We need some good news We start the new year with all kinds of dire predictions about 2019. Well, here is some good news – The Happiness Course is running again! You’ll remember that I ran The Happiness Course last September here in SE London. It was a great success, and some of the comments […]
Finding your way
So how did The Happiness Course go? Part 2
From last time… My last post talked about The Happiness Course I ran in September in Sydenham, SE London. I’d say it was a success – but don’t take my word for it. Here’s a taste… …of some of the comments people wrote down (anonymously) on their evaluation forms at the end… “I have a […]
So – how did The Happiness Course go?
The Happiness Course in London Over the past weeks, I’ve been running The Happiness Course in Sydenham, SE London. I always enjoy such times, but on this occasion it was a little bit special. There were twelve participants, aged from twenties to seventies, and ethnically very diverse – always a recipe for fun and fruitful […]
How long would you last just sitting doing nothing?
Busy lives? It hardly needs saying… Most of us live very busy and active lives – there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day to fit in everything we need to do. So the idea of sitting for say, 15 minutes just doing nothing seems completely foreign to us. So here’s the […]
Live full – die empty
I was in the gym some time ago and saw this slogan It was on someone’s t-shirt: “Live full – die empty.” I liked it – or at least half liked it… I liked the idea of living life to the full. I presume what he had in mind was… The experience of enjoying every […]
Secrets of a successful marriage
Marriage is quite a controversial topic these days, although current evidence seems to support its superiority over the alternatives.[1] Here are some principles that have helped me – I’ve been married for nearly 33 years, and I would vouch for each one of them! 1. Live in reality with each other So many relationships founder […]
