Our Life Through the Eyes of a Child

Our Life Through the Eyes of a Child

Our little Belarusian girl Valya arrived on Saturday. She’s staying with us for a month as part of the local Friends of Chernobyl’s Children group. She’s only 7 and speaks no English, and we speak no Belarusian (or Russian for that matter). It’s hard to even begin to...
Do You Always Have a Choice To Be Happy?

Do You Always Have a Choice To Be Happy?

I’ve been musing about choice these last few days after someone who was on one of my events became triggered by my suggestion that we always have a choice; that it’s not really true to say we ‘must’ or ‘have to’ to something. I don’t think I was very articulate in...
Shame and Happiness: How to Make Yourself Happy

Shame and Happiness: How to Make Yourself Happy

I wrote in my last blog post about the inspiration I get from my 9 year old daughter on how to love life, and she came up trumps again this week. We were chatting away about random things on the walk to school as usual; I can’t even remember how we got onto the...
7 Ways to Love Life Like a Child

7 Ways to Love Life Like a Child

My youngest daughter (J), who is 9 now, has always been one of my favourite muses and role models when it comes to getting the most out of life. She is, and always has been, a bundle of joy, energy and general zest for living. She has strong emotional awareness and...
Balancing Integrated Life vs Business Success

Balancing Integrated Life vs Business Success

There were many factors at play that lead to my decision to hand in my notice 7 years ago. It was a tough decision to make after 18 (mostly) happy years with the same organisation; an organisation I joined straight from university, offering relative security, steady...