How Living with Gratitude Can Change Your Life
When I was a teenager the thought never occurred to me that one day my legs wouldn’t work and that I would have to rely on others for many of my daily routine tasks. We so often get wrapped up in this thing called ‘life’ that we barely have time to stop and appreciate what […]
5 Signs That Your Relationship Is Holding You Back
Many times in life, we tend to blame those around us for our own faults and shortcomings. We try to find excuses by focusing on the actions of others instead of assessing our own reactions. One of the main issues that arise in relationships is that of resentment. It’s when we can’t even look at […]
5 Ways to Stop Excessive Thinking
As the day goes by, more and more thoughts get stuck in our heads. By lunchtime these thoughts are already out in full force and they will continue to multiply until finally at bedtime we cannot settle down because we have so much going on that we cannot switch off. Overthinking is a habit, and […]
Tips on living happier and more positive life
Yes I’m paralysed and life does suck at times, people moan and get in my face. But, it is how we respond, how we see things and ultimately how we let it affect us. Watch my video, post a comment I’m really interested in what people think. Asked me a question for my next video…
How to conquer fear and stop playing safe
Sitting next to my bed in the spinal unit during my rehabilitation, after breaking my neck in September 1991. I was absolutely terrified, as in a couple of hours I had to make a speech. When I was asked a few weeks prior to this, it had seemed easy, without giving it much thought I […]
Perspective is everything. Really?
Saturday afternoon, Tina was taking a reluctant Jake, 10, the eldest and the excited twins Sophie and Sienna aged 6 to the cinema. “Did you enjoy the movie?” Tina asked while leaving. “Not really, boring.” Jake mutters with hands in his pockets, head down, scuffing his feet in any dirt he could find. “How can you […]
I have a good life, why do I feel down?
When I was going through a really tough time, my rock bottom around two years ago I had so much going on inside my head there was barely any room to think let alone get through a normal day. If it wasn’t somebody wanting a piece of me it would be something I was procrastinating […]
Simple Meditation to restore your True Self.
From our earliest age we get exposed to so much information from how to behave to who we should be. By the time we’re middle-aged we’re so far from our true selves we would barely recognise a friend describing who we are. In 1955 a large Buddha statue was being moved from an outbuilding with a simple […]
“I Am Not My Body!” with Bruce Van Horn
This week I had the great pleasure of being on Bruce Van Horn podcast radio show. It’s the first time I’ve done anything like this online and putting aside how nervous I was it didn’t turn out too bad. I talk about my accident and many other experiences that have shaped my life. Anyway, rather than reading […]
How to practice gratitude – 5 Simply Ways
It doesn’t matter if you’re having a hard time or if things are going brilliant knowing how to practice gratitude is something you really should know, as well as actually do it. It’s easy to get stuck in the moment, bogged down in a bad situation and start cursing your life. It’s also easy for […]