Tag: Happiness

Every day is a bonus

Posted on by philipdodson

If you are reading this you are alive.

You will have had a lifetime up to today.

There will have been good, bad, and ugly days.

The thing is every day that we wake up is a bonus, there is no guarantee, there is no contract that you’ll definitely get ‘x’ amount of life.

If you are here to just eat, sleep, work all hours to pay bills that make others wealthy and buying stuff that will not enrich our lives, then there is no point.

We are all here for our own individual purpose, spend a little time each day making this day count in some way towards that purpose, do something that brings you joy. Spend time with those who matter, make experiences, make memories.

Don’t waste the bonus that today is.

Joy or not? How to declutter

Posted on by philipdodson


Look at what you own, your possessions, your stuff, how much of  do you keep yet never use?

Our wellness is massively enhanced mentally and consequently physically by having a clutter free living space. Yet a good number of us accumulate a great deal of stuff. 

Do you have things you’ve not touched or looked at, say, for a month? A year? 2 years? 5 years? Maybe since childhood.

Often, when we come to have a clear out it’s hard to decide, we can soon make a case to keep any item. 

A simple way to decide is to pick up the item and if it instantly gives you joy, then you have the answer. 

Once you have decluttered you can then have space and make accessible all those things that bring you joy.