I was reminded by her recent Facebook post of Sue Thomas’ article “Blue mind charts our link with water” from 2014. “Water makes you happier, more connected and better at what you do,” Wallace J Nichols The effects of nature, in its green form, has been well researched as a boost
Here are six daily mindfulness practices that I find helpful to keep me mindful each day. Including starting the day, mindful eating, exercise, pausing in nature, dark breathing and mindful driving.
I’ve picked a word of the year most years recently. And I’ve hardly ever done anything with them. But this year’s word is an old favourite. My Word of 2022 is Write The pandemic put paid to writing for a long time. I know I’m not the only one who
Today’s writing prompt: Retreat Here in the period of “Twixmas” there is more spare time available than is usual in my life. I’m on leave from work, and visitors come at Christmas and New Year, so that time between is available to me. Therefore, I’m planning a creative retreat. For
My word for 2021 is CREDO It’s an acronym: C = creativity. I’m starting with some creativity challenges, including writing. In 2020 I felt blocked. So I’m going to flex my writing (or creative) “muscles” every day. And because that makes me feel good, I’ll do it as early in
We’ve finally started revamping our main and main spare bedrooms this year. We have put up with an ancient carpet in our bedroom for far too long. And the curtains were actually made for the living room of our first house 30 years ago… To get a carpet you need
I was intrigued by Oliver Burkeman’s column in the Guardian from last month about insomnia: Shuffle your thoughts and sleep in which he reports on the Canadian cognitive scientist Luc Beaudoin’s newly invented cure for insomnia, which he calls the “cognitive shuffle”. Counting sheep and similar ways to cope with
I haven’t been much of a believer in bucket lists up until now. But as I’ve been working hard and and haven’t had a proper holiday this year, I thought I really need something to look forward to. This aims to be the beginning of a list I can look
Coping with cooking oil is something I am always pondering. It’s not supposed to go down the drain so how do you dispose of it? Hubby keeps broken cups by the sink and lets the fat cool and set before throwing it out, but I don’t like the constant messy look, as there always seems to be one or two around.
A couple of recent tips I read about:
Pour grease into egg shells and dispose of them when set
Reuse oil where possible – it can be filtered with kitchen paper or coffee filters.
Always worth a reminder of places one might forget in the cleaning schedule:
Keyboard
Mouse
Phone screen
Light switches
Remote controls
Doorhandles
Toilet handles
Rubbish bins (especially the kitchen bin)
And remember to replace:
Pillows
Toothbrush / toothbrush head
I’ve been looking for the source of the quote “Happiness is not a destination but the way to live your life.” It seems to have many versions and is quoted as originating from many sources. It’s even been attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination; happiness is to be found along the way not at the end of the road, for then the journey is over and it’s too late. The time for happiness is today not tomorrow.” This is the version said to be quoted by Paul H Dunn.
“Happiness is a means of travel not a destination” is another variation of it, or “Happiness is a journey, not a destination”. The shorter versions have probably been adapted to suit plaques, wall hangings and greetings cards.
“The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.” is quoted as Dan Millman in Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
A believable original source may be Margaret Lee Runbeck: “Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.”