Dreams – we all have them. Sometimes they are big, often they can be relatively small. Dreaming is important for our happiness and positivity, but turning this into a reality can seem like a massive barrier. Pursuing a dream can bring true contentment to our lives. I find the easiest way to turn a dream…
Author: James
The 3 Most Important Character Strengths
“Character strengths refer to the set of favourable or positively valued aspects of personality. They have been linked to a broad array of life outcomes, such as success at work, academic achievement, and health-related behaviours.” The three most important characteristics, according to an article at Psychology today, are: Zest, hope, and humour are the most important…
Social Mobility and Inequality: A Dance With The Devil?
Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society. It is a change in social status relative to one’s current social location within a given society. Employers, including private and public sector organisations, as well as schools and universities, are critical to social mobility….
Pandemic work stress
The pandemic has impacted us all in one way or another. For some people the impact has been huge, for others its been more of a tweak to their life style. We are all unique, therefore how it has affected us is also unique. For me I’ve been working at home since late February 2020,…
How to Create a Soundtrack for Your Life
It is no big secret that I’m not doing so great at the moment. But one way I have been coping through the last few weeks is music and singing. Sound, finding comfort in it, is really good for my mental health. I recently read an interesting article on creating a sound track to fit…
TED TALK: Questions for your future self
There are many great TED Talks out there, this one I found really interesting. It explores the themes of what would you ask your future self. Click the link below to watch a 10 minute video! Meg Jay: Essential questions to ask your future self | TED Talk “How much do you think about your…
Blog: Control
I am writing this from a bench on the banks of the river Humber. I have just walked from Hessle foreshore over the Humber Bridge. I am taking a break from walking and taking in the view from the other side in Barton on Humber. This weekend away has been very timely. Its been a…
7 OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP SOMEONE WHO’S GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME
We often talk about looking after oursleves, methods to cope and get through the tough times. When it comes to helping someone else it can often be a little trickier – we cannot read the thoughts of someone else. Head over to the IDONTMIND Journal for a great article on helping others. Check it out…
Get Active Blog: Surviving
I am determined to focus on good and positive things now. Grief takes time, but now the funeral has happened I want to focus on the good in my life. I am focusing on exercise at the moment and have managed to return to running this week after taking a week and a half off…
Blog: One Step at a time
Today was my Auntie’s funeral. I said my goodbyes and I hope we gave her a suitable send off. Despite the restrictions, we had a very appropriate non religious ceremony in her memory. Rest in peace Norma Stanyon. Funerals are difficult for me, the lead up to today has been filled with sleepless nights and…
Better Days Wellbeing 