Happiness – what we all appear to want You can’t listen to the news or read magazines and articles for long these days without coming across something to do with happiness. We seem to be almost obsessed with the subject. If you do a Google search on the word, you get 645 million results (at […]
Happiness ingredients
The next Happiness Course
It’s been a while… It’s been quite a while since I last advertised The Happiness Course, but I can now announce the next one. It will run for 4 weeks on Tuesday evenings, from 18 September until 9 October, in Sydenham, SE London. What’s it all about? Read on… Everyone wants to be happy! But, […]
Mental Health Awareness Week
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this coming week (14-20 May) So it’s worth blowing the trumpet for mental health! There’s still a lot of stigma associated with mental health issues. Imagine two people meeting in the street. One asks, “How’s your health?” The reply comes back, “Oh, I had a bad back last week, but […]
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 […]
How happy is it where you live?
Take a tour of the happiest (and least happy) places in the UK (as published by the BBC). How about where you live?
Seven ways men can overcome loneliness
1. Move beyond the “manly” stereotype Our culture’s view of men and manhood is profoundly flawed, with its emphasis on external strength but neglect of inner strength and character. Some of the greatest men in history have been very much “in touch” with their inner life, unafraid to express emotions, both “positive” and “negative”. This […]
