Clarity is … not Not competition. Not shadows. Not another wall. It’s not obvious… until it is. Clarity is always the goal. To be clear who we are, why we are here, what is our purpose, how we choose to live is freedom. It’s not what others tell us to be. To be...
Have you ever looked at a photograph of yourself and hated it? If you’re nodding your head in agreement, you’ll be like the majority of us who look at ourselves in photos and notice the parts of our face or body that we’re not very happy with. “Oh, I look so old … so...
Michael J. Fox said, “If the child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” Education through inspiration, not intimidation. Education through sparking a curiosity in the seeker of knowledge, not blowing out the flame of understanding...
Stress: not as bad as you think? Stanford psychologist Dr Kelly McGonigal has written a very interesting book called “The Upside of Stress. Why stress is good for you (and how to get good at it)” (2015, Penguin Random House, London). You may, like me, be...
Living positive psychology Some of my blogs have tended to lean towards the academic side of Positive Psychology…..this one however is much more personal in nature… 2015 has been a big year for me. There have been massive changes in my personal circumstances. I have...
A little tranquility instead? We often talk about happiness. We dream of that day when everything’s off the table and we can just… breath. We take or give classes in how to relax. But when we’re engaged in that search for the ultimate feeling of happiness, would we be...
Lessons in life from the past If I’ve learnt any lessons in life from the last two years it is that even if the truth hurts, you probably should go ahead and tell it all the same. And even if you think someone may resent you checking in with them, do it anyway,...
Overlooking the pleasures of food There is no better season than summer to write about pleasures and food falls squarely within this realm. Yet, we routinely overlook its sensuality and fall into mindless, functional eating or succumb to overconsumption, missing...
Question of my working life 25 years in and probably 25 years to go I am still not sure what the title of my working life should be. Do you know? Do we need a title to answer the introductory question so often used to put us in one box or another…”so what do you...
Relaxing takes practice Relaxing is not an easy thing to do. As absurd as it sounds, however, it takes practicing. It has a lot to do with letting go of the urge to struggle or control. Instead it’s about getting into the state of flow. The element of water helps me...