I love having conversations with people, but sometimes I walk away feeling depleted. Emotionally drained, if you will. Then at other times, I leave conversations feeling uplifted, empowered, and re-energised. Why? It’s all down to an exchange of energy. What is emotional energy? Everything on earth has an energetic frequency, even humans. Whenever we make contact with […]
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We all have times when we’re down on ourselves. There was a time not so long ago when I genuinely couldn’t say one nice thing about myself, which is crazy because we all have something good in us. Society doesn’t advocate the loud blowing of our own trumpets. It’s less comfortable to say why we […]
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Ronan Keating wasn’t lying when he sang that ‘Life is a Rollercoaster’ song, now was he? We all experience ups and downs, and not forgetting, the in-betweens. I guess the key is increasing the frequency of up-times and contented times whilst also learning ways to minimise the impact of the ‘down’ times too. As amazing […]
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One Saturday morning, not too long ago, I sat on the sofa in my comfiest PJs. As the sun shined through our window, my family and I enjoying sitting together watching something funny on the TV. It was blissful. I was relaxed and feeling an abundance of love for those near me. “This is the […]
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Gelong Thubten wasn’t exactly who I was expecting when I sat to listen to a Buddhist monk speak about happiness. In my mind, monks were quiet, unassuming and dare I say it, non-relatable. Yet, here was a man full of presence & personality – who 25-years previously had been an actor living a wild […]
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At the moment, emotions can be akin to riding a rollercoaster – am I right? Anyway, to help combat the lows there are some simple, but effective ways to maintain some balance and hopefully make the ride slightly less daunting. Let me share with you 5 simple activities you can try to help you […]
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Hello & Happy New Year! When choosing the focus for this month I felt inclined to lead with vitality. I mean, New Year is often the time we decide to get fitter & healthier, maybe you’re even taking on Veganuary? But then another theme jumped out at me, spoke to me if you will. It was […]
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I was never going to be a ballerina. It wasn’t through lack of trying, I just wasn’t built for it. However, in any ballet exam I ever took, there was always one thing I scored well on – smiling. I don’t know why they score you for smiling, but they did and that’s where the […]
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Firstly, thank you! Thank you for being here. Thank you for reading. Thank you if you choose to like this post, or share it or decide to stick around and subscribe to further posts – or not, still, thank you! Your time is precious and I’m grateful that you choose to share it with me. […]
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Happy April everyone! And no I’m not attempting to April Fool’s anyone, April really is going to be all about Happiness (well on Living.Pretty.Happy at least that is!) Every month, we’ll be focusing on one of the 14 identified areas that are often attributed as an important element of our well-being. When each of these elements is […]
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Before anyone starts eye-rolling at the mere mention of the word exercise hear me out… Exercise – in my humble opinion -is one of the biggest contributors to unlocking a healthy body & happy mind lifestyle. It ticks plenty of boxes on the well-being scale (read: Improving well-being: the key to being happy?) and […]
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Improving well-being! Just a few short years ago I wasn’t even aware of well-being and now improving it is at the centre of nearly every personal decision I make. Why? Because when I became aware of the concept of well-being I realised how much power I held over my own sense of happiness, my own level […]
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I’ve titled this article, ‘what to do when you make a mistake’ not ‘if you make a mistake’ because let’s face it, no matter how optimistic or perfect you try to be – you will make mistakes. These can be small barely noticeable faux-pas’ to full-blown want the ground to swallow you up misjudgements. […]
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Years ago I was stuck in a rut. My mindset was very negative. Bad things happen to me. Bad things happen to those I love. There is nothing I can do to control my circumstances. I am a victim. I think I was suffering from what somebody had described as the ‘snowball effect’. One bad […]
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