“How was class?” I asked her. “It was wonderful!” Miriam replied. Every week? I thought. She enjoys her counselling course every week? Who enjoys every class they attend? Is that even possible? She even loves her teachers and can’t stop telling me how great they are. After all my struggles in school when I was […]
20 Reasons Gratitude is Essential for Your Life
Gratitude is the act of feeling and expressing your appreciation or thanks in the present moment. Positive psychologists define gratitude as a deeper appreciation and consider it to be an extremely important positive emotion. Here are 20 reasons Gratitude is important for a happy, healthy and fulfilling life. Gratitude shares the same etymology as the […]
The Long and Winding Road to Empowerment
Three years ago I chose the word Empowerment as my Word of the Year. Sleeves rolled up, I was all set for a year of accomplishments. In the Beginning Posting regularly on my blog, I was happy at the prospect of building a portfolio that would help me get published in magazines or gather enough […]
The Simple Key to Feeling Emotionally Centred
I remember my first experience of group therapy at the age of 20. We all had to say how we felt at the start of the session, and I would pick a feeling because I honestly didn’t know what I felt. One day I picked ‘happy’, just randomly for a change. One of the women […]