Posts by Esther Wane
Hope for a Better Tomorrow
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela I grew up surrounded by books. I was reading by the age of three and devoured whatever I could manage. I was not well as a child but as a reader I could go anywhere, do anything, be anyone.…
Read MoreWorld Poetry Day 2019
As a way to commemorate World Poetry Day I have been trying to think of a list of my favourite poems but I’m struggling. It may be tiredness, I’ve been narrating a really long book this week. It may be indecision, I am often to be found staring at shop shelves unable to pick what…
Read MoreHope Springs
Book Review: Making Happy Work by Mick Timpson Have you become overwhelmed with all the things you feel you have to do? Do you feel as if you are forcing yourself through each day, waiting until all the tasks are done before you can feel any joy? Have you lost faith in yourself to grow…
Read MoreFrom a Flickering Candle to an Eternal Flame
Ten Steps to Using Positive Emotion to Keep the Light of Joy Burning in Your Life All emotion is positive emotion. When we are feeling something it is because we are alive. To be alive is a gift. This chance we have to be here now is one that is unique to each of us,…
Read MoreLight in the Darkness
January and February can be difficult months to navigate. The twinkly sparkling lights of Christmas have gone along with the midwinter celebrations and we are thrown into two months of darkness thanks to shorter days; often with illness and exhaustion to contend with as well as the lack of light. It can feel like forever…
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