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,...
The Meaning of Life

The Meaning of Life

Apologies for the hiatus. At least I’m back with a suitably grand title!  I’ve finally made the leap to leave the Foreign Office, after being on unpaid leave for a year.  It is pretty scary leaving the security and structure of such a huge hierarchy to go...
Secret Santa, AFH Style

Secret Santa, AFH Style

Action For Happiness had its summer get-together earlier this week.  We had been trying to find a date since June, but by the time we finally we got our collective act together it was time to make it into a Christmas-y thing complete with crackers and a Secret Santa....