August 2012

A week or so ago I invited you to complete a survey and I'm very pleased to say that the response was fantastic.  Hundreds of people responded and their sentiments were almost unanimous...

15 August, 2012

Regular readers of my blog will know that I find happiness in many sources. Personally, I believe that there are multiple ways to create happiness in life and that we all need to find our own sources of joy and satisfaction.  That being said, there are...

14 August, 2012

So, what is it like winning gold? He pauses for about 20 seconds, while his eyes moisten, with what looks like pain. "Imagine winning the lottery, but working for it." Another long pause. "That's the closest I can explain; so the joy of something like...

14 August, 2012

On the weekend just passed I went, with a good friend, to an event in which a particular subculture seemed to dominate and to thrive. This was a group of people who in any other context would have appeared somewhat "different" but because there were...

13 August, 2012

There's absolutely no doubt that one of the key sources of happiness is within ourselves...

09 August, 2012

It's pretty hard to ignore the Oylympics at the moment (not that you'd necessarily want to) but it's also pretty hard, for me anyway, to not wonder what it would look like if we had a "competition" that rewarded mental, instead of physical strength?  Don't get me...

08 August, 2012