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Coping with it all…isolation, massive life changes etc…

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Gratitude, Happiness, Meditation, News and Articles, Optimism, Resilience

At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can Frida Kahlo It’s probably hard to think of a time in human history where we have witnessed so much change in such a short …

25 Jul

Why make happiness a priority?

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness, News and Articles, Optimism

It’s not selfish to love yourself and to make your happiness a priority, it’s necessary. Mandy Hale One of the things I have learnt over the years is that if we are to be well, we need to make our …

10 Jul

Reduce your complaints and feel happier

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness

Most people complain at some stage or another about life’s trials and tribulations, whether they be negative experiences of the past or perhaps ongoing issues in the present. In fact some people can become persistent complainers and struggle to get …

16 Dec

How to thrive at Christmas

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness

Christmas can bring up all sorts of feelings for people. Some of us are reminded of happy childhoods and fun times spent with families. For others, Christmas was more difficult, given when our family got together, they didn’t always get …

29 Sep

Why it is good to be idle sometimes

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness, Meditation, Success

I don’t know if I can relax. Relax, I can’t do. My brain, on idle, is a bad thing. I just get weird. I mean, not weird. I get, I get antsy. Johnny Depp. It seems to me that these …

19 Jul

How control impacts happiness

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness, Resilience

I’m very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don’t worry about anything that I can’t control. That’s a really good lesson in life. Tom Watson. Anyone who has lived for more than a few years will …

06 Jun

Eight ways to overcome fear

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness, Optimism, Success

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela. At some stage in our lives, …

29 Feb

How gratitude reduces our pain

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Gratitude, Happiness

My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh. Jim Carrey We all go through tough times in our lives. But there are some tricks available to help us get …

23 Feb

Why happiness starts with us

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. Martha Washington…

23 Feb

What is happiness?

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? Albert Camus. There are many different definitions and understandings of what happiness is. I have not only found this when running our happiness programs, …