June 2024

Making the most of the good times

It's often said that you learn more from failure than success. While I believe you can learn a lot from difficult and dark days, there's no doubt the same can be said for the good times. Positive emotions such as happiness can teach us a lot...

12 June, 2024

In good times and in bad …

In good times and in bad times ...

11 June, 2024

Don’t aim for happiness, aim for happiness-es (from my latest eNewsletter)

Every Monday morning I send out a free, eNewsletter with a short, exclusive article. This week's one is below, and if you want to receive future mailings (you can unsubscribe any time) just fill out your name and email address HERE. Now, on to the article...

10 June, 2024

What do enjoying the journey, finding purpose, and seeing friends in person have to do with breaking out of a rut? Read on to find out …

There are so many aspects to what we might call happiness, or what more properly would be called wellbeing or thriving or flourishing. But whatever we call it, happiness and living a good life are complex and multi-layered. Which is why, for many years / decades...

07 June, 2024

Questions to ask yourself for happiness

Those of us wanting to create and/or enjoy more happiness often look for answers. Which isn't an unreasonable approach to take. But sometimes, there aren't really any answers, especially to life's most complex challenges, but asking the right questions can still prove useful. With that in mind,...

06 June, 2024

Non-therapy therapies

Yesterday I published a post on my Instagram page (HERE) in which I lauded the benefits of nature therapy. For me, getting outside, going for a bushwalk (or hike) and just spending time in nature is THE BEST cure for my depression and worries and...

05 June, 2024

How you think about happiness will determine how happy you really are

It might surprise some of you to learn (or maybe it won't) that there are many different ways one can think about and define happiness. Happiness, in what might be considered its simplest form, is feeling good; it's one of many forms of positive emotion and...

03 June, 2024