Helping people to focus on the positive to move forward in their lives
It’s the question we always hear whenever we are at an event or social gathering. Once we have broken the ice and found out the other person’s name, what is the default first question of the ‘conversation’? Our first question to a complete stranger is to find out what they do during the day to... Continue Reading →
According to my taxi driver this morning, a change is as good as a rest. Maybe it was because I hadn’t had my coffee yet, but I started wondering if that was really true. What are the benefits of change? Is change really restful? I often find that people see change as quite a stressful... Continue Reading →
Being who you really are can be challenging. Maybe your opinion differs to the 'group' or you don't feel confident enough to say what you think even though you're sure you're right. Perhaps you've spent years being somebody else and you're not sure who you really are anymore. Whatever it may be for you, rest... Continue Reading →
As a huge and ever so slightly obsessive music fan, I've worn headphones when I'm out and about since the days of Sony Walkman cassette players, carrying a bagful of cassettes wherever I went. In addition to the primary reason being to listen to music whenever I could, my headphones were also my protection from... Continue Reading →
I started this blog in October, so at only a few weeks old of posting daily (including the transfer of a number of posts from a previous website I had) and since the end of the latest Blogging101 project, I thought I'd take stock of how things have gone. Firstly, I'd like to thank everybody who follows... Continue Reading →
Are you sitting comfortably? How about with your life? Are you comfortable with your life? Maybe everything’s going well and that’s a lovely thing but sometimes, things are just ticking over in a perfectly fine but perhaps not very interesting way and from time to time, you think about stepping out of things for a... Continue Reading →
If you have ever lived in a big city, you know about the countless advantages of doing so. However, one of the downsides which was highlighted to me recently is that the sky can feel so small making city living enclosed and claustrophobic which inevitably has a negative impact on its inhabitants. Kitty Shepherd, a British friend... Continue Reading →
When I was first asked this question, my first thought, perhaps like most people, was financially-related, as that is how we instinctively define cost in society. And this is of course, a vital element that may prevent you from moving forward. Maybe you don’t have the money to pack up and move to a new... Continue Reading →
Sometimes someone says something and you just think ‘that’s exactly how I feel’. This is one of those times. “Coffee is real good when you drink it. It gives you time to think. It’s a lot more than just a drink. It’s something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to... Continue Reading →
