“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~Dalai Lama In my mid-thirties, my active and adventuresome life as a broadcast journalist collapsed. It began...

There is no doubt we live in a world with constant distraction: beeping phones, ever-present social media, streaming services, constant noise, advertisements on every surface in every direction.But the numbers might be...

“Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world. ~Wayne Dyer Driving home from another visit to the pediatrician, Mother reiterated how puny I was: “You’re just...

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” ~Theodore Roosevelt In March 2020, the UK went into its first Covid lockdown, and the country was swept with anxiety and sadness. When would we see our loved...

Many of us know the feeling of wanting to live with less but are struggling to find the motivation to get started or continuing to make progress after a quick start. The desire...

“When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.” ~Allan Looks Last year, I took my then-six-year-old son to a kite festival. He was ecstatic...

Stress appears to have become a staple of modern life. In fact, according to one recent study, 84% of Americans report feeling stressed at least once a week. Gallup reports half of all...

“Whatever you’re feeling, it will eventually pass. You won’t feel sad forever. At some point, you will feel happy again. You won’t feel anxious forever. In time, you will feel calm again. You...