Wednesday 2 May 2007

Is porridge all you need to be happy?

2nd may
Happiness

Thinking about happiness certainly helped me through the London traffic today! So I was looking forward to tonight. It was great to just think about where we are happy in our lives and not to take it for granted. People in the group said that it was lovely recognising what things make them happy, and one person said at the end of the group that tonight had made her realise just how happy she is!

As is often the case in my Life club, breakfast and in particular porridge was discussed in detail! We all agreed that it is hard not to find deep satisfaction in a good breakfast!

One area we all felt we could do more in was doing things for others, so we have set ourselves tasks to do in the week which include:
Giving up your seat on the tube for no reason.
Smiling at someone in the street.
Making a neighbour a cup of tea.
and to join in with Bob's group, write five things that have made us happy each day...prompting the breakfast discussion.

Happiness is subjective but these are some things that make Islington happy:
Dancing=
We are going to dance in the morning while we get ready.
Making small and achievable goals
Not comparing ourselves to others
Seeing our friends and relatives more
and you guessed it...porridge!
Is that bowl of oats all you need....It's a start!

Vanessa x

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