What ho! How’s things? Apologies for being missing in action recently. Sumati, Bubs and I went away for a week to an island off the west of Scotland called Arran. I thought I’d tee’ed up some emails to go out to you automatically, but looks like I didn’t. Sorry about that. I tell you something
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I want to tell you about three lines of words that I hold in great esteem: __________ Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. __________ You master those three things and life is sorted for you. Truly.
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So the UK is having a heat wave. This means figures in the twenties of Celsius degrees, so fairly mild by world standards. Nonetheless, the UK is not made for sun. It’s made for grey, sleet-y drizzle with the occasional mild sunny day. And before you jump on me with hate mail, boy is it
How do you want to live your life? Dragging yourself out of bed, exhausted, knackered, crusty, dreading the day ahead of you? Anxious with concerns, frustrated and angered by work, by the commute, grouchy with your loved ones when you make it home? Feeling like your head is so busy, there’s so many things to
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Did you see that in the recent news a woman is claiming that drinking her dog’s urine keeps her beautiful (not for me thanks. How about you?), A teenager got her head stuck in a truck’s modified exhaust after seeing if it would fit (it did, perfectly), nd a Spanish police dog has been trained
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I wrote something recently about mobile phones, and how switching them off from time to time can make a world of difference to your life. Someone tried this in the morning, and was delighted. She said: “The mornings became mine again” – I think that is so great. There’s two ways your mornings can go – One
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Wanna be free? Never have a problem ever again? Free of all suffering and stress and anxiety? Love every single moment of your life? Grab a cup, but gird yourself because it’s a bold idea and you might dislike some of it. Here’s how: There are zero problems here, now, in this moment. Honestly. All your
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So often people say, “I’m stressed” or “I’m anxious” or “I can’t sleep because I’m thinking too much” … Do you ever get like that? The reason you’ve lost your mojo… and it’s temporarily for sure, always temporary, you will come out the other side given time… But the reason you’ve lost your mojo is
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Simon Cowell – he, the “nasty” judge of the X-Factor TV talent show – is doing the complete opposite of my idea of what an entertainment busy bigwig does: He’s given up his mobile phone for the last 10 months, and all to try and do something to benefit his mental health. Cool huh? Also cool
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It’s Monday morning and you may well be back at work – so let’s talk about work and jobs. As sociologists and psychologists and meditation teachers have noted, people not only do a job for money, but so they can contribute something of meaning to something bigger than themselves. People are happiest when they feel