How to find the positives in a year of Covid-19
If you want to find positives from a year of Covid-19, these six questions will help you discover yours.
Is January the longest month or the shortest?
Why does it feel like January is the longest month? Is it long dark cold day or our perception? And can we change our thoughts so it feels shorter?
Loving yourself in style by Shabana Feroze review
Loving yourself in style is a short book covering creativity, style, money and more. It combines the author's experience of discovering herself with her tips on how we learn the same. A good book to …
Being positive about social distancing – weeks 2 – 4
We’re four weeks into lockdown in the UK, with at least another three weeks to come of the current restrictions. And we don’t know what reduced restrictions will mean. Will the schools …
Being positive about social distancing – week 1
Coronoa virus, Covid-19, social distancing, shielding, lockdown. You probably hadn’t heard of these words a few months ago, and now they’re impacting our lives in so many ways. And are …
Something needs to change; I need to change something
I'm stuck in a rut of not doing anything towards achieving what I want. This is not how I want to feel or live my life, so how do I change? How do I take back control?
Do it Scared by Ruth Soukup book review
I recommend the book Do It Scared; unless of course you never feel scared. However I suspect everyone who reads this will feels fear sometime. It has given me the words to talk about my fear. So I …
Happiness Hacks by Alex Palmer Review
Happiness Hacks* brings together different research on happiness. The research is grouped with one theme per chapter e.g. friendship, health, love. It is summarized in short sections (for example one …
In Bloom by Kayla Aimee – review
In Bloom is a collection of stories from Kayla’s life from childhood through to motherhood about feelings of insecurities and inadequacies. The stories are grouped into themes such as rejection, …
Learning mindfulness
Mindfulness is choosing to be present in the moment, without judgement. It is about being aware of what you’re feeling and what you’re doing as you do it. If you’re anything …
The Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod Review
The Miracle Morning is the process Hal Elrod developed to improve his life after being in a serious car crash which caused him permanent brain damage and resulted in him having to relearn how to walk. …
The Road Less Travelled – M Scott Peck Review
The Road Less Travelled* is a book I’ve wanted to read for years, not for any reason other than I remember people talking about it when I was a child, meaning I didn’t actually know what …
The pursuit of happiness by Ruth Whippman – Review
The pursuit of happiness and why it’s making us anxious* is the book Ruth Whippman was inspired to write after moving to USA with her husband’s job and researching how she could deal …
I am / You are by Rosemary Gallagher – review and giveaway
Watkins Publishing noticed my recent post that I want to read all the self development books I’ve collected over the years, and kindly sent me some of their recent releases to add to the list. …
Returning to simple
I like simple. It is something I aspire to because things are easier with fewer decisions and it is quicker to clear up. I’ve made it very clear that I like simple by including it in my strap …
What if I do it wrong?
I’m a planner. I like instructions or a checklist to follow to make sure I do things correctly and don’t do it wrong. Once I’ve repeated something a few times I may start to …
I want to scream; I want to cry; I want a hug
I feel so annoyed I want to scream; so frustrated I want to cry and so demoralised I want a hug. I was planning on writing a post about our exciting visit to a steam rally at the weekend, but …
Positive thinking; does it leave a realistic record?
The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. I’ve read repeatedly to use positive thinking to help achieve my goals and it is something I’ve …
Looking forward or backwards?
Why do you keep a task list? Have you really thought about why? At work it is fairly obvious, I’m expected to accomplish certain things as part of my job; therefore I need to be aware of my …
Why are ‘bad’ habits so easy to form?
In a simplistic view, habits define your life. They are the little things that you do each day without thinking and enable you to focus on other things. Think how much less time you would have if you …
Life lesson from losing my blog for a week
I’ve been wanting to change my hosting company for some time and after a year or so, I eventually signed up with a new hosting company, 5quid host. However, I didn’t move my blog. The main …
How would you react in a fight?
Do you know how you would react if a fight happened in front of you? It is not something that I’ve ever thought about because I’ve never even seen a fight. However I was unfortunate enough …
What you can learn from the England rugby team?
Tomorrow is the final of the Rugby World Cup when England will play South Africa, defending the title they won in 2003. Four years ago the English team went to the world cup number one in the world, …
Stopping pity parties (or introducing positive language)
Our choice of words, our choice of language, is vital for achieving brilliance How to be brilliant I am continuing to work through How to Be Brilliant and have just finished the section on positive …