Now is not the time to be mean to yourselves! So, however you may feel about yourself, at the moment, I might advise you to put it on pause. Freeze frame any negative emotions, and dare, if not right now, but later today: to look at yourself in the mirror; make a promise to ensure [...]

Those first colours. Playschool poster paints: red, blue, yellow, and green. The wonderment, when you first discover purple... Blobs remain on your clumsy hands, but you don’t mind. You like gazing at the colours, while the teacher is talking; plus, you’ve got PVA glue to pick off. Your trick is going to work. You peel [...]

Imagine that you are with a group of friends, relaxing on a sandy beach. You’re sitting in a circle, and someone decides to draw the number nine onto the sand. What do you see? Of course, you’ll see the number nine, but you could see it as the number six, depending on whereabouts you’re sitting. [...]

When we lead by example we need fewer words. We largely communicate non-verbally with our actions and example. We are positively helping the people we care and love about calmly, kindly, and with a higher sense of intuition. This is because we are also working on ourselves. It is continual management of our own issues [...]

In the challenging era we find ourselves in, now more than ever before, we need to stop comparing ourselves to other people. We need to do this because it removes the spotlight from all the tiny improvements we achieve for ourselves. We need to be mindful, that all we can only control are our own [...]

I’m sure you’ve noticed that mixing with different people highlights the varying versions of ourselves. They’ll be good old friends with whom by simply looking at them, you know what they’re thinking. Or indeed, they’ve only got to offer a glint of the eye to render you a giggle box of churlish fun and laughter. [...]

When did you last dance, or bellow your lungs out to your favourite tunes? If you asked me, my answer is last night. I move and sing every evening in my make-shift discotheque. My kitchen, like all the rooms in my home, got repurposed during the lockdown. My lounge became an overseas retreat. I got [...]

We grown-ups, can often at heart, still behave like kids. As adult siblings, when you meet up, perhaps you still play-fight for that certain comfy lounge chair. Maybe you still squabble about who’s got the largest slice of: “Mamma’s delectable chocolate cake”. Do you still refuse to try foods just because you didn’t like them [...]

We’re blessed to be having the best sunny summer, here in the UK. The sun soothes me: bone-deep, and the warmth does a great job at massaging my pain. Its rays evoke a toothy-wide smile. It’s so nice to only need to wear shorts and t-shirts. And, it’s waking me up: kiss by kiss: revealing [...]

All of us have things we can do that require little or no effort. For me, it’s cooking. I could almost do it with my eyes closed. I love it and enjoy making my family their favourite dishes. Fussy eaters don’t phase me either: I can cook several menu choices at the same time, and [...]