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What lies beneath joy?

At the core of happiness and well-being lies purpose. Without a clear sense of purpose, you’re like a ship without a rudder, drifting aimlessly in the sea of life. Your purpose is your why. It’s what gets you up in the morning and keeps you going when things get tough. It’s the driving force behind […]

11 April 2025

Get a dog

Dale Carnegie, in his seminal book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, asks, ‘Why do we like dogs?’ The answer is because dogs like us. They are completely non-judgmental and love us unconditionally. They are never bothered if you didn’t work hard at your job; spend money stupidly or embarrass yourself in company – […]

5 September 2024

Finding a purpose

In 1946, Viktor Frankl wrote a book called Man’s Search for Meaning, about life in the death camps of Germany. He was an Austrian psychologist who ended up in Auschwitz. At one stage he was part of a crew that collected prisoners from rail trucks as they arrived. He tells how it was impossible to […]

27 August 2024

There are no depressed people on a sinking lifeboat

Don’t you find reading about celebrities who commit suicide, depressing? I do. Not because I’ll miss them. My reason is much shallower. It is because I feel my own life pales when compared to the fame, talent, ridiculous amounts of money and beautiful partners they always seem to have. Yet, inexplicably, they take their own […]

26 August 2024

Talk about it

Let’s look at what is considered one of the biggest obstacles to people getting treatment for depression. Because many people feel there is a stigma to suffering from depression, they are reluctant to admit they get it. They don’t or won’t, talk about it. Now if you break your arm, your friends and family will […]

19 August 2024