The dangerous sport of book editing

January 12th, 2013 by Tonya

You would never have thought that book editing was a dangerous practice, would you? The kind that elicits high insurance premiums, like surfing or investigative journalism? But I would suggest that it is. I've just spent the last 40 minutes (more...)

Learning to shine our light

January 11th, 2013 by Tonya

Do you remember those immortal words of Marianne Williamson, an excerpt (and a stroke of genius) from her book A Return to (more...)

Passing through the eye of the needle

December 12th, 2012 by Tonya

This is not the time to be aligned to Any one truth Any one belief system, institution or credo But to be aligned to the truth within So that we can pass intact through The eye of the needle And move into the new paradigm that beckons (more...)

Finding the light within

December 6th, 2012 by Tonya

There's a kind of dread that descends upon much of the UK population when the clocks go back at this time of year. Many fear the long, dark nights and look forward with anticipation to the Spring. Some refer to their low mood as seasonal affective disorder, or 'SAD', and attribute it to having less (more Read More...

Cloud hopping

December 5th, 2012 by Tonya

I have a friend that I'm collaborating with on a lot of projects at the moment. And because I'm seeing so much of her, I'm getting to observe more closely the way she lives her life. And it's delightful. She kind of cloud-hops. She'll step out with abandon into the clear blue sky, eyes dancing with amusement Read More...

A perfect reflection

November 21st, 2012 by Tonya

I had a meeting with someone last week that affected me quite powerfully. Why? Because the person in question was almost a perfect reflection of me in some key areas: but reversed! I am a jumper-off of cliffs (metaphorically speaking, of course); his default is to reflect and to ruminate. His energy is (more Read More...

Whistle while you work

November 19th, 2012 by Tonya

I have a friend who's impressing me a lot at the moment. And not for the obvious reasons. He's a man with a clear calling: to develop and teach his own (more...)

A matter of give and take

November 4th, 2012 by Tonya

I was chatting to a friend on the phone last night who was in an uncharacteristically raw emotional space. She said she had 'had enough' - she'd 'given and given and given' all her life and now, when her situation demanded that she receive help herself, there was (more...)