blogging, connections, gratitude, happiness, mentalhealth

Allow me to reintroduce myself

October 17, 2018

I’ve had a little rest from the blog because I felt like I’d run out of things to say, that what I was saying wasn’t important and that the blog wasn’t doing what I wanted it to do. Since...

birthday, gratitude, happiness, life

It’s My Birthday

June 20, 2018

It’s my birthday! Well, it’s not QUITE yet. It’s my birthday tomorrow. I’ll be 35 but if I’m honest, on many levels, I still feel 24. According to checkout workers and bar staff alike, I still LOOK 24 also....

career, community, connections, experiences, goals, gratitude, happiness

The law of attraction

May 2, 2018

I had never heard of the law of attraction before meeting one of my neighbours at the street party I instigated last summer. She spoke passionately about how our thoughts become actions and our actions become outcomes. Her theory...

communication, feedback, gratitude, positivity, randomactsofkindness

Lighthouses

February 28, 2018

When I went to Eden Community Camp last May, the country manager, Peter Lefort, did a rousing talk about lighthouses, part of which you can read here. Peter made reference to a conversation he had with a lady at...

Blog-iversary

August 25, 2017

A year ago I fucked up an entire wall in my spare room, brainstorming what I could do to make the world a slightly better place. The only thing I could think of (that I might be any good...

blogging, cancer, charity, death, gratitude, motivation, the happy newspaper, volunteer, volunteering, writing

Watch “The Happy Newspaper” on YouTube

July 24, 2017

I’ve been lucky enough to write an article for the amazing Happy Newspaper which is out now! I recorded my response to seeing this article and read it out for you all too. If you’d like to take a look at...

career, community, gratitude, motivation, positivity, steve jobs, survival, work

Connect the dots

February 27, 2017

It was 2009 when I watched Steve Jobs give his speech to Harvard graduates, recorded 4 years earlier. That speech resonated with me and I’ve listened to it a handful of times over the years. Today, I listened to it...

christmas, gratitude, grief, happiness, positivity

Friends Again

February 13, 2017

My very beautiful and lovely friend reminded me that I haven’t done a follow up to my blog post The “C” Word. Now, I think it’s because I spent Christmas with her and her family and she wants to see in...