, when a distracted driver ran a red light.

It may have been a decade ago, but it feels as though it was last week. I know now, it's likely it always will.

Every year when July...

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Is Canada 155 years old today? That depends on how you look at it.

It’s been 155 years since Canada formed a Confederation. But what about the hundreds of years of European history? What about the thousands of years of indigenous history? What about the millions of years of natural history?

It's all shaped Canada. And it’s been millions of years in the making. 

Did you know that Canada has some of the oldest rocks on the earth - literally 4 billion...

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I feel like I've been in my greenhouse more than my office lately. It's that time of year. You should see my tomatoes shooting for the sun! I needed an antidote after binging the last season of Peaky Blinders. 

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, summer feels like it's taking its sweet time to get started this year. Spring has felt long and drawn out. So, now there's a real itch for summer to take over the seasonal duties. And what summer looks like...

Hey - it's Jonni.

I fell down my share of rabbit holes this week, know what I mean? I blame Google, Siri, and my ever-growing curiosity about all things. At the end of the day, I can't say I always checked a lot off my imaginary to-do list, but I felt full, satisfied, and complete. And I slept better.

This week I also realized that June is imminent. Most people I know are thinking about a summer vacation. And everyone wants something different from a vacation.

Some people want adventure.

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In January, I bought an old caravan.

Scratch that.

I bought a vintage Airstream, and I've been creatively nurturing her into something special for months now. Hence the lack of emails to you.

If you miss my emails and aren't following me on Instagram yet, please do. That's where I drop head-scratching bombs and light flashes every single morning. But writing up an email message has become less and less my favourite format. 

And it's spring. Which is clean-up...

Spring officially begins on Sunday, March 20th, no matter how much sooner we want it.

Spring gives us that fresh, new, breakout feeling we all long for. It's in the air, it's in the tempo, it's in nature all around us.  

The influences of the planets are like the lyrics of a song. They provide the awareness when we don't understand why we feel the way we do. Acknowledging their influence gives us a head's up for the season ahead, shedding light on what to expect and why.

My...