Tag: Happiness
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Poetry to Ignite the Mind and Stir the Soul: Back against the door
I wrote this poem for the national poetry competition last year. I didn’t win. But I wondered if sharing it could do some good. This poem was inspired by a couple of nights I spent as a child sleeping against the bedroom door afraid that my sister and I would not make it to morning.…
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5 Daily Rituals to Make You Happy
Recently I have started trying to form some daily rituals. The sense of a consistent solid rhythm is appealing and plenty of studies show if we cast our actions into daily routines we are more likely to persist with them. Here are my top five daily rituals for well-being. Gratitude I truly believe gratitude is…
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Poetry to Ignite the Mind and Stir the Soul: International Women’s Day
To all those fabulous ladies I know. I hope you see a little of yourself in these words. You inspire me. In my darkest moments, you drag the stars down from the sky.And if their twinkle doesn’t work, you simply sit with me and cry. You always think of others without a single hesitation.You give…
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Five reasons why you should never give up on your dreams.
When I was kid my head was filled with hope and ambition to achieve so many things. As I have grown I have allowed other priorities or distractions to take the place of my dreams. But the last couple of years i have slowly began to find them again and now I wonder why I…
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Top Ten Tips to Make Decision Making EASY.
We all struggle with making decisions sometimes. For some of us it can be really stressful. I have wracked my brain to pull out all my decision making tools in the hopes it can help us master our own happiness. Here they are… Reduce the Number of Decisions. There is lots of research that suggests…
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Poetry and prose to ignite the soul: I see you happy
I see you there, behind that cloak of doubt.Making out your fine and shutting the world out. I see you there, beneath those swathes of pain.Holding it together, so you can make it through the day. I see you there, drowning in their expectations.Giving of yourself, with no chance of salvation. I see there warn…
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Why I Stopped Looking Forward to the End of Lockdown.
Why I Stopped Looking Forward to the End of Lockdown. And when I did these things I quadrupled my happiness!
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Do you aspire to be a heads up kind of person?
Are you a head down or a head up walker? I found myself watching people out of my living room window today as they walked by tackling their lockdown daily exercise. I noticed there appeared to predominately be two types of walkers. Those with their gaze set firmly on the floor in front of them…
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Why success and failure are not exclusive.
Why success and failure are not exclusive and we should celebrate our failures.
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Why you should watch Disney+ Marvel Hero project.
So why on earth on my blog about mental health am I writing about a tv show on Disney and one aimed at kids! To Inspire – I have on many occasions crossed paths with someone who is struggling because of the limitations we set on ourselves. I must be this person, I must do…
Rowan Aderyn 