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 ...

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.

...

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...

Hey there. It's Jonni.

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...