Issue 14 - InJoy Magazine

COUNTRY RETREAT. . . peaceful & private . . .holiday accommodation • byron hinterlandwww.nuwarra.com7 Park Street 66 851 307Lingerie• Fashion• Jewelleryeditor’s noteWhether you are spiritually aligned or skeptically inclined,the fact remains that major changes are happening—shifts inthe nature of our environment, in the structure of our society,in governing bodies and family units… and then there arethose personal shifts that so many are experiencing. It seemsthat not a day goes by without some sort of reference orquestioning about the much prophesised 2012.So this is the last edition for 2010, and as we come closer to2011 (the eve of 2012) more and more people are wonderingwhat’s in store. Over the last two years a lot of informationrelating to cosmic matters has been sent to InJoy. Some hasbeen published but a lot has not. The emergence of InJoyhas needed to stay close to the centre, sometimes reaching‘out there’ beyond what we can rationalise, but mostly thecontent has focused on our community and ways to inspirereaders.But this edition is different in that a lot of the materialrevolves around the cosmic shifts that are happening. Thereare workshops facilitated by renowned people comingto Australia to assist in energy clearings and alignmentissues, there are articles and snippets relating to new andharmonious ways of relating, and even the astrological ravefocuses on ‘the mating instinct’. It wasn’t planned this way, itjust happened… as it is with every issue of InJoy Magazine.I went to the Byron Bay Writers Festival this year specificallyto attend a session about literary magazines and I wassurprised that all the speakers expressed the fact that ahuge percentage of their content is solicited… they onlyaccept a very small amount of unsolicited submissions. Thisis where InJoy is quite unique as most of material publishedthrough InJoy Magazine is unsolicited… people want tosubmit something, they have a passion to share their voiceand I say yes, yes submit. It does make my job as editor quitechallenging at times yet the unknown factor brings greatmystery to the structuring process of every edition, butthat’s what working InJoy is all about, not always knowingand trusting that what is meant to be will be.InJoy may seem like a magazine but in actuality it is anenergy body… and even after two years of circulation peopleconsistently take the time to tell me with great enthusiasmhow much they LOVE it.The other remarkable aspect of InJoy Magazine is that peopleof all ages contribute. In the last edition there was a boldpiece of writing from a 15-year-old girl, which received greatfeedback,… and in this issue there is another outstandingresponse from an eleven-year-old girl called Growing Up TooFast. We have incredibly creative beings all over our regionand that includes the younger sector of our community. Theyouth of today are amazing and articulate and when thelabel of ‘troublemakers’ is attached to their generation theexplanation is always the same… it’s a result of boredom asthere is nowhere for them to go after dark, and the lack oftransport to the regional areas of our shire is a big problem.I cannot mention the loss of so many of our young oneslately without getting yet another tear in my eye… yep herethey are again, tears falling down my face and goose bumpsexploding over my body as I type this. I reckon their spirits arearound and pushing us big people to actually do somethingto alleviate this pressure on our youth. The time has come…and it is now!For parents of 13-17 year olds and all InJoy’s young readers(which I hear is many) please check out the communityinitiative on page 19—OUR SPACE—it’s going to be great andcould inspire other venues to open their doors to our mostvaluable resource; our youth, tomorrow’s adults… the futureis in our hands and it’s all about what we can do togetherto ensure not only our survival but to make sure there is aquality of life for us all and our future generations too.So take some time out of your busyschedule to ‘injoy’ the many differentthreads that weave the fabric of thisauspicious edition.much love & many blessings,Bhadrenainjoy 2