Positive Reminders

“LIGHTEN UP, SUNSHINE.” This phrase has fond memories for me. It was something my dad said when he’d catch me being way too [...]

A QUIET NOTE… There is so much ‘noise' at the moment, I felt a Quiet Note was a good idea. There is a [...]

GRATIFICATION: INSTANT AND DELAYED We are well aware of Instant Gratification these days, particularly concerning the younger generations, but it is something that applies [...]

TO HANG ONTO...OR TO LET GO? I have never been into new year resolutions but each year I take stock of the past [...]

WE ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN WE THINK The subject of Emotional Pain has come up often over the past months and I have [...]

MANIPULATION....IN MANY FORMS If we have ever felt manipulated by someone else’s behaviour, we would be aware of a feeling of anxiety and [...]

CONNECTING THE DOTS . . . . We know we are all ‘where we are’ because of the decisions we have made throughout our [...]

CAN STOICISM HELP US LIVE A BETTER LIFE? I was asked some months ago whether I include the subject of Stoicism, and hence [...]

A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT This is something that seems to have increased markedly in our society over the past few years. A Sense [...]

LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Something that keeps coming up again and again, whether that be in my reading [...]