Take a look inside A Thankful Heart gratitude e-course

Take a look inside A Thankful Heart gratitude e-course   *A Thankful Heart is now only available within The Calm Mind Club where all members get access to the 21-day course for free. Click here to join* Gratitude practice makes such a difference to our lives. It’s really had a huge effect on me, helping…

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What do you do with a plot twist?

What do you do with a plot twist? “It’s not what happens to you, it’s how you react to it that matters,” so said Greek philosopher Epictetus. He has a point. While I like the idea of going out and happening to life, rather than waiting for it to happen to us, there are times…

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Do you have destination addiction?

Do you have destination addiction? You don’t need to go anywhere to have destination addiction, it isn’t a physical place but a state of mind. It’s a term used to describe the belief that success and happiness is the destination: “Everything will be better once we’re in our new house,” “I’ll be successful when I…

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Don’t feel bad for having a good life

Don’t feel bad for having a good life I was talking to a friend the other day and she mentioned that one of her work colleagues is having a really tough time at the moment. My friend was doing everything she could think of to help them but she felt guilty because her own life…

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Happiness doesn’t mean always being happy

Happiness doesn’t mean always being happy (Updated 28/2/16) There’s a lot of talk about positivity and happiness at the moment, which I think is a great thing. It’s about time we valued people’s happiness and discussed its importance for the individual, the community, the wider world. World leaders are recognising that measuring their population’s Gross…

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When it all gets a bit too much…

source We all know that sleep’s important and we should be getting seven to eight hours a night. But how often does life get in the way and those hours slip because of getting up for small children, waiting up for big children, being bogged down in work, or trying to fit in something resembling…

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