I’ve been thinking about what I mean when I say “I’ve had a productive day” or when I ask someone else if they have.  We all know it feels good to be productive; a fulfilling, rewarding, visceral sensation, the deep breath before a good night’s sleep, satisfied in the knowledge that you made the best…

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Well here we are again, recovering from the festive season at the end of another unusual year. Probably, in some ways at least, not the year that most of us had planned. So it might seem strange that I bring up New Year’s resolutions. Because imagine how many were bent or broken in March of 2020…

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“Joy is in the simple things”; a well-known mantra reminding us of the wholesome notion that ultimate happiness is most easily achieved through basic means.  Notwithstanding the fact that we’re all interpreting this concept through our own personal paradigm, it’s universally accepted that ‘simple things’ translate as experiences rather than possessions.  In the words of…

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According to the Mental Health Foundation, 74 per cent of us have been so stressed at some point over the past year that we’ve felt overwhelmed and unable to cope.  Whilst this is a worrying statistic to be confronted with, it’s heartening to think that one of the most accessible and immediate ways we can…

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