The Daily Telegraph reported¹ that keeping expectations low may be the key to happiness – according to researchers at University College London. “It is often said that you will be happier if your expectations are lower,” said lead author, Dr Robb Rutledge. “We find that there is some
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The mainstay of my program, Future Self Now, and indeed all Law of Attraction thinking is the idea of feeling yourself in your Now as the best self that you fundamentally know you are. Some know this as ‘Fake it til you make it’. Although this is still
Read more →I’ve just got back from a fabulous time at the Quest Festival in Devon. I had the absolute pleasure of running 4 workshops on Happiness, The Artist’s Way and ‘Future Self Now‘. Everyone who came to my sessions was really up for all the games and exercises
Read more →“I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, love and abundance. Then whenever doubt, anxiety or fear try to call me they keep getting a busy signal and soon they’ll forget my number.” Edith Armstrong
Read more →It’s impossible to be grateful and upset at the same time. In the moment of appreciation – even if it is just a fleeting moment – we are free. When it comes to raising our energy, this is what makes gratitudes, in my opinion, even more powerful
Read more →As I explore the art of paying attention I have just become aware of Mandalas. I tried one today for the first time and here’s my very modest result. Mandalas are rooted in the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and Native American spirituality. Modern psychologists also use
Read more →Just came across this from Neale Donald Walsch about creativity and consciousness – very apropos at the moment! Creation is the highest form of Divinity, and your birthright. Truth is, you are creating all the time. The central question in your life is whether you are doing
Read more →Now that I’ve started running my Artist’s Way workshops again I’m going to be much more conscious about doing Artist’s Dates. These are basically about taking yourself off for about an hour a week just to have fun with you and you. They are meant to be
Read more →So, it’s now Year Two of this Happiness blog and, as I mentioned in my last post, I’ve taken on the fresh challenge (hence my new tagline) of daring to be more conscious. This is why…. Reality – the ‘what’s-so’ of things has always appeared to me
Read more →So the school holidays are over, we’re back from our wonderful holiday in Italy and I’m back in blogging-action. Horrah! I missed you all. This blog is now officially 1 years old! Sing along now: Happy birthday to you Squashed tomatoes and stew You look like a
Read more →Ahoy, wonderful readers! It’s that time of year when your faithful Happiness Experimenter must away to the sun. England has had more than its fair share of the wet stuff this summer so there’s nothing for it but to seek out some Tuscan sun! I will most
Read more →A couple of days ago my friend Claire sent me one of the best quotes I’ve seen in a long while. I was so inspired, I’ve made a video with it. Watch it whenever you need a pick-me-up. Enjoy!
Read more →It’s 5 O’clock in the morning. I’ve been awake since 3am. Seems little point in going back to sleep now so here I am confessing what’s on my mind. The deadly compare-and-contrast bug – that’s what. The reason I woke at 3am was because my mind suddenly
Read more →We went to a tiny but wonderful festival of folk music over the weekend. Gossington Festival to be precise. Great bands, and so small we could chat to all the great artists and behave like groupies. The hit of the weekend for us though, despite all the
Read more →So today feels like a momentus one as I’ve just waved Julia (aged 13) off at Heathrow airport. She is flying solo for the first time – off to see her Uncle John and Aunt Berenice in Toulouse, France. I’m so proud of my (no longer so)
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