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Happiness: can you sustain the feeling of joy

We all want to be happy. As a parent, the greatest gift is for your child to be happy. But how do you go about being happy?

Happiness arrives in the moment. It is that feeling of joy that bubbles up from within you.

How do you sustain that joy beyond the moment?

Alison Wem gives 3 approaches to sustaining joy. 

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By Alison Wem, ago

ABC of Love: n is for night

Sometimes we need to go into the dark to find the Light.

The Light is always with you but sometimes in the day time you cannot see it.

During our lives we will all experience a dark night. It may be through loosing someone or something we love or perhaps illness or financial worries.

Your Light can arrive in may forms. A few kind words of encouragement or perhaps a helping hand may arrive bringing you light in your darkest moments.

The greatest Light you can shine in your dark night is ‘self love’. It can bring encouragement, hope, self-assurance or just a knowing that you will get through your dark night and arrive in a lighter place. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Little in life is perfect: can ‘good enough’ be alright?

Are you seeking perfection in your life? Perhaps the perfect relationship, perfect children, dream job or the perfect spring day.….

It is hard going to be perfect in everything. In trying to be perfect, it can in itself cause your life to be less than perfect. So is it alright to be ‘good enough’ in some aspects of your life?

Listen to Alison Wem’s live broadcast on ‘Little in life is perfect: can ‘good enough’ be alright…’ She gives some perspective on living life and perfection. Learn the 80/20 rule and how it might apply to your life. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Woman to Woman

I received the following from Menaca Joji, a friend and colleague who has written guest articles for Your Soul Family’s Life and Living blog. She received it from her Mum who lives in Sri Lanka. We both loved it. We do not know who wrote it so I am afraid I am unable to credit them. However we have followed their request to share it. We are very grateful for being reminded of all that is good in our lives.

Someone will always be prettier.

Someone will always be smarter.

Someone’s house will be bigger. read more

By Dougp, ago

Men: the secrets of surviving Christmas

The approach to Christmas can be a challenging time. Not only is it a busy time for the person preparing the Christmas Day celebrations, but tension can run in families where couples do not agree on the style of celebrations. Do you recognise the scenario?

Lets look at some tips for the man of the house…..

Tip #1  Remember your partner is doing their best to make Christmas a joyous and happy time for all. A little encouragement can go a long way.

Tip #2 Rather than complain about the amount of money being spent, try to find some alternative treats or better still make or cook some. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Is the World becoming a better or worse place to be?

What do our newspapers say about our world?

Views on this topic are probably as numerous as there are people. Periodically I pick up a newspaper and look at the headlines as a barometer on prevailing attitudes.  I did this last weekend with London’s Evening Standard.

On the downside were headings relating to lies, accusations and tensions:

Fake paramedic treated more than a 100 people

Worst times on trains for 12 years but fares rise 3.1% – employees blamed

G20 summit tensions

It was not a good start to my review. However I went on to find the following headlines. Sadly they were further back in the paper as bad news seems to sell more papers than uplifting news. read more

By Alison Wem, ago