Happiness! PART 19 (Final)

Heartland is now on the market – and is shortly being promoted internationally! So now is the time to consider if you – or you and another family together – would like to take over Heartland and its 19 bedrooms/80 acres of sacred sanctuary to run your own yoga, healing or ‘good food’ retreat……..enquiries please … Read more

Happiness! PART 17

We’re coming to the end of this series! This week we’ll consider: “What’s really important to me?” For many we know that seems to be their new car, their new dog or their new outdoor barbecue setting. People will say those things “make me happy”. But we also know that’s not real, lasting happiness: it’s … Read more

Happiness! PART 16

Happiness is more than just feeling good – it’s also about feeling valued! We need to feel that our lives are worthwhile. There needs to be meaning to what we do – and how we do it. And we really need to feel good about our place in society; and view ourselves as playing a … Read more

Happiness! PART 15

This week let’s smile! It’s been known for ages that our physical body and our brain work together. Put a frown on your face, hold it for ten seconds and you’ll start to feel dejected. Clench your fists and your jaw and voila! you’ll soon feel more belligerent. So put a wide smile on your … Read more

Happiness! PART 14

This week we’ll discuss ……….divesting ourselves of our diversions! Diversions clutter our social scene and range from the television to the mobile phone, from emails to Instagram……. I am reliably informed that the more time people spend on Facebook (for example), the unhappier they become and the less satisfied with life they are, too. Ditto … Read more

Happiness! PART 13

Hopefully your happiness is e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g week by week as you follow these simple tips to bring much greater Happiness into your life! We’re close to the end of this series…..I hope it’s helping you enjoy Happiness! This week I recommend that you focus on all those special moments that bring you delight and pleasure! In … Read more

Happiness! PART 12

This week I want to propose that you schedule happiness into your busy itinerary! Happiness can not only be learnt – but it can be further enhanced by making time for it on a regular basis. Most of us have such busy lives that this doesn’t always happen automatically – so these days the busy … Read more

Happiness! PART 11

Last week we looked at how to best start the day and how to best finish it. The core of that process is really to establish a close and intimate relationship with The Divine Presence, the very core of your Being. This week I’d like to suggest you take control of your intentions. In other … Read more

Happiness! PART 10

Last week I suggested you create and maintain a Gratitude Book for 60 days. How that will change you!! This week we’ll look at two basics for fostering Happiness….. 1.      START THE DAY the way you wish to live it. Most people wake to an alarm…..and race through their day from that moment on. This … Read more

Happiness! PART 9

Before Easter I suggested that spending never fills the gaping hole in our life……but relationships do. This week we’ll go deeper still and consider the role of GRATITUDE in our lives. Gratitude is that magical ingredient which brings peace and joyousness to our otherwise frenetic lives…. With gratitude as our focus and compass-point we can … Read more