From Where I Sit

Reflections on Happiness from a Professional Counsellor

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The Power of Optimism

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I almost fell off my chair when Hazel (no real names or individual stories are used in this blog) sat down and announced she had only lost her temper twice in the last fortnight. From where I sat this was an extraordinary change from the days when Hazel was experiencing major explosions on [...]

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Tags: Happiness · Optimism · Progress

Happiness: Today or Tomorrow?

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

I often hear people say something along the lines of “I know I’ll be happy when….”, or “I’ll feel happy if…”
It may be that they think happiness will improve when they are earning more, or when they’ve achieved a certain level of success in their career, or when their health improves, or when they lose [...]

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Tags: Happiness · Optimism