I wrote last week that carrying out acts of kindness gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling but we often feel the need to tell someone or be acknowledged in some way, but what if we didn’t? What if we kept it secret? What if we didn’t see the effect we had (e.g. leaving change … Read more
I have always been of kind disposition but I never really noted its importance until I had my daughter(s). It was when saying things such as ‘let’s use gentle hands’ or ‘that’s kind’ that it dawned upon me. I needed to actively be more kind. Consciously kind if you will. I implemented specific activities at Christmas via the Kindness … Read more
Have you ever wondered if you are missing out? If you should be doing more? Have you ever considered the fact that you are exactly where you need to be? This is called happenstance. I have been mulling this over as I have been practising gratitude this month. So I have talked about being grateful … Read more
I’m grateful. Generally, sporadically, genuinely grateful. I’ve been practising gratitude a while, particularly in the last 28 days as I challenged you all to join me. Even as a happy-go-lucky, hopeless optimist I’ve learnt some things on this journey and I wanted to share them with you. I hope to inspire you to consider putting … Read more
Our friends over in the US are celebrating Thanksgiving this week which means that gratitude is high on many people’s list this week. The thing is, I believe that we should be thankful every day (just love should be demonstrated every day not just on Valentine’s Day in my humble opinion!) across all areas of … Read more