By Jodie Healy
The curse of the 21st century is that we spend our time trying to succeed in everything at once – work, our significant relationship, family, exercise, friendships, keeping the perfect house, the perfect garden…
No matter how hard I try I never succeed at everything. If I work hard I don’t have time to [...]

This entry was posted on March 4, 2009 and is filed under: Career, Happiness, Life, Stress Relief, Wellbeing - 19 Comments »

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By Peter Clemens
One of the most popular online videos last week was a very funny interview Conan O’Brien did the comedian Louis CK. Louis makes the observation that although we have so many amazing things these days (eg high speed internet access on airplanes), people still don’t seem to be happy. If you [...]

This entry was posted on March 1, 2009 and is filed under: Gratitude, Happiness - 26 Comments »

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By Ali Hale
Do you love your life? Or do you sometimes feel dissatisfied, certain that you’d be a lot happier if you had a bigger home, better relationships, more money, exciting leisure activities, the respect of your peers…
So many of us keep striving for happiness, convincing ourselves that a new computer game or outfit, [...]

This entry was posted on February 23, 2009 and is filed under: Gratitude, Happiness, Life - 30 Comments »

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By Glen Allsopp
As I’m sure you’re well aware, our minds are amazing tools. In humans, we’ve been able to use our minds to understand how earth began millions of years ago, build space shuttles that can take us to the moon and understand the most complex of mathematical problems.
Without our mind we wouldn’t [...]

This entry was posted on February 20, 2009 and is filed under: Happiness - 9 Comments »

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By Ali Hale
We all have times when we need to get out of a bad mood, or escape from a negative frame of mind.
I know I need to make an effort to change how I’m feeling when I find myself spiraling into a black mood. I might be unreasonably angry, irritable or tearful. [...]

This entry was posted on January 30, 2009 and is filed under: Happiness - 26 Comments »

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By Juliet du Preez
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness” – Seneca
A couple of days ago someone said to me: “Be kind to yourself!” Ever since hearing these words they have been stuck in my head. I have always understood the importance of kindness, but I have [...]

This entry was posted on January 28, 2009 and is filed under: Happiness, Stress Relief, Wellbeing - 36 Comments »