“Though February is short, it is filled with lots of love and sweet surprises” – Charmaine J Forde New year’s resolutions are a fantastic idea. Any excuse to mark your past achievements and to set new goals is, in theory,…
read more“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” – Arthur Somers Roche Here we are again at the beginning of yet another unpredictable year. Once…
read more“Rebooting our enthusiasm is like deciding to become our own best coach, rather than our own worst enemy.” – Cathy Burnham Martin A few months ago, everything seemed like it was getting back to some kind of normal. However, as we…
read moreThis has been a bit of a confusing year to look back on as it has had so many chapters and quite a number of surprises. My partner Jack and I started the year in lockdown in Highbury Stadium and…
read more“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put…
read more“When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the centre of every constellation, and people want to be near you.” – Shannon L. Alder on…
read moreImagine a microscopic bacteria lands on your neck and unbeknown to you begins tunnelling through your skin and flesh in search of your spinal fluid – a source of energy for this micro-organism. Over a matter of weeks, the bacteria…
read more“Creativity is as important now in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.” – Sir Ken Robinson Creativity, some belief, is the reserve of the creative industries. However, creativity is required to thrive and grow…
read more“With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Take advantage of this wonderful time of warmth, light and natural beauty by welcoming…
read moreWellness is the complete integration of body, mind and spirit – the realisation that everything we do, think, feel and believe, has an effect on our state of wellbeing.” – Greg Anderson Just because this season is light and airy,…
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