Getting older is great! I am indebted to my friend Lesley Lyle for the idea of this – she’s writing a book on it and I’ll let you know when it’s ready, and these are MY thoughts not hers, but she started me thinking about the fact that it might not be such a bad […]
Happiness – my top five
When people hear that I speak and write about happiness they often ask ‘OK then, so what are your top tips for increasing my happiness?” and if I only have a few minutes to answer, these would be my personal favourites, – the ones I think are most important for everyone to know: onwards and upwards!
Why happiness is difficult
Most people are reasonably happy, but I think an important and useful question is “Why aren’t we all VERY happy?”   Personally I don’t subscribe to the belief that you can only have a certain amount of happiness (and more would have to be counterbalanced by corresponding misery), and certainly in this country we have […]
How to have a Happy Christmas
“Happy Christmas!” Everyone says it, but many people seem to not achieve it.                 So I’ve been thinking, and plundering my Big Book of Happiness, and here are ten things you can do to have a happier Christmas – I […]