Category: gratitude

  • Friendly February has arrived

    Action for happiness Friendly February 2026

    Take time to be friendly this February.

    If you are already a friendly person then great, keep it going.

    If not, then why not give it a go. Day by day, step by step.

    We are all on the same journey, and it’s later than you think.

  • A Quantum of Solace

    Grey Crane bird resting on a branch by a pond

    Just taking time to enjoy a quantum of solace.
    No coming
    No going
    No after
    No before
    When moments are just moments…

    Contact

  • The weather’s variable – so are you. But I can’t do a thing – about the weather

    Cloudy weather over a green area

    Wise words from the band Magazine in their song “About the Weather” however I wonder how many of us get stuck on the weather and how it affects our mood.

    As the summer solstice fast approaches here in the northern hemisphere, it is fair to say that the weather hasn’t reflected this much so far. Certainly here in Ireland autumnal coats and hats are still in fashion and retail shops will soon be selling off their unwanted summer stock.

    However let’s put things into perspective worrying about the weather is pointless for several reasons:

    1. Uncontrollable Nature: The weather is a natural phenomenon that cannot be controlled by individuals. Worrying about something you have no control over is generally unproductive.
    2. Forecast Accuracy: Modern weather forecasting is relatively accurate, and being prepared based on forecasts is more practical than worrying.
    3. Inevitability: Weather will happen regardless of concern. Accepting and adapting to it is more beneficial than stressing over it.
    4. Emotional Impact: Worrying can lead to unnecessary stress and anxiety, which can affect mental health negatively.
    5. Focus on Action: Instead of worrying, it’s more useful to focus on actions you can take, like dressing appropriately, planning indoor activities, or rescheduling events.

    In essence, while it’s important to be aware and prepared for the weather, worrying about it doesn’t offer any practical benefits.

    So let the weather be and focus on what you can deal with, your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

    Remember the sun always shines even behind the clouds.

  • My Meaningful month of May

    May calendar with daily actions of happiness

    Make this month of May be the chance to make a different for yourself and others.

    Start today with an act of kindness towards someone else in your life.

  • A helpful guide to a mindful March

    Mindful March

    Enjoy every day of Mindful March.

    Allow all the daily tips to connect .

    Feel the benefits grow exponentially.

    See you at the 31st.

  • Lá Fhéile Bríde / Happy St Brigid’s Day

    artwork by @talesfromthewood

    Lá Fhéile Bríde / Happy St Brigid’s Day everyone

    In Gaelic tradition, today was the first day of Spring.

    The Celtic Goddess Bríd -goddess of healing was revered on this day a day that signaled renewal, new growth, and movement towards light.

    Time to renew ourselves- our thoughts, our feelings, our behaviours.

    A Spring clean for the mind.

  • Lá Fhéile Bríde / Happy St Brigid’s Day

    artwork by @talesfromthewood

    Lá Fhéile Bríde / Happy St Brigid’s Day everyone

    In Gaelic tradition, today was the first day of Spring.

    The Celtic Goddess Bríd -goddess of healing was revered on this day a day that signaled renewal, new growth, and movement towards light.

    Time to renew ourselves- our thoughts, our feelings, our behaviours.

    A Spring clean for the mind.

  • Spring blossom into action

    I love Spring
    I love cherry blossom trees
    Seeing the changes and growth in nature reminds me that we too can harness this change and growth.
    Immerse yourself in nature you’ll feel better for it.

  • Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

    Happy Saint Patrick’s day

    Wishing you all the best of luck today.

  • Mindful March

    Mindful March

    Making time to be more mindful this March.

  • Time for reflection : Time for living

    Dalai Lama

    Although we are nearing the end of the year and we reflect on the past and look forward to the future; how many of us take the time to be in the present?

    We can only be physically in the present so let’s bring our minds there too.

  • Morning reflections

    Pigeon on a river bridge

    We all need a bit of time to reflect what better time than now.

  • Is the Sun setting in on summer ?

    Setting sun bowing figure

    I like September.

    On an island with the Atlantic to the West and the Irish Sea to the east September brings in many changes. Not only the weather as who can tell the variables of such a potent force? But more than this for us as people. Our lives change back to the normal, back to the routine- school, work, commuting, and so on.

