How is the Mental Sunshine in your world at the moment? Each week I send out these emails in the hope of brightening the weather in your mind I do this because it makes me feel good to think I might have passed on some Mental Sunshine to the people around me. This week is […]

The heat wave seems to have died back a bit, and we’ve returned to normal early-May weather… But there are still plenty of reasons to smile! For this week’s Mental Sunshine I want you to try something really simple: Look up! I think it’s really easy to get used to just walking around, watching the

Welcome to May! Summer, and physical sunshine, is definitely on the way… Today’s Mental Sunshine is all about making a change. I don’t mean changing your job or moving to a new town. I’m talking about small changes we can all make right now. The kind of change that might seem insignificant And it might

We are officially in Bank Holiday season – a series of four-day weeks! Hopefully we’ll even have some sunshine too! This week’s Mental Sunshine is all about making the most of the lighter evenings. It’s free and really easy to do. Now that the clocks have gone forward, we have lighter evenings – and hopefully

For today’s Mental Sunshine, I want to ask you a question: What are you relying on, to make you happy? If you are feeling good today because the sun is shining… what will you do when it rains? You’re happy because your family are around you – but what if they moved away? If you’re

This week’s Mental Sunshine is all about working with tech. I know I’ve sent emails before suggesting we might benefit from limiting screen time… But I’m a realist and I know you were probably on a social media app this morning before you’d even had breakfast! The problem with social media is that some very

The clocks have gone forward; the evenings are lighter; spring is definitely here! I love this time of year; it’s always filled with so much hope as the daffodils begin to pop up everywhere. What do you mean, you’re struggling to get over the lost hour from last weekend? Ok… maybe I am a little

This week’s Mental Sunshine is one of those things that requires a little bit of practice. But I think it’s worth it in the long run. This week we’re talking about curiosity. There are two sides of this. The first is the idea that we can be curious instead of being judgmental. When we meet someone

This week is my 200th Weekly Dose of Mental Sunshine A milestone I’m really proud of. Around 4 years ago, I started sending out a weekly email with the aim of bringing a little “mental sunshine” into people’s days Spreading a little joy and making the world a little brighter. And also finding tips to

I Promise myself To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true To think