Posts Tagged ‘love’
Corona Struggle
Denial I have not been doing so well with my response to the outbreak of the corona virus. I didn’t want it to be true so spent some time, along with the government, in denial. I told myself either that this wasn’t real, that somehow it didn’t apply to me or that I would just…
Read MoreChristmas: Love it or loathe it?
Childhood Christmas Like many I have nostalgic memories of Christmas as a child. I remember it as a time of magic, twinkly lights and fun. I loved being with my mother as she went through the family Christmas rituals. Early December was the tree ritual, where the lights were taken out of the boxes and…
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…
Read MoreRocking Rejection! Xx
Last week I received a message from a friend asking if my positive psychology study could help her with a rejection she had received. I paused for a while and looked out of the window at the surrounding countryside while my new puppy whimpered a bit in the back of the car on his…
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