How to have more good days
A couple of months ago I had a period of pretty low mood. I was unmotivated, exhausted and feeling ‘meh’ most days. Thankfully, I pulled myself out of that funk (and wrote about it here) but when I look back at it, coming out of it started with one good day. I remember waking up without a headache for the first time in a couple of weeks (I was cutting…
How to look on the bright side of life
Today I’ve got a little something different for you – a guest post! I’ve been following the lovely Peta for a while now and one of the many things I love about her, is her approach to life. No matter what happens, she always manages to see the lessons and the brighter moments. Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, but if you take the time to be grateful when there…
The problem with positivity
“How to think positive and be happier” / “Seven ways positive thinking will change your life” / “100 ways to have a positive mindset and succeed!” How many articles like this have you read? How often have you been told to just think positive and things will be OK? You smile, nod and silently think to yourself “alright for you to say…” I don’t want to bash positivity here, but…
How to make every day that little bit lovelier
Human brains are more attuned to negativity than they are positivity. It’s something called the negativity bias and it means it’s physically more difficult for us to focus on the positive. OK, this may be a slightly dark note to start on – but stick with me here! What this means is that we need to invite and inspire more positivity into our daily lives to tip the scales back…