To feel the essence of true happiness,
Rest your attention deep in your heart,
Unleash the power of a deep sense of knowing,
Enshrined in every part
My Father sat us round the fire, My Brother, Sister, Me, To tell the tale that many have told, About an apple Tree
Poetry in my heart, It sings and it shines. What I try to say, is the unsayable. It is ineffable, beyond the pale fragrances of words, the silks of sentences
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony
Mahatma Gandhi
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy, we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
Robert Louis Stevenson
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.
Albert Camus
Everyone wants to be happy, but how exactly can we make that a reality in our lives? Is it just simply a case of changing our thoughts, practising gratitude, being kind and living mindfully as some experts suggest? Dr Mark Atkinson, medical doctor, meditation teacher and founder of the Academy of Human Potential has found that all of these are important, but they aren't enough when it comes to experiencing True Happiness – the experience of inner well-being, peace and vitality that is with you most of the time in most circumstances. To find out more and to discover what the missing pieces of the happiness puzzle are click here.
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Is honesty always a good thing? What about relationships - is it really advisable to always be honest with our partners? There are a fair few people who would answer yes to both of these questions. View full article
I work a lot with people whose heads tell them that some part of themselves is ugly, not ok, hideous, awful or bad. It’s surprisingly common amongst women and increasingly common amongst men. In addition to the unhappiness, obsessive thinking and low self-esteem this can bring about, self-rejection – rejection of some aspect of ourselves, prevents us from experiencing the undercurrent of well-being and peacefulness that is available to us in any given moment. View full article
'We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience'. Teilhard de Chardin Forgetting our true nature as a spiritual being and feeling separate from the rest of life is the grand human predicament – and at the heart of so much unnecessary fear, psychological suffering and conflict. Quite simply most of us are experiencing a fraction of our potential and a tiny proportion of the well-being, aliveness and love that is available to us in any moment because we are asleep to the presence of our true nature. The primary purpose of life according to the spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle is to wake up from this unconsciousness and to allow presence to flow into our doings. This spiritualisation of our life brings not only deep personal fulfilment, but it is also an integral part the solution to the numerous crises we are facing collectively View full article
‘Dr Mark Atkinson really is a leader in the vital new arena of emotional healthcare – we all want to be happy and his advice is both inspiring and practical’Sarah Stacey, Health Editor, YOU Magazine,
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