Sometimes when we don’t know what to say it’s easier to say nothing.I thought it was enough to count people of colour amongst my friends. And then I had a conversation with one of them this week.There were tears.Hers were tears of understandable heartbreak and pain. She was broken by this. Mine were, in all honesty, tears of shame. I …
Pursuit as Happiness
Ernest Hemingway’s grandson has just released a hitherto unpublished story written by his very famous grandfather. You know, the one who wrote perhaps the greatest short story of all time.‘For sale. Baby Shoes. Never Worn.’It’s about getting as much from life in the moment. Asking what you are going to say no to in order to build a better future …
It Never Hurts to Ask
My belief is that we rise by lifting others.To every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction.It’s written in the laws of physics.What you give out comes back to you in buckets.Not always immediately and often when you are least expecting it.One thing there’s no scarcity of is love.Time yes. But love is a limitless resource.Sometimes a smile or a …
How to Change
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi We are facing a lot of big changes in the world at the moment. Some of them welcome. Others, not so much. Change is hard.Transformational but hard.We resist it even though we know that not only is it inevitable, …
Happy Mother’s Day
Strange (and a little bit scary) times.Only a month ago we were making plans and getting on with things.And then things changed. Slowly at first, but then it dawned on me. This is going to affect all of us. We’re in this together.And so it’s time to start finding the good stuff and noticing the miracles because we are going …
The Power of Creativity
When we use our creativity – and yes, we all have it – and get into that state we like to call ‘flow’ it opens new synapses in your brain, reduces anxiety, boosts your mood, and even slows your heart rate.It’s not just being in flow or ‘peak state’ that helps your happiness. Repetitive creative motions like knitting, drawing, or …