In this issue: Permission to fly – Bright lights, big harvest – Sacrifice your sacrifice – Take a seat – Out of the rough – Many ways to say goodbye – Through a child’s eyes- Message in a novel – Go wild in the country Stretching as far back as the ancient Romans and Greeks …
In this issue: Going the distance • In with the new • What’s your song? • In pursuit of happiness • A taste for blooms • When home is everywhere and nowhere • Spheres of wonder • It’s not you, it’s me • Dreams can come true ‘I just want to fit in.’ How often …
In this issue: Reawaken the senses – Lasting impression – Swing into action – Life on the edge – From the lighthouse – Somewhere in time – Face value – Magic of metaphor – Into the blue – Cogs in motion – Writer in residence Life often delivers the unexpected. Plans are derailed, problems crop …
In this issue: Cloudbusting • Tender is the life • To whom it may concern… • Room to grow • Between lightness and dark • Where the wild things are • Renew and restore • Find your stride • More than meets the eye • Inside out Growth, adventure, emotional freedom. Some aspects of life …
Small wonders – Thank you for the days – Novel approach – Through the ages – When you wish upon a star – In search of closure – Viewed through a lens – On the menu tonight… Hive mind – Forward thinking ‘And what do you say…?’ Parents and guardians are invariably heard impressing upon …
The holidays are almost here, you might be looking forward to time off, precious moments with loved ones, great food and post-feasting naps. Then come those post-celebration days, where you eat all the leftovers and have no idea what time it is, let alone what the date might be. It’s somewhere during this twilight period …
Shooting stars – Lives less ordinary – Look who’s talking – What’s in a name? – Green shoots of recovery – Notes on a conversation – Try, try again – Born this way – To everything there is a season – Everlasting flame Common in surveys and marketing research, the 10-point rating scale is often …
There are times in life when a personal stocktake can be helpful. Reviewing what’s gone before, whether it’s done after university or an apprenticeship, between jobs or at the end of a relationship, is a chance to think through what went well, what might have been improved, what was fun and what would, in hindsight, …
The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.’ So runs the opening line of LP Hartley’s 1953 novel, The Go-Between, a reminder, it transpires, that childhood is not without embarrassment, love is rarely straightforward and society’s mores are forever changing. The past, many would accept, is also an imperfect country, one where …
This meditative exercise connects mind and body. It takes between 15 and 20 minutes, so make yourself comfortable in a room where you won’t be disturbed. Lie on your back on a mat or rug on the floor, or on your bed. Legs can be flat on the floor or knees raised, whichever is most …
Read moreMindful body scan – how to nurture a healthy relationship between mind and body