Winter officially begins on December 21st, but as usual, most of us have been getting our winter vibe on for weeks now.

Days are shorter, nights are longer, and there's a significant need to focus inside, to reflect and reassess before responding.

Above us, the influences of the planets always give us depth and awareness to help explain our emotions and thoughts, and sometimes, actions. The complexity of the planets helps us understand more so we can plan and prepare our choices....

Our 9-lives cat died on the weekend. It was a very sudden ENDING*. 

That means we've lost both our cats in the span of just one year. So now we are unexpectedly cat-less. Life has paused and we can feel it. 

I said to my husband, we have a choice. We can either start an animal rescue sanctuary (meaning, bring 'em all on!) or we can not have another animal companion and instead start travelling. Because I don't travel well when I know we have animals at home.

He heard me and nodded,...

I despise false marketing. Pie-in-the-sky promises. Empty words that just fill space.

That’s why I only create courses that have the breathing room to speak for themselves. They allow connections, build trust, and they work. Period.

So let me be perfectly clear - because today is the last day to register for 'Endings & Beginnings', my newest 8-week text-based psychospiritual course - if you want soulful support to end the things that no longer add value in your life, AND...

I counted up all the courses I've created and taught over the years. There were 67. !!

I don't know why I never counted them before. It was probably because I was more interested in creating and teaching them. I mean, some of them were over 200 days long. Others were just 4 days. Some of them were in person. But most of them were online. 

The one thing they all have in common though is the kind of person who takes them. That's the common denominator. And I can tell you straight up that I...

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...