"If you don't fall how are you going to know what getting up is like" ~ Stephen Curry ~ So often we beat ourselves up for our shortcomings, our mistakes, errors, wrong doings or whatever it may be that makes us feel we've let the side down. Please stop. Look for the positive in everything, … Continue reading
"Life is short - wear your party pants' ~ Loretta LaRoche ~ Life really is short... Don't save up that special bottle of champagne until it goes off! Don't leave those best shoes in the box until you find an occasion that merits wearing them...and they've become out of fashion... and don't leave that … Continue reading
'M' is for Meaning So we need meaning in our lives. Meaning gives purpose and stops us sat wondering into the abyss of 'what's the point!' ... a certain road to discontent. The thing with meaning is that as our lives progress the meaning we assign to it can change. The key is to identify each step … Continue reading ‘M’ is for Meaning
'E' is for Emotion. Feeling and nurturing positive emotions is like practicing healthy exercise for the mind! The more we think and feel gratitude, appreciation, joy, love, happiness, the stronger we become. The stronger we are the more equipped we are and the more capable at managing our daily lives in the most productive way. … Continue reading ‘E’ is for Emotion
Life For those of you that know me, I've had a bit of a tough week - with my back having given way, making every tiny thing I've had to do that bit harder! It has not been easy. It's funny how they say everything happens for a reason though... I mean, I don't think … Continue reading Health
'R' is for Resilience. It's not what happens to us in life - it's how we deal with it! It's all too easy to feel all hard done by and get all down on ourselves when things don't go our way. Worse still when there's a tragedy or any form of unpleasant or unwanted occurrence. … Continue reading ‘R’ is for Resilience
Now I've covered the 'outside' keys to happier living, those relating to physical actions we can take, activities we can incorporate into our daily life, to make for a happier existence: Giving: offering help in any way Relating: engaging with others Exercise: keeping fit and healthy Awareness: noticing the beauty around us Trying out: trying … Continue reading ‘D’ is for Direction
A' is for awareness. Being aware of what's around us really can change our lives or at least at a bare minimum improve our quality of life and our well being. Very often these days we are so consumed by our thoughts, concerns and our busy lives that we become almost oblivious to what's going on … Continue reading ‘A’ is for awareness
As some of you know.. The present moment is increasingly busy for me, trying to juggle my youngest starting nursery (always harder than it seems), manage a house renovation and keep on top of all the day-to-day jobs, which don't just disappear when we have to take more on! Anyway - I did say that … Continue reading ‘E’ is for Exercise
So - the next letter on the ten keys to happier living is relating. It is so important to relate to people and something that we seem to do less and less with the all consuming intervention of technology...picking up the phone seems to be a dying trend....not good! Nurture your relationships! And create new ones! … Continue reading ‘R’ is for Relating
