#35 “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Hamlet The Stoics of ancient Greece believed that our emotions were determined by our judgements. An event, in itself, had no emotional meaning. It is what we make of it that determines how we feel about it. Oliver Burkeman, in his book…
#32 Just a thought: if I were to tell you that what you choose to believe about stress could save your life would you believe me? By changing the way you think about stress, you can improve your health and enhance your level of happiness. You will also improve your ability to connect with others, and improve your life expectancy.…
#52 As you know by now I am a bit of an addict of TED talks. Every now and then I come across threads which I weave together in my head and think ‘Wow!’. Today was one of those days. And that is what I would like to share with you now, fellow Life Liners, because…
#47 So here’s a thought: what if we are overcomplicating our lives? We search for purpose, security, meaning, fulfillment, when underlying all of that what we really want is happiness. A sunflower naturally tilts it’s head toward the sun, but for us humans life has become very complicated. Happiness is a choice, but sometimes it seems unattainable.…
#23 Do you know what your life purpose is yet? Do you have a sense of what brings you passion and engagement? That one thing you were meant to do with your time on Earth? Or, like the vast majority of people, does it feel maddeningly just out of reach? Or, like the vast majority of people, does it feel…
#16 I don’t know about you, but I just love it when I come across something so very simple that can make such a big difference to my level of happiness. When this is also backed up by a ton of research what is there not to love! AND I get to use my very…
#31 Here’s a thought: what if you could forge positive change in your life through something you use all the time: your words. Positive change in your health, your relationships, your level of happiness. Imagine for a moment not only dramatically transforming your life for the better, but all of those whose lives you touch. Research…
#20 Here’s a thought for you; what if you could let go of everything you feel you should be, and instead live your life just as YOU. Do you remember what you wanted to be when you were younger? Or perhaps it wasn’t what you wanted to be, but a sense of how you wanted to feel.…
#13 Here’s a thought; is the reason we sometimes feel sad and lost because our personal map of the world is out of synch with our reality? This week the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to 3 scientists who discovered that our brain has an internal GPS system which helps us find out way physically around our environment.…
#62 It may not feel that way at first, but vulnerability is a good thing! You need some other things in place for it to work its magic, but once you have them vulnerability, empathy and compassion can be your guiding lights to living a wholehearted life. I often find myself learning from animals. One thing…
