by Connie Brisson

And then it happened …

The thing that I feared the most.

There I was in the middle of my phone interview with renowned author and peace troubadour, James Twyman. He had just finished answering my last question. I had my next question in my mind but I wanted to tie it together with some of what he had just said. I started talking … and then it happened…

My mind went totally BLANK!

Everything went quiet on the phone but in my mind two things happened quickly. The first was stunned disbelief. My chattering mind had never been so quiet. But that changed pretty quickly into something else that was a little bit louder for me - a piercing inner scream: aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! If you need a visual on how I felt at that moment, think Edvard Munch’s painting ‘The Scream.’

But James was great about it. He just waited until I remembered what I wanted to ask. Then I could have asked him questions all afternoon. He is so inspiring and passionate about world peace and our individual ability to make a difference. Despite my “I’ll never be Barbara Walter’s moment,” I felt privileged to be able to talk to him about many things, including his upcoming book and film The Moses Code.

We’ve got his interview for you on pages 28, 29, 30 and 33. We couldn’t fit it all in the magazine, so the ending is on our website at www.ILoveMosaicMagazine.com. You can either read it all there or listen to the actual interview by clicking on the audio link. Just remember, when you get to the silent part… it wasn’t so silent for me.

This feature interview is only one of the great articles we have for you in this issue of Mosaic Magazine. Yes, I’m 100% biased, but I have to say that Mosaic seems to get more amazing!

Every issue of Mosaic is an adventure. There are new writers, new advertisers and new ideas bubbling in my mind. This issue we introduce a new page called ‘Books That Changed My Life.’ Kate Stuve of Lifeforce Healing Herbal Centre talks about a book on cancer that she thinks is one of the best that she has ever read (page 34).

Our feature artist is Crystal Driedger. I just love her stuff. This is one of my favorite Mosaic covers. Her art is featured throughout the magazine and along with her article (page 44).

And what is one of the best parts of my job? Calling up Mosaic’s readers and telling them they’ve won a prize from entering our last Mosaic Reader’s Survey contest! The winners were Jennifer Snoek, Larrel Gauld, Carrie Gontowiuk, Babette Jessen, Deb Charchuk and Marijke Lindner.

We’ve got even more amazing prizes for you to win in this issue’s Mosaic Reader Survey. Check out the bottom of page 31 to see the prizes you can win and then send in your survey before April 1st! There’s everything from tickets to James Twyman’s workshop, to sessions in Theta Healing, Acupuncture or Lymph Drainage Therapy, to a set of limited editions prints from Crystal Driedger.

And that wraps up another issue of Mosaic. Do you wish there were more? If you are one of the many people who tell me you want more of Mosaic, sign up for our on-line Mosaic ezine/newsletter at www.ILoveMosaicMagazine.com

The Mosaic ezine/newsletter will feature different mind, body and spirit information that isn’t published in the magazine, as well as keep you updated on when new issues of Mosaic hit the stands, our deadlines and how to be a part of the next issue. You’ll love it!

With amore,

Connie