What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is described by founding godfather Jon Kabat Zinn “paying attention, on purpose, from moment to moment, with non-judging awareness” I find that this can be a bit of a mouthful as a first introduction to the subject. No disrespect to JKZ. (I am a huge fan) but I think it’s a [...]
Copyright Gretchen Rubin Do you ever wonder why you can’t keep them and why that friend of yours annoyingly always manages to keep hers ? Or maybe you are that friend who comfortably keeps them and doesn’t understand the struggle that you have. If you want to do it why can’t you just [...]
In 2005 an article appeared claiming it’s possible to calculate the saddest day of the year. See above. Since then lots of very clever people have debated this and shown that there is absolutely no scientific evidence that this formula works. However, it has become something of an annual tradition to talk and worry about [...]
Appreciating Friends Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they stay forever sometimes they are gone quickly, but it is better to have had them in your lives even for a short time. I love that quote from Eleanor Roosevelt “many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends [...]
Happiness Habits for 2018 I spotted this through one of my social media feeds, it’s a Happiness Calendar designed by a wonderful caring outfit www.actionforhappiness.org. It's full of actions for yourself to be happier, and bring more happiness to others. DOWNLOAD THE HAPPINESS CALENDAR HERE Maybe share it with your friends and family “Happiness is not something readymade. [...]
Give Up Smoking 2018 New Year Resolution New Year is a few weeks away and you have decided that on the January 2nd, 2018 you are going to quit smoking and never smoke again! Brilliant. You have made the first step to being a non-smoker. So what’s next? 1) Reasons Why: So first you need [...]
Stress, the “health epidemic of the 21st century”, affects all of us So, a couple of months back I was invited to present a talk about ‘stress’ at the Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy http://www.putneyclinic.co.uk. I spent a little time doing some research. What struck me is how big a problem stress is, and how [...]
Me and the Imposter Syndrome Welcome to my first blog which has been a long time in coming; I have been staring at this white screen for ages. First off a little about me and how I got here and how I understand first hand stress, anxiety and self-esteem issues. For about 20 years I [...]