I’ve heard it said that the eyes are the window to the soul. And, I believe—and have experienced—that making eye contact with a stranger or friend creates an instant connection. Lately I’ve been hearing more about disconnecting from technology to connect with...
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill Legend has it that restaurateur Fernand Lachance exclaimed, “Ça va faire une maudite poutine!” (“It will make a damn mess!”) when first asked to throw a handful of cheese curds on...
New Year It’s that time again! A brand new year and with it resolutions made. Some kept but most broken. The motivation and willpower were strong when the resolutions were declared during the feel good celebrations of the festive season. Then the reality sinks in...
At a recent family event, my husband’s 7-year-old niece snuggled up to me on the couch and began to laugh and giggle. (It’s our thing…you could say I create a giggle safe zone.) She notices my necklace of a French horn pendant. She asks: “Why do you have a trumpet on...
Ho ho ho is something familiar to you especially as Christmas season has just passed. YAY!! Now I would like to give you 12 ways to stay positive for the New Year. For those of you who have not had the luck to find out about all the benefits of laughter nor heard of...
Well we’re a week into 2017 and what sort of a year will it be? Who knows what’s in store for us. Whatever is in stall will be affected by the way that we approach it. If we can approach things in our lives with openness and curiosity we may get more out...
Letting go is one of the important things to do in order to keep positive and to be happy. Not so easy though is it? Well I have a story of how Laughter Yoga helped me through a difficult situation. A new start I was living in South Africa about 6 years ago and had...
What’s The Hurry? Patience! It’s one of life’s lessons that I am still learning. I am better now than I was even 5 years ago. I know that I have wished huge chunks of my life away through lack of patience. I remember a teacher telling me, when I was around 8 or 9...
On the way to work today, I was listening to Ray Charles and Elton John singing “sorry seems to be the hardest word.” This got me to think about the importance of “saying sorry” and of “forgiveness”, but also to consider the need...
One of the great strengths of Positive Psychology is the strong scientific basis it has in helping us to find ways to live life to the full and flourish. But it doesn’t solely deal with the positive, the research can also be used to help us deal with the...