Happiness is not a competitive sport

Happiness is not a competitive sport

I think it is great that there is such a focus on happiness in the West now, but it sometimes feels like all that competition that went into being richer than others is now going into looking like you are having a better time than others.  People use Facebook to...
Three Good Things

Three Good Things

I ran a workshop at the Foreign Office the day before yesterday.  It was interesting for me to go back to a place where I had worked for so many years.  I’ve done the journey so often I switch into autopilot mode on my way there.  I had mixed feelings...
There’s going to be a fight!

There’s going to be a fight!

The other day I lost my temper.  I was cycling to meet some friends and suddenly noticed a car almost touching me, trying to nudge me out of the way.  I moved over to let it pass, but caught up with the car at the lights.  Rapping furiously on the window I shouted,...