| 10 November 2010
So this edition, number 14 for InJoy Magazine is the last for 2010, and as we come closer to 2011 (the eve of 2012) more and more people are wondering what’s in store. Over the last two years a lot of information relating to cosmic matters has been sent to InJoy. Some has been published but a lot has not. The emergence of InJoy has needed to stay close to the centre, sometimes reaching ‘out there’ beyond what we can rationalise, but mostly the content has focused on our community and ways to inspire readers.
But this edition is different in that much material revolves around the cosmic shifts that are happening. There are workshops facilitated by renowned people coming to Australia to assist in energy clearings and alignment issues, there are articles and snippets relating to new and harmonious ways of relating, and even the astrological rave focuses on ‘the mating instinct’. It wasn’t planned this way, it just happened… as it is with every issue of InJoy Magazine.
I went to the Byron Bay Writers Festival this year specifically to attend a session about literary magazines and I was surprised that all the speakers expressed the fact that a huge percentage of their content is solicited… they only accept a very small amount of unsolicited submissions. This is where InJoy is quite unique as most of material published through InJoy Magazine is unsolicited… people want to submit something, they have a passion to share their voice and I say yes, yes submit. It does make my job as editor quite challenging at times yet the unknown factor brings great mystery to the structuring process of every edition, but that’s what working InJoy is all about, not always knowing and trusting that what is meant to be will be.
InJoy may seem like a magazine but in actuality it is an energy body… and even after two years of circulation people consistently take the time to tell me with great enthusiasm how much they LOVE it.
The other remarkable aspect of InJoy Magazine is that people of all ages contribute. In the last edition there was a bold piece of writing from a 15-year-old girl, which received great feedback,… and in this issue there is another outstanding response from a twelve-year-old girl called Growing Up Too Fast. We have incredibly creative beings all over our region and that includes the younger sector of our community. The youth of today are amazing and articulate and when the label of ‘troublemakers’ is attached to their generation the explanation is always the same… it’s a result of boredom as there is nowhere for them to go after dark, and the lack of transport to the regional areas of our shire is a big problem.
I cannot mention the loss of so many of our young ones lately without getting yet another tear in my eye… yep here they are again, tears falling down my face and goose bumps exploding over my body as I type this. I reckon their spirits are around and pushing us big people to actually do something to 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 community initiative for 5th November 2010 on page 19 of this edition, issue 14... OUR SPACE—it’s going to be great and could inspire other venues to open their doors to our most valuable resource; our youth, tomorrow’s adults… the future is in our hands and it’s all about what we can do together to ensure not only our survival but to make sure there is a quality of life for us all and our future generations too.
So take some time out of your busy schedule to ‘injoy’ the many different threads that weave the fabric of this auspicious edition.
much love & many blessings, Bhadrena
