by Lesley Lyle | March, 2018 | Happiness
Fear is a human emotion and is part of our lives. Fear can be useful, and without fear, you can not function properly. Fear allows you to respond alertly to a potentially threatening situation. But fear can also be restrictive and stand in the way of a happy life....
by Lesley Lyle | February, 2018 | Emotions
Be honest… you get angry when virtually every driver you meet ploughs through traffic lights on red, right? Or when the ‘phone rings constantly with people trying to sell you something that you don’t want or need. Such daily annoyances can build up and lead to...
by Lesley Lyle | February, 2018 | compassion
According to ‘The Sunday Times’ Style magazine “2018 is going to be The year of Self-Care”. [1] I wonder what Kristen Neff will be thinking about her decade of research finally having its moment in the UK? The Times article is generic and accessible and offers fast...
by Lesley Lyle | February, 2018 | Brain chemicals
We are influenced by social comparison more than we like to admit. When you see what others enjoy, you may suddenly feel that you need that to be happy. You don’t want to think this way. Like a child who urgently wants the red cupcake after another child chooses it, a...
by Lesley Lyle | January, 2018 | hope, Steve Emery
At the time of writing this blog, 2018 has just started and I have begun a new journal outlying all my goals for the year ready to create lots of new memories. We all carry memories from past events, hopefully many of those are happy ones we can look back on with some...
