As I walked my girls to school this morning I posed the question to my oldest (whose smile was upside down): "What is the one thing you can do today that will make you feel joy?" She pondered the thought and smiled as she said slowly "I don't know". I could see a few things [...]
The sun is shining on Harrogate today and I can hear the morning coffee call. Responding to the call I step into my local independent coffee shop. I’m greeted by the owner and the barista, both of whom are bright and cheery. The welcome is warm and authentic. This place is a little treasure trove [...]
Celebration is such a positive sounding word, don’t you think? For me it evokes memories of great days out; key days in the annual calendar such as Easter, Christmas, birthdays and anniversaries, etc. It evokes positive thoughts and that residual joy begins to bubble up a bit within my soul. I recently celebrated my 17th [...]
Now I know what you’re thinking: how can rain bring joy?! I need to start by saying that (generally) I love rain and I think it gets bad press. When we think about rain we tend to think about dark clouds and cold days. Are we too negative in how we view the rain? What if [...]
I’ve been looking forward to writing this one because I love to smile – I always have. I’m a bit like Will Ferrell in Elf: I like smiling, smiling is my favourite Even when I am not happy I always try to keep smiling. When I was 12 years old there was a lady called [...]
This is a really simple thing that brings joy, and it's a rather simple one: The smell of can bring that little release of hope that sparks joy and causes our lips to lift skywards at the corners to create a little cheeky smile whilst the taste [...]
This morning I got up early to go for a run. This is not my usual practice, but recently I have begun feeling sluggish and slow so I set the alarm for 6am and dragged my tired self out of bed. I crept downstairs, out the back door and began to run. I was met [...]
