We are once again facing uncertain times, I for one am ready for a break in more ways than one. My mental health isn’t the best at the moment, I find the the run up to Christmas difficult, I lost my dad back in 2014 and I’ve found that I take a “dip” just before…
Category: talking
Blog: Thanksgiving 2
Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating. Last year, I wrote a blog on Thanksgiving and the importance of gratitude in general. The message of ‘The act of saying thank you for small –and big –things that we do for each other, is a good way to demonstrate that you still appreciate somebody rather than assuming that…
Blog: Time Out
This week, I have taken a leaf straight out of James’ book and writing this from the beach in the Balearic sun. Travel is something that I have desperately missed over the last 19 months. It makes me happy. I have been fortunate enough to spend time travelling around the UK, when possible, throughout the…
#itsokaytotalk campaign
Hello World and Happy Friday Danny and I are proud to be supporting the #itsokaytotalk campaign, raising funds for the charity Andy’s Man Club. This a great cause to support the mental health of men. My supporters badge arrived today – I’m very happy with it. It is okay to talk – it is not…
Blog: Social Media
Hello World Happy Friday – I hope all is well. We often hear about the pros and cons of social media. I’m not entering into that debate today, but I have been refining my own social media presence to only interact with value adding sources and people. It has certainly enhanced the time I do…
Blog: Good vs Bad
Just arrived in North Tyneside for the second part of my trip. I write this from a country park. I am sat next to a huge sun dial with a fantastic view of Newcastle City and the coast. I stopped here on a whim just to pass time before I can check into the…
Midweek: Blog and Round Up: 7 April 2021
Hello Everyone Happy Wednesday 😊 I had an enjoyable long weekend, with a trip to the coast, then a few days spent at home relaxing, exercising and sorting a few jobs too. I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. I’ve got quite a busy month ahead, and lots on the agenda both in work…
Blog: Just the way I am feeling
Hello I hope you are all having a great weekend. I have had a better weekend, focusing on stuff that makes me happy. I’ve felt a little stressed out of late, a little bit too much uncertainty on a few points in life has spiked my anxiety. A little time away this weekend was good,…
Gratitude Letter
Practicing gratitude is really good for our mental health and our overall wellbeing. It can help us to become less materialistic and to calm ourselves by focusing on the here and now, reducing worry about the unknowns of the future. Not only practicing gratitude for our own lives is important, paying forward thanks to others…
Midweek Blog and Round Up
Hello All I hope you are having a good week. It a very busy week for me, a lot is going off in and out of work at the moment. I’ve been spending a lot of time planning of late. Planning out work in my new job, planning out training and work for the positivity…
Better Days Wellbeing 