Is it a Happy New Year then?

The holiday dust has settled and for many the optimism with which they met the New Year and made resolutions has been replaced by unhappiness and frustration as life returns to the way it used to be. Here, Anne Pink reminds us to focus on things we are grateful for and to take change, one step at a time.

Confused Procrastinator Here

Posted by on Jul 13, 2010 in Review of the week | No Comments

Isn’t it funny how we find something to complain about, no matter how things are? About three weeks ago I was out in my little back garden which is flanked by a footpath, quietly watering my tomato plants. It hadn’t rained for a while and I was obliged to use the hose: the water in my rainwater butt had run out

Review of the Week

Posted by on May 16, 2010 in Review of the week | No Comments

Do you feel optimistic? I try hard not to, but what with waking up every day cheerful, having a fairly happy disposition and a new partner who thinks I’m lovely, well, it’s difficult to be miserable. I would be if I could, I am sure. I really find optimists hard to bear.

Review of the Week: So Many Things to be Optimistic About

Posted by on Feb 7, 2010 in Review of the week | No Comments

You may have noticed, over the weeks, that I am not really an optimist. Don’t misunderstand: I’m not a pessimist either. I just try really hard to see things as they are and deal with them as they occur. This week I am feeling different.

Review of the Week: Almost Too Excited to Write

Posted by on Jan 24, 2010 in Review of the week | No Comments

It has been an exciting and inspiring week for me, starting with a meeting at which I met many of those who are putting Champions Club on its feet. A new redesigned web-site is almost ready to go, great plans area afoot and the stalwarts who have been doing all the work developing this organisation are beginning to sense that fruition is just around the corner

Perspective

Posted by on Nov 30, 2009 in Andy-EmailEd | No Comments

“Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one sees the stars.”

Half Full or Half Empty?

Posted by on Nov 23, 2009 in Andy-EmailEd | No Comments

Essentially we all have the same choice: either to focus on the positive aspects of our lives or dwell on the negatives.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead - US anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology (1901 - 1978)

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