Mental Sunshine

    Are you happy today? I love greeting people this way. It’s so much nicer and more positive than asking someone “How are you?” More original too. It really makes people stop and think about their answer. – instead of the habitual “I’m OK – how are you?” response. And is a fun thing

  Are you feeling energised today? One thing I do to feel more energised is to go out for a walk, which is this weeks simple mental sunshine tip… I don’t mean walking for a specific purpose like going to the shop on your lunch break or wandering around the supermarket on your way home

Do you know how much your smile brightens the room ? Ok, I know we may have not seen you or your smile for a while, nevertheless doesn’t it feel good to receive a compliment? Giving and receiving compliments is such a simple wellness tip. And the most important part of receiving is often overlooked.

I was recently asked what exactly is mental sunshine and where did it come from? It’s such a lovely phrase, isn’t it? Well, mental sunshine is all about being in a state of peace, poise and harmony. It’s actually from one of the books I constantly read and refer to called Thinking for Results by

I trust your week has been full of mental sunshine! Even the sun is making more of an appearance in the skies here in the UK ☀️ This week is all about tasks. Particularly your first task of the day. Now you might think this is just too simple to even count. But bear with

I trust you are enjoying your weekly dose of mental sunshine. My aim is to brighten up your week and encourage a little happiness to your life, and the lives of others. And, If you like what you’ve read, why not forward this on to a friend to brighten their day too? This week is

  This week’s dose of mental sunshine is inspired by something I’ve been doing for a while. And something you can start to do right now as it is very much linked to the mental health awareness week’s theme of nature. Since photography is my day job, you might think I’d be a bit like

This week I tried something new to help with my own well-being and I am hooked already. Open (cold) water swimming at 6am in the morning. 🏊 I’ve been reading about the mental health benefits of cold-water swimming and fancied giving it a go. Come 5.30 am on Saturday morning I was having second thoughts