150 Public Pledges

I’ve blogged on and off for a couple of years now about Gratitude and love everything about it.  This year’s Grateful in April campaign was fabulous and from feedback I received, many of you following me and/or the campaign equally enjoyed my posts.

This simple facebook post prodded (more…)

How to pay it forward and swim in the river of reciprocity!

My mum sowed the seeds on the importance of having an attitude of gratitude when I was very young. I realise now, that her daily rations of

• “be thankful for what you have”
• “think of all those poor little kids in Africa starving”
• “there’s always someone worse off than you”
• “thank your lucky stars you’ve got a roof over your head and food in your belly”

were peppered with (more…)

  7 simple steps

How to break the rules and myth bust beliefs

These 7 simple steps are not rocket science, yet when carried out daily have the power to support you to be the change you want to see in the world. Try them out and let me know what you think ok?

Step 1: Think about something unkind you say to yourself and pay attention (more…)

Warning: This blog is NOT for everyone

The land of the grateful living dead

My mum and I haven’t always been this close. I do remember adoring her when I was little, and wanting to be close to her as a teenager, but not knowing how to make it happen. I have vague memories of doing chores, running errands and wanting to help ease her load before I left home at 16.

Ultimately though I was a fiery messed up kid and an emotionally volatile young woman, with lots of good reasons to be so.

In my darkest hours of grief and loss I entered the land of the grateful living dead and discovered (more…)

#GratefulinApril Day 22

I have a very amazing friend and colleague Omanissa Ross whom I have known for over 10 years. This year we have taken to doing (more…)