Inspiring Thriving
From 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…
Read MoreThe Abundance of Autumn
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;” John Keats I love this time of year, the bright fire of nature burning on every tree and bush, the leaves rustling underfoot and the crunch of seed shells cracking on the forest floor. My children love it too, jumping in piles of…
Read MoreClimbing Your Mountain
Eight years ago today I left my permanent job in the City to go on maternity leave for the second time. I had a vague notion that I would spend some time while I was on leave to explore a different way of life. I had dreamed of being a professional actor and a published…
Read MoreFive Unexpected Benefits of Meditation.
Last week while recording in a studio in London I saw a picture of the Dalai Lama. As well as being a great spiritual leader he is also one of the most joyful people I think I’ve ever seen. And it’s not because he has had a charmed life, far from it, he has faced…
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