“Happiness or joy is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” - Dalai Lama. Without a doubt, we have snapshots of delight and times of happiness and ecstasy. Nevertheless, huge numbers of us are tormented with frequent negative feelings – with all...

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. – Joseph Campbell The current situation in the world is leaving some people feeling lost for a variety of reasons. Are you feeling lost? Are you feeling that you...

“The minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself.”  — Meryl Streep Does it effect your self-esteem when you consider what other people think of you? Are you troubled by other’s opinions? In a modern world that...

“The minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself.”  — Meryl Streep Does it effect your self-esteem when you consider what other people think of you? Are you troubled by other’s opinions? In a modern world that...

“We all have a story. The difference is: do you use the story to empower yourself? Or do you use your story to keep yourself a victim? The question itself empowers you to change your life.” ― Sunny Dawn Johnston Let me start by saying, it is understandable that many...

“Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.” - Richard Steele Sycophancy is flattery that is very obedient, or an indication of...

There’s a lot of feeling being expressed in the world currently, and not all of it is being expressed effectively – some of it simply serves to create ill-feeling and negative emotions in others. With feelings running so high, I wanted to write about how to express...

“The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don’t celebrate those, they can pass you by.” - Alek Wek All of us are living in an unprecedented time. COVID-19 has impacted people across the globe. Our everyday life...

In recent months I have written about using the current pandemic situation as a possible opportunity to make a new start, or even to reinvent yourself. In a similar vein, today I am talking about refreshing your life. “Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew...

I'm directly following on from my previous video about the benefit of social interaction and talking about friendship. As adults, we need to make an extra effort to make friends.  Why bother though? What are the benefits of friendship? Friends and friendships offer us...