Archive | December, 2009
My Big Christmas.
Happy Christmas! 2009 has been quite a challenging year for me in many ways. It was the year I got back on my feet after splitting up with my husband in 2008, a good friend and mentor died at the obscenely premature age of 51 and there has been illness in my family. So on the face [...]
Continue reading...Your Big Christmas: Odd socks!
24. December 2009
How are the Christmas preparations coming along? Is your hair standing on end? Well, what if that was just Ok? The road to The Big Peace is far more about self acceptance than how to lead the perfect life. Most of my friends are all wonderfully organised and tidy. For years, I have looked at their lives, taken notes, thought [...]
Continue reading...Your Big Christmas: How to get on with anyone
19. December 2009
One of the biggest peace-givers (and also peace-robbers) around is - other people! Although it might actually not be possible to get on with other people all the time, there are a couple of techniques that you can learn that will help you if you find yourself constantly fighting with your in-laws or your other half this holiday. Today, think [...]
Continue reading...Your Big Christmas: Toxic friends?
18. December 2009
There’s much been written about ‘toxic friends’ but I do think that’s a bit of cop out. It makes it sound like you’ve got nothing to do with it. When we find ourselves spending time with people who are horrible to us or manipulate or don’t value us, we are allowing that to happen. If this Christmas, you find yourself [...]
Continue reading...Your Big Christmas: How to win friends…
17. December 2009
Yesterday, we were talking about how to connect more with people. Here are some more tips from the cult classic How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. (Vermillion, £7.99) 1. Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. 2. Give honest and sincere appreciation. 3. Be genuinely interested in other people. 4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about [...]
Continue reading...Your Big Christmas: How not to be lonely this Christmas
16. December 2009
Christmas can be an incredibly social time but can also leave you feeling weirdly lonely. You might have lots of friends, be constantly surrounded by people or get ten virtual ‘pokes’ a day on Facebook – but still feel alone. Why? Because you feel disconnected and I believe connection is fundamental to our happiness. [...]
Continue reading...Big Christmas Goodwill
15. December 2009
Studies have shown that helping others gives us a ‘helper’s high’ – a physical and emotional sensation of euphoria that lasts for days or even weeks. Not only that, but the more you do good the more optimistic you will become, you’ll have more energy, better perceived health, better weight control and a greater sense of [...]
Continue reading...Big Christmas Day 13: Burn your house down.
13. December 2009
Burn your house down? Well, not literally. But imagine you were out for the evening and your house burnt down over Christmas. No one was hurt but you’ve lost all your material possessions. What are you devastated to lose? What is irreplaceable? Why? This is an interesting exercise to establish if the ‘things’ that we [...]
Continue reading...Big Xmas Day 12: Will there be flow this Christmas?
12. December 2009
Yesterday, you wrote a list of what you do to enjoy yourself. Now let’s discover if that will ultimately make you happier this Christmas. In the last few years we have seen an explosion of groundbreaking research introducing the scientifically based idea of ‘positive psychology’. The happiness scientists are focusing on what makes us happy [...]
Continue reading...Big Peace Xmas day 10 and 11: Let’s party!
11. December 2009
Sorry, I got a bit way laid yesterday – I was out Christmas partying and I forgot to post. (I’m modelling being very human) So I’m feeling a little tired this morning but it was worth it. I was out with my lovely friend Caroline in London – putting the world to rights, drinking wine and [...]
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25. December 2009
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