Toni Kenyon
Feeding the earth
Feeding the earth feels very much to me like feeding the soul. Without growing my soil, there is nothing for the beautiful flowers,...
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Toni Kenyon
Sep 4, 20192 min read
Love is...all things melodic
It's fair to say when you grow up with a Vox amp and a double bass in your bedroom there's always going to be something musical in your...
Toni Kenyon
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Why my Passion Pulse is so important
There's not a day goes by that I don't find myself scribbling something down in my Passion Pulse. It's my private journal and it's also...
Toni Kenyon
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Spring is in the air
As I write this, there is only a couple of days of the New Zealand winter left, before spring is upon us. The produce in the photograph...
Toni Kenyon
Aug 23, 20192 min read
August in an Antipodes Vegetable Garden
August is the final month of winter down here in New Zealand. It's also a time when we have a ridiculous amount of rain and it's cold and...
Toni Kenyon
Aug 21, 20192 min read
Stepping out of the dark
Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in mid-April and we've been on a roller coaster ride ever since. I'm pleased to report that she seems...
Toni Kenyon
May 3, 20194 min read
Why Gratitude is so important
I remember a time many years ago, when I was struggling with early sobriety. I was on my way home from a shopping trip with my two young...
Toni Kenyon
Mar 28, 20192 min read
Where did the first quarter of 2019 go?
I'm asking myself where did the first quarter of the year go? I'm also looking at my goals for this quarter and I'm pleased to report...
Toni Kenyon
Mar 1, 20192 min read
The Black Dog of Depression Calling...
Some days it feels like everything is too hard. "Struggle" is the word of the day and all I want to do is go back to bed, pull the covers...
Toni Kenyon
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Five ways to practice self-care when you're struggling
So I talked about my own struggle with self-care at the beginning of this week. Of course, it’s not only when I’m trying to get back into...
Toni Kenyon
Feb 4, 20192 min read
How to get back on track after the holiday season
It’s February already, so I tell myself I should be well back into my routine. I don’t know what it’s like where you are in the world,...
Toni Kenyon
Jan 24, 20191 min read
Today I'm grateful for...
Today I’m grateful for my cat, Freyja. She drives me nuts at dawn when she meows at me to get up and feed her--which I ignore by the...
Toni Kenyon
Jan 23, 20191 min read
Look for the Positive!
When I practice gratitude it helps me to look for the positive things, people and influences in my life. It makes it easier to build a...
Toni Kenyon
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Gratitude is so much more than simply saying, “Thank you”
It’s been my experience that gratitude is so much more than simply saying, “thank you”. Gratitude has, quite simply, changed my entire...
Toni Kenyon
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Today I'm grateful for...
Today I'm grateful for the friends and family that I have in my life. Sometimes friends and family aren’t the same thing and that’s okay....
Toni Kenyon
Nov 20, 20182 min read
Crafting Clarity from Chaos
I took the time to have a cup of herbal tea with a friend recently and we started talking about the ‘chaos’ of modern life. I’m acutely...
Toni Kenyon
Jul 22, 20183 min read
3 Steps to a New Habit
I don’t know about you, but I’ve struggled in the past to form new and healthy habits. I’m a great ‘starter’ but sometimes I struggle...
Toni Kenyon
Jul 15, 20184 min read
Ten simple things I'm grateful for, in no particular order
The day after I reached the milestone of 17 years continuous sobriety, I find myself sitting and contemplating the things that matter to...
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