Hello
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Sometimes it’s the little things in life that make us happy. Not big dramatic gestures or expensive possessions but simple pleasures that are free or don’t cost a lot.
5 ways to treat yourself:
- Relax with your favourite drink and watching a box set or reading a book.
- Your favourite song or a piece of music - it can lift you up, inspire, relax, and motivate you or move you to tears.
- Laugh out loud - listen or watch your favourite comedian or comedy show.
- Get creative - draw, doodle, paint, sew, relaxing and therapeutic.
- Go to bed early and read a book, especially if you’re often collapsing into bed just before midnight after a busy day.
5 ways to enjoy the natural world around you:
- A walk in the sunshine, even at this time of year.
- Enjoy a sunrise or sunset.
- Smell the flowers. Even in the winter many have a heavenly scent - winter jasmine, mahonia, hyacinth.
- Listen to the birds in your garden or a local park.
- Watch for shooting stars on a clear night sky.
5 ways to pay it forward:
- Give a smile or a compliment to brighten someone’s day.
- Buy a coffee for the person in the (socially distanced) queue behind you.
- Drop your spare change in the nearest charity box or make a donation to a small local charity.
- Pick up a little extra on your next grocery shop and drop it in the food bank or charity collection.
- Fund a micro loan to a small business in a different country.
Write down five things you’re grateful for. Appreciate how much you do have around you.
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What are a few of your simple pleasures in life? Have you been able to appreciate them more in this challenging year?
Aim to do more of them or experience more in 2021.
Until tomorrow,
Clare
