On one lovely sunny evening not so long ago, I found myself in a conference hall talking to strangers as if we were old friends. Sharing our hopes and dreams for the world and ourselves, we were in a London venue aptly named Friends House. The reason why: Action for Happiness [...]
What is happiness? Now that is a question! And one for a much longer conversation but here’s a start… An underlying peace. Well-being. Joy. Love. Hope. Purpose. Belonging. Contentment. The ability to survive. My Formula (Caveat: It’s nothing new) Don’t search for happiness. You will always be chasing a dream. Instead, live and [...]
Welcome to my "just in case" socks and underwear drawer. The contents, other than clearly being socks and underwear, are old, full of holes and novelty items. These are all items that I've collected over the years and kept "just in case" my washing machine breaks down and I can't clean my underwear [...]
For those of you who don’t know - I was at my gran’s cremation this Monday. After the service, the Funeral Director approached me, since I was the one who had made the arrangements, and he asked me what to do with the flowers. The crematorium had a patio for remembrance where we [...]
I love this notebook. It's beautiful. I was given it as a gift for Christmas - thank you Aunty Eileen! - and when we first launched 21 Days to Happiness in January I thought writing down the things I'm grateful for, the things that make me happy and journaling on all [...]
