Patience is a virtue. How often did you hear that growing up? Even now, hearing that little proverb of uncertain origin can set my teeth on edge slightly. Not because I disagree. But more because when some well-meaning adult (usually parent) said that to me as a child, it was perceived by me as an…
How resilient are you post Covid-19?
How resilient are you? This is another question – like last week’s about what direction you are going in – that has probably changed from life BC (before Corona). As we continue to muse through the 10 keys to happieness, as outlined by the Action for Happiness folk, how extraordinary that we now come to…
What direction are you going in?
Here’s a thing. What direction are you going in? A reasonable question perhaps. But how different is your answer today to that of BC – Before Corona? As we are musing our way through the keys to happier living, as outlined by Action for Happiness, the sixth key is Direction. This is about having goals…
Trying out our way to happiness
What new things have you been trying out recently? As we meander our way through 10 keys for happier living, as outlined by the Action for Happiness folk, we come this week to Trying Out. It seems fitting indeed that this idea of trying out new things – be they skills, ventures, hobbies, opportunities, places…
Some tools for our post Covid recovery
This week sees a grim milestone – that of the one year anniversary of the first lockdown being called. In those 12 months, 126,172 people in the UK alone have died from Covid-19. These are ghastly statistics, and it is important that we stop, reflect and remember. I am not going to dwell on this…
Do you value what you know?
How often do you stop and value what you know – knowledge gained from the life you have lived thus far? Perhaps a question you more easily relate to is: How often do you doubt what you know? This awful pandemic and all that has come with it has caused us to doubt any number…
One year on: how have we changed?
This week marks the passing of a major milestone. The enormous sack of plain flour that MB managed to order at the very start of the Covid 19 crisis has now finally been emptied. MB is a very keen bread baker, and was able to obtain a delivery slot early in lockdown to secure delivery…