Category Archives: My Happiness Project

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Posted on January 2, 2016 by deborsreflections

New Year resolutions are so much easier to keep when they add to life instead of taking away! Last year I learnt I could keep to a plan if it enhances my happiness; in all the years before I discovered … Continue reading →

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Journey end?

Posted on December 26, 2015 by deborsreflections

  Life passes rapidly and it is important that every now and again we stop, stand still and reflect on what really matters. For me this was the question ‘what is happiness?’ At the start of the year I resolved … Continue reading →

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December – Boot Camp Perfect

Posted on December 1, 2015 by deborsreflections

I have very nearly fallen off the wagon – right at the end of a whole year of resolutions, I find myself totally apathetic about November. Though to be honest, it is one of those months at the best of … Continue reading →

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China: change, challenge, courage

Posted on November 13, 2015 by deborsreflections

China, a country of contrasts and complexities, a nation where what you expect to find is not what you get. I could be cynical and declare this a very clever smokescreen, but in the end I can only take my … Continue reading →

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November – keep a contented heart

Posted on November 1, 2015 by deborsreflections

Well, October was pretty amazing – it ended with a week in China! I really don’t know how November can possibly follow that, though maybe succeeding with the project aim would be a bonus. October was supposed to be about … Continue reading →

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24 hours in Paris

Posted on October 5, 2015 by deborsreflections

He could not be persuaded to buy his mother a rose! If we’d written the script we couldn’t have done it better. Our plan for fond farewells betwixt mother and son in the city of Paris really did help to … Continue reading →

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October – pay attention

Posted on October 4, 2015 by deborsreflections

    A quick skim back through the original inspiration for this crazy year (‘The Happiness Project’, Gretchen Rubin) has reminded me what this month is about – living in the moment. I have mixed feelings about those twee quotes … Continue reading →

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September passion

Posted on October 3, 2015 by deborsreflections

   Do you think I over think? Is writing a blog a sign of this or is reflectiveness a strength? I guess it’s all about balance, like so many things in life. September has drawn to an early autumnal close … Continue reading →

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September – Pursue a Passion

Posted on September 6, 2015 by deborsreflections

One of the biggest compliments ever paid to me was ‘you are the poster girl for lifelong learning’ and it’s true – I have always loved learning. Whether sitting on my grandad’s knee exploring the adventures of ‘Chalkie the Blackboard … Continue reading →

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August – the heavens get a look in

Posted on September 1, 2015 by deborsreflections

Remember, friends, as you pass by, As you are now so once was I. As I am now, so you must be. Prepare yourself to follow me. An epitaph for the month of August. How gloomy. Yet one of the … Continue reading →

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