    Another year has passed, some people have gone, some have arrived , that unstoppable circle of life that the seasons only provide a marker to what time it is. The Sun’s casting shadow getting longer, if indeed you’re lucky enough to see it (remember it always shines above the clouds) as we tread further into our daily life.

    Like I said at the beginning I like September as it provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the summer gone, even the year that has passed but more importantly take notice of what’s going on now. A moment to plan for the winter ahead on how we are going to protect ourselves, physically from the elements and mentally from the stresses and anxieties of daily life.

    So as the sun sets on summer what are you going to do to protect yourself perhaps some of these tips will help:

    • Keep connecting with your family and friends
    • Get active, move more
    • Make time for yourself doing something that you want to do
    • Smile and be grateful for what and who you are
    • Take two minutes to be mindful (I can send you on my two minute sessions for you to try)

    Whatever it is you choose remember the sun is going to set anyway, your not alone, the seasons will come and go , we all go through it, but we can go through it together.

    For further information feel free to Contact me.

  • The more you give the more you get

    Altruistic August

    Whether you believe in the concept of altruism or laws of attraction or even if you don’t well there is no harm in trying. So this August why not follow the daily suggestions as outlined above on the calendar and you might just surprise yourself how different you feel.

    You have nothing to lose and all to gain. So start today by consciously focusing on being kind to both yourself and others.

    Enjoy yourself it’s later than you think…

  • Good advice but only if you take take.

    Mind and body together

    Follow your heart but take your brain with you.

  • Accepting our little moments of happiness

    Happy emojis

    How often have you felt little, unexplained feelings of happiness popping up from time to time.

    I like those little, unexplained feelings . It’s like getting a free hit of feeling happy without having to do anything to get it.

    Do you get them too? Mine don’t last too long but that’s ok for l don’t expect them to, but I do like to notice and enjoy them when they arrive.

    When we stop to think about it, are we too busy trying to figure things out, getting caught up in the noise that we diminish these happy moments as a distraction and getting in the way of how we really feel?

    It’s strange how we try to force feelings as opposed to accepting them for what they are. Sometimes I just feel happier not because my life got better or sometimes I don’t feel so happy but again not because my life got worse. It’s just where I am at that moment and I realise like all feelings they will pass.

    For me the important factor is to be mindfully aware of the good feelings when they come along. Where in my body do the feelings manifest, is it just a simple need to smile, no matter what or where, I can allow the feelings just be what they are.

    And be wary of denying the good feelings as you think you should be worrying about something, Just let the moment in and go when it does.

    We can spend a lifetime chasing happiness yet miss those little moments of unexpected happiness which just pop up now and again. Watch out for them and when they come, accept them and let them go when they do.

    We all deserve a little happiness no matter how fleeting.

  • Earth hour

    Earth hour candle

    We are only custodians of this Blue Planet. Let’s leave better than we found it.

  • Happy St Patrick’s Day

    St Patrick’s Day shamrock

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone

  • You don’t have to be Charles Dickens to make a difference.

    Dickens was of course a great story teller and he drew from his life experiences, everything that went on around him. But he was also a social reformer, challenging the authorities to review and change the circumstances of the poor and working classes.

    He lived in a time of great industrial and social upheaval, the heady days of Victorian Britain, a place of both wealth and poverty

    “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

    ― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

    Therefore he not only put his thoughts down in words, he also took action with a sense of purpose. We can all do this, don’t doubt yourself, you like me can help another person.

    So don’t wait for the best of times to get started , lighten the burden today.

  • You don’t have to be Charles Dickens to make a difference.

    Dickens was of course a great story teller and he drew from his life experiences, everything that went on around him. But he was also a social reformer, challenging the authorities to review and change the circumstances of the poor and working classes.

    He lived in a time of great industrial and social upheaval, the heady days of Victorian Britain, a place of both wealth and poverty

    “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

    ― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

    Therefore he not only put his thoughts down in words, he also took action with a sense of purpose. We can all do this, don’t doubt yourself, you like me can help another person.

    So don’t wait for the best of times to get started , lighten the burden today.

  • World Mental Health Day 2021

    Not just for today

    World Mental Health Day 2021
  • Dream Great:Ten steps to a happier living

    We can all dream so why not make it great?

    Great Dream Anagram