De-Stress

12/05/2026

27/04/2026

How many boxes ticked here?

10/04/2026

Getting a balanced outlook …

26/03/2026

If we look for something positive on a daily basis — like when walking and before meals, the brain gets into the habit of looking for positive things. Which makes it easier to become consciously aware of them. Daily.

08/03/2026

We often see Einstein‘s famous quote: “the thinking that gets us into a problem can’t be the thinking that gets us out of that problem”.

 Think about venting. There are two different types. One is just perpetual complaining — that replays a problem I’m generates the same feeling, again and again and again. And that keeps us in a rumination loop.

There’s a better version.

First, identify the problem.
Next, identify the feeling that it creates.
Then, identify the next step forward.

That third step is the one that makes all the difference.

08/03/2026

“The answers we seek are often found in the questions we avoid.” Savil Bloom

23/02/2026

“Few things are as important to your quality of life as your choices about how to spend the precious resource of your free time.” —Winnifred Gallagher

20/02/2026

Have you ever laughed when you weren’t supposed to…? Now you can know why:

Suppressing laughter in solemn settings can backfire. Here’s what brain science says about why ‘church giggles’ feel unstoppable.

16/02/2026

The weekend weather provided great metaphors — wet and miserable, sleet and icy blizzards and now showers and blue skies!

A thought to share as we continue our personal development journey:

The stress we experience isn’t created by actual circumstances— but rather by the thoughts and judgments to which we attach meaning. And it’s in our power to change those judgments in a heartbeat. If we choose to.

When we experience a stressful thought for what it is— just a thought, not reality —we can let it pass through without letting it persist in our head like an unwelcome relative foisting themselves on us.